Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections

Mount Whitney, near Lone Pine, California
Whitney, Mount (Calif.); Mountains--California; Pines; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
View of Mt. Whitney peaks and pine trees. Handwritten message and address on the back of postcard with US postage stamp.
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

Lone Pine Canyon and Mount Whitney, Lone Pine, California
Whitney, Mount (Calif.); Mountains--California; Canyons--California--Lone Pine; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
View of snowcapped mountains and pine trees.
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

J. D. Black scrapbook, 1930
Water-supply--California--Owens Valley; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Dams; Bonds; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Population; Voting; Actions and defenses; Advertising; Newspapers--California--Los Angeles; Newspapers--California--Owens...
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
J. D. Black Papers

Reply of Board of Public Service Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles to the Proposal and Accompanying Documents Dated November 29, 1924 Submitted by W. W. Watterson to Los Angeles Clearing House Association
Water-supply--California--Owens Valley; Irrigation--California; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); Contracts; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Watterson, W. W.; Graves, J. A.; Del Valle, Reginaldo F. (Reginaldo Francisco), 1854-1938;...
J. D. Black Papers

Owens Valley Herald, December 10, 1924
Water-supply--California--Management; Warren, George B.; Watterson, W. W.; Big Pine Property Owners Association; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Owens Valley (Calif.)--Social conditions; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water...
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

Big Pine Citizen, April 16, 1927
Water-supply--California--Management; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Owens Valley (Calif.)--Social conditions; Advertising; Big Pine (Calif.)--History; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
The Big Pine Citizen was the weekly newspaper of Big Pine, a town in the northern Owens Valley of the California Sierras. The newspaper expressed the viewpoint of Big Pine residents on Los Angeles' control of the Owens Valley water supply during...
Big Pine Citizen Newspaper Collection

Agricultural and irrigation history in Owens Valley
Water supply, agricultural; Ranches--California--Owens Valley; Reclamation of land; Irrigation farming; Water-supply--California--Management; United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water...
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

Clipping about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
Washington, George, 1732-1799; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents--United States; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
J. D. Black Papers

How the City purchase has affected the voting precincts of Big Pine
Voting; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

Judge Leon Yankwich in 1936 Loyola Alumnus magazine
Universities and colleges--Faculty; Publications
Loyola Alumnus magazine, November 1936, first page of the article, "The menace of the authoritarian state" by Leon R. Yankwich, J.D., LL.D., United States District Judge and former member of Loyola Law School faculty.
Loyola Marymount University Historical Photograph Collection

Letter from Hiram W. Johnson to J. D. Black
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Immigration; Letters; Johnson, Hiram W.; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
J. D. Black Papers

Agreement of March 9, 1921 and letter from Phil D. Swing to J. D. Black
United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Los Angeles (Calif.) Board of Public Service Commissioners; Contracts; Bien, Morris; Robertson, Howard; Vroman, James P.; Stephens, Jess E.; Anderson, F. G.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water...
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

Agreement of March 29, 1920
United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Bien, Morris; Robertson, Howard; Vroman, James P.; Burnell, Charles S.; Eberhard, Ray C.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

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