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MS.R.017
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Title: Harrington W. Cochran manuscript on Baja California
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.017
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.4 linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): circa 1919-1920
Abstract: This collection consists of a bound typescript manuscript of
Data for a Handbook on the Northern District of Baja California, compiled by Captain Harrington Willson Cochran, M.I.D., under the direction of the Department Intelligence Officer, Intelligence
Office, Headquarters, Western Department, San Francisco, California, November 23, 1919. This is an unpublished work of 362
pages, including approximately 421 original photographs (taken by Cochran) and ten maps. Cochran's work provided the basis
for
Handbook on Lower California (Military Intelligence Division, 1920).
Creator:
Cochran, Harrington Willson
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head
of Special Collections and Archives.
Harrington W. Cochran Manuscript on Baja California. MS-R017. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California.
Gift of Stanley H. Cochran, 1974.
Processed by Zoe MacLeod, 2012.
Harrington W. Cochran (August 1891-April 1942) was a Captain of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection consists of a bound typescript manuscript of
Data for a Handbook on the Northern District of Baja California, compiled by Captain Harrington Willson Cochran, M.I.D., under the direction of the Department Intelligence Officer, Intelligence
Office, Headquarters, Western Department, San Francisco, California, November 23, 1919. This is an unpublished work of 362
pages, including approximately 421 original photographs (taken by Cochran) and ten maps. Cochran's work provided the basis
for
Handbook on Lower California (Military Intelligence Division, 1920). The manuscript is in two volumes bound together. Volume 1, "Northern Baja California,"
is 206 pages long and contains 317 photographs and 3 maps. Volume 2, "Southern Baja California," is 156 pages long and contains
99 photographs, 7 maps and 5 loose photos. The manuscript contains photographs and information about such places as San Diego,
Mexicali, Tecate, Tiajuana, Ensenada, Santo Tomas, Rosario, Cedros Island, and Turtle Bay.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula) -- History
Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--Guidebooks.