Fred S. Howell papers, 1911-1934
Scope and Contents
Legal files.
Dates
- Creation: Check date
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
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Biographical / Historical
Fred Sanborn Howell was a prominent Petaluma, California attorney who also served as Petaluma's City Attorney for many years. Howell was born on March 31, 1884 in Hopland, California and graduated from law school at the University of California, Berkeley; he was admitted to the bar in 1911. He represented thousands of Sonoma County residents during his career as a private attorney. In his role as Petaluma City Attorney, Howell drafted the Petaluma city charter, as well as scores of ordinances. Howell, with Tom Glatt of Ukiah, was also a partner in the Howell and Glatt placer mine, located 2.5 miles east of Hopland, which--according to the 1922 report of the California State Geologist--yielded trace amounts of gold and platinum. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack at age 53 on November 9, 1937 in Petaluma.
Charles C. Ellis (1880-1973) or Santa Rosa, Calif., and his partner, E. D. (Elmer Dinsmore) Woodward (1889-1965), marketers of redwood timber, etc. in northern Sonoma County, declared bankruptcy during judgement brought against them by S. F. Farnsworth of Healdsburg and other creditors.
Extent
2.2 linear feet (2 legal file boxes)
Abstract
This collection contains records from the files of Fred S. Howell, attorney based in Petaluma, California in the early 20th century, Includes records from various legal cases argued by Fred S. Howell between 1911 and 1934; papers related to the Charles C. Ellis and E. D. Woodward bankruptcy (1917); and two miscellaneous documents from Howell's files.
Arrangement of the collection
Organized into three series:
- Case files, 1911-1934
- Charles C. Ellis and E. D. Woodward bankruptcy files, 1917
- Miscellaneous papers, August 1927
Organized by case. Series 2 and 3 are housed together in a single box.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift: donor and donation date unknown
Subject
- Howell, Fred S., 1884-1937 (Person)
- Ellis, Charles C., 1880-1973 (Person)
- Woodward, E. D. (Elmer Dinsmore), 1889-1965 (Person)
- Title
- Fred S. Howell papers, 1911-1934
- Author
- Processed by Sonoma County Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Geoffrey Skinner.
- Date
- Published Dec. 20, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in:English
Repository Details
Part of the Petaluma History Room Repository
100 Fairgrounds Dr.
Petaluma CA 94952 United States
(707) 763-9801
cwilliams@sonoma.lib.ca.us