Scope and Content of Collection Title: Denton Ranch Collection
(Jacume, Baja California Norte, Mexico), Date (inclusive): 1864
- 1993 1.00 linear feet (2 archives boxes, 6 oversize folders)
Abstract: Title documents and correspondence related to the
ownership of the Denton Ranch, also known as Rancho Jacume,
located on the international border in Baja California Norte,
Mexico near La Rumerosa. The collection forms the documentation
for the Denton Family's claim for compensation for the
expropriation of the ranch in 1939 during the Cardenas
administration. The collection is divided into three series: 1)
TITLE DOCUMENTS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE, and 3) MISCELLANEOUS
MATERIALS. University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library.
Mandeville Special Collections Library. La Jolla, California
92093-0175 Collection number: MSS 0115 Language of Material:
Collection materials in English Collection is open for research.
Denton Ranch Collection (Jacume, Baja California Norte, Mexico),
MSS 0115. Mandeville Special Collections