Robert Glass Cleland
Personal Information
Description
Robert Glass Cleland (1885-1957) was an educator, historian and scholar who received his B.A. from Occidental College in 1907 and his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1912. He served as professor of history and held numerous positions at Occidental College from 1912-1943. Upon retiring from Occidental College, he joined the Permanent Research Group at the Huntington Library. During his career, he also held positions on the Boards of Trustees for Princeton University and Scripps College.
Books
The Irvine Ranch of Orange county, 1810-1950
History of the 120,000 acre Irvine Ranch in Southern California, from its beginning as Spanish and Mexican land grants. James Irvine, Sr., merged the Rancho Lomas de Santiago, Rancho San Joaquin, and Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. Portions have become cities and other developments.
From wilderness to empire
Includes information on agricultural workers, aqueducts, Concepcion Arguello, banking, booms, California Indians, cattle industry, Central Pacific Railroad, Chinese, Samuel Clemens, Colorado River, earthquakes, emigration, Spanish explorations, Gold Rush, hydroelectric power, irrigation, labor, Lincoln-Roosevelt League, Jack London, Los Angeles, Monterey, John Muir, New Spain, Frank Norris, Oil, Pony Express, Gaspar de Portola, transcontinental railroads, rancheros, ranchos, Russia, Russian American Fur Company, Russian colonists, Sacramento Valley, San Francisco, San Joaquin Valley, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Robert F. Stockton, strikes, Union Pacific Railroad, water, etc.