Rindge Adamson

The Rindge and Adamson family have a long history in Malibu, California, dating back to 1892 when Frederick and May K. Rindge purchased the 13,300-acre Spanish land grant, Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit, also known as Malibu Rancho, from Matthew Keller. The couple fought the construction of a railroad through their land by building their own track, with May continuing the battle after Frederick's death and going on to fight the construction of Roosevelt (later Pacific Coast) Highway. In 1915, their daughter, Rhoda Agatha, married Merritt Adamson, the superintendent of the ranch, and together, they helped manage the family business. The collection contains correspondence, business papers, financial records, photographs, newspaper clipping, and ephemera from various family members and spans from 1891 to 1967. The digital collection contains of selection of materials from the collection and additions to the digital collection are ongoing.