http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/rss Collections recently added to the CSU Directory of Special Collections dwalker@calstate.edu eng Humboldt State University. The Redwood District of Lumber and Sawmill Workers Collection consists of the office files of the Redwood District Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers, an umbrella organization of industrially organized plywood, sawmill and logging local unions in Del Norte, Humboldt, and at one time, Lake, Mendocino and Trinity Counties. It was affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. At least 70 different locals were affiliated to the Council at different times in its history. It also contains the complete office records of five constituent local unions which had been stored at the Council building and five small and one substantial accessions of personal papers and memorabilia. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/783 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/783 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Gustaf Edward Trinkkeller was born in Germany in 1872 and immigrated to the United States about 1890 where he began a successful career in Los Angeles as a craftsman in decorative wrought ironwork. This collection of family papers, office records, and photographs documents his artistry and his extensive client list. This included producing ironwork for publisher William Randolph Hearst at his San Simeon estate where Trinkkeller collaborated with architect Julia Morgan; correspondence and photographs within the collection document their work together. Other noteworthy clients were oil magnate Edward Doheny; comedian Will Rogers; movie producer Cecil B. DeMille; and other well-to-do Southern Californians during the period 1896-1942. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1122 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1122 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Materials relating to the forced relocation to Manzanar, California, of Miriko Nagahama and Honey Mitsuye Toda, including correspondence, photographs, and newspapers, donated in 1981 and 1995. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1123 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1123 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The Charles E. Butner Papers contain sketches and drawings from the architect’s travels in California and Europe; newspaper clippings, photographs, ephemera, and a scrapbook on his service as an aviator in World War I and a limited number of Butner’s commissions in the San Joaquin Valley and Monterey Bay area in California in the early decades of the twentieth century. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1442 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1442 California State University, East Bay. Poetry works by individuals who either live in the Bay Area, or have been published by Bay Area presses are represented. Includes Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William Everson, Robert Duncan, Jack Kerouac, and Michael McClure, but poets of much less fame, many of whom read regularly at the bookstores and coffee houses of the Bay Area, are also in this collection. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1424 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1424 California State University, Stanislaus. The Stanislaus Region History and Culture Image Collection consists of two sets of photographic images and one commemorative scrapbook that depict in various ways the multifaceted history, geography, and culture of one specific region of the northern San Joaquin Valley. The images describe two differing but related perspectives on the Stanislaus County region of the Central Valley of California: 1) the early history of the village of Turlock (founded in 1871), illustrated by a collection of early photographs dating from the late 19th century through the 1930s; and 2) a more recent collection of photographs created by Modesto-based photojournalist and commercial photographer Manual Dias (1918-2005). http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1342 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1342 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The personal papers of Alice Martin, a civic-minded African-American woman known for her charitable nature and community service, consist primarily of correspondence, employment and war records, photographs, and realia. Martin dedicated her time to her church, affordable housing consortiums, and community services for the economically disadvantaged and elderly in the County of San Luis Obispo. She was among the black family members who came to the area in the early 1940s as their husbands or other relatives were stationed at Camp San Luis Obispo, a training base for the U. S. Army. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1664 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1664 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. This collection contains black and white photographs taken by an unknown photographer – most likely a delegate – to the 40th annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention held in Los Angeles, California, from July 12-17, 1949. Approximately 500 delegates from over 40 states attended the annual conference of America’s oldest civil rights organization. Most photos are informal snapshots depicting the convention’s opening and closing sessions; also included are a few professionally taken group photos of participants. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1627 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1627 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Comic book publisher and collector Michael Moore donated this collection of underground comix in 1993. The collection contains comics from 1907 to 1993, with the bulk of issues representing underground comix in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include feminism, marijuana legalization, Black Power, abortion, anti–war, and gay and lesbian issues. The collection reflects the resurgence of comix popularity as an alternative to mass–market mainstream comic books in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection also contains pre–press proofs, books about comix and the history of comics, catalogs, advertisements, rock n’ roll flyers, and artwork. The collection is partially arranged. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1670 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1670 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Contains four India ink drawings from tracings made of the original pictographs found on the formation known as the Painted Rock (La Piedra Pintada; also called the Carisa Rock), located on the Carrizo Plain in eastern San Luis Obispo County, California. Native Americans—primarily Chumash Indians—drew the original drawings on the sacred, ceremonial site. The pictographs were sketched in the 1870s by pioneer Carrizo Plain resident Mary Brumley Noyes, who spent part of her youth on the nearby El Saucito Rancho with her family. An additional donation to the collection is a short, unpublished radio script depicting the Brumley family’s life on the Carrizo Plain, c. 1950s. Donated by her descendents in the 1990s. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1663 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1663 California State University, Sacramento. John P. Peper contributed towards the development of law enforcement training in the 20th Century. As Supervisor for the Bureau of Trade and Industrial Education, California Department of Education (1946-1964) he developed and taught a professional peace officer training course. He also developed a nationally acclaimed bicycle safety program as a patrolman with the Berkeley City Police Department from 1933 to 1946. The collection consists of peace officer training curriculum, bicycle safety program, speeches, awards, publications, and research files. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2171 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2171 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. Anne Evans, an alumnus of California State University, Sacramento, began collecting stamps in her childhood. She used her collection for teaching and exhibit purposes at schools, libraries and special events. The collection consists of postage stamps, information files about individual postage stamps, books and posters. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2164 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2164 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. Alice Lytle was the first African-American woman to serve on the Sacramento bench and in 1998 upon the unification of the courts she became the first female African American Superior Court judge in California. Her terms spanned 20 years. The collection consists of personal papers, artifacts, audio cassettes, photographs, advocacy files, correspondence, speeches and subject files. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2163 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2163 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. Charles M. Goethe was born in Sacramento. He was a public activist for civic causes, land developer, scientist, and influential member of eugenics associations. The collection consists of correspondence, journals, blueprints, scrapbooks, photographs and pamphlets. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2166 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2166 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. The Sacramento-Emigrant Trails Chapter of the American Lung Association originally formed in 1917 as the Sacramento Society for the Prevention and Cure of Tuberculosis. The chapter promotes public educational outreach and health services regarding respiratory diseases. Tobacco use awareness and smoking cessation comprise a cornerstone of the association's public health programs. The collection consists of historic and administrative records, posters, videotapes, and slides. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2023 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2023 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. The California Constitution Revision Commission was established with the passage of Proposition 1 in 1962, which approved an amendment to article 18 in the constitution, permitting the legislature to propose revisions to the constitution. The commission was appointed to make suggestions for revisions to the constitution. Donald H. Pflueger, professor at California State Polytechnic College, served as a citizens member on the commission. The commission was terminated on March 4, 1974. The collection consists of the 1963 California Constitution Revision Commission files collected by Donald H. Pflueger while he served as a member of the commission including agendas, minutes, memorandums, correspondence and background material. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2167 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2167 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. The Friends Committee on Legislation of California (FCL) is a legislative action group established by Quakers in 1952. Friends Committee on Legislation of California works to bring social justice into government by influencing law-making in California. FCL proposes and drafts legislation, testifies before committees, lobbies legislators, and monitors state agencies. The collection consists of administrative, legal and fiscal records including articles of incorporation and by-laws, meeting minutes from committees and regional branches, and research files relative to lobbying efforts including the death penalty and prison reform. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2168 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2168 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. In 1948, John E. Moss was elected to the California Assembly to represent the Ninth District. He was re-elected in 1950 and served two terms in all. He was the chief sponsor of The Clean Air Act of 1970 and, most notably, the 1966 Federal Freedom of Information Act. The collection contains correspondence with constituents, government officials, and personal acquaintances; notes; research materials gathered to frame legislation from subcommittee through publication; reports and investigations leading legislation; photographs; scrapbooks; films; awards and certificates. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2170 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2170 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. Grandmothers for Peace International, an all volunteer nonprofit organization, was formed in 1982 by Barbara Wiedner. The collection consists of the founder and past director, Barbara Wiedner files and Grandmothers for Peace International office files. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2169 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2169 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. Betty L. Melton was a physical education teacher and the chair of the department at La Sierra High School in Sacramento. She was instrumental in helping to establish rules and gender equity for California girls' high school athletics through her involvement with the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). This collection consists of by-laws, meeting minutes, schedules, correspondence, progress reports, handbooks and pamphlets. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2165 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2165 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. Albert S. Rodda served as a senator in the California State Legislature from 1958 to 1980. Senator Rodda authored legislation in the areas of public education, higher education, consumer protection and issues relating to Sacramento County, which he represented. Senator Rodda served on the Senate Education Committee during his entire service. The collection consists of legislative reports, senate and assembly bills, correspondence and press releases. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2162 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2162 THU, 03 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Sacramento. The Japanese American Archival Collection is comprised of approximately 2,100 original items, including letters and other textual documents, photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, newsletters, art work, clothing and artifacts. The collection provides valuable insights into the history of Japanese American communities in northern California, particularly in the town of Florin, California from the late 19th century and into the 20th century. The collection contains significant documentation related to the internment of Japanese born and Japanese American individuals during World War II. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2142 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2142 WED, 02 JUL 2008 12:00:00 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Approximately 225 sketches by artist Camille A. Solon, whose work appears throughout the Hearst estate at San Simeon, California. This collection consists primarily of re-worked pencil sketches by Solon; it also includes a few watercolors and some conté crayon with ink. Subjects include places in and around his native Stoke-on-Trent, England; scenes in Wales; areas around Marin County, California (where he lived most of his adult years); one pencil sketch of Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2122 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2122 MON, 23 JUN 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Peter F. Neumeyer was born in Germany in 1929. Fleeing the Nazis, he and his family emigrated to the United States in 1936. After receiving his undergraduate degree, master's degree, and doctorate (in 1963) in English at UC Berkeley, Neumeyer worked at Harvard University until 1969, where he taught one of the first literary courses on children's books in North America. In 1978, Neumeyer joined the faculty at San Diego State University, where he developed the largest Children's Literature program in North America. Neumeyer has published extensively on children's literature topics, especially E.B. White, including The Annotated Charlotte's Web. The Peter F. Neumeyer Papers document Neumeyer's professional and academic career. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2102 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2102 WED, 11 JUN 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Dr. George Phillips taught in the English department at San Diego State University from 1947-1973. A scholar of 18th and 19th Century British literature, Phillips was recognized as the world's authority on the history and literature of chimney sweeps. Phillips wrote a number of articles and books on chimney sweeps. One of his best known works was American Chimney Sweeps: An Historical Account of a Once Important Trade, which was illustrated by noted San Diego artist Everett Gee Jackson. The George Phillips Sweepiana Collection is a comprehensive collection of materials related to chimney sweepers. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2103 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2103 WED, 11 JUN 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Born February 28, 1917 in Dorchester, NE, Louis A. Kenney received his BA from Nebraska State College, Kearney in 1939. He completed a BS and a MS in Library Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Kenney served as San Diego State's University Librarian from 1961 to 1980. During his tenure, Kenney played an instrumental role in planning for a new library building; the Malcolm A. Love Library which opened in 1971. As a result, the library's collection tripled in size and Kenney was able to play a key role in establishing the Special Collections department. The Louis A. Kenney Papers documents Kenney's years as University Librarian at San Diego State University. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2104 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2104 WED, 11 JUN 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Alpha Pi Boulé, the local chapter of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity, was chartered on May 8,1965, in San Diego, California after Jack Kimbrough, DDS, contacted members of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity in Los Angeles to investigate establishing a branch of the organization in San Diego. Through direct dialoge, programs and actions, members of the Fraternity utilize their resources to enhance and improve the socio-economic status of the African-American community in San Diego. The Alpha Pi Boulé Records document the history and activities of Alpha Pi Boulé, chapter 39 of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2082 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2082 MON, 02 JUN 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Maury Marion Travis was born Moses Marion Kornfeld in West Virginia in 1905 to an Orthodox Jewish family. He legally changed his name to Maury Marion Travis October 29, 1946 as a final severance of his Jewish roots due to his objections to Zionism and the founding of the State of Israel, which he felt would precipitate bloody wars. The collection consists of birth records, legal name change documents, and family correspondence with Travis's siblings, parents, and other extended family members. The collection also contains significant primary documents concerning anti-semitism in general, and in San Diego specifically, with publications of White Supremacy organizations. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2062 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2062 FRI, 23 MAY 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The collection consists of four scrapbooks documenting the history of the Jewish Student Organization of San Diego from 1947 to 1976, preliminary decades to the formation of Hillel of San Diego under the auspices of the United Jewish Federation in 1977. The scrapbooks include by-laws and other organizational records, flyers, newspaper clippings, photographs, and newsletters advertising student events both on and off campus. Scrapbooks are filed chronologically. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2063 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2063 FRI, 23 MAY 2008 12:00:00 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The Western Fairs Association, the California Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification, and Louis S. Merrill, former director of the Western Fairs Association gave the California Fairs Collection, one of the major archival collections on fairs and fairs management in the Western United States, to Cal Poly in 1982. Besides extensive material on the management of fairs in California, the collection also contains information on fairs in other Western states, as well as foreign fairs and world fairs. The collection contains archival and printed material created in three separate offices: Western Fairs Association; Division of Fairs and Expositions; the Joint Committee on Fairs Allocations and Classification. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2042 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2042 MON, 19 MAY 2008 12:00:00 Sonoma State University. C.O.A.A.S.T was instumental in the creation of laws that protect California's coast. Papers include meeting minutes, news items, correspondence, newsletters, legislation, ballot measures and other documents created or collected by Citizens Organized to Acquire Access to State Tidelands (C.O.A.A.S.T) from 1968-1972. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2002 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/2002 WED, 30 APR 2008 12:00:00 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The Sinsheimer Collection contains 19th- and early 20th-century business, personal, and political papers of the Sinsheimers, a prominent and pioneering mercantile family of San Luis Obispo, California. Of German-Jewish extraction, Sinsheimer brothers Bernhard and Henry and half-brother A. Z. migrated to California following the Civil War, starting a general merchandise store in San Luis Obispo in 1876. One of A.Z.’s sons, Louis F. Sinsheimer, served as mayor of San Luis Obispo from 1919-1939, a period of great advances in the city’s infrastructure. Spanning four generations, this is an unusually rich collection, documenting the family’s business, political, and personal interests. The collection was donated by heirs in 1987. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1982 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1982 MON, 28 APR 2008 12:00:00 Sonoma State University. Lee (1908-1992) was a nationally known authority on western folklore. The collection of papers documents Lee’s involvement with the folklore community at large and his activities in recording the folklore of Sonoma, Marin, Mendocino and Lake counties. Actual folktales are contained in the transcripts from Lee’s radio show Tales of the Redwood Empire and in the essays of W.C. Shipley. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1962 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1962 TUE, 22 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, a group of women in San Diego dedicated to the education of young children met to exchange ideas and share experiences. Their goal was to encourage better understanding of and interest in the young child. They invited experts in the field of early childhood education to come and talk with them and discuss the issues of child education. In 1961, the office of the San Diego Association for the Education of Young Children was opened, and the charter for the organization was drafted in December of 1964.The collection consists of historical reports, chronology, constitution, articles of incorporation, fliers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, biographical information, membership directories, and newsletters. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1942 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1942 FRI, 18 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Bradley Smith, born in 1910, began working as a photographer for Life magazine in the 1940s. He also worked as a freelance photographer for several other publications, including Time, The Saturday Evening Post, American Heritage, and Vogue. Considered one of the earliest photojournalists, Smith also wrote and illustrated 23 books covering a wide range of topics from erotica to wildlife to foreign countries. In 1944, Smith formed the American Society of Magazine Photographers, or ASMP, an organization created to help photographers retain rights to their own work. The Bradley Smith Collection documents the career of photographer and writer Bradley Smith through correspondence, research materials, book drafts, mockups, and photographs. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1922 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1922 THU, 17 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) is the largest women’s international organization in the world, with participants in more than 90 countries and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The YWCA of San Diego County was founded in 1907. The records document the YWCA's growth and evolution as a service organization for women and families from its inception in 1907 through the early 2000s. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1923 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1923 THU, 17 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Robert Eliot Smith was a member of the Carnegie Institution from 1932-1960, associate archaeologist for the Instituto Nacional de Antropoligia e Historia de Mexico from 1960-1962, and helped establish the National Museum of Antropologia in Guatemala City. The collection includes Smith's notes and working drafts used for the preparation of his publications, a record of his professional activities as the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Guatemala City representative, photographs of Mesoamerican pottery, and correspondence between Smith and other Mesoamericanists of his time. The collection provides important biographical and collaborative information about Smith, as well as the history of Mesoamerican archaeology. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1906 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1906 WED, 09 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Local 135 (UFCW) was established in January of 1986 when the memberships of the Retail Clerks Local 1222 and Meat Cutters Local 229 were merged, marking the beginning of a new era of cooperation, progress and innovation. The collection consists of membership records, minutes of meetings, financial records, Local 135 publications, and miscellany. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1904 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1904 WED, 09 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Born in the Bronx and educated at UCLA, Keen arrived in San Diego in 1936 as a reporter for The San Diego Sun. He later became a reporter for The San Diego Union, a contributing editor of San Diego Magazine, and the editorial director for KFMB-TV. Keen received numerous prestigious awards for his investigative reporting and was referred to by his colleagues as The Dean of San Diego Journalists. The collection documents local arts and artists, city planning, commerce and manufacturing, crime and criminals, education - higher, entertainment, government and politics - City of San Diego, government and politics- State of California, journalist and journalism, law and legal profession, newspapers, police, radio and television. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1905 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1905 WED, 09 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Lowell Davies Papers consist of correspondence, organizational documents, architectural records, financial records, meeting minutes, committee reports, programs, publications, newspaper and magazine clippings, publicity announcement, and photographs. The collection measures 8.5 linear feet and spans the period from 1911 to 1988. The materials in this collection pertain to the production and physical history of the San Diego Old Globe Theatre (San Diego Community Theatre), including Falstaff Tavern (Cassius Carter Center Stage). http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1903 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1903 WED, 09 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Vishner Performing Arts Collection consists of programs, fliers, playbills, and reviews of performing arts events, primarily from Southern California and cities throughout the US and Canada. Also included are a small amount of information about performing arts groups and individuals. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1902 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1902 WED, 09 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Marybelle Schmidt Bigelow, born in La Mesa, California on July 18, 1923 was a distinguished professor of fashion and costume history, an accomplished artist and a prolific writer and creator. The Marybelle S. Bigelow Collection dates from 1953 to 2001. The collection is arranged in two series, personal and professional. In addition, there is an oversized section, which contains materials from both series. The collection includes correspondence, drafts and manuscripts, photographs, diaries, slides and other papers related to Bigelow's personal life and career as an art professor. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1907 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1907 WED, 09 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Northridge Civic Association, Inc. was established in the 1950s to promote and protect the interests and welfare of residential property owners in Northridge and neighboring cities in the northern section of the San Fernando Valley. Correspondence, newsclippings, community plans, and research notes. Most records from files of past president Dorothy Boberg. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1885 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1885 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 Sonoma State University. Photographs and slides by SSU History Department students record the history of regional structures. A written component is not yet inventoried. While focusing on buildings of Sonoma County, the collection includes some examples from Marin and Mendocino Counties as well as miscellaneous structures of the wider San Francisco Bay Area. Photograph shown is of the Luther Burbank greenhouse, Santa Rosa, Calif. Photographer is M. Wick. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1895 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1895 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Winnetka Women's Club originally formed as the Ladies League of Little Landers, was established on December 8, 1922. Ladies League underwent two name changes: the first in 1926 when they became the Weeks Community Women’s Club, and again in 1935 when they became the Winnetka Women’s Club. Consists of 20 record books, original constitution and by-laws, minutes from the Executive Board, General Meetings, and the Garden Section of the Club proper. Includes information about field trips to political, cultural, and horticultural venues and guest speakers. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1894 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1894 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Established 1918 as Marion Woman's Club, renamed in 1922 when town changed its name ; a philanthropic group devoted to charitable activities and sponsored projects for the elderly, handicapped, children and veterans. Includes historical notebooks, minutes, newsletters, annual reports, financial records and related papers documenting the groups activities. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1893 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1893 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Activities and evolution of the Los Angeles chapter of the League. Election and voter information, and issues researched by the League including city planning, education, environmental concerns, housing and justice. Includes correspondence, minutes, administrative records, position papers, legislation, reports, speeches, photographs, booklets, pamphlets, manuals. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1892 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1892 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Tom Carrell represented the San Fernando Valley in the State Assembly from 1960 to 1966, and in the State Senate from 1966 until his death in 1972. Assembly and senate bills, bank records, commission studies, correspondence, minutes, press releases, speeches, memorabilia and related campaign materials. Several of the scrapbooks in the collection cover the Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver presidential campaigns. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1891 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1891 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Documents the development and achievements of one the nation's leading teacher unions, and its largest merged teacher union. Includes administrative records, collective bargaining agreements, educational materials, fact-finding reports, minutes, negotiation working papers, newsletters, and reports. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1890 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1890 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Published weekly by students of the Journalism and Advertising classes of Van Nuys High School, a charter member of the Los Angeles Press Association. The newspapers document student life on the campus of this Mid-Valley high school as well as events affecting the surrounding community. Crimson and Grey News (1923), Van Nuys High School Weekly (1925-1926), and Van Nuys Mirror (1926-1961). http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1889 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1889 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Organized in 1976 by group of San Fernando Valley parents opposed to the use of mandatory busing to achieve school integration. Part I consists of predominately court documents, newsclippings, and Los Angeles Unified School District integration plans from 1961-1981. Part II is lawyers legal case files consisting of pleadings, exhibits, witness depositions, reports, and related legal documents for the Superior Court, Court of Appeals, State and U.S. Supreme Courts. Includes Mary Ellen Crawford vs. Los Angeles School Board. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1887 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1887 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Formed in 1949 as Industrial Association of the San Fernando Valley, a non-profit association to attract industry to the San Fernando Valley. Name subsequently changed to Valley Industry and Commerce Association. Chiefly minutes and correspondence. Also includes by-laws, articles of incorporation, rosters, financial reports, newsletters, ordinances, press releases, resolutions, reports, and speeches. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1886 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1886 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. The California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) is a state wide organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of young children from birth to age eight, and their families. Formerly the California Association for Nursery Education, founded 1926 at Mills College, Oakland, Calif. Collection includes correspondence, brochures, minutes, reports, studies, and other printed matter, chiefly 1953-1985. Some photographs and tape cassettes. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1888 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1888 TUE, 08 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. This collection is a grouping of smaller, interrelated collections that illustrate aspects of American popular culture between 1875 and 1975. Included are early editions of the widely popular Horatio Alger novels from the latter 19th century, as well as the Pulp and Mad Magazine Collections, described elsewhere in this listing. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1422 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1422 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. Bundle of handwritten leaves entitled Conveyance and Assignment of Estates, Slaves and Chattels in the Island of Jamaica, which represent a business arrangement in the year 1834. Several of the leaves are schedules of slave property. The columns list the names of slaves with notations about each. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1423 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1423 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. This working research collection of Dr. Henry Hart—includes a montage of personal letters written by Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, H.L. Mencken, and A.E. Housman. All of the letters are enclosed in Mylar. Hart’s interests ranged widely and deep: subsets of his collection are the Marco Polo and Pacific Exploration components, including a hand-illustrated and autographed 1655 Atlas of China, compiled by Jesuit missionaries. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1426 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1426 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. This collection contains various older volumes that illustrate the history and development of print, including one of the earliest examples of printing with moveable type: a leaf from a work on canon law published in 1472 by Peter Schoeffer, an associate of Johann Gutenberg. Also represented are livres d'Artiste, and many of today’s fine presses. These include the works of Carolyn and James Robertson of Yolla Bolly Press in Covelo, California, and others. The commitment to fine printing frequently dovetails with the holdings of the Bay Area Poetry Collection, also held by CSUEB. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1427 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1427 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Jensen of Castro Valley, CA. The approximately 3,000 leaves include letters, diaries and journals written by members of the families of Jens and Erich Jensen who settled in Castro Valley in the 1860s. The correspondence is among the Castro Valley Jensens and their relatives in Germany and other areas of the United States. Part of the uniqueness of this collection is that it contains both sides of the correspondence between California and Germany from the latter half of the 19th century, through the early 20th. Most of the correspondence is in German script, and is concerned primarily with an exchange of information about the families’ daily lives. Many of the materials have been translated. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1429 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1429 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. Alameda County Election Records, with attendant indices. A unique set—most such sets of county records are microfilmed, then destroyed; this set was saved accidentally. Includes bound volumes of original voter affidavits, arranged alphabetically by last name. In most cases, documents show voter’s full name, party affiliation, place of nativity, street address, height, eye color, and race. Original signatures of many famous county residents are included, including Jack London. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1432 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1432 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. Includes numerous out of print pulp magazines from the 1920s through the 1950s, including Astounding Stories of Super Science, Amazing Stories, and others. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1431 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1431 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. A collection of books pertaining to the 12th century Italian explorer. One of the first Europeans to return from China and other parts of South and East Asia, Marco Polo described the geography and culture of these hitherto unknown regions to Europeans. The collection is actually a subset of the larger Henry Hart Collection. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1430 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1430 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. A collection of materials that relate to the internment of Japanese Americans after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, that brought the United States into World War II. Includes papers of the War Relocation Authority—the government agency charged with incarcerating “enemy aliens” (most of whom were actually American citizens of Japanese descent). http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1428 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1428 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, East Bay. Includes volumes ranging from the 17th century to the present. One of the most important texts, Vesuvius, was published in 1869. An association copy, it is signed by the author, John Phillips, with designation to a specific individual, Charles Liddell. Liddell, a vulcanologist, added a section of his own notes, drawings, and newspaper clippings, and had the book rebound to include his portion. Another component of the larger Vulcanology Collection is the personal library of UC seismologist Don Tocher. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1425 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1425 WED, 02 APR 2008 12:00:00 San Jose State University. The Florene Stewart Poyadue Papers consist of administrative files, publicity and outreach material, photographs, and audiovisual material created by Poyadue and Parents Helping Parents (PHP) during her tenure with the organization. Poyadue's work with PHP transformed the organization from a small local support group to a national and international prototype for parent resource networks. Items in this collection document her contributions to PHP, and highlight how her vision and work impacted the lives of so many. Under Poyadue, PHP became a United Way agency in 1985, and was recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 1990 as the model for parent to parent resource centers across the nation. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1842 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1842 WED, 26 MAR 2008 12:00:00 Sonoma State University. The collection was donated in 1968 by Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Lyman. Bookplate designed by Mallette Dean. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1862 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1862 WED, 26 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Calvert Norland was professor of zoology at San Diego State University from 1947 to 1976. The collection consists of his extensive personal library and includes over 3,000 volumes on the biological sciences, medicine, zoology, and natural history http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1807 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1807 FRI, 21 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Henry James is one of the founders of the school of realism in fiction. Many academics consider him the greatest master of the novel and novella forms. He is primarily known for a series of major novels in which he portrayed the encounter of America with Europe. San Diego State's collection consists of many first edition books authored by James. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1827 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1827 FRI, 21 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Allen Dairy was built by Seveno Allen in 1885. It was originally located in Mission Valley where it remained until 1957, when it was relocated to El Cajon. It was the first commercial dairy to operate in San Diego County, growing to considerable prominence before 1950. In 1975, the last owner, Jack Allen, closed down operations due to financial difficulties. In 1978 a housing development was constructed at the El Cajon dairy site. The collection primarily documents the farm's second site in El Cajon. There are materials relating to local water projects and a large collection of San Diego topographical maps prepared by the United States Geological Survey. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1822 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1822 FRI, 21 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Reginald S. Davis Orchid Collection consists of over 2,000 volumes of books and periodicals on the growing, classification, and description of orchids from around the world. The bulk of the collection was presented to the Malcolm A. Love Library in 1971 by Reginald Davis, a prominent orchidologist for several decades. His travels with the State Department took him to many countries of the world where he studied indigenous orchids and collected books, journals and other materials about them. The collection includes scientific treatises, rare and scarce items, splendidly illustrated volumes and practical works on the cultivation of orchids. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1823 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1823 FRI, 21 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Often called a master of the macabre, Edward Gorey (1925-2000) created distinctive cartoon images and stories that have delighted generations of readers. The collection at San Diego State includes books, original prints, correspondence, sketches, proofs, and other materials. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1824 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1824 FRI, 21 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Janus Press collection is a fine arts book collection of limited editions of literary classics, new poetry and prose, and books of art. SDSU has a complete collection of Janus Press books which combines the written word with art, printed works, and handmade papers. Claire Van Vliet, founder of Janus Press, received her art degree from SDSU and printed her first book on campus in 1955. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1826 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1826 FRI, 21 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The J.F. Kennedy Collection consists of over 260 books on John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the Kennedy family. Many are signed, inscribed, or first editions. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1825 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1825 FRI, 21 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Zines are informal, personal mini-magazines on virtually any topic, written, published, and distributed by their creators. The incredible breadth of zines make it difficult to classify them but several areas of focus consistently emerge such as the political, personal, network, scene, grrrl/girl, art, fringe culture, sex, religious, health, vocational, travel, and literary zine, as well as comix, and many, many more. This collection contains a collection of West Coast zines with a focus on Gender topics, alternative and popular culture, politics and music. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1802 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1802 WED, 19 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The comics collection at SDSU is a growing collection with an emphasis in drawn books, independent, small press and mini-comics as well as materials that document the history of comic book culture, and the creative process behind comic book production. The Comics Collection includes publications by industry stalwarts, DC and Marvel, as well as DIY efforts such as Ms. Tree, Knights of The Dinner Table, Usagi, Action Girl and many more popular reading materials. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1803 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1803 WED, 19 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Chater collection consists of over 3,000 volumes of science fiction and fantasy books and periodicals. The collection is distinguished by a number of rare first editions of authors in the genre who have achieved fame. Elizabeth Chater, professor emeritus of English at San Diego State University, began donating her collection in 1977 and continues to add more volumes. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1805 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1805 WED, 19 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Dr. Ernst Zinner (1886-1970) was professor of astronomy at the University of Munich and this collection constitutes his personal library. Emphasizing astronomy, but including horology and the history of science, the collection consists of over 3500 books and is rich in rare books dating from 1485. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1806 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1806 WED, 19 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Surfing Collection at SDSU is distinguished by both its comprehensiveness and depth, with extraordinarily rich and rare examples of surfing’s literary, cultural and visual record. The collection is particularly strong in books and periodicals. The book genres run the gamut from historical to biographical to fiction and poetry, and include photographic collections and a variety of “how-to” guides. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1804 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1804 WED, 19 MAR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. The newsletters are issued by local chapters of Tri-Ess (an educational and support group for heterosexual cross dressers) in the United States and independent groups here and abroad. The newsletters report local activities, discuss current topical issues, and in general serve as a forum for the interests and concerns of this cross dressing community. Most are written, printed, and reproduced by members. They vary in length from a single sheet to ten or fifteen pages. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1782 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1782 MON, 17 MAR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. The IGRA discography is a finding guide to recorded acoustic guitar performances in the International Guitar Research Archive. The database includes 78 and 33 1/2 phonograph recordings donated to IGRA. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1783 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1783 MON, 17 MAR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. The collection covers the writing career of Milton Geiger from 1938, Included are legal documents, scripts, and short stories. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1784 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1784 MON, 17 MAR 2008 12:00:00 California State University, Northridge. Professor Smith (1916-2000) was the foremost Canadian scholar on Islam and comparative religion. He founded the Institute for Islamic Studies at McGill University in Montreal in 1951, helped establish the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard, and the Department of Comparative Religion at Dalhousie University. The WC Smith papers consist of correspondence, off prints of journal articles, lecture notes, typescripts of papers presented at conferences, and pamphlets sent to him by former students and colleagues. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1785 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1785 MON, 17 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The National Organization for Women (NOW), San Diego Chapter, was formed in 1970 to lobby for the enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and works toward the elimination of discrimination against women in job and educational opportunities. The collection documents local civil rights; commerce and manufacturing; education higher: education-special; family life; government and politics-City of San Diego; government and politics-County of San Diego; government and politics-United States Government; health services; law and legal profession; organized labor; women-in business; women-in government and politics. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1711 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1711 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) began in New York City during the mid-1960s as a local program for regular voluntary service by older citizens in hospitals, schools, and businesses. The San Diego Chapter received its first grant in 1971. The collection documents local economic conditions, education, the environment, public works, recreation, schools, social conditions, and social service agencies. It includes correspondence, memoranda, Board of Directors meeting minutes, financial statements, and grant proposals. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1726 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1726 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Roscoe A. Poland has been active in wilderness conservation since the mid-1950s. His personal efforts began with writing letters to public officials and grew with the publication of The Conservation Call in the Spring of 1969, which still appears regularly. The collection documents local agriculture, business, construction, economic conditions, the environment, land, parks, recreation, and tourism. It consists of correspondence, publications, maps and other data relating to a series of public hearings held pursuant to the Wilderness Act (PL88-577) of 1964 regarding the disposition of environmentally sensitive localities. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1728 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1728 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The SDSU University Archives Multimedia Collection consists of video tapes, vinyl records, 16mm film, and compact discs. Recorded on these various media are activities, historical events, speeches, and music associated with the university. Much of the video documents athletic and school spirit activities such as pep rallies and football game activities and there are other segments documenting campus speakers and ceremonies as well as promotional and news pieces. A highlight of the collection is footage of President Kennedy's 1963 Commencement address. Appendix A contains a detailed description of many VHS tapes in the collection. Media in the collection date from 1930-2005, with the bulk of the material either on film or video. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1708 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1708 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Founded in 1918, Mortar Board is a national collegiate membership group dedicated to scholarship, leadership and service. The purpose of each of its 191 campus chapters is to facilitate cooperation among senior honor societies, emphasize the advancement of the status of women, and recognize and encourage leadership. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, membership lists, agendas, minutes, photographs, clippings, project information, manuals of operation, and orientation packets for the national chapter. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1707 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1707 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Military Order is a patriotic nonpartisan organization, which holds that it is nobler to serve than to be served. The Order was established in 1919 to promote the welfare of our Nation. The collection documents the numerous activities and achievements of the La Jolla-San Diego Chapter, the San Diego Chapter, and the Ladies of the Ribbon. It includes administrative records, meeting minutes, activity and project records, photographs, publications, awards, handbooks, and other materials documenting the San Diego Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars' history. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1706 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1706 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. San Diego State University's Mediterranean Garden Project Collection chronicles the development and implementation of a campus garden showcasing plants of the Mediterranean climate. There are five Mediterranean climate zones around the world, and all five zones are represented in the garden. The collection includes the initial grant proposal, meeting notes, history of the project, web page presentation, photographs, slides, and compact discs. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1705 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1705 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Mary Jermonok began learning Pitman Shorthand when a teenager in New York City. She used shorthand in her work career of approximately 70 years. She also taught Pitman Shorthand. This collection consists of Pitman instructional books, novels in shorthand, periodicals, course material, personal notes of Jermonok's, three Gregg shorthand manuals, and a business speller manual. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1704 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1704 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Mark Freeman, a documentary filmmaker, is Associate Professor of Television, Film and New Media in the School of Theatre, Television and Film at San Diego State University. The Freeman Papers document the production of four documentary films, Edmund's Island, Families and Flowers, Lines in the Sand, and Talking Peace, all of which were produced, directed, written, filmed, and / or edited by Mark Freeman. The papers date from 1997-2005, with the bulk of documents created in 2003 for Families and Flowers and 2005 for Talking Peace. The collection consists of production files, published materials, and film in varying formats. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1703 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1703 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Malcolm A. Love was the 4th President sworn in as President of San Diego State in 1952. During his nineteen years as President, he was able to transform San Diego State College into a university. When he retired in 1971 student enrollment had reached more than 30,000, and full-time faculty rose to 1,128. In addition, the SDSU received more than $6 million in research money and was able to establish graduate degrees in 52 programs. The Malcolm A. Love Papers consist of addresses, programs, greeting and invitations from his inauguration, administrative files as well as miscellaneous files which include correspondence, memoranda, clippings, and reports. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1702 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1702 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Miss Campbell was a prominent student [at San Diego State College] in the 1920's, and she returned to the campus as a secretary for a time in the 1930's. The collection contains personal newsletters, entited Au Courant, written and published by Campbell from her home in Fayetteville, Arkansas at her Rose Dragon Press. These newsletters include personal reminiscences, book reviews, local news, weather, and current events. Also included is a copy of This Day Came, a collection of poetry written by Campbell and published by the Gamma Psi Literary Fraternity at San Diego State College in 1937. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1721 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1721 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest honor society for undergraduates. It recognizes academic excellence in liberal arts and sciences. San Diego State's chapter was founded in 1974. The collection includes membership lists, event invitations and programs, alumni membership nominations, newsletters, correspondence with other chapters, chapter minutes, manuals and handbooks. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1720 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1720 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Performing Arts Portrait Collection consists of photographs and other images of several hundred individuals and groups. The majority of photos are of theater and other arts personalities of the 20th century. Examples are Maude Adams, Beaux Arts Quartet, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Cash, Judy Clayton, Greta Garbo, Jack London, Steve Martin, Ralph Nader, Pablo Picasso, Mort Sahl, and Frank Zappa. For additional images, see other performing arts collections and theater scrapbooks held by SDSU’s Special Collections and University Archives. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1719 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1719 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. This collection contains audiotape transcripts and summaries, audiotapes, photocopies of original unclassified documents from the federal government (on paper and also on other formats, including microfilm, microfiche, and compact disk), and newspaper and magazine articles related to the Peoples Temple Christian Church and the Peoples Temple Agricultural Settlement at Jonestown, Guyana. The two largest portions of this collection are invariably the audiotape transcripts and summaries, prepared by Fielding M. McGehee III and the Jonestown Institute, and the unclassified government documents obtained by McGehee and Dr. Rebecca Moore and through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1718 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1718 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Patron's Club (also known as the Patron's Association), consisted of outside supporters of San Diego State College and the interested parents of students enrolled at the school. The purpose of the organization was to aid the college faculty in promoting the welfare of the student body, to give an enlightened and sympathetic interpretation of the college to the community, and to render whatever assistance was helpful to the college. The collection consists of financial records, meeting minutes, clippings, a scrapbook, and other miscellaneous records. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1717 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1717 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Palomar Monthly Meeting had its inception in 1965 as the Friends North County Worship Group, under the care of the La Jolla Meeting. Those members of the La Jolla Monthly Meeting living in North San Diego County felt the need to establish a group of like minded persons, and on March 20, 1966 the first Meeting of area Friends was held. The Palomar Friends group has been active in a number of social/political activities. The collection consists of 16mm reels of microfilm containing meeting minutes, correspondence, press releases, and clippings. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1716 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1716 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Oscar J. Kaplan was professor of psychology at San Diego State University from 1946 to 1994. He was best known for his pioneering work in gerontology and expertise in public opinion polling. The collection consists primarily of articles, presentation notes, and research files created by Oscar Kaplan throughout his career. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1715 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1715 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other miscellany. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1714 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1714 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Older Women's League (OWL) is a national membership organization addressing the special concerns of midlife and older women. Furthering public policy changes through research and education, OWL works to improve the image and status of the older woman, to provide mutual support for its members, and to achieve economic and social equity. The collection includes publications, minutes, clippings, and scrapbooks. It is arranged in six series: Organizational Records, Issues and Concerns, Publications / Meetings / Conferences / Programs / Workshops, News Clippings / Photographs / Miscellaneous, and scrapbooks. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1713 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1713 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Old Globe Theatre opened for the 1935-36 California Pacific International Exposition on May 29, 1935, and is California's oldest professional theater. This collection includes production photographs for Old Globe Theatre stage productions dating from 1935-1987. They are filed chronologically, with photographs from each year's Shakespeare Festival grouped together at the end, also filed chronologically. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1712 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1712 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Tish Sommers was most known as an advocate of women's rights, especially older women's rights. She chaired NOW's Task Force on Older women in the 1970s, and in 1980 founded the Older Women's League (OWL). The collection includes speeches and working papers, extensive correspondence with legislators and women's movement activists from 1970 to 1985. It also includes: photographs, drafts of published and unpublished manuscripts and research papers, newspaper clippings and publicity materials, organizational papers (correspondence, reports, fund raising and financial records), audio-visual material, awards, personal items, books and periodicals, and other miscellaneous items. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1754 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1754 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The SDSU Testing Center serves students and faculty through administering tests for the purpose of admissions, class placement, competency, licenses, credentials and career planning. The Sample Tests Collection consists of tests on a wide range of subjects and form several test publishers. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1753 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1753 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) is one of the many Greek organizations at SDSU. This collection includes guides and rush information, logo items, and other miscellany. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1752 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1752 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Sybil Eliza Jones came to San Diego State University in 1925 where, for 23 years, she was a teacher of dramatics and an associate professor of Speech Arts. She was known as a skillful writer and producer of numerous plays, short stories, and musical scores. The Sybil Eliza Jones Papers are organized into five series: Plays, Music, Scrapbooks, and Course Outlines and Lessons. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1751 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1751 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Susan C. Faludi is an author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. She wrote two well-known books: Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women in 1992, and Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man in 1999. The collection includes a number of press clippings, particularly from news magazines and national newspapers, printed before and after Backlash and Stiffed were published. In particular, it documents the national news-media's response to the books, and the debate surrounding second-wave feminism in the late-20th century. Also included are a few articles written by Faludi herself on the same or related subjects. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1750 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1750 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The San Diego State University Staff Council, formed in 1968, provides democratic representation for non-academic University employees. A member of the Staff Council serves on the President's Advisory Committee and makes recommendations on proposals affecting staff employees. The Council also oversees staff participation on campus committees with policy affecting University operation and is consulted by the administration for policy input relating to staff. The collection consists of constitution and by-laws, agendas and minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee and Staff Council, general correspondence relating to a variety of issues, and Staff Awards Luncheon files. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1749 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1749 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The San Diego Chapter of the Sierra Club was established in 1948. Nationwide, the Sierra Club's members and supporters number over 1.3 million. Inspired by nature, the Sierra Club works to protect communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. The collection documents some of the many recreational, educational, and conservation activities and objectives central to the Sierra Club's mission. It includes correspondence, programs, activities, events, policies, reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, and publications. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1748 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1748 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The National Conference of Christians and Jews was established in 1928 as a result of reaction to Catholic presidential hopeful Al Smith's defeat. Its organizational roots existed in the Federal Council of Churches in America, which had formed an inter-religious committee in 1925. The basic programs of the National Conference of Christians and Jews have as their goals the elimination of intergroup prejudices among religions, social, and political groups, as well as the various elements of the business community. Materials in this collection relate to all aspects of the National Conference of Christians and Jews' activities. It includes correspondence, notes, memorandum, reports, agendas, minutes, biographical notes, and press releases. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1710 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1710 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Myrtle Johnson was professor of biology at San Diego State Teachers College from 1921 to 1946, and served as chair of the biology department from 1928 until 1940. She was instrumental in initiating on-campus training for student nurses at Mercy Hospital, the forerunner of the present day School of Nursing. The collection consists of manuscripts for the book Seashore Animals of the Pacific Coast, photographs, and scrapbooks. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1709 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1709 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The San Diego Chamber of Commerce Records document the Chamber's activities and major Chamber-sponsored events in San Diego, such as the 1915 World Exposition at Balboa Park, San Diego's 200th Anniversary celebration, and the establishment of the University of California, San Diego. The majority of the material is from the 1950s-1970s and deals primarily with industrial growth and education, both of which directly relate to the Chamber's commitment to broad-based economic value. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, promotional materials for San Diego events and attractions, correspondence, county data, meeting minutes, and committee reports. It is organized into two series: Committee Files and Subject Files. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1732 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1732 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Materials in this artificial collection document San Diego's 200th anniversary in 1969. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1731 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1731 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The first president of San Diego Normal School, Samuel T. Black was selected for the post by the Normal School's Board of Trustees in October 1898. During his tenure enrollment increased from 83 students the first year to nearly 400. The original seven members of the teaching faculty remained largely intact, and the addition of several new faculty members brought the total number of instructors to 19. This collection documents both Black and his presidency, and includes correspondence, financial records, annual reports, Pauline Black's diary, and a scrapbook of the trip Mr. Black and his daughter took around the world. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1730 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1730 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Samuel I. Hayakawa Papers document Hayakawa's term as a United States Senator. The collection comes from Hayakawa's San Diego-based regional office, one of five regional offices in California, and consists only of office records. The San Diego regional office covered the counties of San Diego, Imperial Valley, Riverside, and San Bernardino. The records consist of biographical data on Hayakawa, correspondence, invitations, office memos, press releases, reports, subject files, files on organizations and businesses, and some confidential materials. This collection is organized into three series: General Office Files, Subject Files and Reports, and Organizations and Businesses. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1729 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1729 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Women's Regional Planning Committee was established in 1960 and shortly after was reorganized into a club. Between 1960 and 1963, the Planning Club interviewed professional historians and civic leaders relating to the history and contemporary development of San Diego. The program was co-produced and broadcast by KGB-AM. The collection consists of 51 scripts which document three years of aired programs. Topics covered include community histories, local industries, transit, military, medical and personal histories. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1767 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1767 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. A selection of pamphlets and maps relating to Pennsylvania history, accompanied by letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs of the Egle Family. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1766 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1766 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. William Erickson worked in the Office of the Chancellor for two years as an Administrative Services Officer before becoming General Manager of the SDSU Foundation in 1963. There he served seven years before moving on as Director of Business Affairs at San Diego State University. In 1975 he became Vice President of Business and Financial Affairs until he retired in 1994. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, memos, statements of policy, statements of goals, forms, and court petitions. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1765 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1765 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Charles Irving Wellington came to San Diego in 1892 with his wife, Elnora (Fisher) Wellington and their three children, Claudia, Roy, and Earl. Wellington worked as a house painter and contractor. He also managed and later owned the Cholla Valley Salt Plant until it was destroyed in the 1916 flood. After living in the vicinity of San Diego Bay, Wellington bought an acre of land in the new Skinner Addition. The collection documents both the Wellington and Fisher families. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1764 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1764 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Walter Hepner served as President of San Diego Sate College (SDSC) from 1935 until his retirement in 1952. He was SDSC's third president, following Samuel T. Black and Edward L. Hardy. The collection documents aspects of Hepner's professional administrative career and his involvement with the community at large, including international travel. The collection dates from 1892 to 1977, with the bulk of documents created between the 1940s and 1960s. The majority of the collection consists of paper materials such as correspondence, retirement mementos, memorial artifacts, and personal scrapbooks. It contains a significant number of speeches written during and after Hepner's tenure as President of San Diego State College (SDSC). http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1763 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1763 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. This collection includes articles, pamphlets, speeches, correspondence, clippings, reports, and miscellaneous materials. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1769 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1769 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Women’s Studies Department consists of correspondence, records, financial records, grades, minutes, letters, memos, pictures, newsletters, and various other materials relating to the Women’s Studies Department at San Diego State University. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1768 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1768 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The collection consists of annual reports, accreditation materials, correspondence, memoranda, faculty information, publications, and other records. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1747 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1747 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Save Talmadge Canyon Committee was a grass-roots organization that successfully worked to encourage the City of San Diego to revise its Mid-City Community Plan, the goal of which was selling city-owned land in Talmadge Canyon for low-income housing. The collection includes correspondence, research notes, clippings, articles, public hearing documents, and the committee's final Environmental Impact Report. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1746 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1746 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The San Dieguito Boys' Club, a part of Boy's Clubs of America, was organized to help meet the needs of youth in the fast-growing San Dieguito area. Through the efforts of the Encinitas Optimist Club and the San Dieguito Kiwanis Club, the San Dieguito Boys' Club was founded in October, 1966. The first clubhouse was opened in a motel recreation room on Highway 101 and A Street in Encinitas. The collection includes by-laws, agendas, meeting minutes, photographs, and newsletters. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1745 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1745 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council is heir to the San Diego Federated Trades and Labor Council, which was created in 1891. The Federated Trades and Labor Council was originally comprised of members of the Typographical Workers, Cigar Makers, Longshoremen, and Sailors Unions. In 1970, the Imperial County Labor Council merged with the San Diego Federated Trades and Labor Council to form the present San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council. The Council is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. The collection includes scrapbooks regarding AFL-CIO activities, press clippings, photographs, correspondence, Special Meeting Minutes, Executive Meeting Minutes, Regular Meeting Minutes, and financial records, and bound volumes of their newspaper. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1744 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1744 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The San Diego Vertical File contains a variety of materials documenting or relevant to San Diego's local history. It has been compiled by department staff over several decades. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1743 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1743 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. In the early 1960s, local sportswriter Jack Murphy, the brother of New York Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy, began working to build support for a stadium for San Diego. Construction began in December 1965, after a $27 million bond was passed in November of that year to fund the project. When completed, the facility was named San Diego Stadium. The collection consists of materials relating to the construction of San Diego Stadium, dating from 1965-67. It includes legal documents, contracts, progress reports, and photographs. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1742 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1742 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The San Diego Photograph Collection is modest in size with only 700+ images, yet some are of particular interest to those interested in the military in San Diego, Coronado and Hotel del Coronado, and outlying San Diego County. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1741 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1741 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. This collection consists of 155 items of Spanish Civil War materials, including children's books, military documents and regalia, money, trade cards, receipts, news magazines, postcards, and other propaganda. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1772 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1772 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. This collection consists of three boxes of letters received from servicemen originally from San Diego State College. Series I consists of letters sent to Lauren Post for his information in compiling the SDSC newsletter, San Diego State College Service Men's News Letter, which later changed its name to The Aztec News Letter. The Aztec News Letter circulated to 3,800 service and home front readers. Series II consists of letters sent to Dr. and Mrs. Jane Adams, from personal friends and former students. Series III consists of letters from Lauren Post, his scrap mailing list, and Kappa Phi Sigma News Letter. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1771 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1771 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. These documents are most likely (though this has not been confirmed) copies of those given to the US Military after the War, and eventually issued in published form. There are some hand-written materials, and all maps are hand-drawn. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1770 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1770 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The San Diego Junior Chamber of Commerce had its beginnings in the late 1920s. The official incorporation took place in 1934. The purpose of the organization is to provide a link between the business establishment and the community in which it operates. This is accomplished by a variety of public service projects. The collection consists of records, some of which date from the 1930s, and the balance from the late 1960s onward. The collection is organized in segments dealing with membership, meetings and recruitment, chapter organization and procedures, general office files, and financial and fiscal matters. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1740 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1740 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Sundesert Collection documents SDG&E's attempt to build the Sundesert nuclear power facility, as well as the California State Resources Conservation and Development Commission's actions in response to that proposal. The collection dates from 1974-1980, with the bulk of documents generated in 1976 and 1977, the months and years immediately following the plant's formal proposal. The collection consists of legal documents, state and federal government records, correspondence, and research files. It has been divided into three major series: State and Local Government Records, Federal Government Records, and Research and Development Files and Publications. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1739 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1739 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The San Diego County Water Authority was annexed to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in 1946. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a public corporation, organized in 1928 under the authority of the Metropolitan Water District Act. This act provided a means by which groups of cities and certain other governmental subdivisions such as water districts, not necessarily contiguous, could join together for the development of a water supply. The collection consists of memoranda, notes, reports, maps and newspaper clippings from the San Diego County Water Authority. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1738 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1738 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Seven prominent San Diego doctors formed the County's first medical society in 1870 to assure the integrity of the medical profession in the greater San Diego area. The San Diego Medical Library Association was formed in 1915 as an affiliate of the Medical Society for the purpose of maintaining a library of medical materials for San Diego physicians. Records include bylaws, meeting minutes, membership lists, membership applications, correspondence, convention materials, photographs, ephemera, and a newspaper clipping scrapbook. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1737 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1737 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. In July 1974 the Public Works and Engineering Departments merged and became San Diego County's Department of Transportation. The Department had four subdivisions: Airports, Streets, Design, and the Special Transportation Division. The Department lost its title in July of 1978 because of insufficient funds due to Proposition 13. The collection consists of histories, surveyor reports, grand jury reports on the office of the County Surveyor, and correspondence. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1736 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1736 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The collection consists of correspondence relating to archaeological aspects of draft environmental impact studies, portions of environmental impact studies, announcements of public hearings, and reports of investigations. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1735 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1735 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. In 1928, the San Diego Convention Bureau was organized by the Convention Department of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce. Its purpose was to function as an independent organization to put San Diego in a position to compete for convention business with other communities. The Bureau changed its name to the Convention and Visitors Bureau in 1965. San Diego was the first city to sustain a visitor promotion unit, and it is considered by most bureau managers across the nation to be the best organized in the nation. The collection includes reports, studies, financial records, research files, purchase orders, correspondence, public relations materials, media campaigns, conferences, speeches, brochures, promotional publications, and photographs. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1734 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1734 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Advisory Board on Women (formerly the Advisory Board on the Status of Women) was organized in June 1973 to advise the Mayor, the City Council, and other city agencies of the needs and problems of women in San Diego. The Board worked toward establishing a county-wide system for dealing with sexual assault, finding a way to provide low- and middle-income women with legal aid in the collection of child support, assisting women in career choices, and other issues. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, news clippings, information brochures, rosters, and announcements of various meetings, seminars, and job opportunities. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1733 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1733 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Walker Scott Department Store was founded in downtown San Diego in 1935. The collection documents the activities of the store, run by George A. Scott. The records date from 1915-1993, with the bulk of the documents created in the 1960s during the company’s expansion to other branch stores. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1762 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1762 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The SDSU Senate is a delegate assembly of the faculty through which the faculty normally exercises its powers. It has the power to act for the faculty on all matters within the scope of the faculty except the graduation of students. The collection has been divided into two series : Series I consists of items of Senate-wide concern (e.g., constitution and by-laws, established procedures, special rules, resolutions, and chronologically-arranged correspondence as received in the Senate office from the President of the University, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and as sent by the Secretary and Chair of the Senate. Series II consists of Committee, Subcommittee, and Ad-Hoc Committee correspondence, minutes of meetings, and policies and reso http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1761 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1761 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. This collection, created by Special Collections and University Archives staff, consists of topical information documenting San Diego State University History. Materials are filed alphabetically by file name. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1760 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1760 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. This collection, created by Special Collections and University Archives staff, consists of photographs from various campus departments and offices, as well as from university alumni, which document San Diego State University history. The collection includes photographs, negatives, and slides. It is broken into two series: Pre-1931 and Post-1931, and is filed alphabetically by subject classification. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1759 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1759 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. This collection, created by Special Collections and University Archives staff, consists of biographical information about former faculty, staff, and students of San Diego State University. Materials are filed alphabetically by individual's last name. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1758 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1758 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The United States Civil War Collection contains manuscript and printed materials (including correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, and newspapers) dating from the US Civil War era, as well as later items about the war. The bulk of the collection dates from 1861-1864, and both the Northern and Southern perspectives are represented. Of note in the collection are 18 original manuscript documents, including an 1823 bill of sale for a slave, various letters, and an 1864 diary. Persons represented in the collection include Henry Clay, Victor Hugo, Benson Lossing, George B. McClellan, James Monroe, Charles Sumner, and Henry Jackson Van Dyke. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1757 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1757 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. This collection illustrates the history and development of the US Naval Hospital, San Diego, through photographs and descriptive data. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1756 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1756 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Travelers Aid Society of San Diego was formed in 1914 primarily to provide aid and assistance to women travelers. The San Diego Branch was originally affiliated with the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) and, during World War II, the United Service Organizations (USO). This collection contains public relations files; general office materials and casework materials dating from 1914-1976; station reports and statistical reports, 1915-1932; audit reports, 1932-1960; financial records; board minutes; convention and various published materials. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1755 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1755 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Elected in 1952 as a Republican (83rd Congress) from what was then California's 30th District (all of San Diego City and County), Bob Wilson rose to the position of ranking minority member of the House Armed Services Committee. He also served from 1960-64 as House Republican Election Committee chairman. Wilson was one of the originators of the 1951 California movement that resulted in Dwight Eisenhower's presidential candidacy. He retired in 1980. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, proposals for legislation, reports, materials relating to resolutions and debates, surveys, photographs and miscellany. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1727 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1727 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Retired Officers Association (ROA) is the largest military officer association in the nation, formed in 1929, dedicated to maintaining a strong national defense and preserving members' earned entitlements and benefits, as well as the entitlements and benefits of their families. Activities of the San Diego Chapter include periodic luncheons and dinners with featured speakers, recognition programs for local and Junior ROTC units, programs of interest to the local community, and assistance to members, their families, and survivors in time of need. The collection consists of by-laws, charter, correspondence, certificates, meeting minutes, financial records, membership rosters, and bulletins. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1725 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1725 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Rancho San Luis Rey was one of the most prominent horse-breeding ranches in the Southwestern United States during the 1930s and 1940s. Owned and operated by Charles E. Cooper, the ranch bred, sold, and ran horses throughout California and Tijuana. Cooper was an integral part of the early development of North San Diego County (Bonsal), the Del Mar Race Track, horse racing in California, and Wilshire Boulevard.The collection documents Cooper's early life horse breeding and racing, ranching, commerce, land development, and politics. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, financial records, breeding lists, photographs, and publicity. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1722 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1722 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Founded in 1958 by San Diego-area business executives, San Diegans, Inc. has worked with public and private bodies as a citizens advisory committee for the planning and development of San Diego's central business district. Subjects covered include architects and architecture, Center City, city planning, civil engineers, engineering, commerce, manufacturing, the construction industry, environmental planning, land use and development, public administration, the San Diego Unified Port District, tourism, and transportation. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, information sheets, photographs, and published materials. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1723 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1723 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. In 1952 the San Diego Chamber of Commerce expanded with the development of its Economic Research Bureau (ERB). The purpose behind its development was to analyze the research and research economic trends of the city and county of San Diego. The collection consists of materials such as correspondence, reports, memos, and pamphlets related to the growth and development of the city and county of San Diego. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1724 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1724 THU, 13 MAR 2008 12:00:00 Sonoma State University. Coolection is comprised primarily of photocopies of correspondence, memorandums, field notes, catalogues, and annotations of Dr. John Wiz Napier Hudson, Ethnology Researcher. The original documents for much of this collection are found in the Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah, California. Related research performed by students in the Sonoma State University Department of Anthropology complement this collection. Photograph courtesy of the Grace Hudson Museum. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1643 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1643 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. From 1975 to 1982 Jim Bates served as chairman of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. In 1982 he won election as U.S. Representative of California, District 44, and has served on numerous House committees and subcommittees. Bates lost his seat as Representative in November, 1990. The collection contains files from several of the committees and subcommittees Bates served on, as well as from some of his more well-known bills: specifically the subcommittee on Procurement and Printing, and the subjects of Navy procurement fraud, the Rural Electrification Administration's loan program, and emergency care for trauma victims. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1669 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1669 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The collection consists of programs, fliers, and magazines pertaining to theater, music, and dance. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1672 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1672 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Madeline Tabler published several nurse novels, works of juvenile and young adult literature, soap opera novels, ghost-authored at least one novel (a western for Chet Cunningham), wrote several short stories, articles, and poems. She also wrote several unpublished mysteries and romances. The collection documents Tabler's creative process in writing children's and young adult literature, and consists primarily of unpublished manuscripts and published articles. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1691 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1691 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. In 1984, SDSU faculty members, administration and members of the San Diego community joined together to coordinate and support teaching and research in Judaic studies with the establishment of the Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies (LIJS) at San Diego State University. The contents of the Lipinsky Institute for Judaic Studies Collection reflects financial, educational, and organizational matters that the LIJS handled over the course of its operational years 1985 – 2006, along with documents of the Jewish Studies Program at SDSU from as early as 1966, pre-dating the organization of the Lipinsky Institute in 1985. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1690 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1690 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Lida Brodenova, born in Czechoslovakia in 1902, was a performer and producer of Czech operas. In 1940 Lida and her husband Boris, who was Jewish, emigrated to America to avoid persecution. Once in America Lida began performing on the radio in New York. It was the beginning of a long career in the theater in which she performed, wrote, and taught Czech repertory. She died at the age of eighty-eight in 1990. The collection includes correspondence, awards, travel accounts, opera and recital programs, clippings, photographs, diaries, postcards, reviews, scrapbooks, photo albums, tape and phono recordings. Much of the collection is in Czech, and is separated into personal and professional categories. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1689 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1689 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Founded in 1978, the Lemon Grove Historical Society, with the support of the Lemon Grove Chamber of Commerce and the Soroptomists, sponsored a series of forums on Lemon Grove history. Speakers included representatives from the Lemon Grove community and San Diego area business, public, and educational organizations. The collection consists of by laws, and records of local history forums held in Lemon Grove in 1978. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1688 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1688 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Organized in 1908 as a cooperative organization of lemon, grapefruit, and orange grove owners, the Association was affiliated with Sunkist Growers. During the 1920s, the Association was responsible for packing the majority of fruit raised in the La Mesa-Lemon Grove area. The collection includes minutes of Board of Directors meetings, amendments to by-laws, and minutes of stockholders meetings. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1687 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1687 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 Sonoma State University. In 1994, Carmen J. Finley, in partnership with the SSU Library, created an award winning full text genealogical database. Many print items, collectively known as the Carmen Finley Papers, are housed in the Special Collections department. The Finley family owned the daily Santa Rosa newspaper from 1897-1985. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1642 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1642 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The Lemon Grove Congregational Church was established in 1894. In addition to providing sectarian services to the community, the church has sponsored a number of nondenominational social service organizations. The collection includes correspondence, minutes of meetings of Trustees and Deacons, financial records, annual reports, records of the Missionary Society, Sunday School, Ladies Aid, Women's Fellowship, Women's Council, Golden Circle, photographs, and miscellany. The records relate to churches and religious organizations, cultural affairs, economic conditions, education, Lemon Grove, schools, social conditions, social services agencies, and women. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1685 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1685 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. The earliest extant records of the Lemon Grove Chamber of Commerce are from 1927, though the date of the organization's foundation remains uncertain. The collection consists of Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, Fruit Growers Association meeting minutes, general correspondence of the officers, and financial records of the chamber. The collection also includes some materials on Anthony F. Sonka. http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1684 http://xerxes.calstate.edu/special/1684 WED, 12 MAR 2008 12:00:00 San Diego State University. Lawrence Clark Powell received his Master of Library Science in 1937 from the Library Science program at the University of California, Berkeley. Powell joined the staff of the University of California Los Angeles library in 1938 and held the position of University Librarian from 1944-1961 and Dean of the Graduate School of Library Service from 1960-1966. During his years at UCLA, the library grew from 400,000 to 3 million volumes, he created the Special Collections Department of the library and he founded the Graduate School of Lib