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Robert J. Bernard papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0123
Scope and Contents
CGS/CUC President
Dates:
2009 - 2009
David Boulé California Orange Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1098
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to orange and citrus cultivation in California in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Items include advertisements, vendor guides, labor documents, photographs, artifacts relating to production and packing, and a sizable collection of souvenirs and products offered to tourists and consumers. Developed by author, researcher, and avid collector David Boulé, this collection contains many valuable resources relating to the California citrus...
Dates:
1882-2016 and undated
Frank P. Brackett collection
Collection — Box: 19
Identifier: 0143
Abstract:
The Frank P. Brackett collection include his manuscript for Granite and Sagebrush and the History of Pomona Valley; documents about the Belgium Relief Fund; his students' papers, tests, and homework with the syllabi for the classes he taught at Pomona College; pamphlets written by and about Professor Brackett and the Brackett observatory; meteorological, weather, and sun observations recorded for the U.S. Weather Bureau at the Brackett Observatory on the Pomona College campus; maps; and...
Dates:
1887-1953
California Citrus Industry Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1097
Abstract
This collection contains documents relating to the citrus industry from various vendors and growers associations in Southern California. It was collected by Claremont Heritage and gifted to Special Collections in the Honnold Mudd Library in 2015. Although the dates range from 1891-1973 the bulk of the collection is material from the early twentieth century pertaining to the College Heights, Etiwanda, and Covina Orange Growers Associations. Notable materials in this collection includes...
Dates:
1891-1973
John Henry Dockweiler papers, Water Resources Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0267
Abstract:
John Dockweiler was a consulting engineer for water and power companies in Northern California near the San Francisco area. He represented Spring Valley Water Company, Cuyumaca Water Company, San Francisco's City Distribution System, and Marin County Water and Supply company. He worked on water projects during the early 20th century. Dockweiler's papers also include 19th century court cases such Spring Valley Water Company vs. City of San Francisco.
Dates:
1857-1916
Kewen Dorsey Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0272
Abstract
This collection contains the diaries of early California resident Kewen Hilliard Dorsey. Born in El Monte in 1857, Dorsey grew up in the town of Spadra with his grandfather, W.W. Rubottom, and later lived in Los Angeles and Fontana. Dorsey was active in his community, a member of a Masonic lodge and pioneer groups. The bulk of the materials in this collection consists of Dorsey's diaries, though it also contains account books, various writings, record books, and a day book belonging to...
Dates:
1735-1933 and undated; Majority of material found within 1879-1933 and undated
Matt Garcia Papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1096
Abstract
The collection consists of research, writing, and teaching materials created by author, educator, and historian Matthew J. Garcia. The materials document Dr. Garcia’s work on topics related to agriculture, labor, food, immigration, ethnicity, and popular culture in California. Primary subjects of interest include the citrus industry and Mexican-American laborers in Southern California, especially the Farm Labor movement under Cesar Chavez. The collection is comprised of research materials,...
Dates:
1883-2016 and undated
Mayers (Arthur) Collection
Collection
Identifier: 0512
Abstract
This is a collection of the personal papers of Arthur Mayers, and it includes papers from the Unity Club of the Los Angeles Fellowship, items from the Lost Angeles Police Department's civilian defense program, personal photographs, and travel memorabilia from Concord, Massachusetts.
Dates:
1906 - 1943
Howard D. Mills papers on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Water Resources Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0545
Abstract:
Metropolitan Water District reports, publications, correspondence, clippings, and meeting minutes.
Dates:
1919-1967
Reuel Olson Papers on the Colorado River Compact, Water Resources Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0584
Abstract
Materials in this collection consist of Reuel Olson's notes, letters, newspaper clippings, government-related documents, and other research materials that became his doctoral thesis on the Colorado River Compact: a seven state agreement on the allocation of water resources in the Colorado River basin. Olson, a law professor at University of Southern California School of Law, wrote his thesis to satisfy requirements for his doctorate at Harvard University. These materials provide historical...
Dates:
1919-1967 and undated