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Finding aid of the Holt-Atherton Special Collections Vertical (Subject) Files Collection, 1855-

Nicole Grady Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections University of the Pacific Library 3601 Pacific Ave. Stockton, CA 95211 Phone: (209) 946-2404 Fax: (209) 946-2942 URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html © 2013 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.

Finding aid of the Holt-Atherton MSS 340 1 Special Collections Vertical (Subject) Files Collection, 1855- Finding aid of the Holt-Atherton Special Collections Vertical (Subject) Files Collection, 1855-

Collection number: MSS 340

Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections University of the Pacific Library Stockton, California Processed by: Mia Watts Date Completed: 2019 Encoded by: Nicole Grady © 2013 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary Title: Holt-Atherton Special Collections vertical (subject) files collection, 1855- Dates: 1855-2019 Collection number: MSS 340 Collector: Holt-Atherton Special Collections Collection Size: 7.5 linear feet Repository: University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of Special Collections Stockton, California 95211 Abstract: The Vertical (Subject) Files Collection were collected over several decades by successive library staff. The collection includes such materials as correspondence, newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, events flyers, promotional material, news clippings, photos, ephemera or research papers including interviews. Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection open for research. Publication Rights Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Preferred Citation Holt-Atherton Special Collections vertical (subject) files collection, 1855-. MSS 340. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Biography / Administrative History The mission of Holt-Atherton Special Collections is to collect, preserve, and provide access to manuscript collections made up of primary sources that focus on California, American history, and the University of the Pacific, as well as a specialized book collection. Special Collections was first established as the California History Foundation in 1947, it later became the Pacific Center for Western Studies, and in 1977 Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Scope and Content of Collection The Vertical (Subject) Files Collection were collected over several decades by successive library staff. The collection includes such materials as correspondence, newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, events flyers, promotional material, news clippings, photos, ephemera or research papers including interviews. Arrangement The Vertical Files collection contains subject files organized alphabetically by topic.

Finding aid of the Holt-Atherton MSS 340 2 Special Collections Vertical (Subject) Files Collection, 1855- Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. California - History Stockton (Calif.) - History Stockton (Calif.) - Biography San Joaquin County (Calif.) - History San Joaquin County (Calif.) - Biography

SERIES 1: Biography Subject Files

BOX 1 Bechthold Family Brown, Lucy Dean & Benjamin E. Budd Family Campbell, William (d.1934) Canlis, Michael (b.1917) Carson, Sgt. James H. (d. 1853) Coolbrith, Ina Donna (1841-1928) Covello, Leonard (d. 1987) Evans, General George Spafford (1826-1883) Fisher, Alvin N. (1817-1863) Flaco, Juan “Lean John” Brown (1799-1859) Franzia Family Gridley, Reuel (1829-1870) Hearst, William Randolph (1863-1951) Henderson, Milton Pierce (1834-1907) Hickinbotham Family Hillman, Raymond W. (b. 1943) Holt, Benjamin (1849-1920) Kale, Josephine Kennedy, Helen Weber (1889-1983) Kingston, Maxine Hong (b.1940) Le Tourneau, Robert G. (1888-1969) Lee, Dora Ames (1913-2004) Lewis, Tillie (1896-1977) Lick, James (1796-1876) Lofthus, Ort Logan, Joseph B. “Jack” (1826-1857) Machado, Mike [incl. Campaign Mailings, 1995] McFall, John J. (1918-2006) Micke, William George (1874-1961) SERIES 1: Biography Subject Files

BOX 2 Orvis, Charles Bruce (1858-1955) [1st veterinarian in San Joaquin County] Perino, Carmen (1922-1997) Pease, Howard (1894-1974) Peffer, Edward (b. 1886) Reimche Family Reimche Family Ross, Sergt. Karl (d. 1918) Rossi, Jean Seghesio Family Shima, George [Kinji Ushijima] (1864-1926) Smith, James C. (d. 1900) Stockton, Robert F. (1795-1866)

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Swett, John (1830-1913) [incl. Letter from Panama-Pacific International Exposition Chief of the Dept. of Education James A. Barr] Terry, David S. (1823-1889) “In Re Neagle: A landmark in American Constitutional law” “Lathrop: An Incident in American and Judicial History” “The Belt-Terry Duel” Tone (Jack) Family Trahern, G. W. (1825-1909) Weber, Charles M. (1814-1881) Weber, Helen (1822-1895) Willard, Alexander Hamilton (1778-1865) Wolfe, Monte SERIES 2 California Subject Files

BOX 1 African-Americans in California Amador County, California – Description & Travel, and History Astronomical Observatories Atomic/Nuclear Industry Auburn, California – Description & Travel Benicia, California – Description & Travel and Historic Houses Berkeley, California – History Protest (1969; undated) Blind Education Boats, Boating, and River Rafting Building and Loan Associations (1932) Butte County, California – Description & Travel and Housing/Real Estate California Centennial Celebrations [incl. Bicentennial and Sesquicentennial] California State Fair Calaveras Big Trees State Park – Description & Travel Calaveras County, California – History [incl. 1942 General Election] Calaveras County, California – Description & Travel Calaveras County, California – Festivals, Etc. [incl. Jumping Frog Jubilee] Central Valley [incl. New Melones] Chinese Camp, California – History Civil Defense Coalinga, California – Description & Travel and Festivals Coloma, California – History and Festivals Columbia, California – Description & Travel and Festivals Columbia Historic State Park – History and Description & Travel Copperopolis, California – History and Festivals Coulterville, California – History Davenport, California – History Description & Travel Diablo Valley, California – Economic Conditions Economic Conditions Education, Schools & Teachers – History El Dorado County, California – History and Description & Travel Feather River, California – History and Description & Travel Galt, California – Description Grass Valley, California – History, Description & Travel, and Festivals Gonzales, California – History Gold Mines & Mining – Anecdotes & Facetiae [incl. Fiddletown] SERIES 2 California Subject Files

BOX 2 Japanese in California & US [incl. Anti-Japanese brochures] Japanese Americans – World War II Relocation Centers Kings Canyon National Park Lake County, California – History League of Women Voters of California

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Mariposa, California – History and Festivals Merced County, California – History and Festivals Migrant Farm Workers [incl. Farm Security Administration] Mineral Industries & Mining – Periodicals Missions (California) – Description & Travel Mission San Juan Capistrano by Carol Agajan, 1955 (Mission Tour paper with original photos) Mission San Juan Capistrano by Meredith Crosslin, 1942 (Paper with original photos) Reminiscences of Mission Santa Cruz by Robert E. Blair, 1947 (student paper with original photos) Modesto, California – Irrigation Districts (1959) Modesto, California – Social Conditions (1952) Mokelumne Hill, California – History Mormons and Mormonism [incl. Welfare Plan/Program] Mother Lode of California – Description & Travel Mountain Ranch, California – History and Festivals Murphys, California – History and Festivals Native Sons of the Golden West Histories by Grand Historian Newspapers (First) Oakdale, California – Irrigation Districts (1946) Parks & Recreation (California & National Park Service) [Misc. Brochures] Politics & Government, 1933-39; 1972 Race Relations “The Effects of the State Supreme Court Decision on the California Mixed Marriage Law,” 1951 “A Survey of the Non-White School Teachers in Northern California,” 1950 Rio Vista, California – Description & Travel and Housing/Real Estate San Francisco Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939 San Francisco Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 Santa Cruz, California – Fish Trade (1947) & Canners League of California (1949) Seal & Flag of California (Official State Documents) Sequoia National Park Sierra Railway Company – History (1972) Silver Lake, California – History Songs & Music – History Sonora, California – Description & Travel “What Stage Line Was Held Up?” by Waddell Smith about John H. Shine Stanislaus County, California [incl. Livingston Area] Stanislaus River SERIES 2 California Subject Files

BOX 3 Tuolumne County, California Tuolumne County, California – Crime & Criminals Trapper/Maritime Contemporaries (Ship Masters) [by Jim Norris, 2012] United Farm Workers and Citizens for a Fair Farm Labor Law [incl. Proposition No. 14, 1974] Waterford, California – Festivals Watsonville, California – History [incl. Charles Ford Company] Yosemite National Park SERIES 3 San Joaquin County, California Subject Files

BOX 1 African-Americans in Stockton – History Arts – Stockton Banks & Banking – Stockton – History Bridges – Stockton Buddhists in Stockton Buildings – Stockton

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Businesses – Stockton [incl. oldest, jewelers, lumber, trade school, beverage, pharmacy, insect exterminating, dairy] Carnegie, California – History Cemeteries – Stockton Chamber of Commerce – Stockton Chicory Factory [River Mill] – History Chinese in Stockton Church Music – Stockton Churches – Lockeford & Manteca Churches – Stockton Churches: Central Methodist – Stockton Clubs – Stockton [Yosemite Club, Philomathean Club, Jesters Club, Ladies Auxiliary to California Pioneers, Associated Charities of San Joaquin County, Father Mathew Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society, San Joaquin Pioneer Hall Association] Commerce Commerce – Stockton Courthouse – History Crime & Criminals – Stockton – History California Youth Authority: O. H. Close School for Boys, 1966 San Joaquin County Probation Office (L. V. Peterson Hall Juvenile Detention Facility), [c. 1949] Cultural Heritage Board – Stockton Description & Travel and History Description & Travel—Lodi SERIES 3 San Joaquin County, California Subject Files

BOX 2 Description & Travel – Manteca Description & Travel – Stockton (2 folders) Economy Education [incl. Teacher’s Examination, 1898-1903] Elections (1930s; 1970) Environment & Environmental Issues [incl. water, agriculture] Fairs, Festivals, Conventions, etc. [incl. Woman’s Benefit Assoc. of the Maccabees, Calif. Assoc. of Electrical Contractors and Dealers, P.C.A.C.A., Stockton City Exemption Board, Lumbermen’s Club, Furniture Assoc. of Calif., Asparagus Festival, Film Festival, Powwow, Poetry, Diwali Night] Famous People – Stockton Filipinos in Stockton Firemen – Stockton [lists: 1855, 1888, n.d.] Prospectus, Compact and By-Laws of the Eureka Association of the City of Stockton, 1871 (Eureka Fire Engine Company No. 2) Floods – Stockton French Camp, California – History Galleries & Museums – Stockton [incl. Haggin Museum, Holt Memorial Hall, SJC Historical Museum, etc.] Highways (Crosstown/Highway 4/I-5) Historic Houses Historic Houses & Housing – Stockton [incl. original neighborhood housing brochures] Historic Landmarks – Stockton SERIES 3 San Joaquin County, California Subject Files

BOX 3 Historic Landmarks – Stockton [cont.] St. Mary’s Church Hotel Stockton Sperry Building Superintendent’s Home (Stockton State Hospital) Weber Primary School

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St. John’s Episcopal Church Hurrle-Weston Home Benjamin Holt Home Newell Home County Jail (Cunningham’s Castle) Old County Courthouse Site Santa Fe Depot Weber Point Wagner Leather Company Engine Wong Mansion Engine House No. 3 Miner Levee Edeard B. Condy Home El Dorado Elementary School Charles E. Owen Home Bank of Stockton Moses Rodgers Home Luther Burbank School Nippon Hospital California Building Fox California Theater (Bob Hope Theater) Holt, California – History Hospitals – Stockton [incl. Stockton State Hospital/Insane Asylum and SJC Medical Society] Indochinese in San Joaquin County Italians in San Joaquin County Italian Gardeners Society Picnic Micke Grove 1949, 1954-1955 San Joaquin County Italian Guide and Directory 1927-1928/Guida Italiana Contea di San Joaquin Japanese in San Joaquin County [incl. Anti-Alien Land Bill and Stockton Assembly Center] Jews in Stockton Lathrop, California Libraries Linden, California – History Lockeford, California – History [incl. Union League] Lodi, California – History and Festivals Manufactures & Manufacturing – Stockton [incl. Caterpillar Tractors] Mexican-Americans in Stockton Mokelumne River – History Mountain House, California Newspapers – Stockton – History Photographers Pioneers Politics & Government Politics & Government – Stockton Politics & Government – Stockton (1861-1865) [Civil War] Population – Stockton Port of Stockton Postal Service Periodicals & Newsletters Collagraph (December 2008) Delta Rag (August 2007) Discover… (Nov/Dec 1989, Jan/Feb 1990, May/June 1999) Keeping Families Safe (November 2006) El Mercado (July 1999, February 2001) On the Town (Summer 1999, Fall 1999, Winter 1999/2000, Spring/Summer 2000) The Prompter (June 2008)

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YMCA Newsletter (Fall 2007) SERIES 3 San Joaquin County, California Subject Files

BOX 4 Private Schools – Stockton – St. Mary’s High School Printers – Stockton Public Welfare – Stockton Radio Broadcasting – Stockton – History Railroads – Stockton San Joaquin Delta – History San Joaquin Delta College San Joaquin Valley – Description & Travel Race Relations – Stockton Policies of Segregation in Stockton Hotels, 1947 Minority Group Relations at Edison High School, 1950 Attendance, Behavior, and General Characteristics of Ethnic Groups in Stockton’s Recreation Area, 1949 The People Discuss Miscegenation, 1947 [incl. Filipino] Recreational Activities & Facilities – Stockton Red Cross, Junior Chapter – Stockton (1941) Redevelopment Projects – Stockton [incl. Urban Renewal] Restaurants, Lunchrooms, etc. – Stockton Ripon, California – History Rough & Ready Island, California – Stockton Schools – Stockton [incl. Funds & Scholarships and Periodicals] Sikhs in Stockton Sister City Association – Stockton Sports – Stockton [incl. Casey at the Bat (Baseball)] Steamboats – History Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame (1965) Stockton Women’s Suffrage Group for 75th Anniversary Celebration (1995) Stockton’s Response to the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Street Railways – Stockton Strikes & Lockouts – Stockton (1914; 1937) Synagogues – Stockton – Temple Israel Super Collider (1986-1987) SERIES 3 San Joaquin County, California Subject Files

BOX 5 Terminous, California – History Theater – Stockton Tomatoes – Marketing Tracy, California – Description & Travel Transportation Veterans – Stockton Women in Stockton Woodbridge, California – History [incl. Woods School] Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) – Stockton – History

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