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FELLOWS Gala to be Celebrated at The Huntington HSSC will honor five individuals for direction, the company averaged six their uncommon lifetime achievements new titles a year for flfty years until his in the pursuit of history on Thursday retirement in 1984. Working closely Jane Apostol evening, March 21 in the Friends Hall with authors such as LeRoy Hafen, at The Huntington in San Marino. Juanita Brooks, Clifford Drury, The FELLOWS Award, inaugurated in Charles Outland, Sheldon Jackson, 1988, is the flagship ofHSSC' s awards Gloria Lothrop, Janet Fireman and Iris program and is the highest honor the Engstrand, Art Clark exemplifies the Society bestows. publisher as historian, making history The 1996 FELLOWS are: attractive and available to the general Jane Apostol, Arthur H. Clark Jr., public as well as to the specialist. Norris Hundley Jr. , Gloria R. Lothrop and Robert A Skotheim. Norris Hundley Jr. has tackled one of the more complex and Jane Apostol has earned a lasting controversial issues of California reputation as a prize-winning local history-the supply and use of water. historian. She is the author of seven In three books, including his books since 1987, including centennial comprehensive The Great Thirst, histories of South Pasadena, the Hundley both documents the history of Historical Society of Southern water in the west and projects a vision California, Vroman's of Pasadena and for its future in California. As author the South Pasadena Public Library. of more than 65 books and articles She is currently working on a including co-author of California: centennial history of the Judson History of a Remarkable State Norris Hundley Jr. Studios. In addition to her books, teacher, administrator, and editor of Apostol has contributed two dozen the Pacific Historical Review from articles to scholarly journals and serves 1978 to 1995, Norris Hundley has as a volunteer in the historical deepened our understanding of our photograph collection at The state's rich historical heritage with his Huntington. Jane Apostol's productive and exemplary scholarship. outpouring of scholarship has sharpened our sense of place and Gloria R. Lothrop has enjoyed an personal identity as Southern active and productive career as teacher, Californians, particularly in the scholar and civic professional. She has Gloria R. Lothrop historically important region known as taught the history of California and the the Arroyo. American West since 1970. Currently she holds the W.P. Whitsett Chair in In 1934 Arthur H. Clark Jr. California History at California State joined the company his father had University, Northridge. Specializing founded in Cleveland in 1902. He in women's history, the history of quickly assumed responsibility for European minorities and the cultural manuscript selection, editing and the clash between the missionary and the production of The Arthur H. Clark American Indian, Lothrop has Company's publications. Under his Robert A. Skotheim Continued on page 3 Californiana Garden Fair Features Vignettes 50 Years Ago oin the celebration of the Lummis This Decade Garden's tenth year on Sw1day, J April 14. Vignettes created by garden he 1940s produced a designers and landscape architects will Tnumber of important books about the Golden State. dot the groW1ds illustrating waterwise Research must have flourished ideas and products. during the Depression Decade, See what Toyon Design, Hortus and because it flowered during Matilija Nursery do with fountains, Word War II and immediately pavers, potted plants, hammocks and after. native plants. Be tempted by the garden John Caughey launched the gifts offered by Sheridan Gardens impressive parade of published Nursery. Come and enjoy the artistry of works in 1941 with his one Water garden by volume text, California, a year these and other Southern California Toyon Design. which also brought us Farewell, garden designers. My Lovely by Raymond The popular garden walk/talks led by who helped install the garden. Chandler. ex'J)erts, including Bob Perry and Lili Although the Garden Fair is free, a The other headliners of 1941 Singer, will return. And in the donation of $3 .00 per person is include Robert G. Cleland, The afternoon, during a brief program, suggested. Proceeds will benefit the Cattle on a Thousand Hills; HSSC will honor the original volunteers garden. Adele Ogden, The California Sea Otter Trade, 1784-1848; George R. MacMinn, The Theater of the Golden Era in Artists Show and Sell at Museums Day California; Henry R. Wagner, outhern Californians are invited to about the five museums. Noted author Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and celebrate the rich artistic and and historian Jane Apostol will be on Budd Schulberg, What Makes Scultural history of the Arroyo Seco hand to sign copies of the book. Both Sammy Run? on Sunday, May 19, 1996. book and video will be available in the In 1942, Helen S. Giffen and The LW11mis Home and Garden will El Alisal Book Shop. Arthur Woodward combined their talents on The Story of El feature more than thirty local artists and The Southwest Museum, Heritage Tejon, which was followed by craftspeople who will display as we!J as Square Museum, Pasadena Historical Sherburn F. Cook, The Conflict sell their work. Because of the record MuseW11 and the Gamble House join the Between the California Indian attendance and success of last year's Lumrnis Home in sponsoring Museums and White Civilization ( 1943 ), premiere event, more of the Arroyo Day. Glenn Dumke, The Boom of the Mu'P"I'> artists than ever are ARROlO Each museum will be open free to Eighties in Southern California participating. the public and each will provide unique (1944), and Myrtle M. HSSC will also activities and entertainment. Be sure to McKittrick, Vallejo: Son of California, ( 1944 ). celebrate the debut of take advantage of the free shuttle The middle years of this Museums A long the between each location. For more war-disrupted decade produced Arroyo-a combined information, call the LW11mis Home. four classics of the state's gold book and video guide (213) 222-0546 rush literature: Irene D. Paden, In the Wake of the Prarie Schooner (1943); John H. History Conference Draws Capacity Crowd Kemble, The Panama Route, ore than 200 people attended the main ofPh.D.s and scholars. Neither 1849-1869 (1943); Georgia M 1996 History Conference at the the professional nor the layperson Read and Ruth Gaines (eds.), Autry Museum of Western Heritage on should be isolated. They should Gold Rush: The Journals, January 20. interact." Drawings and Other Papers of J. Goldsborough Bruff (2 vols. The conference-which has been Conference Coordinator Robert 1944 ), and David M. Potter the dream of Tom Andrews for more Blew notes this year's conference re ( ed. ), Trail to California ( 1945 ). than nine years-was designed to flected this concept in the makeup of Without question, the books bring together historians and history both the audience, and the speakers of the 1940s are worth reading enthusiasts, public and private school and panelists. and worth collecting. How teachers. Next year's conference on January many are your favorites? "History is inclusive," says 18 will continue exploring the essence Andrews. "It is not the exclusive do- of Los Angeles as a community. 2 Meet HSSC Director Peter Mauk ntil his retirement in 1986, received special certificates designed by Peter Mauk was a popular Peter which were printed in the school's U teacher of dramatic arts at graphic arts department. Valley College where he taught from The certificates were Peter's first 1959, serving as department chair the introduction to the art of printing. In last twenty years. Although Peter's 1983 he offered to assist ailing master specialty is the history of theater, he also printer Richard Hoffman and began an taught the technical aspects of theater, involvement in the intricacies of fine including lighting, set design, acting printing. Eventually Peter bought and direction. hundreds of cases of type and four hand Each semester Peter's classes staged presses. Today the Peter 's Press three or four shows, putting into practice imprint on keepsakes is highly prized by their classroom experience. Many of his his fortunate friends. students went on to successful careers Peter is an outstanding cook and and include singer Viki Carr, actor and grows a bountiful garden-his ' mums director Victor French, designer Bob and roses are legendary. Peter Mauk Mackie and actress Jill St. John. brings to the board of the historical Along the way, Peter established society his love of history and an cinema and theater awards-"Oliviers" enthusiasm for working in its cause. PeterMauk he calls them. Nominees and finalists HSSC FELLOWS Gala Continuedfrompage l published more than seventy books, University of Washington, he wrote efforts displaying privately held articles and reviews. In demand as a American Intellectual Histories and materials. As cultural leader, historian speaker, and consultant, Gloria Lothrop Historians. This seminal work was Skotheim has been able to reach an even has used her scholarship in the service followed by four others, including larger audience for history. of the community at large, thus bridging Historical Scholarship in the United the gap between the academic specialist States and The Historian and the The 1996 FELLOWs reflect the and the educated laypublic. Climate ofOpinion. In 1988 Skotheim variety of roles that generate a more came to the Huntington Library. Under immediate, personal and compelling Historian Robert A. Skotbeim is a his leadership as president, The sense of history. Join us in honoring man of distinguished accomplishments Huntington has increased its outreach to these individuals who have honed our as teacher, scholar, and administrator. the schools and the number of its sense of place and brought distinction to While professor of history at the exhibitions, including cooperative Southern California in the process.