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George C. Pardee Papers, Date (Inclusive): 1857-1941 Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 400 Creator: Pardee, George C http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4489n6tk No online items George C. Pardee Papers Guide written by History Associates, Incorporated. The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu © 2005 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. George C. Pardee Papers BANC MSS C-B 400 1 Guide to the George C. Pardee Papers Collection number: BANC MSS C-B 400 The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Contact Information: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu Processed by: Guide written by History Associates, Incorporated Date Completed: March 2006 Encoded by: James Lake © 2005 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: George C. Pardee Papers, Date (inclusive): 1857-1941 Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 400 Creator: Pardee, George C. (George Cooper) Extent: Number of containers: 124 boxes, 18 cartons, 34 volumes, 3 oversize foldersLinear feet: 48 linear feet Repository: The Bancroft Library. Berkeley, California 94720-6000 Abstract: The George Cooper Pardee Papers, 1871-1968, contain materials documenting Pardee's political career as governor of California, his role as governor in overseeing relief efforts following the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, and his interests in conservation, forestry, and irrigation in California. The collection consists primarily of correspondence. Other types of records include petitions and applications for appointment to state positions, newspaper clippings, personal receipts and invoices, various reports and studies, and speeches and articles written by Pardee. Although the collection contains materials dating from 1871-1968, the bulk of the materials range from 1902 to 1906. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English. Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. George C. Pardee Papers BANC MSS C-B 400 2 Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library 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 reader. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], George C. Pardee Papers, BANC MSS C-B 400, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Title: George Cooper Pardee Papers, Date: BANC MSS 82/8 c Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Progressive Party (Calif.) Republican Party (Calif.) Conservation of natural resources--California. San Francisco Earthquake, Calif., 1906. Water-supply--California. Forests and forestry--California. Earthquakes--California--San Francisco. Fires--California--San Francisco. California--Politics and government. Acquisition Information The George C. Pardee Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by George C. Pardee in April 1939. Additions were made by the Pardee family in 1969, 1976, and 1981. Processing Information Processed by History Associates, Incorporated in 2004. Biographical Information George Cooper Pardee, twenty-first governor of California (1903-1907), was born in San Francisco on July 25, 1857. His father, Enoch Homer Pardee, was a prominent eye doctor and politician, who served as mayor of Oakland, state senator, and state assemblyman. George Pardee followed closely in his father's footsteps, becoming an eye doctor in San Francisco and mayor of Oakland. Unlike his father, he did not serve in the state legislature in Sacramento; however he was elected governor of California in 1902. As governor he fought for many progressive ideas including conservation, irrigation, civil service reform, and better pay for public school teachers. Excepting the time he spent in Germany earning his medical degree and the time he spent in the Governor's Mansion in Sacramento as the first of thirteen governors to live there, he spent the rest of his life in the family home in Oakland. Pardee's family moved to the house on Eleventh Street in Oakland shortly after the 1868 earthquake on the Hayward Fault. Pardee graduated from Oakland High School in 1875. In 1879, he graduated from the University of California. He then spent two years at Cooper Medical College in San Francisco, followed by study at the University of Leipzig in Germany where he earned his medical degree in 1885. On his return to California in 1885 he joined his father's practice, specializing in diseases of the eye and the ear. He began his political career in local Oakland politics, where he served as a member of the Oakland Board of Health (1889-1891) and as a member of the Oakland City Council (1891-1893). He served as mayor of Oakland from 1893-1895. In 1898, he became a candidate for governor. Pardee failed to win the Republican nomination in 1898. From 1899 to 1903 he served as a University of California regent. In 1902, Pardee sought and won the nomination as the Republican candidate for governor. After a hard-fought campaign against Democratic nominee Franklin K. Lane, Pardee was inaugurated as the 21st Governor of California on January 7, 1903. Pardee was the first California native to become governor since statehood. Governor Pardee is best known as the "earthquake governor." In 1906, the Great San Francisco Earthquake and resulting fire, one of the most devastating natural disasters in the history of the United States, caused an estimated 3,000 deaths and $524 million in property losses (in 1906 dollars). Following the disaster, Governor Pardee spent six weeks in Oakland at George C. Pardee Papers BANC MSS C-B 400 3 Oakland City Hall directly overseeing relief efforts, soliciting aid from public and private sources, and organizing the state militia to restore law and order. Because of these efforts Pardee received universal praise for his remarkable leadership during the worst tragedy in California history. Despite his record, Pardee did not receive his party's nomination for a second term. Many believe that because of his refusal to side with either the "Railroad Republicans" or the "Reform Republicans," neither faction was willing to support him. He angered the Southern Pacific Railroad leadership by fighting with them over control of the Oakland waterfront and encouraging the development of a new, competing railroad company. His refusal to side with the railroad monopoly in his political decisions especially turned the party against him. Without the backing of the powerful Southern Pacific, Pardee's chances for renomination were remote. Following his departure from the governor's office Pardee returned to his medical practice, but devoted much of his time to politics and conservation. Pardee was one of the most important early conservationists in the nation. While studying in Germany, Pardee was exposed to conservation efforts that influenced his support of conservation measures both as Governor of California and later in his life. In 1907, Pardee served as a member of the National Conservation Commission (1907-1908). In 1911, he was appointed chairman of the California Conservation Commission (1911-1915), created under Governor Johnson for the protection and development of forest and water resources. In 1919, he became chairman of the State Board of Forestry (1919-1923). In 1923, he resigned in protest against radical budget cuts by Governor Richardson, but accepted the post again in 1928 under Governor Young. In 1924, he became President of the Board of Directors of the East Bay Municipal Utilities District (1924-1941), and in 1930 he was named chairman of the California Joint Federal-State Water Resources Commission. In addition to these activities, Pardee was involved in civic affairs and belonged to many organizations including the Sierra Club, Bohemian Club, Native Sons of the Golden West, and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Governor and Mrs. Pardee (Helen Penniman, 1857-1947) met while attending Oakland High School. They lost two of their four daughters at early ages. Governor Pardee died on September 1, 1941 in Oakland and was buried at Oakland's Mountain View Cemetery. Helen Pardee died six years later. Portions of the biographical sketch were excerpted from Alastair Dallas's Web site, "Governors of California," http://www.infospect.com/Governors.htm (accessed June 15, 2004); Pardee Home Museum, http://www.pardeehome.org (accessed June 15, 2004); and the State of California Web site, http://www.governor.ca.gov (accessed June 15, 2004). Scope and Content of Collection The George Cooper Pardee Papers, 1871-1968, contain materials documenting Pardee's political career as governor of California, his role as governor in overseeing relief efforts following the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, and his interests in conservation, forestry, and irrigation in California.
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