http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0199r4z4 No online items Inventory to the papers of C. Templeton Crocker at the California Academy of Sciences Crocker (C. Templeton) Papers Finding aid prepared by Matthew T. Davis, Archival Intern California Academy of Sciences Archives 55 Music Concourse Drive Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA, 94118 415-379-5484 [email protected] Note box list on web Bio on server at N:\library\ARCHIVES\1 Biography\Biography - Text Inventory to the papers of C. MSS.115 1 Templeton Crocker at the California Academy of Sciences ... Descriptive Summary Title: Crocker (C. Templeton) papers Collection number: MSS.115 Repository: California Academy of Sciences, Special Collections 55 Music Concourse Drive Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118 Languages: Materials are in English. Physical Description: 53.2 Cubic feet80 boxes (11 manuscript boxes, 20 clam shell boxes, 4 record center cartons, 3 legal-sized manuscript boxes, 1 half-width manuscript box, 3 small irregular boxes, 25 oversize album boxes, 13 wooden boxes containing glass Lantern slides and Glass Plate Negatives) 20 reels of 16mm film, 1 oversize photo folder, 1 oversize set of rolled items, 2 empty film cases Date (bulk): Bulk, 1930-1938 Date (inclusive): 1864-1991 Location note: AR7/J/1, AR8/B/2-AR9/K/8 Abstract: The C. Templeton Crocker Collection consists of papers and materials relating to Templeton Crocker’s life, primarily during his expeditions on the yacht, Zaca during the 1930s. The collection includes manuscripts, field notes, correspondence, limited fictional writings, and log books from the Zaca. The collection also includes 16mm films of his voyages, photo albums, negatives, glass plate negatives, and glass lantern slides. Creator: Crocker, Templeton, 1884-1948 Related materials Collections at the California Academy of Sciences: Asaeda (Toshio) watercolor drawings MSS.016 Beebe (Charles William) collection MSS.037 Jacques (Francis Lee) oil painting of the Schooner Zaca SC.JAQU Schooner Zaca Collection MSS.420 Howell (John Thomas) papers MSS.234 Crocker (Charles F.) portrait [Academy trustee] SC.CROC Galapagos Islands Collection MSS.181 Swarth (Harry Schelwaldt) papers MSS.457 Preferred citation C. Templeton Crocker papers, Special Collections, California Academy of Sciences Library, San Francisco, CA Scope and content The collection consists of papers and materials relating to Templeton Crocker’s life, primarily during his expeditions on the yacht, Zaca during the 1930s. The collection includes manuscripts, field notes, correspondence, limited fictional writings, and log books from the Zaca. The collection also includes 16mm films of his voyages, photo albums, negatives, glass plate negatives, and glass lantern slides. 1884 September Charles Templeton Crocker is born in San Francisco, California. 2 1888 Charles Crocker (Templeton Crocker's grandfather and one of the "big four" who built the Central Pacific August 14 Railroad) dies. 1898 Colonel Frederick Crocker (Templeton Crocker's father) dies. Templeton Crocker inherits $5,000,000. 1901 Templeton Crocker is injured falling from dogcart. It is thought at that time that he would not walk again. (New September York Times, 1901 September 16) 15 1908 Crocker graduates from Yale University. Crocker with M. C. Scott and his chauffer make a motor trip across the continent. 1911 Templeton Crocker marries Helene Irwin, Hawaiian Sugar Plantation heiress. February 28 Inventory to the papers of C. MSS.115 2 Templeton Crocker at the California Academy of Sciences ... 1917 Templeton Crocker writes and produces the play, "The Land of Happiness" for the Bohemian Grove. 1917 December Templeton Crocker enlists in the Navy as ensign. 31 1925 "Fay-Yen-Fah" opera is presented in San Francisco. 1927 May Helen Irwin Crocker divorces Templeton Crocker. (New York Times, 1927 May 15, P.3) 14 1933 Crocker authors "The Cruise of the Zaca." 1948 December Templeton Crocker dies at age 64. 12 1929 The Zaca's keel is laid on Main Street next to Nunes Brothers at Yard Hurricane Gulch, Sausalito, Ca. October 1930 April The Zaca is christened by Academy Award winner, Marie Dressler. 12 1930 May 8 Templeton Crocker takes the Zaca to Ensenada, Mexico. 1930 June 7 Templeton Crocker takes the Zaca on a personal trip that Circumnavigates the world. The ports of call include - 1931 May San Francisco, Marquesas, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Pago Pago, Trobriands, Bali, Java, Singapore, Ceylon, Aden, 27 Arabia, Egypt, Malta, Cannes, Teneriffe, Puerto Rico, Panama, Guatemala, Manzanillo, Ensenada, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Monterey. 1931 October 31 The California Academy of Sciences funds a scientific expedition on the Zaca to Guadalupe Island. Ports of call - November include Ensenada, Cabo, Mazatlan, Cabo, Ensenada, and Guadalupe Island. 20 1932 March The California Academy of Sciences funds a scientific expedition on the Zaca to Mexico and the Galapagos 10 - Islands. September 1932 The Zaca takes a trip to Avalon on the island of Catalina. November 1933 March The Zaca is taken on the Solomon Islands Expedition. Ports include San Francisco, Hawaii, Palmyra, Puka Puka, 3 - Pago Pago, Samoa, Fiji, Tukopia, Vanikolo, Duff Island, Reef Island, Nupani, Sikiana, Tulagi-Florida Island, Tai September Harbor, Quaibaita Maliata Island, Rennell Island, Bellona Island, Ugi, San Cristobal, Santa Anna, Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz, Suva, and Honolulu. 1934 January - The Zaca is taken to Baja, Mexico. February 18 1934 September The American Museum of Natural History funds a scientific expedition to Eastern Polynesia. Ports include 15 - 1935 Marquesas, Tuamotus, Australs, Mangareva, Pitcairn, Easter, Valparaiso, Chinchas, and the Galapagos islands. April 16 1935 Templeton Crocker takes the Zaca on a fishing trip to Baja, Mexico. November 6 1936 March The New York Zoological Society funds an expedition to Baja, Mexico. William Beebe leads the expedition. Ports 25 - May 25 include Cedros Island, Cabo, Guaymas, Clarion Island, and Mazatlan. 1936 The American Museum of Natural History funds a scientific expedition to Samoa and the Hawaiian Islands. The August 18 - leaders of the expedition are William Coultas and Roy Miner. Ports include Hawaii, Kauai, Laysan, Christmas, 1937 American Samoa, Western Samoa, Tongareva, and Layasan. January 17 1937 June The Zaca is taken to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico. 1937 The department of tropical research at the New York Zoological Society funds an expedition to Panama and November 2 Columbia. Ports include Baja, Mexico, and Gorgona Island, Columbia. - 1938 April 1939 July 25The Zaca is put up for sale. (SF Chronicle) 1940 Templeton Crocker discontinues expeditions due to war in Europe. 1942 June The Zaca is sold to the US Navy for $40,000. 12 Inventory to the papers of C. MSS.115 3 Templeton Crocker at the California Academy of Sciences ... Biographical note Charles Templeton Crocker was born September 2, 1884 in San Francisco, California. He graduated from Yale University in 1908. A self-proclaimed explorer, he sailed his yacht Zaca around the world covering 27,152 miles and visiting 50 ports (1930). He made an expedition to the Galapagos Islands and the South Pacific for the California Academy of Sciences (March 1932 – September 1932). A 2,690 foot mountain on Indefatigable Island was named Mount Crocker in honor of his conquest of that peak. Later expeditions included Honolulu, Hawaii with the Bishop Museum (1933), Easter Island for the American Museum of Natural History (1934), Gulf of California for the New York Zoological Society (1936), Hawaii, Tongareva and Samoa for American Museum of Natural History (1936-1937). Crocker received the Ribbon of the Legion of Honor (France, 1926) for his opera “Fey-Yen-Fah”, an adaptation of a play he had written, “Land of Happiness”. He also authored "The Cruise of the Zaca" in 1933. Crocker's memberships include the California Historical Society (president, 1922) to whom he deeded his library in 1940. Many specimens from his expeditions were donated to the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences. He was a Life Member of the California Academy of Sciences (1911), Patron (1931), Benefactor (1932), Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; and a member of the American Museum of Natural History, New York Zoological Society, Field Museum, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Native Sons of the Golden West. He was also a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, a member of the groups: Field Museum, Knickerbocker club of New York, St. James Royal Automobile club, Sons of the American Revolution, Native Sons of the Golden West, The Society of the Mayflower Descendents and the Author’s Club of London. Arrangement note The C. Templeton Crocker papers are organized into the following series: 1. Biographical Material; 2. Crocker Manuscripts; 3.Zaca; 4.Writings by Other Authors; 5.Photo Albums; 6.Photographs and Negatives; 7.Films and Videos; 8.Glass Plate Negatives; 9.Glass Lantern Slides; 10.Maps and Blueprints; 11.Scrapbooks; 12.Ephemera. Reproduction All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction. Conditions governing access Access is unrestricted. Subjects and Indexing Terms Zaca (Schooner). American Museum of Natural History. Photographs Scientific expeditions--South America. Scientific expeditions--Samoan Islands. Scientific expeditions--Galapagos Islands. Galapagos Islands. Scientific expeditions New York Zoological Society. California Academy of Sciences--Expeditions Pitcairn Island. Logbooks.