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1 No online items Mandeville Special Collections Library Mandeville Special Collections Library The UCSD Libraries 9500 Gilman Drive University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California Phone: (858) Fax: (858) URL: Copyright 2005 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. MSS

2 Descriptive Summary Creator: Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California Title:, Date (inclusive): Extent: 3.00 linear feet(8 archives boxes) Abstract: The contains historical essays about Californian registered landmarks, monuments and state parks. The essays were written between 1936 and 1940 as part of the W.P.A. Federal Writer's Project. In addition to typescript essays, the collection contains research notes about sites in several California counties, particularly Monterey, and miscellaneous administrative materials. The collection is organized in four series: 1) CALIFORNIA HISTORIC LANDMARK SERIES, 2) STATE PARKS, 3) RESEARCH NOTES, and 4) ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS. Repository: University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library. La Jolla, California Collection number: MSS 0204 Language of Material: Collection materials in English Access Collection is open for research. Acquisition Information Not Available Preferred Citation, MSS Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD. Publication Rights Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection. Historical Background Between 1936 and 1940, the California Department of Parks and Recreation in conjunction with the Federal Writers' Project, a component of the federal Works Progress Administration, produced a series of descriptive historical essays and monographs on a variety of the state's important landmarks, monuments and state parks. The project editors were Clark Wing and Vernon Aubrey Neasham. Project writers included George Walcott Ames Jr., Christian Ecklon, Andrew Eggum, Russell C. Ewing, John Samuel Fox, Chester Lyle Gutherie, Esther Harlan, Oscar Houmann, John Adam Hussey, James C. Kean, Tyrrell Martinez, Don Morton, James Nebergall, Benjamin Rader, Engel Sluiter, George Tays, Kathleen Camilla Wade, H. Howe Wagner, and Lois Ann Woodward. Through an agreement with the State Printing Office, the monographs were to be published and sold to the public for a nominal price. The historical landmarks selected for treatment included a variety of sites typifying California's "Spanish, Mexican and Early California" past. Many sites were privately owned and had been registered by the California State Chamber of Commerce as places having historical significance worthy of preservation. By 1940, 366 sites had been registered as landmarks. The s Project also gathered information on the state's seventy parks. Like the essays written for the landmarks, the monographs on the parks provided the history of the sites, as well as physical descriptions of the park and auto route directions from major metropolitan areas. In large measure, these essays were intended to be guides for travelers to California's historic and notable sites. Scope and Content of Collection The contains typescript historical essays and research notes between 1936 and 1940 on selected California landmarks, monuments and state parks. Also included are guidelines for style, summary reports and other miscellaneous administrative materials. The collection is organized in four series: 1) CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL LANDMARK SERIES, 2) STATE PARKS, 3) RESEARCH NOTES, and 4) ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS. SERIES 1: CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL LANDMARK SERIES The first series, CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL LANDMARK SERIES, consists of historical essays for approximately 130 of California's registered landmarks that recount events from the Spanish colonial period to the late 1930s. Descriptions of nearby points of interest and precise auto route directions are often included. The essays are arranged according to the number assigned to the landmark. An index to the numbering scheme is filed at the beginning of the series. SERIES 2: STATE PARKS MSS

3 The essays in the second series, STATE PARKS, continue the historical model provided by the landmark essays, but they also include sections of geographical description, natural history and geology. For some state parks there is only a short summary. Like the landmark series, the state park essays are organized numerically by park number. SERIES 3: RESEARCH NOTES The RESEARCH NOTES series consists of handwritten notes and drafts of essays arranged alphabetically by county. Most of the materials pertain to sites or structures in the city of Monterey and its environs. SERIES 4: ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS The final series, ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS, contains guidelines and instructions for writers, as well as summary information on the extent of the project. Of particular interest is the "Report of Work Completed, in Progress and Planned as of July 1, 1937." The materials are arranged alphabetically. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California California. -- Dept. of Parks and Recreation Historic sites -- California -- History Parks -- California -- History Monuments -- California -- History California -- History, Local Contributors Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL LANDMARK SERIES box 1, folder 1 box 1, folder 2 Indexes by editors, Clark Wing and Vernon Aubrey Neasham Unnumbered - California State Capitol I - Monterey; II - San Jose; III - Benicia; and IV - Sacramento. By Tyrrell Martinez. box 1, folder 3 Unnumbered - Yerba Bueno Island By George Walcott Ames, Jr. box 1, folder Old Custom House of Monterey box 1, folder Mision San Francisco Solano (Sonoma Mission) box 1, folder General Vallejo's Home box 1, folder Bear Flag Monument By John Adam Hussey. MSS

4 box 1, folder Captain Jack's Stronghold box 1, folder Reading Adobe box 1, folder Residence of General William B. Ide box 1, folder Blue Wing Inn - Sonoma County box 1, folder Broderick-Terry Dueling Place box 1, folder Parent Washington Navel Orange box 1, folder Volcano and Buildings box 1, folder San Bernadino Asistencia box 1, folder Site of the College of California box 1, folder Niles [or Vallejo] Flour Mill box 1, folder The Adobe Chapel of the Immaculate Conception box 1, folder Site of San Diego Whaling Station - San Diego County By James Nebergall. Includes holograph notes on fishing in the Monterey area. box 1, folder Mission Dam and Flume - San Diego County By James Nebergall. MSS

5 box 1, folder Casa de Estudillo By George Walcott Ames, Jr. box 1, folder Fort Stockton box 1, folder Tip of Ballast Point By Victor R. Jewett. box 1, folder La Punta de los Muertos - San Diego County By James Nebergall. box 1, folder San Diego Presidio Site By George Walcott Ames, Jr. box 1, folder Fort Rosecrans box 1, folder Plaza in Old San Diego box 1, folder Serra Palm - San Diego County box 1, folder Site of Fort Guijarros By George Walcott Ames, Jr. box 1, folder Fort Defiance (Roop's Cabin) By George Walcott Ames, Jr. box 1, folder Old Town of Shasta box 1, folder The Founding of the Presidio of San Francisco By Russell C. Ewing. box 1, folder The Montgomery Block MSS

6 box 1, folder Landing Place of Captain Montgomery box 2, folder Castillo de San Joaquin box 2, folder San Francisco Shoreline Prior to 1849 box 2, folder Rincon Hill box 2, folder California Star Newspaper Office box 2, folder The California Theater box 2, folder Site of the First United States Branch Mint in California box 2, folder The Niantic Hotel box 2, folder The Parrott Granite Block box 2, folder Fort Gunnybags box 2, folder Telegraph Hill box 2, folder Giant Desert Figures Near Blythe By Oscar Houmann. box 2, folder Site of Louis Robidoux House MSS

7 box 2, folder The Royal Presidio Chapel of San Carlos Borromeo box 2, folder The Larkin House box 2, folder Joaquin Miller Home By Esther Harlan. box 2, folder Portsmouth Plaza box 2, folder Town of Columbia Includes "A Report on the Columbia Historical Research Project #3422 H.E. Rensch, Supervisor, February 20, 1937" and "Biography and Vital Statistics." box 2, folder Tuttletown By James C. Kean. box 2, folder Colton Hall box 2, folder Hacienda of Governor Pio Pico box 2, folder Landing Place of Sebastian Vizcaino and Fray Junipero Serra box 2, folder Fort Tejon By George Walcott Ames, Jr. Includes 4 postcards, 1 photograph and 2 survey maps. box 2, folder Donner Monument or Pioneer Monument By George Walcott Ames, Jr. box 2, folder Mision San Carlos de Borromeo de Monterey box 2, folder First Theater in California MSS

8 box 2, folder Mark Twain Cabin box 2, folder St. James' Episcopal Church By James C. Kean. box 2, folder Studebaker's Shop - El Dorado County By H. Howe Wagner. box 2, folder James Wilson Marshall Monument box 2, folder Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles box 3, folder Avila Adobe box 3, folder Trinidad Head By Engel Sluiter. box 3, folder Banning Park box 3, folder Brand Park or Memory Garden box 3, folder Campo de Cahuenga box 3, folder Dominguez Ranch House box 3, folder The Old State House By John Adam Hussey. box 3, folder Fort Humboldt By Engel Sluiter. MSS

9 box 3, folder Los Angeles Plaza box 3, folder Mision San Fernando Rey de Espana Includes letter to Guy L. Fleming from Marie Stewart. box 3, folder Mision San Gabriel Arcangel box 3, folder The Pico House box 3, folder Plummer Park box 3, folder Site of Mision Vieja box 3, folder Weber Point and Site of Charles M. Weber House box 3, folder La Mesa Battlefield box 3, folder Oak of the Golden Dream box 3, folder Drum Barracks box 3, folder Hancock Park - La Brea box 3, folder Merced Theater box 3, folder Pioneer Oil Refinery MSS

10 box 3, folder Benicia Arsenal By John Adam Hussey. box 3, folder Peter Lassen Marker - Plumas County box 3, folder Dana's Point box 3, folder El Dorado, Parker House and Dennison Exchange box 3, folder Mision San Juan Bautista and Plaza By George Walcott Ames, Jr. box 3, folder San Juan Capistrano box 3, folder Modjeska's Home box 3, folder First Sawmill in Marin County By H. Howe Wagner. box 3, folder San Francis Ranch - Inyo County box 3, folder Town of Trinidad By Engel Sluiter. box 3, folder Mision San Rafael Arcangel By John Adam Hussey. box 3, folder Site of the Lighter Wharf at Bolinas By John Adam Hussey. box 3, folder Lime Kilns - Marin County By H. Howe Wagner. Includes photograph. MSS

11 box 3, folder First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley - Inyo County box 3, folder Mision San Antonio de Padua box 3, folder Mision Nuestra Senora de la Soledad box 3, folder Luther Burbank Home and Garden - Sonoma County By Tyrrell Martinez. box 3, folder Casa Adobe de San Rafael - Los Angeles County By Christian Ecklon. box 4, folder Anchorage of the San Carlos By Engel Sluiter. box 4, folder Temelec Hall - Sonoma County box 4, folder Mision San Luis Rey de Francia box 4, folder Livermore Memorial Monument box 4, folder Mision San Diego de Alcala box 4, folder Asistencia San Antonio de Pala, Mission Substation - San Diego County box 4, folder Derby Dike - San Diego County By James Nebergall. box 4, folder Rancho San Antonio MSS

12 box 4, folder Sites of Mission Santa Clara de Asis - Santa Clara County By Christian Ecklon. box 4, folder San Andreas - Calaveras County By Tyrrell Martinez. box 4, folder Vasquez Tree and Site of 21-Mile House - Santa Clara County By Benjamin Rader. box 4, folder Mitchler Hotel - Calaveras County box 4, folder Mokelumne Hill - Calaveras County By H. Howe Wagner. box 4, folder Douglas Flat - Calaveras County By H. Howe Wagner. box 4, folder Carson Hill - Calaveras County By H. Howe Wagner. box 4, folder Murphys - Calaveras County box 4, folder The Estudillo Home box 4, folder Peralta Home (New Alta Mira Club) box 4, folder Angels Camp - Calaveras County box 4, folder First Home of Pomona College - Los Angeles County By H. Howe Wagner. box 4, folder Lotta Crabtree Part 1: Her Home in Grass Valley - Nevada County, Part 2: A Chronology of Her Theatrical Career. MSS

13 box 4, folder The Empire Mine - Nevada County By H. Howe Wagner. box 4, folder Vallecito Stage Station - San Diego County By Tyrrell Martinez. box 4, folder Mission Santa Inez - Santa Barbara County By Tyrrell Martinez. box 4, folder Casa de la Guerra - Santa Barbara County box 4, folder Covarrubias Adobe - Santa Barbara County box 4, folder Marshall's Blacksmith Shop - El Dorado County By Tyrrell Martinez. box 4, folder Mision San Francisco de Asis (Mision Dolores) box 4, folder Mission San Jose By Clark Wing. box 4, folder Mision La Purisima Concepcion By George Walcott Ames, Jr. box 4, folder Robert Louis Stevenson House - Monterey County By Christian Ecklon. box 4, folder Castro Home - Contra Costa County By Benjamin Rader. box 4, folder Old Lobero Theater - Santa Barbara County STATE PARKS box 5, folder Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park MSS

14 STATE PARKS box 5, folder 2 3,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 - The Redwood State Parks of Humboldt County By Kathleen Wade. box 5, folder 3 box 5, folder Supplement - Redwood Highway Flora 19 - Kruze Rhododendron Reserve State Park box 5, folder Armstrong Redwood State Park box 5, folder Sonoma Coast Park box 5, folder General Vallejo's Home box 5, folder Monument of Chief Solano box 5, folder Mount Tamalpais State Park - Marin County By H. Howe Wagner. box 5, folder El Monte del Diablo box 5, folder Old Town of Shasta box 5, folder McArthur Memorial State Park - Shasta County box 5, folder Donner Monument box 5, folder Big Basin Redwoods State Park box 5, folder Swanton Natural Bridges Beach State Park MSS

15 STATE PARKS box 5, folder New Brighton Beach State Park box 5, folder Mision San Juan Bautista and Plaza box 5, folder Fremont (Gavilan) Peak State Park box 5, folder Old Custom House at Monterey box 5, folder First Theater in California box 5, folder The Historical Background of Point Lobos Reserve By Vernon Aubrey Neasham. box 5, folder Pfeiffer Redwoods State Park By Kathleen Wade. box 5, folder San Simeon Beach State Park box 5, folder Morro Strand State Park By Vernon Aubrey Neasham. box 5, folder Morro Bay State Park box 5, folder Pismo Beach State Park box 5, folder Mision La Purisima Concepcion box 5, folder Carpinteria Beach State Park MSS

16 STATE PARKS box 5, folder Santa Monica Beach State Park box 5, folder Doheny Beach - Orange County By James E. Nebergall. box 5, folder Mount San Jacinto State Park box 5, folder Carlsbad Beach State Park By Vernon Aubrey Neasham. box 5, folder Mission Bay State Park box 5, folder Silver Strand Beach State Park box 5, folder Battlefield of San Pasqual box 6, folder Palomar Mountain State Park box 6, folder Palomar Mountain State Park Photographs. box 6, folder Cuyamaca Rancho State Park By Kathleen Camilla Wade. box 6, folder Anza Desert State Park By Kathleen Camilla Wade. box 6, folder Calaveras Big Trees RESEARCH NOTES Calaveras County MSS

17 RESEARCH NOTES Calaveras County box 6, folder 6 Calaveras Caves Monterey County box 6, folder 7 box 6, folder 8 box 6, folder 9 box 6, folder 10 box 6, folder 11 box 6, folder 12 box 6, folder 13 box 6, folder 14 box 6, folder 15 box 6, folder 16 box 6, folder 17 box 6, folder 18 box 6, folder 19 box 6, folder 20 box 6, folder 21 box 6, folder 22 box 6, folder 23 box 6, folder 24 box 6, folder 25 box 6, folder 26 box 6, folder 27 box 6, folder 28 box 6, folder 29 box 6, folder 30 box 6, folder 31 box 6, folder 32 box 6, folder 33 box 6, folder 34 box 6, folder 35 box 6, folder 36 box 6, folder 37 box 6, folder 38 box 7, folder 1 box 7, folder 2 box 7, folder 3 box 7, folder 4 box 7, folder 5 box 7, folder 6 box 7, folder 7 box 7, folder 8 box 7, folder 9 box 7, folder 10 box 7, folder 11 box 7, folder 12 box 7, folder 13 box 7, folder 14 box 7, folder 15 box 7, folder 16 box 7, folder 17 box 7, folder 18 box 7, folder 19 box 7, folder 20 box 7, folder 21 box 7, folder 22 Abrego House Adobe Buildings Alvarado House Bonifacio House Boronda Adobe Botany of Monterey City Bull and Bear Pit Cabrillo Carmel Castro House Clippings Cooper House Custom House Cypress Del Monte San Carlos Borromeo Estrada House Field Residence - Built by Esteban Munras First Brick House First Convent First Newspaper First School First Theatre Gomez Adobe Historic Houses Indians Jail Jimeno Casa Larkin House Library Monterey Missions Monterey - General notes Moss Landing Munras House Museums s Mentioning Monterey Pacheco Adobe Pacific Grove Pacific House Photos - House of 4 Winds Pictures - Monterey - Where to be Found Point Pinos Point Sur Port of Monterey Presidio Prominent Men Protestant Church Railroad Romance Seventeen Mile Drive Sherman House Simonneau's Sloat Monument Soberanes House MSS

18 RESEARCH NOTES Monterey County box 7, folder 23 box 7, folder 24 box 7, folder 25 box 7, folder 26 box 7, folder 27 box 7, folder 28 box 7, folder 29 box 7, folder 30 box 7, folder 31 Stevenson's House Stockton Commodore Viscaino - Serra Landing Place Vasquez House Verde Casa Washington Hotel Whaling Wharf Women in Monterey San Benito County box 7, folder 32 box 7, folder 33 box 7, folder 34 Castro House Mission San Juan Bautista San Juan Bautista (town) Santa Cruz County box 7, folder 35 Big Basin and Santa Cruz Arch Miscellaneous box 8, folder 1 List and summary of articles on sequoias to be found in the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE January 1899 to February box 8, folder 2 Maps of the Pacific Coast near Mendocino box 8, folder 3 Misiones de Californias, Translation of the PROVINCIAS INTERNAS, Tomo 216, no.1. Archivo General de Mexico. box 8, folder 4 box 8, folder 5 Muir, John State Library notes ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS box 8, folder 6 box 8, folder 7 California State Parks and WPA: 20 Questions Answered Directions to Writers of Monographs on Migratory Farm Labor from Editorial Board April 28, box 8, folder 8 Field Trip to State Parks in Southern California - Clark Wing 1940 box 8, folder 9 Instructions for Reporting Equipment on all Operating Projects and in all Warehouses box 8, folder 10 Outline of Information to be Included on Place Name and Landmark Sheet box 8, folder 11 Plan for a Statewide Survey of Historic Sites and Landmarks in California box 8, folder 12 Report of Work Completed, in Progress and Planned as of July 1, 1937 box 8, folder 13 Starters (for annotations) box 8, folder 14 State Parks of California: A History Outline and bibliography. box 8, folder 15 Survey of Historic Sites and Landmarks in Alameda County: A Plan for Continuation Typescript and notes. MSS

19 ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS box 8, folder 16 Wing, Clark Correspondence. MSS