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Colonel Ralph E. Forsyth Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0470
Scope and Contents
The Colonel Ralph E. Forsyth Collection primarily consists of loose album pages, which document Forsyth's military service in Nicaragua. Although the collection dates from 1924 to 1976, the vast majority of photographs seem to date from the early 1930s and include scenes of the Nicaraguan jungle and coast, photographs of Ruth Forsyth, military camp life, Marines, wedding photographs of unidentified couples, a few family photographs, and more. The collection...
Dates:
1925-1976; Majority of material found in c. 1930-1933
Founder's Day Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0300
Scope and Contents
The Founder's Day Collection documents the history of the college's Founder's Day festivities from the school's early years through 1980. The collection dates from 1936-1980, with the bulk of the documents ranging from the 1940s through the 1970s. It consists solely of paper records. The collection documents the annual open house, festivities, and activities associated with SDSU's Founder's Day celebration. Included are Founder's Day programs which document...
Dates:
1936-1980; Majority of material found in 1940-1979
Frankville U.S. Military Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0111
Scope and Contents
The Frankville US Military Collection documents Dr. Dominick Frankville's career in the military and academia. The majority of the collection contains historical research pertaining to Frankville’s master's thesis, as well as materials from military classes he taught at DePaul University. The collection also includes materials from his military assignments. The majority of documents focus on US military history and Soviet relations after WWII. Highlights of...
Dates:
1911-1984
Breo Freeman World War I Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0488
Scope and Contents
The Breo Freeman World War I Photograph Collection visually documents the soldiering life, foreign dignitaries involved in peace negotiations, and the destruction caused by the First World War. Many of the photographs include captions, agency stamps, or hand-written notes on the back. Photographs with agency stamps appeared in various publications during and after the war. The collection is divided into four series: Foreign Dignitaries and...
Dates:
1914 - 1919; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1919
Mark Freeman Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0113
Scope and Contents
The Freeman papers document the production of four documentary films produced, directed, written, filmed, and / or edited by Mark Freeman while he was on the faculty at San Diego State University. The papers date from 1997-2005, with the bulk of documents created in 2003 for Families and Flowers and 2005 for Talking Peace. The collection consists of production files, published materials, and film in varying formats. While the records in this collection were created during Freeman’s time at...
Dates:
1997-2005; Majority of material found in 2003-2005
Hattie M. French Diaries
Collection
Identifier: MS-0435
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two diaries kept by Hattie French on two separate family summer vacations.The first volume dates from July 9-August 13, 1874, and chronicles a beachside holiday on the Atlantic coast when Hattie is 15 years old. Her vacation is spent with her mother, father, sister and extended family, and filled with swimming, clam bakes, boating, ice cream, and dancing at Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and New Bedford. The family journeys from their home in Buffalo,...
Dates:
1874-1878; Majority of material found in 1874, 1878
Friends of the San Diego State University Library Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0336
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, minutes of meetings, collection and gift information, activity and event information, publications, and financial statistics.
Dates:
1963-
Herman F. Fritzenkotter Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0495
Scope and Contents
The Herman F. Fritzenkotter Papers primarily document Fritzenkotter’s military service during the Second World War. The collection includes scrapbooks composed of photographs, news clippings, and letters; service medals, including the Bronze Star; photographs of several of Fritzenkotter’s sculptures, and several military artifacts. As a soldier in the 8th Infantry Regiment, Fritzenkotter took part in numerous battles in both France and Germany, including the...
Dates:
1941-1990
Fronteras de las Californias Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0114
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the US-Mexico border region, cultural affairs celebrations, minorities, politics and government, recreation, social conditions, urban planning, and development. It consists of copies of the articles of incorporation, materials regarding committees, and publications issued under the auspices of Fronteras.
Dates:
1975-1979
Gilbert Gaines Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0542
Scope and Contents
The Gilbert Gaines Collection comprises the personal papers and photographs of geologist Gilbert Gaines. The bulk of the collection consists of Gaines's photographs in two photo albums containing mostly 3x5 inch or smaller prints and approximately 1,430 35mm color slides. Included are many images of San Diego and southern California documenting Gaines's personal life and travels from the 1940s to 2002. Several images document Gaines's camping trips in the...
Dates:
1940 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1980