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Collection
Identifier: MS-0524
Scope and Contents
The Edward E. Marsh Ephemera Collection is largely comprised of over 30 loose-leaf, matching leather binders of collected ephemera, pulps, magazines, art, and manuscripts from key figures in the development of the science fiction and pop culture, including Forrest J. Ackerman, Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, and Jules Verne. The collection also contains original artwork from prominent science fiction illustrators such as Kelly...
Dates:
1930-2014
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0430
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence between members of the Martin family, including Jodie Martin, his sons Alvin and Winston Martin, and Alvin's wife Florence Bunk Martin. Though Alvin and Florence lived mostly in Portland, Oregon during the time of the letters, the family is centered in Texas around Ft. Worth and Cleburne.Many letters mention the trials of living during the Great Depression; most family members are unable to find any sort of work and mention this fact...
Dates:
1933-1941
Collection
Identifier: MS-0505
Scope and Contents
The John Martin Television Journalism Collection documents the career of newspaper and television reporter John Martin from his time as an editor of the San Diego State newspaper The Aztec in 1960 to his departure from ABC News in 2002. This collection consists of personal documents and mementos, records from Martin’s time as adjunct professor of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, scripts from Sacramento,...
Dates:
1960-2011; Majority of material found in 1965-2002
Collection
Identifier: MS-0535
Scope and Contents
McCafferty kept a diary in which he made near-daily entries from April 8, 1942, the day before the surrender of Bataan, until the Japanese surrender in 1945 and the liberation of prisoners of war. The collection includes 15 notebooks and notepads which document McCafferty’s life in Japanese prison camps. McCafferty wrote in a sloppy and cramped hand in order to make the diary indecipherable to the Japanese authorities, and also due to the scarcity of writing supplies (he often fits two lines...
Dates:
1942-1945
Collection
Identifier: MS-0498
Scope and Contents
The Larry McCaffery Papers (1919-2009) document four decades of McCaffery’s distinguished career as a literary critic and professor of English at San Diego State University. The collection includes manuscripts of McCaffery’s literary interviews with well-known contemporary American and postmodern writers; correspondence; research files; lecture notes; clippings; book objects; and more. The majority of materials date from the 1980s and 1990s and focus...
Dates:
1919-2009; Majority of material found in 1976-2005
Collection
Identifier: MS-0158
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the origins of San Diego County place names. Norma L. McCumber (nee Hawkins) began collecting the information as a hobby in 1946. She addressed her inquiries to local chambers of commerce and post offices. The collection includes several responses, as well as Mrs. McCumber's notes on the subject.
Also included are two letters addressed to Harry L. McCumber, past president of the Conference of California Historical Societies.
Dates:
1946 - 1979
Collection
Identifier: MS-0525
Scope and Contents
The Fielding M. McGehee III Papers (1967-1999) consist primarily of correspondence between McGehee and his parents, Fielding McGehee, Jr. and Helen McGehee, and also include some correspondence to and from other family members. Many letters include discussion about draft resistance efforts as well as Peoples Temple and the agricultural settlement at Jonestown, Guyana. Some writings related to the draft are also...
Dates:
1967-1999; Majority of material found in 1967-1980
Collection
Identifier: MS-0373
Scope and Contents
San Diego State University's Mediterranean Garden Project Collection chronicles the development and implementation of a campus garden showcasing plants of the Mediterranean climate. There are five Mediterranean climate zones around the world, and all five zones are represented in the garden. The collection includes the initial grant proposal, meeting notes, history of the project, web page presentation, photographs, slides, and compact discs.
Dates:
1993-1999
Collection
Identifier: MS-0001
Scope and Contents
This small collection of pamphlets, reprints, and correspondence is part of the larger collection of one hundred individually cataloged monographs and serials by and about H. L. Mencken, which is also housed in Special Collections. These small items consist of promotional materials, special event publications, letters, and one sound recording.
Dates:
1914-1968
Collection
Identifier: MS-0585
Scope and Contents
The Cantor Sheldon Merel and Marcie Merel Collection contains memorabilia of Cantor Merel's career, including photographs, programs, correspondence, clippings, newsletters, CDs, and an autobiography. It also contains materials regarding the career of Marcie Merel. Digital photographs of the original binder contents and of awards and certificates are also in the collection.
Dates:
1942 - 2018
