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Travelers Aid Society of San Diego Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0022
Scope and Contents
The Travelers Aid Society of San Diego Records document the branch's activities and service to travelers arriving in and passing through San Diego via automobiles, trains, boats, and planes. Though there is steady coverage from 1914 through 1976, there is somewhat more material from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Materials from the early 1920s are somewhat lacking. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, promotional materials, correspondence, office...
Dates:
1914-1976
Maury M. Travis Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0401
Scope and Contents
The Maury M. Travis Collection consists of personal papers, correspondence, and press clippings which document Travis's personal life. It includes birth records, legal name change documents, and family correspondence with Travis's siblings, parents, and other extended family members. His profession as a Petroleum Geologist, along with his interest in the formation of the State of Israel, the Middle East in general, and his interest in anti-Zionism, are well...
Dates:
1905 - 1989
Louisa Wyatt Truscott Album
Collection
Identifier: MS-0547
Scope and Contents
The Louisa Wyatt Truscott Album is a bound album comprised of various sketches. The inside cover holds a poem which begins “Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, stop for a minute and look at my Album so handsome and new / Be so kind as to write or to draw something in it / A verse or a figure a flower or a view…" She began collecting sketches for the album in 1859 according to the hand drawn title page. Although the album was started in 1859, several of the...
Dates:
1859-1865
U. S. Grant Hotel Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0256
Scope and Contents
The U.S. Grant Hotel Records consist of financial reports, correspondence, purchase orders, and committee reports mostly documenting Roy Lake's management, but including much earlier records, as well. The collection also includes blueprints and architectural renderings documenting its numerous renovations. The U.S. Grant Hotel records date from 1922 to 1977. The blueprints and architectural renderings date from 1926 to 1970. The collection is arranged in...
Dates:
1922-1977
Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC) Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0258
Scope and Contents
The Union of Pan Asian Communities Records document the organization’s social service programs for Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees (including Cambodian, Hmong, Loation, and Vietnamese) in the San Diego metropolitan area. UPAC’s programming addressed the community organizing, health, educational, employment training, housing, and mental health needs of the immigrant & refugee community. Several programs placed special emphasis on services for the...
Dates:
1967-1985; Majority of material found in 1974-1982
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Local 135 Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0023
Scope and Contents
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 Records consist of membership records, minutes of meetings, financial records, Local 135 publications, and miscellany. The collection is divided into series. The collection is organized with oldest material at the back of the box, newest in the front.
Dates:
1918-1988
United Ireland Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MS-0571
Scope and Contents
Ireland was officially merged with England in 1801 under the Act of Union 1800. The island was governed by the UK Parliament in London through its Dublin Castle administration in Ireland. Despite this union, Ireland faced considerable economic difficulties in the 19th century. Both liberal and conservative groups rose up in support of continued union with England and Home Rule. Supporters of Home Rule included Isaac Butt, who established the new moderate nationalist movement called the Home...
Dates:
1884-1886
United States Civil War Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0254
Scope and Contents
The United States Civil War Collection contains manuscript and printed materials dating from the Civil War era, as well as later items about the war. These materials include correspondence, speeches, pamphlets, and newspapers. The bulk of the material dates from 1861 to 1865, and both Northern and Southern perspectives are represented. Highlights of the collection include an 1823 bill of sale for a slave, a facsimile copy of President Abraham Lincoln's 1863...
Dates:
1811-1987; Majority of material found in 1861-1864
University Archives Biographical File
Collection
Identifier: MS-0337
Scope and Contents
This collection, created by Special Collections and University Archives staff, consists of biographical information about former faculty, staff, and students of San Diego State University. Materials are filed alphabetically by individual's last name.
Dates:
1898-
University Archives Multimedia Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0296
Scope and Contents
The SDSU University Archives Multimedia Collection consists of audio and video tapes, vinyl records, 16mm film, and compact discs. Recorded on these various media are oral histories of SDSU faculty and alumni, SDSU activities, historical events, speeches, and music associated with the university. Much of the video documents athletic and school spirit activities such as pep rallies and football game activities and there are other segments documenting campus...
Dates:
1939-2005