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Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0136
Scope and Contents
The Kendall-Frost Marsh Preserve Collection documents development and environmental impact mitigation in San Diego's Mission Bay and consists of correspondence, reports, photographs, clippings, maps and charts.
Dates:
1935 - 1975
Lemon Grove Historical Society Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0151
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the by-laws of the Lemon Grove Historical Society, and records and recordings of local history forums held in Lemon Grove in 1978. Some notable nams in this collection include Donald Louis Heyser, Don Estes, Nathan Morse, Nancy Reib, Hank Reib, and Russell Crane. Some notable topics covered include water rights, Spanish and Mexican land grants, Japanese in San Diego, and Lemon Grove churches. In his autobiography, also included in the collection, Donald Louis Heyser...
Dates:
1978 - 1979
Harry L. and Norma L. McCumber Collection
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
Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0161
Scope and Contents
The Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Collection consists of paper records dating from 1952 to 1963 that document citizens groups' push for wastewater reclamation during the early development of San Diego's metropolitan sewer system, and controversy over various aspects of the city's sewerage plans. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, official reports and engineering studies. The bulk of the documents comprise the...
Dates:
1952 - 1963
Bureau of Jewish Education of San Diego Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0202
Scope and Contents
The Bureau of Jewish Education of San Diego Records consist of the administrative and program files of the bureau from its founding as the Jewish Education Commission in 1949 up to the mid 1970s. Of note are the files pertaining to the bureau's educational arms, including the Institute of Jewish Studies under the Jewish Education Commission, and later the three schools established under the Bureau of Jewish Education: Hebrew High School, Teachers Institute,...
Dates:
1948 - 1974; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1968
Edward E. Marsh Ephemera Collection
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
Haldeman-Julius 'Little Blue Books' Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0124
Scope and Contents
The Haldeman-Julius Little Blue Books are arranged numerically by book number.
Dates:
1915-1976
Bradley Smith Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0239
Scope and Contents
The Bradley Smith Collection documents the career of photographer and writer Bradley Smith. The collection dates from 1962-1988. It consists entirely of paper records. The collection documents Smith's professional career through correspondence, research materials, book drafts, mockups, and photographs. The entire collection is grouped into one series: Project Files.The Project Files series documents Smith's...
Dates:
1962-1988