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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
Walter R. Hepner Memorial Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0308
Scope and Contents
The Walter R. Hepner Memorial Collection documents aspects of Hepner's professional administrative career and his involvement with the community at large, including international travel. The collection dates from 1892 to 1977, with the bulk of documents created between the 1940s and 1960s. The majority of the collection consists of paper materials such as correspondence, retirement mementos, memorial artifacts, and personal scrapbooks. It contains a...
Dates:
1892 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1969
Lauren C. Post Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0353
Scope and Contents
The Lauren C. Post Papers (1917-1977) document Dr. Lauren Post’s involvement with San Diego State College servicemen in World War II as well as his professional output as professor of geography at San Diego State. The collection includes correspondence, essays, monographs, programs, news clippings, and photographs.The collection is divided into two series, arranged alphabetically: World War II San Diego State Servicemen Files...
Dates:
1917-1977
H. L. Mencken Collection
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
Ann Elizabeth Moore Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0526
Scope and Contents
The Ann Elizabeth Moore Papers (1954-1978) consist of correspondence, schoolwork, photographs, artwork and memorabilia. All materials are organized alphabetically by document type, with correspondence further organized chronologically within its folders. The largest amount of material is correspondence, and within that category most letters are written to Ann from her friends. The earliest letters date from when Ann was only eight years old, and most...
Dates:
1956-1978
Ernst Zinner Manuscript Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0279
Scope and Contents
The Ernst Zinner Manuscript Collection documents Zinner's work as an astronomer and scientist at the Remeis Astronomical Observatory in Bamberg, Germany. The collection dates from 1818-1981, with the bulk of documents created in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and consists of almanacs, articles, clippings, correspondence, photographs and other materials. The collection has three major series: Vertical Files, Remeis...
Dates:
1818-1981; Majority of material found in 1880-1920
Robert M. Briggs Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0453
Scope and Contents
The Robert M. Briggs Papers (1943-2004) document Brigg's military duty during the Second World War and his paintings and personal writings. Highlights include Briggs' scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, sketches, and watercolors of fellow servicemen, local Okinawans, landscapes, and battleships during World War II. Briggs drew many of the sketches rapidly while under enemy fire and painted them in later. Filed alphabetically, the collection...
Dates:
1943-2004; Majority of material found in 1943-1945
James B. Pearce Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0182
Scope and Contents
The James B. Pearce Papers (1924-1963) primarily document the advertising activities and real estate listings of Pearce's real estate company, H. Pearce "Ranches Only." Of particular interest is the first issue of the Lemon Grove Empire (1928), a rare newspaper about the area's agricultural activities, and scrapbook of Pearce's real estate listings. Arranged alphabetically, the collection includes correspondence,...
Dates:
1924-1963
James Ahern Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0058
Scope and Contents
The James Ahern Papers document James Ahern's research and writing process as he worked on a book about John Bankhead Magruder (1807-1871), a lieutenant-colonel in the Mexican-American War, general in the Provisional Confederate Army during the US Civil War, and general in the Imperial Mexican Army. Ahern's research covered the full span of Magruder's life including his birth and early life in Virginia, his years fighting in the Mexican-American War in...
Dates:
1975-1988
James N. Tidwell American Folklore Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0253
Scope and Contents
The James Tidwell American Folklore Collection primarily consists of examples of American folklore, and was created by James Tidwell. It includes folklore in various genres, including stories, sayings, figures of speech, moral tales, anecdotes, legends, jokes, riddles, and music, among others. The collection also contains some student work from Tidwell's San Diego State College courses, and note cards documenting music and sayings. It is filed alphabetically...
Dates:
n.d.