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George Batty Diary
Collection
Identifier: MS-0405
Scope and Contents
In 1854, George Batty wrote this journal as a long anecdotal letter to his friends, describing his sea voyage from Liverpool to Montreal on the ships "Cleopatra" and "New Era." Battyʼs vivid daily account spans more than two weeks in August and September, with accompanying observations about city living in Montreal added in December at the end of the diary. Batty describes conditions of the ship and the weather, his fellow passengers, various events aboard the ship (such as a fire, drunken...
Dates:
1854-1854
John and Jane Adams Autograph Album Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0056
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 30 late Victorian autograph albums. The albums in this collection (except one) all belonged to young ladies. Some have only a few entries; the majority have many pages filled out. The albums belonged to girls in numerous locations across the United States. Some albums have entries from a discrete group of people ("Normal Institute Class"), though most are made up of a variety of friends and family. Often it is apparent that the owner later filled in...
Dates:
1851-1933; Majority of material found in 1860-1890
Mann Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0567
Scope and Contents
The Mann Family Papers collection consists mostly of correspondence to Betty A. Mann (formerly Betty Avery) from her friends, family, and suitors. Some of the correspondence is addressed jointly or individually to Betty's husband, Dr. Edward Cox Mann. A couple of letters in the collection are written to other correspondents. The correspondence mostly regards personal and family matters, health, the weather, and travel arrangements.Notably, the...
Dates:
1920 - 1937
Surfing Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0246
Scope and Contents
The Surfing Collection documents surfing and surf culture through article clippings and documents, as well as ephemera and media that describe surf culture, surfing's history, and information about surfing. Series I: Documents contain various articles, bibliographies, and syllabi related to surfing. Series II: Media and Ephemera contains ephemera such as toys, stickers, postcards, playing cards, advertisements, menus,...
Dates:
1963-2011
Klauber Family Theater Scrapbook Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0569
Scope and Contents
The Klauber Family Scrapbook Collection consists of three scrapbooks containing programs for various performance arts events from 1896 to 1932. Various performing arts events include theater shows, recitals, operas, Califa, a historical California pageant, and other miscellaneous productions the Klauber family attended. Most of the theaters were located in San Diego, but the Klauber family also attended productions in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York....
Dates:
1896-1932
Leon Williams Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0398
Scope and Contents
The Leon Williams Papers document three decades of William's public service career, and includes news clippings, photos, correspondence, invitations, public appearance forms, public opinions, campaign information, reports, ordinances, plaques, certificates of achievement, various committee files, and conference minutes. During his time on city council, Williams advocated land use programs, revitalization of older neighborhoods, and the use of public...
Dates:
1961-2006
Homer and Betty Peabody Magic Lantern Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0480
Scope and Contents
The Homer and Betty Peabody Magic Lantern Collection (1800-2006) contains forty-two magic lanterns, approximately five thousand glass slides, as well as material related to the Peabody's membership in the Magic Lantern societies of the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, and their collecting activities and interests. The collection documents the development of lantern technology and glass slides as well as its diverse usage. The majority of the...
Dates:
1800-2006; Majority of material found in 1880-1920
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
Agnes Osgood Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0180
Scope and Contents
The Agnes Osgood Collection documents her involvement as a community activist in the San Diego area, with a particular focus on the Lemon Grove community. The collection is comprised of correspondence, employee business cards, newspaper clippings, Congregational church membership documentation, and documentation detailing the history of Lemon Grove. Highlights of the collection include letters to Osgood from Project Concern's South Vietnamese branch during...
Dates:
1894-1977; Majority of material found in 1960-1975
Susanna Bruff Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MS-0481
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings brilliantly hand-colored in watercolor by Susanna Bruff, and pasted onto pages of a discarded catalogue. Each clipping is an issue of a popular comic strip entitled Ethel, which was drawn by Ethel Hays and syndicated in the 1920s. Using the daily adventures of flapper Ethel, each comic is a commentary on the changing role of woman in 1920s American society. Topics covered by the comic strips include: advances in...
Dates:
1927-1929