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John and Jane Adams Trade Card Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0406
Scope and Contents
A variety of products are advertised in the collection. All trade cards in the collection are American except two French cards which can be found in the "Miscellaneous Products" folder. This collection has been digitized: http://ibase.sdsu.edu/index.php?a=ViewItem&i=531
Dates:
1875-1915
John Adams Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0377
Scope and Contents
The John Adams Papers document Adams' publications and research, his years at San Diego State College as a professor, department chair, and University Archivist, his relationship with San Diego Union as book reviewer, and some limited parts of his personal life. The collection dates from approximately 1919-1982, with the bulk of documents created from the 1930s-1970s. The collection consists predominantly of publications and correspondence created during...
Dates:
1919-1987; Majority of material found in 1930-1979
Adat Ami Synagogue Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0492
Scope and Contents
The Adat Ami Synagogue Collection consists of the congregation's business records and records about the congregation, including its meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and records of special programs and events regarding the congregation dating mostly from the 1990s with a few items from 2000 to 2002 and the merged congregation, Ohr Shalom Synagogue.
Dates:
1990 - 2002
Agency for Jewish Education Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0573
Scope and Contents
The Agency for Jewish Education Collection consists of photos, newspaper clippings, course material, scrapbooks and publicity from the Agency for Jewish Education, previously known as the Bureau of Jewish Education. It also contains material from other entities run by the AJE, including the High School of Jewish Studies.The records of the Bureau of Jewish Education, the precursor to the Agency for Jewish Education, are found in the Bureau of Jewish...
Dates:
1956 - 2003
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
Clark and Nellie Alberti Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0059
Scope and Contents
The collection includes papers, music programs, and clippings.
Dates:
1893 - 1931
Richard Alf Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0523
Scope and Contents
Materials in the Richard Alf Papers document Alf's various businesses, including his comic book mail order business and store, as well as his involvement with San Diego Comic-Con, the largest comic and pop culture convention in the world. The collection includes correspondence, original artwork, publications, business files, and San Diego Comic-Con materials. The collection is divided into four series: Personal Files, ...
Dates:
1955-2011; Majority of material found in 1968-1977
Allen Dairy Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0060
Scope and Contents
The Allen Dairy Collection documents the farm's foundation and provides several topographical maps and architectural blueprints pertaining to the dairy's construction. As the majority of the collection consists of maps and blueprints, boxes two through five document the architectural aspects of the farm. The first box consists of ribbons and medals from the Southern California Exposition and awards from the Ramona Nuevo Horse Show. Also included is an issue...
Dates:
1944-1975
Allen Family Papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0431
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mostly of correspondence to Vera Allen from her mother, Ethel Hamilton of Los Angeles, and her husband, William Allen. William writes Vera of his experiences as a sailor aboard the U. S. S. Medusa, and counsels her about financial issues she is facing alone during the Depression. Vera's mother writes to her of financial troubles she faces, and of troubles in her living situation. Vera apparently lived with her mother in Los Angeles for some time while William was...
Dates:
1934-1936
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-0591
Scope and Contents
The Alpha Kappa Alpha, Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter Records date from 1972 to 2017 and consist of the chapter's publications, files documenting regional conferences and local events, an official history, and scrapbooks. The souvenir journals for the annual Debutante Ball comprise the bulk of the records and are filed chronologically. The journals feature short biographies of each of the debutantes and showcase their service to the community and educational activities through the year-long season...
Dates:
1971 - 2017