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Personal Papers

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 170 Collections and/or Records:

Al Richards Travel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0199
Scope and Contents

The collection includes biographical information, manuscripts of travel memoirs, photographs, negatives, slides, maps, journal entries, and notes.

Dates: 1953-1961

Kramer J. Rohfleisch Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0274
Scope and Contents This collection consists of research materials used by Kramer Rohfleisch in his work on the history of the Army Air Forces in World War II. The collection includes articles, pamphlets, clippings, training and field handbooks and manuals, ephemera,  miscellaneous materials, and declassified commanders' reports, memos, and letters.  Also included are Rohfleisch's personal training notes and curriculum from the Army Officer Candidate School.The largest part of the collection...
Dates: 1935-1945

Asa Sackman Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0404
Scope and Contents This collection consists of seven manuscript diaries, written while Asa Sackman was serving in the 44th Regiment, Company G, of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The diaries date from October 1861, his first month of service, to August 1862. Sackman writes almost daily about the company's movements and actions, the weather, and camp conditions, and occasionally describes encounters with Confederate troops. The manuscript notes on the diary covers list several camps in West Virginia, including...
Dates: 1861-1862

Irving Salomon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0555
Scope and Contents The Irving Salomon Collection comprises Salomon's personal papers and photographs from his birth in 1897 to his death in 1979. Box one contains material covering his personal life, family genealogy, World War I, the PACT Farm for boys, his Royal Metal Manufacturing Company, his service during World War II, his books, correspondence and observations; travels, work for the United Nations and philanthropy. Box two contains diaries, passports, political and...
Dates: 1897 - 1979

San Diego Vertical File

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0227
Scope and Contents

The San Diego Vertical File contains a variety of materials documenting or relevant to San Diego's local history. It has been compiled by department staff over several decades.

Dates: 1820-2006

Marta Sánchez Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0515
Scope and Contents The Marta Sánchez Papers (1953-2013) document the professional career of Dr. Sánchez and include materials created during her tenure as a professor at the University of California, San Diego. The bulk of the collection dates from 1985-2010. Materials include lecture notes, syllabi, student work, journal articles, correspondence, press clippings, book pre-publication drafts, and conference papers. The collection is divided into four series: ...
Dates: 1953-2013; Majority of material found in 1985-2010

Rita Sanchez Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0456
Scope and Contents The Rita Sanchez Papers (1972-2013) document Sanchez's work while teaching at Mesa Community College and her influence on the Chicano Studies Department there, as well as work done in the San Diego community. The majority of the material dates from 1990-2000 and focuses on student activities and campus events. The collection is divided into two series: Professional Papers and Photographs. Filed alphabetically, the...
Dates: 1972-2013

Henry Schwartz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0588
Scope and Contents

The Henry Schwartz Collection comprises Schwartz's research material about the history of Jews and the Jewish community in San Diego and California and consists of alphabetical research files including notes, interviews, bibliographies, and photographs. Topics include persons, synagogues, antisemitism, the Holocaust, and Jewish organizations.

Dates: 1960s - 1980s

Allan Shields Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0340
Scope and Contents

The collection includes correspondence, professional commentary, and various writings both published and unpublished.

Dates: 1935-2000

Morris Showel Cottage of Israel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0462
Scope and Contents

The Morris Showel Cottage of Israel Collection consists of documents from promotional events either hosted by the Cottage of Israel or sponsored by other Jewish organizations in the San Diego area. It includes newspaper articles, photographs, flyers, announcements, displays, and invitations documenting the public relations efforts of the Cottage of Israel in Balboa Park from 1948 to the late 1990s. Materials are filed chronologically.

Dates: 1948 - 1999