Guide to the Clinton Griffin Collection MS 105

Finding aid prepared by Samantha Mills

San Diego History Center Document Collection

1649 El Prado, Suite 3

San Diego, CA, 92101

619-232-6203

January 12, 2017

Title: Clinton Griffin Collection

Identifier/Call Number: MS 105

Contributing Institution: San Diego History Center Document Collection

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1.75 Linear feet (4 boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1769-2003

Abstract: This collection contains burial records, baptism and confirmation records, and numerous photographs related to cemeteries from the late 1700s onward, as well as photographs of the USS Midway, compiled by Clinton Griffin in San Diego, CA.

creator: Griffin, Clinton

Biographical / Historical Notes

R. Clinton Griffin was a former Marine and photographer who took a particular interest in collecting records on the historic cemeteries in San Diego County. Beginning in 2004 he volunteered as the USS Midway Museum’s official photographer, documenting the ship’s restoration and conversion to a museum after it was relocated from North Island to the Navy Pier. This collection gives details about the various cemetery sites, as well as records of some of the burials and ceremonies that took place at each individual cemetery, and numerous images of areas restored on the USS Midway.

Scope and Content

This collection contains burial records, baptism and confirmation records, and numerous photographs related to cemeteries from the late 1700s onward, as well as photographs of the USS Midway, compiled by Clinton Griffin in San Diego, CA. In particular, this collection reflects the extensive photographic documentation done by Clinton Griffin in San Diego cemeteries. These photographs are primarily digital and stored on CD-R. Photographs of the USS Midway are also digital images stored on CD-R.

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged into seven series:

Series I: Father Ubach’s Interment Records;

Series II: H.E. Carmichael & Co. Interment Records;

Series III: Clinton Griffin Burial Records;

Series IV: Clinton Griffin Baptism Records;

Series V: Miscellanea;

Series VI: Digital Records: Cemeteries and Missions;

Series VII: Digital Records: Protest Rallies and USS Midway.

Preferred Citation

Clinton Griffin Collection, MS 105, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.

Separated Materials

Carmel Valley Cemetery Catholic Burial photographs/negatives have been transferred to the Photograph Department

Processing Information

Collection processed by Andrew Wolfson on May 30, 2008.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession #: 991023, 941206, 970410, 961010, 960426, 2001.017, 2001.063, 2001.088, 2004.105, 2003.070, 2003.134, 2001.133

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Agua Mansa Cemetery.

Calvary Cemetery (San Diego, Calif.).

Carmel Valley Cemetery.

El Campo Santo Cemetery.

Flinn Springs Cemetery.

Mary, Star of the Sea Parish.

Mission San Diego de Alcala.

Mission Vieja de San Gabriel.

Palomas Cemetery.

Pioneer Park (San Diego, Calif.).

San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.).

Ubach, Anthony Dominic, Fr., 1835-1907

Yorba Cemetery.

Burial records

Cemeteries -- California -- San Diego

Series I: Father Ubach's Interment Records

Box-folder 1:1

D. Ubach’s Records of Interment, 1881-1894

Box-folder 1:2

D. Ubach’s Records of Interment, 1895-1903

Box-folder 1:3

D. Ubach’s Records of Interment, 1903-1919

Box-folder 1:4

D. Ubach’s Records of Interment, 1920-1941

Box-folder 1:5

D. Ubach’s Records of Interment, 1943

Series II: H.E. Carmichael & Co. Interment Records

Box-folder 1:6

H.E. Carmichael & Co Interment Records, 1914-1918

Box-folder 1:7

H.E. Carmichael & Co Interment Records, 1918-1921

Series III: Burial Records

Box-folder 2:1

Book – Mission San Diego De Alcala: Burials for Mission & Presidio (1775-1831), El Camp Santo (1849-1880), Mission Hills Catholic Cemetery (1875-1969), 1775-1969

Box-folder 2:2

Book – Mission San Diego De Alcala – Burials for Mission and Vicinity, 1769-1831

Box-folder 2:3

Book – Church of San Salvador De Jurupa: Agua Mansa Cemetery - Burials, undated

Box-folder 2:4

Book – Burials for Yorba Cemetery, Mission Vieja de San Gabriel Palomares Cemetery, undated

Series IV: Baptism Records

Box-folder 2:5

Book – Mission San Diego de Alcala – Baptism for Mission and Vicinity, 1769-1850

Box-folder 2:6

Book – Mission San Diego de Alcala – Baptism for Mission and Vicinity, 1769-1850

Box-folder 3:1

Book – Mission San Diego de Alcala – Baptism for Mission and Vicinity, 1769-1850

Box-folder 3:2

Book - Mission San Luis Rey San Antonio de Pala – Baptism for Mission & Vicinity, 1869-1970

Box-folder 3:3

Book – Carmel Valley Cemetery, undated

Series V: Miscellanea

Box-folder 3:4

Pamphlets, 1994-1996

Includes:

Mission San Luis Rey Parish and Mary, Star of the Sea.

Box-folder 3:5

Rally Photographs, 2003 March 30

Includes:

San Diego War Protest Rally and Support the Troops Rally.

Box-folder 3:6

Table of Contents for Cemeteries in and Around Old Town San Diego, undated

Box-folder 3:7

San Pasqual Cemetery: List of names, undated

Box-folder 3:8

Photographs of Gravestones, undated

Series VI: Digital Records: Cemeteries and Missions

Box-folder 4:1

Agua Mansa Cemetery: Slide Show of Cemetery and Gravestones, undated

Box-folder 4:2

Agua Mansa Cemetery: Photographs of Gravestones Taken May 19, 2001 (1 of 2), undated

Box-folder 4:3

Agua Mansa Cemetery: Photographs of Gravestones Taken May 19, 2001 (2 of 2), undated

Box-folder 4:4

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pioneer Park: Black & White Photos, Photos of Gravestones CD#1, undated

Box-folder 4:5

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pioneer Park): Black & White Photos, Photos of Gravestones CD#2, undated

Box-folder 4:6

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pioneer Park): Black & White Photos, Photos of Gravestones CD#3, undated

Box-folder 4:7

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pioneer Park): Black & White Photos, Photos of Gravestones CD#4, undated

Box-folder 4:8

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pioneer Park): Black & White Photos, Photos of Gravestones CD#5, undated

Box-folder 4:9

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pioneer Park): Black & White Photos, Photos of Gravestones CD#1-5, undated

Box-folder 4:10

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Old Mission Hills Catholic Cemetery): Photographs of Gravestones CD#1, undated

Box-folder 4:11

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Old Mission Hills Catholic Cemetery): Photographs of Gravestones CD#1 (duplicate), undated

Box-folder 4:12

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Old Mission Hills Catholic Cemetery): Photographs of Gravestones CD#2, undated

Box-folder 4:13

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Old Mission Hills Catholic Cemetery): Photographs of Gravestones CD#2 (duplicate), undated

Box-folder 4:14

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Old Mission Hills Catholic Cemetery): Photographs of Gravestones CD#2 (duplicate), undated

Box-folder 4:15

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Old Mission Hills Catholic Cemetery): Photographs of Gravestones CD#2 (duplicate), undated

Box-folder 4:16

Calvary Catholic Cemetery:Photographs of Gravestones CD#1, undated

Box-folder 4:17

Calvary Catholic Cemetery: Photographs of Gravestones CD#2, undated

Box-folder 4:18

Calvary Catholic Cemetery: Photographs of Gravestones CD#3, undated

Box-folder 4:19

Calvary Catholic Cemetery: Photographs of Gravestones CD#4, undated

Box-folder 4:20

Calvary Catholic Cemetery: Photographs of Gravestones CD#5, undated

Box-folder 4:21

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Old Mission Hills Catholic Cemetery): A Guide to Known Burial Location with Cemetery, undated

Box-folder 4:22

Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pioneer Park), undated

Box-folder 4:23

Carmel Valley Cemetery: Photos of gravestones in Black & White and Color, undated

Box-folder 4:24

El Campo Santo Cemetery (The Holy Field): Burials 1849-1880, undated

Box-folder 4:25

Flinn Springs Cemetery, undated

Box-folder 4:26

Flinn Springs Cemetery, undated

Box-folder 4:27

Mission San Diego de Alcala: Matrimonios & Burials, undated

Box-folder 4:28

Mission San Luis Rey: Photos of Mission Inside and Outside, undated

Box-folder 4:29

California Missions Vital Statistics: Bautismos, Confirmacions, Matrimonios, Difuntos, undated

Series VII: Digital Records: Protest Rallies and USS Midway

Box-folder 4:30

War Protest Rally (20 March 2003) & Support the Troops Rally (30 March 2003), 2003 March

Box-folder 4:31

USS Midway CV – 41, 2004 June 7

Box-folder 4:32

USS Midway CV – 41: Painting in Last Kill Silhouette, undated

Box-folder 4:33

USS Midway CV – 41: P.R. Photos Ships Inertial Navigation Room, undated

Box-folder 4:34

USS Midway CV – 41: Views of Ship from Shore, undated

Box-folder 4:35

USS Midway CV – 41: The Mess Deck, undated

Box-folder 4:36

USS Midway CV – 41: Onboard Ceremony Ordnance Control Room, undated

Box-folder 4:37

USS Midway CV – 41: Hangar Deck, undated

Box-folder 4:38

USS Midway CV – 41: The Island, undated

Box-folder 4:39

USS Midway CV – 41: Aircraft Restoration Project, undated

Box-folder 4:40

USS Midway CV – 41: Berthing Area, undated

Box-folder 4:41

USS Midway CV – 41: Across the Bay, 2004 January 10

Box-folder 4:42

USS Midway CV – 41: Aircraft Onboard, undated

Box-folder 4:43

Point Loma Light Installation, 2004 July 28

Box-folder 4:44

Point Loma Light Installation, 2004 July 29