Guide to the Dwight Bentel Papers MSS.2004.04.02
Nissa L. Nack
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
June 11, 2015
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
special.collections@sjsu.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Dwight Bentel papers
creator:
Bentel, Dwight
source:
Lundstrom, Charlie Mack
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2004.04.02
Physical Description:
10.85 Linear Feet
8 records boxes, 1 legal document box, and 1 flat record box
Date (inclusive): 1905 - 2006
Date (bulk): (Bulk 1934 - 2003)
Abstract: Dr. Dwight E. Bentel was a noted professor of journalism at San Jose State University from 1934 through 1974, as well as the
acknowledged founder of the school’s Department of Journalism. Dr. Bentel also had a lifelong passion for Death Valley, and
spent many hours visiting, studying and researching the Valley and the people who inhabited it.
The majority of the collection pertains to Death Valley, its inhabitants and its history. Death Valley related materials
include articles from various publications, photocopies of books, and notes and manuscripts written by Dr. Bentel. Other
materials in the Dwight Bentel Papers include notes and texts for talks on various topics, honors and recognitions, news clippings,
personal and professional correspondence, and other memorabilia.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Dwight E. Bentel was a noted professor of journalism and the acknowledged founder of the San Jose State College (later
San Jose State University) Department of Journalism.
The son of educators, Dr. Bentel was born in Walla Walla, Washington in 1909, relocating shortly afterward with his family
to the San Francisco Bay Area. Dr. Bentel got his start in journalism as a copy boy and reporter for the San Jose Mercury
News in 1928. He later worked for the Associated Press and the San Francisco Call-Bulletin while completing bachelor's and
master's degrees at Stanford University in the early 1930’s.
Dwight Bentel was hired by San Jose State College President T. W. MacQuarrie in 1934 and given one year to establish a journalism
program. Dr. Bentel accepted the challenge and developed a department that became one of the largest of its kind in the nation,
with six of its graduates winning Pulitzer Prizes in journalism. Except for a three year period (1942-1945) during which
he worked on his doctorate at Columbia University and reported on the war effort, Dr. Bentel remained at San Jose State University
until his retirement in 1974.
Dr. Bentel had broad interests, which included the subjects of freedom of the press, libel, photography, and the history of
SJSC. Death Valley was another passion, and Dr. Bentel spent many hours touring, photographing, and studying the area and
its inhabitants.
Dr. Bentel died on May 16, 2012 at the age of 103.
Related Materials
Stone Photographic Collection, MSS-2014-02-28
Professor Gordon Greb Papers, MSS-2014-09-27
Preferred Citation
Dwight Bentel Papers, MSS-2004-04-02, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives.
Arrangement
The Dwight Bentel Papers are arranged into four series: Series I: Professional Materials, Series II: Personal Materials,
Series III: Death Valley, and Series IV: Slides and Plate Glass Negatives. Series I is arranged alphabetically by subject
and then chronologically. Series II is arranged alphabetically by format and then by subject followed by a chronological
order. Series III is arranged by format and then alphabetically by subject. Series IV is arranged by format.
Scope and Contents
The Dwight Bentel Papers document portions of Dr. Bentel’s professional and personal life, as well as provide insight into
his thinking and methods of writing. Materials pertaining to his professional life include awards and honors, articles, news
clippings, notes and texts for talks, and correspondence.
Materials pertaining to Dr. Bentel’s personal life include personal correspondence, greeting cards, vital documents, and news
clippings. Together, these items document the relationship between Dr. Bentel and various family members. Due to their personal
nature, the Personal Materials are available by permission only.
The bulk of the collection is composed of Death Valley materials, including personal notes, news clippings, magazine articles,
and copies of books. Outlines and manuscripts for a planned book by Dr. Bentel on Death Valley are also included.
A small portion of this series contains correspondence with and/or pertaining to George E. Stone, an Assistant and Associate
Professor in Journalism from 1934 through 1956. Although this correspondence is mostly personal in nature, it was included
with the professional materials due to professional relationship between Dr. Bentel and Professor Stone and the position both
men held as members of the SJSC faculty. Materials relating to Professor Stone date from 1951 -1964 and include a portion
of an autobiographical manuscript.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Conditions Governing Access
With the exception of Series II: Personal Materials, the collection is open for research. Access to Series II: Personal Materials
is by permission from the Director of Special Collections and Archives only.
Separated Materials
Included in the Dwight Bentel Papers were a number of complete, unphotocopied publications pertaining to Death Valley. There
were also several promotional publications directed at San Jose State College or the San Jose Unified School District. These
materials, listed below, were separated from the collection and transferred either to the King Library or to the San José
State University Archives Publications Collection, as noted.
Donated to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library:
Glasscock, C. B. Here's death valley. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.
Johnson, LeRoy and Johnson, Jean. Julia : Death Valley's youngest victim. 2nd ed. Bishop, CA., c. 1981. 2002.
Lindgenfelter, Richard E. and Dwyer, Richard A., eds. Death Valley lore : Classic tales of fantasy, adventure, and mystery.
Reno : University of Nevada Press, 1988
Muir, John. The mountains of California. New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1961
Transferred to the San José State University Archives Publications Collection, MSS-2010-01-01:
San Jose State College. Impact! The dynamic effect of San Jose College on the community it serves. c. 1961.
San Jose State College. Pioneers for one hundred years. San Jose State College. 1957.
One camera box was separated from the collection and placed with artifacts to be used in displays. The leather trimmed, wooden
box is 11"hx8.8"dx19.5"w. The interior is trimmed in pig skin and appears to have been modified to include compartments and
a shelf.
Bibliography
Patterson, Brittany. "Spartan Daily founder Dwight Bentel dies at 103." Spartan Daily [San Jose, CA] 16 May 2012. Web.
Rosenberg, Mike. "Dwight Bentel, founder of San Jose State University journalism department, dies at 103." San Jose Mercury
News [San Jose, CA] 16 May 2012. Web.
San Jose State University "In Memoriam." SJSU ERFA News Late Spring (2012) : 7. Web.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence
Death Valley -- California and Nevada
Education -- Higher -- California -- San Jose
San Jose State College -- History
San José State University -- History
Twentieth century
Bentel, Dwight E. (1909 - 2012)
Bentel, Dwight
Lundstrom, Charlie Mack
SERIES I: Professional Materials
1928 - 2005
(Bulk 1934 - 1974)
Physical Description: 2 boxes
Scope and Contents
Series I includes materials pertaining to Dr. Bentel’s professional life, including awards and honors, articles, news clippings,
notes and texts for talks, and correspondence. The majority of the correspondence and news clippings center around Dr. Bentel’s
accomplishments as a professor of journalism and the success of the SJSU Department of Journalism.
A small portion of this series contains correspondence with and/or pertaining to George E. Stone, an Assistant and Associate
Professor in Journalism from 1934 through 1956. Although this correspondence is mostly personal in nature, it was included
with the professional materials due to professional relationship between Dr. Bentel and Professor Stone and the position both
men held as members of the SJSC faculty. Materials relating to Professor Stone date from 1951 -1964 and include a portion
of an autobiographical manuscript.
Arrangement
Dr. Bentel arranged his professional materials by subject and included notes, correspondence, news clippings, and other materials
generally surrounding a particular theme in the same folder. The materials in this series were left in original order within
each folder. The folders are labeled with either a title supplied by Dr. Bentel or with a title that suggests the subject
of the majority of its contents. Notes and texts for talks are headed with the term “Talk” followed by the subject of the
talk. The folders are arranged within each box alphabetically by subject followed by a chronological order.
Box 1, Folder 1
Cavanagh, Daniel
1987 - 1997
Box 1, Folder 3
Collier's Encyclopedia
1946 - 1967
Box 1, Folder 2
College Union
1960 - 1964
Box 1, Folder 4
Community Service
1936, 1975
Box 1, Folder 5
Correspondence - Hutchins, Robert
1955
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence, recognitions, articles and miscellaneous (includes first published article by D. Bentel)
1928 - 1972
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence, recognitions, articles and miscellaneous
1935 - 1991
Box 1, Folder 8
Correspondence, recognitions, articles and miscellaneous
1941 - 1982
Box 1, Folder 9
Correspondence, recognitions, articles and miscellaneous
1943 - 1991
Box 1, Folder 10
Correspondence, recognitions, articles and miscellaneous
1945 - 1987
Box 1, Folder 11
Correspondence, recognitions, articles and miscellaneous
1956 - 1978
Box 1, Folder 12
Correspondence - Special letters
1967 - 1987
Box 1, Folder 13
Correspondence - Thank you notes
2005 - 2007
Box 1, Folder 14
Directories - Emeritus organizations
1985 - 2003
Box 1, Folder 15
Directories; Professional Associations
1989 - 2005
Box 1, Folder 16
NCCPA Review (newsletter)
1952 - 1961
Box 1, Folder 18
Photography (proposed publication)
1971 - 1974
Box 1, Folder 19
Plaque - Twenty years of service
undated
Box 1, Folder 20
Publications list and lauditory quotes
undated
Box 1, Folder 22
Recollections
1951 - 1971
Box 1, Folder 23
Retirement and Recognitions
1952 - 1986
Box 1, Folder 24
San Jose State College history
undated
Box 1, Folder 25
Santa Cruz Sentinel News
1953-06
Box 1, Folder 27
Talk - Antonacci, Michael (1 of 2)
undated
Box 1, Folder 28
Talk - Antonacci, Michael (2 of 2)
undated
Box 1, Folder 29
Talk - Community Newspaper
1963
Box 1, Folder 30
Talk - Graduate program history
undated
Box 1, Folder 31
Talks, correspondence and Miscellaneous
1953 - 1974
Box 1, Folder 32
Publication- Photographs in the San Jose School Department Illustrated Report
1941
Box 2, Folder 1
Department excellance
1955 - 1984
Box 2, Folder 2
Faculty photograph
Undated
Box 2, Folder 3
Gratitude; letters of
1936 - 1990
Box 2, Folder 4
Honors, distinctions and miscellaneous
1932 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 5
Journalism Department and miscellaneous
1943 - 1982
Box 2, Folder 6
Leadership (national and local) and miscellaneous
1936 - 1981
Box 2, Folder 9
Libel - doctors, Behrendt v. Times Mirror
undated
Box 2, Folder 10
Libel - doctors, Bornman v. Star Co.
undated
Box 2, Folder 11
Libel - doctors, Brinkley v. Fishbein
undated
Box 2, Folder 12
Libel - doctors, How to libel a doctor without half trying (1 of 3)
undated
Box 2, Folder 13
Libel - doctors, How to libel a doctor without half trying (2 of 3)
undated
Box 2, Folder 14
Libel - doctors, How to libel a doctor without half trying (3 of 3). (Manuscript)
undated
Box 2, Folder 15
Libel - doctors, Martin v. The Picayune
undated
Box 2, Folder 16
Libel - doctors, new material
undated
Box 2, Folder 17
Libel - doctors, Shankman v. O'Malley
1956
Box 2, Folder 18
Libel - doctors, Single mistake rule
1978 - 1979
Box 2, Folder 19
Miscellaneous (1 of 2)
undated
Box 2, Folder 20
Miscellaneous (2 of 2)
1977 - 1978
Box 2, Folder 21
Photography (photo of D. Bentel)
undated
Box 2, Folder 22
Photography. (Mortensen, William. Seven deadley errors. Camera Craft.)
1940
Box 2, Folder 25
Pyle, Ernie (last article). Bentel biographical articles
1945 - 1993
Box 2, Folder 26
Recognitions and thanks
1950 - 1977
Box 2, Folder 27
Retirement tributes and miscellaneous
1934 - 2004
Box 2, Folder 28
Stone, George
1951 - 1964
Box 2, Folder 30
Stone, George
1960 - 1964
Box 2, Folder 32
Talk - Antonacci, Michael
undated
Box 2, Folder 33
Talk - Burnett, Carol
circa 1981
Box 2, Folder 34
Talk - Davies, Pearce and history of public relations
undated
Box 2, Folder 35
Talk - Death penalty
undated
Box 2, Folder 36
Talk - Development of news writing. Contra Costa College
1956
Box 2, Folder 37
Talk - Journalism School defense
1948
Box 2, Folder 38
Talk - Lick, James
undated
Box 2, Folder 40
Talk - Promotion Directors
1959
Box 2, Folder 41
Talk - San Jose State College history
1955
Box 2, Folder 42
Talk - San Jose State College history, the big fire (1 of 2)
undated
Box 2, Folder 43
Talk - San Jose State College history, the big fire (2 of 2)
undated
SERIES II: Personal Materials
1909 - 2003
Scope and Contents
Series II contains items of a personal nature belonging to Dr. Bentel and/or members of his family. Included are personal
letters, notes and commentary, divorce papers, birth certificates, and news clippings of interest to Dr. Bentel. Due to the
potentially sensitive nature of the materials, permission from the Director of Special Collections and Archives will be required
for access.
Arrangement
Dr. Bentel arranged his personal materials by subject and placed notes and commentary, rough drafts, and correspondence to
and from a particular correspondent or surrounding a particular theme in the same folder. The materials in this series were
left in original order within each folder. With the exception of correpondance, the folders are arranged alphbetcally by
the predominant format of the material within the folder followed by the subject of the materials.
Correspondence is arranged aphabetically by sender/recipient followed by date. When the general topic of was indicated by
Dr. Bentel, that topic is provided in parentheses after the sender/recipient's name. For example: correspondence between
Dr. Bentel and his brother Dr. Carr Bentel regarding the care of their mother is labeled “Bentel, Carr (Care of Katherine
Bentel).” Correspondence is placed behind the other formats.
Conditions Governing Access
This series is restricted. Permission from the Director of Special Collections and Archives will be required for access.
Box 3, Folder 1
Birth certificate and biography - Bentel, Dwight
1909, undated
Box 3, Folder 2
Birth certificate - Bentel, Genieva DiFiore
1941
Box 3, Folder 3
Bentel, David
circa 1968 - 1994
Box 3, Folder 5
Bentel, Katherine
undated
Box 3, Folder 6
Diary - Services to Mom
circa 1956 - 1959
Box 3, Folder 7
Divorce (Bentel, Dwight and Bentel, Edna)
1956 - 1957
Box 3, Folder 8
Family History
1927, 1946
Box 3, Folder 10
Newsclippings - WWII coverage
1944, 1971
Box 3, Folder 11
Rosters and miscellaneous
1975 - 1985
Correspondence
1934 - 2003
Box 3, Folder 14
Bentel, Carr (not pertinent)
1942 - 1995
Box 3, Folder 15
Bentel, Carr (Care of Katherine Bentel)
1945 - 1993
Box 3, Folder 18
Bentel, Carr (Care of Katherine Bentel)
1947 - 1998
Box 3, Folder 19
Bentel, Carr (Care of Katherine Bentel)
1948 - 1977, 1987
Box 3, Folder 20
Bentel, Carr (Care of Katherine Bentel)
1952 - 1961
Box 3, Folder 22
Bentel, Carr (Criticism of Edna)
1958
Box 3, Folder 23
Bentel, Carr (Sevices to Katherine Bentel)
1958
Box 3, Folder 24
Bentel, Carr (Care of Katherine Bentel)
1958 - 1977
Box 3, Folder 25
Bentel, Carr (Katherine Bentel and Salem Lutheran)
1960 - 1961
Box 3, Folder 26
Bentel, Carr (Katherine Bentel expenses)
1961 - 1962
Box 3, Folder 27
Bentel, Carr (Estate of Katherine Bentel)
1962
Box 3, Folder 30
Bentel, Carr (Greeting cards)
1984
Box 3, Folder 32
Bentel, Carr (Special)
1985 - 1987
Box 3, Folder 38
Bentel, Carr (drafts)
undated
Box 3, Folder 39
Bentel, Christina
1975 - 1995
Box 3, Folder 40
Bentel, David
1935 - 1990
Box 3, Folder 41
Bentel, David
1947 - 1976
Box 3, Folder 43
Bentel, Edna and Bentel, David
1949 -1959
Box 3, Folder 44
Bentel, Gladys
1934 - 1952
Box 3, Folder 45
Bentel, Joseph
1934 -1946
Box 3, Folder 46
Bentel, Joseph (approval)
1935 - 1947
Box 3, Folder 47
Bentel, Joseph
1939 - 1945
Box 3, Folder 48
Bentel, Joseph (on Carr)
1940 - 1947
Box 3, Folder 49
Bentel, Joseph (nostalgia)
1942 - 1945
Box 3, Folder 50
Bentel, Joseph (on Carr)
1944
Box 3, Folder 51
Bentel, Joseph
1944 - 1947
Box 3, Folder 52
Bentel, Katherine (appreciation)
1941 - 1952
Box 3, Folder 53
Bentel, Katherine
1942 - 1954
Box 3, Folder 54
Bentel, Katherine (appreciation)
1945 - 1953
Box 3, Folder 55
Bentel, Katherine (servces to Mom)
1948 - 1955
Box 3, Folder 56
Bentel, Katherine
1950 - 1954
Box 3, Folder 57
Bentel, Katherine (appreciation)
1954
Box 3, Folder 59
Bentel, Martha and Bob
1951 - 1957, 1989
Box 3, Folder 63
Miscellaneous
1948 - 1996
Box 3, Folder 64
Miscellaneous (Family)
1979 - 1994
Box 3, Folder 65
Miscellaneous (to answer and to write)
1992 - 2009
Box 3, Folder 66
Miscellaneous
2002 - 2003
Box 3, Folder 67
Murphy, Eileen and Jim
undated
Box 3, Folder 68
U.S. Navel Dispensary (Kellum, Wilbur)
1958
SERIES III: Death Valley
1905 - 2006
Scope and Contents
Dr. Bentel spent many hours touring, photographing, and researching Death Valley and its inhabitants. He planned to publish
a book on the subject using Shorty Harris (1856-1934), a long time Death Valley prospector, as a focal point.
The bulk of Series III, Death Valley, consists of personal notes, news clippings, magazine articles, and copies of books pertaining
to various aspects of Death Valley. Outlines and manuscripts for the proposed book are also included. The materials created
by Dr. Bentel in this series are mostly undated. Dates supplied generally represent publication dates for books published
by others and included in this collection.
Arrangement
Dr. Bentel spent many hours touring, photographing, and researching Death Valley and its inhabitants. He planned to publish
a book on the subject using Shorty Harris (1856-1934), a long time Death Valley prospector, as a focal point. The bulk of
Series III consists of personal notes, news clippings, magazine articles, and copies of books pertaining to various aspects
of Death Valley. Outlines and manuscripts for the proposed book are also included. The materials created by Dr. Bentel in
this series are mostly undated. Dates supplied generally represent publication dates for books published by others and included
in this collection.
Dr. Bentel arranged these materials by subject, placing notes and commentary, articles, and portions of manuscripts surrounding
a particular theme in the same folder. The materials in this series were left in original order within each folder and the
folder labeled with either a title supplied by Dr. Bentel or with a title that suggests the subject of the majority of its
contents.
The materials in this Series are subdivided into four groups: Correspondence, Project organization, Research files, Manuscripts,
and Publications by others, followed by an alphabetic arrangement within each box. Where both manuscript pages and research
materials were contained in the same folder, placement was based on the predominant format within that folder.
Materials in the “Publications by others” group consist of complete, or nearly complete, photocopies of published books.
Published articles from periodicals and other small publications used as research material by Dr. Bentel were left with the
research files and are not included in this section.
Correspondence
1940 - 2006
Box 5, Folder 1
Johnson, Jean
2004 - 2005
Box 5, Folder 2
Miscellaneous, incoming
1940 - 2004
Box 5, Folder 3
Miscellaneous, outgoing
1991 - 2006
Project Organization
undated
Box 4, Folder 1
Project organization, ideas and notes
undated
Box 6, Folder 1
Project organization, ideas and notes
undated
Box 7, Folder 1
Project organization
undated
Box 7, Folder 2
Project organization - storylines
undated
Box 8, Folder 1
Project Organization
undated
Box 4, Folder 8
Dangers - Cloud burst (flash floods and flooding)
undated
Box 4, Folder 10
Dangers - Sandstorms
undated
Box 4, Folder 11
Dangers - Water and effects of thirst
undated
Box 4, Folder 13
Harris, Shorty - A liar?
undated
Box 4, Folder 14
Harris, Shorty - Stories
undated
Box 4, Folder 15
Harris, Shorty - Visits
undated
Box 4, Folder 17
Hocum and lives, actual
undated
Box 4, Folder 18
Life and death in Death Valley
undated
Box 4, Folder 20
Mining camps/towns
undated
Box 4, Folder 21
Mining camps/towns - Ballarat and Pleasant Canyon
undated
Box 4, Folder 22
Mining camps/towns - Goldfield
undated
Box 4, Folder 23
Mining camps/towns - Panamint City
undated
Box 4, Folder 24
Mining camps/towns - Tonopah
undated
Box 4, Folder 26
Mining law and scams
undated
Box 4, Folder 27
Natural history - cactus
undated
Box 4, Folder 28
Natural history - herpetology (snakes)
undated
Box 4, Folder 29
Natural history - road runner
undated
Box 4, Folder 30
Natural history - tortoise
undated
Box 4, Folder 31
Old Spanish Trail
undated
Box 4, Folder 32
Research materials, miscellaneous
1916 - 1997
Box 4, Folder 35
Scott, Walter (Scotty)
undated
Box 5, Folder 5
Baker (Dan Fairbanks)
undated
Box 5, Folder 8
Cave Springs - Johnston the scorpion
undated
Box 5, Folder 9
Death Valley National Monument - First rangers
undated
Box 5, Folder 11
Description (World of Shorty)
undated
Box 5, Folder 12
Eichbaum Toll Road
undated
Box 5, Folder 13
Emigrants - Hocum
undated
Box 5, Folder 14
The great American desert
undated
Box 5, Folder 16
Harris, Shorty - Controversial
undated
Box 5, Folder 17
Harris, Shorty - Language and profanity
undated
Box 5, Folder 18
Manley - Bennett party
undated
Box 5, Folder 23
Miscellaneous Quotes
undated
Box 5, Folder 25
Natural History - Hocum
undated
Box 5, Folder 26
Ode to the Burro Prospector
undated
Box 5, Folder 30
Prospector's Terminology
undated
Box 5, Folder 31
Red Mountain - Randsburg
undated
Box 5, Folder 33
References - Bibliography
undated
Box 5, Folder 34
References - at SJSU library
undated
Box 5, Folder 35
References - To look up
undated
Box 5, Folder 37
Scams - Hi-grading
undated
Box 5, Folder 38
Scott, Walter (Scotty)
undated
Box 6, Folder 4
Dangers of the land
undated
Box 6, Folder 10
Mining boom after Panamint
undated
Box 6, Folder 16
References - Dates and towns
undated
Box 6, Folder 17
Terminology - Glossary, words and phrases
undated
Box 7, Folder 4
Birds - ducks and geese
undated
Box 7, Folder 6
Bullfrog - Rhyolite
undated
Box 7, Folder 9
Burros - Equipment and supplies
undated
Box 7, Folder 11
Dangers - Dynamite
undated
Box 7, Folder 12
Dangers - heat, water
undated
Box 7, Folder 14
Equipment and supplies
undated
Box 7, Folder 16
Ferge, Charles (Seldom Seen Slim)
undated
Box 7, Folder 18
Gold - how to find
undated
Box 7, Folder 20
History - Chronology
undated
Box 7, Folder 21
History-Description
undated
Box 7, Folder 24
Mills, Johnny - debunking
undated
Box 7, Folder 26
Mining in Death Valley
undated
Box 7, Folder 27
Miscellaneous (1 of 4)
undated
Box 7, Folder 28
Miscellaneous (2 of 4)
undated
Box 7, Folder 29
Miscellaneous (3 of 4)
undated
Box 7, Folder 30
Miscellaneous (4 of 4)
undated
Box 7, Folder 31
Mojave Desert Preserve
undated
Box 7, Folder 34
Newspaper articles - handcopied
undated
Box 7, Folder 36
Problems of new comers
undated
Box 7, Folder 40
Prospectors - Introduction
undated
Box 7, Folder 41
Prospectors-Nature of
undated
Box 7, Folder 45
Railroads - Greenwater
undated
Box 7, Folder 46
Scott, Walter (Scotty)
undated
Box 7, Folder 48
Unnatural history
undated
Box 7, Folder 49
The valley they loved
undated
Box 8, Folder 7
Fairbanks, R.J. (Dad)
undate
Box 8, Folder 12
Lost mines (1 of 3)
undate
Box 8, Folder 13
Lost mines (2 of 3)
undated
Box 8, Folder 14
Lost mines (3 of 3)
undated
Box 8, Folder 16
Miscellaneous (1 of 4)
undated
Box 8, Folder 17
Miscellaneous (2 of 4)
undated
Box 8, Folder 18
Miscellaneous (3 of 4)
undated
Box 8, Folder 19
Miscellaneous (4 of 4)
undated
Box 8, Folder 21
O'Brian, Judge Joe (Interview)
undated
Box 4, Folder 39
Manuscript-Dangers of the Land (Article or talk)
undated
Box 4, Folder 42
Harris, Shorty (visit)
undated
Box 4, Folder 43
Harris, Shorty - Shorty's world
undated
Box 4, Folder 45
Mines, lost - Breyfogle
undated
Box 4, Folder 46
Mines, lost - Gunsight Mine
undated
Box 4, Folder 47
Mining camps/towns - Harrisburg
undated
Box 4, Folder 50
Prospectors and prospecting
undated
Box 4, Folder 51
Revisions for Lead
undated
Box 5, Folder 44
BNB Notebook (Early manuscript and notes)
circa 1930's
Box 5, Folder 46
Chapter 1- Discards and revisions (Hocum)
undated
Box 5, Folder 47
Death Valley and western deserts
undated
Box 5, Folder 48
Harris, Shorty - Shorty's world
undated
Box 5, Folder 49
Harris, Shorty - Travels
undated
Box 5, Folder 51
Naming of the Valley - Hocum
undated
Box 5, Folder 52
Owens Valley (Along the edge)
undated
Box 5, Folder 53
Ryan, Dante's View
undated
Box 6, Folder 21
Harris, Shorty, epitaph
undated
Box 6, Folder 22
Harris, Shorty, in from Skidoo
undated
Box 6, Folder 26
Summary of gold camps
undated
Box 7, Folder 57
Burros - Outline and stories
undated
Box 7, Folder 58
Epitaph for Shorty
undated
Box 7, Folder 59
Harris, Shorty - Description
undated
Box 7, Folder 60
My hero the burro
undated
Box 7, Folder 64
Prospecting - Following the float
undated
Box 8, Folder 28
Epitaph for Shorty
undated
Box 8, Folder 29
Introduction - variations
undated
Box 8, Folder 30
Lost Breyfogle and Gunsight mines
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Box 8, Folder 31
Mining - Economics
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Box 8, Folder 33
My hero the burro
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Box 8, Folder 34
Scott, Walter (Scotty)
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Box 8, Folder 37
Why they came (Beans, burros and bonanzas)
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Publications by others
1905 - 1977
Box 4, Folder 53
Glassock, C.B. Here's Death Valley. Grossett & Dunlap : New York. 1940.
Box 4, Folder 54
Unknown. (Greenwater). Undated
Box 5, Folder 54
Corle, Edwin. Death Valley and a creek called Furnace. 1941
Box 5, Folder 55
Edwards, E.D. The valley whose name is death. United States. 1940
Box 5, Folder 56
Gardner, E. S. The desert is yours. Wm Morrow & Co. 1963.
Box 5, Folder 57
Pyle, Ernie. "Thirst in the desert" in Home country. Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance. 1935 - 1940.
Box 5, Folder 58
Unknown. Gold in them hills. Undated.
Box 6, Folder 27
Belden, L. Burr. Death Valley heroine. 1954.
Box 6, Folder 28
Chalfant, W. A. The story of Inyo. 1922.
Box 6, Folder 29
Coolidge, Dane. Death Valley prospectors. 1937
Box 6, Folder 30
Federal Writer's Project. Death Valley: a guide. 1977.
Box 6, Folder 31
Publications by others - Indexes. Undated.
Box 6, Folder 32
Kirk, Ruth. Exploring Death Valley. Undated.
Box 6, Folder 33
Latschar, John A. A History of Mining in Death Valley National Monument. Historic Resource study, National Park Service.
1954. (1 of 2)
Box 6, Folder 34
Latschar, John A. A History of Mining in Death Valley National Monument. Historic Resource study, National Park Service.
1954. (2 of 2)
Box 6, Folder 35
Newspaper articles, various authors
1905 - 1933
Box 6, Folder 36
Pyle, Ernie. Various articles
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Box 7, Folder 65
Pearl, Richard. Handbook for prospectors. 1973.
Box 7, Folder 66
Putnam, George Palmer. Death Valley and its country. 1946.
Box 7, Folder 67
Western Publications, Inc. Gold. Vol. 1 No. 1. 1969.
Box 8, Folder 38
Lee, Bourke. Death Valley men. MacMillan. 1932.
Box 8, Folder 39
Brookshier, Frank. The burro. University of Oklahoma Press, 1974.
Box 8, Folder 40
Houston, Eleanor J. Death Valley Scotty told me. 1954 (excerpt)
SERIES IV: Slides and Glass Plate Negatives
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Scope and Contents
This series contains 88 glass plate negatives, 109 projector slides, and 20 sleeved negatives. The glass plate negatives
are predominantly scenes of college life and classroom activities. Most appear to date from around the 1940's or 1950’s,
although some show images from the Normal School or Teacher's College period. A number of glass plates contain illustrations
that may have been used in SJSC promotional materials such as Impact! The dynamic effect of San Jose College on the community
it serves (San Jose State College, c. 1961) and Pioneers for one hundred years, San Jose State College (San Jose State College,
1957). Both publications are available in the San José State University Archives Publications Collection.
The majority of the slides were commercially produced by Castle Films and show scenes ranging from 1920’s automobiles to WWII
era military maneuvers. Most of the Castle Films slides are titled. Slides not labeled with the Castle Films logo appear
to be photographs that may have been taken by Dr. Bentel. These images include desert scenes and a few that may have been
intended as pin-up shots. The sleeved negatives also may have been taken by Dr. Bentel and generally show a woman in a garden
or the interior of a room.
Arrangement
The glass plate negatives remain in original order. The Castle Films slides are in numerical order as assigned by Castle
Films. Dr. Bentel's personal slides are arranged by subject.
Box 9, Folder 1 - 89
Glass Plate Negatives
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Box 10
Slides and Negatives
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