Arata Family Collection mssArata

Finding aid prepared by Gina C Giang.
The Huntington Library
2017
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
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Note

Finding aid last update on January 12, 2022, by Maggie Hughes.


Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
Title: Arata family collection
Creator: Arata family
Identifier/Call Number: mssArata
Physical Description: 10.7 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1859-1953
Abstract: The Arata family collection consists of papers, printed ephemera, and photographs related to the Arata family, especially, María Antonio Jimeno de Arata.
Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Arata family collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Allen and Martha Arata, October 2017.

Biographical / Historical

The Arata family was a Spanish (possibly Basque) family that came to Santa Barbara, California in the 19th century. Juan Arata married María Antonia Jimeno (d. 1928), daughter of an acting governor of Alta California, Manuel Jimeno. The Aratas have a Californio heritage that their prominence in Santa Barbara politics and business only accented.

Scope and Contents

The material in this collection was created and collected by the Arata family, especially María Antonia Jimeno de Arata. It consists of books, maps, papers, photographs, and printed ephemera. The papers include writings and poetry, possibly written by María Antonia Jimeno de Arata. There are booklets, pamphlets, and photographs related to Santa Barbara, California and the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake. There are also numerous pamphlets related to the United States National Forest Service and National Park Service in California. The scrapbook mostly contains postcards acquired by the family's travel on the Panama Pacific Line and images from the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake. Note: Some of the postcards in the scrapbook are loose. The two books in this collection are "La Mujer Catolica" and "Southern California" issued by Southern California Panama Exposition Commission.
There are two oversize folders at the end of the collection. The first folder consists of three photographs, possibly of María Antonia Jimeno de Arata and another woman. The second folder is a trigonometric survey entitled "Entrance to San Francisco Bay" by A.D. Bache.

Processing Information

Processed by Gina C Giang in 2017.

Existence and Location of Copies

Selected items from this collection have been digitized. Digital reproductions are available in the Huntington Digital Library. 

Arrangement

Arranged by material type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Historic sites
Missions, Spanish -- California
Santa Barbara Earthquake, Calif., 1925
California -- Description and travel
San Francisco (Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Notebooks
Pamphlets
Photographs
Arata, María Antonia Jimeno de
Arata family
United States. National Forest Service
United States. National Park Service
Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.)

Box 1

Booklets - Notebooks

Box 1, Folder 1

Booklets -- [Santa Barbara, (Calif.)], (1913-1925)

Scope and Contents

Los Adobes Antiguos de Santa Barbara compliments of Arthur E. Ogilvy; The Planting of the Cross of Santa Barbara by Junipero Serra, 1713-1784 [plays (performed works)]; Romances of the Mission Bells by Calpet Gasoline; and Santa Barbara Souvenir with Earthquake Pictures published by Copeland's Bookshop
Box 1, Folder 2

Books -- La Mujer Catolica, Barcelona, (1884)

Scope and Contents

In Spanish
Box 1, Folder 3

Books -- Southern California Comprising the Counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura issued by Southern California Panama Expositions Commission, (1915)

Box 1, Folder 4

Cards (information artifacts) -- María Antonio Jimeno de Arata, (1923-1928)

Scope and Contents

Included: Adela Arata de Voorhees [letter] from Paula -----; Mary Charlotte Arata [arrival announcement]; notes; postcard; and reception [notes]
Box 1, Folder 5

Clippings (information artifacts) -- Western Family, (1953)

Scope and Contents

Article entitled "Western forest camping"
Box 1, Folder 6

Letters (correspondence) -- Arata family, (1922-1928)

Scope and Contents

In Spanish
From María Ade Arata and R.J. Arata
Box 1, Folder 7

Maps -- United States. National Forest Service, (1940-1947)

Scope and Contents

Fire Prevention Maps
Included: Cleveland National Forest, 1947; Los Angeles National Forest, 1947; Los Padres National Forest, 1947; San Bernardino National Forest, 1946 and 1947; and National Forests of California, 1940
Box 1, Folder 8

Notebooks -- [María Antonio Jimeno de Arata], (1923)

Scope and Contents

Two notebooks in Spanish
Poetry and writings
Box 2

Pamphlets - Scrapbooks

Box 2, Folder 1

Pamphlets -- The Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, (1933)

Scope and Contents

The Golden Gate Bridge History & Principal Characteristics
Box 2, Folder 2

Pamphlets -- Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.), (1915)

Box 2, Folder 3

Pamphlets -- United States. National Forest Service and United States. National Park Service, (1935-1953)

Scope and Contents

Included: Joshua National Monument, 1952; El Dorado National Forest, 1940; Inyo National Forest, 1935; Klamath National Forest, 1936; Lassen National Forest, 1940; Los Angeles National Forest, 1941; Los Padres National Forest, 1939; Mendocino National Forest, 1936; Modoc National Forest, 1941; Plumas National Forest, 1940; Sierra National Forest, 1942; Tahoe National Forest, 1937; Trinity National Forest, [undated]; Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park, 1940, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1953; and directions to campgrounds
Box 2, Folder 4

Photographs -- Arata family, (1880-1934)

Scope and Contents

Included: Alfredo Robinson; Augustias Hannibal Arata; Angustias de la Guerra y Jimeno, Santiago R. Jimeno, and Enrique Jimeno; Caesar C. Arata; Elana A. Robinson; Enrique Jimeno; Jose Antonio Jimeno; Juan de la Guerra and Porforio Jimeno; Juan Arata; María Antonio Jimeno de Arata; and Rumaldo Pacheco
Box 2, Folder 5

Photographs -- Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.), (1915)

Scope and Contents

Included: One postcard
Box 2, Folder 6

Photographs -- Santa Barbara, (Calif.), (1915-1925)

Scope and Contents

Included: George Vorhees and Santa Barbara Earthquake, Calif., 1925
Box 2, Folder 7

Programs (documents) -- Old Mission Santa Barbara, (1927)

Scope and Contents

Pageant and Placing of Memorial Tablet to Celebrate Completion of Restoration
Two copies
Box 2, Folder 8

Programs (documents) -- Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara, (1926-1927)

Scope and Contents

Included: Ribbon
Box 2, Folder 9

Prospectuses -- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company, (1930)

Scope and Contents

Grand Canyon Outings
Box 2, Folder 10

Prospectuses -- Northern Pacific Railway Company, [undated]

Scope and Contents

The Picturesque Bad Lands of North Dakota Include Them on Western Itineraries!; Through the American Rockies on the Northern Pacific; Rivers - For 1406 Miles On the Route of the "North Coast Limited"
Box 2, Folder 11

Scrapbooks -- Arata family, (1925)

Scope and Contents

Primarily postcards from Panama Pacific Line via Panama Canal and Havana and Santa Barbara Earthquake, Calif., 1925
Folder Oversize folder 1

Photographs -- [María Antonio Jimeno de Arata], [before 1928]

Scope and Contents

Three photographs
Folder Oversize folder 2

Trigonometric survey -- Entrance to San Francisco Bay by A.D. Bache, U.S.G.S., (1859)

Scope and Contents

Framed