Inventory of the Mudd and Mapes Families Papers
MC194
Sara Gunasekara
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
2011
1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Mudd and Mapes Families Papers
Creator:
Mapes Family
Creator:
Mudd Family
Identifier/Call Number: MC194
Identifier/Call Number: 657
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet
Date (inclusive): circa 1875-1989
Abstract: George Mudd (1845-1898) was an early farmer in the Germantown, California (now Artois, California) area. This small collection
contains correspondence by George and James Mudd, notes and clippings on the history of the Mudd and Mapes families, and family
photographs including one of the Caterpillar School in Stockton, California and several of the steam combine invented by George
Stockton Berry and owned by George Mudd.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Language of Material:
English
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Biography
In October 1870, George Mudd (1845-1898), settled "four miles east of Germantown, and eight miles north-west from Jacinto,"
California and established a ranch there. He married Mattie Mitchell on March 23, 1875 and they had four children.
According to a Colusa County history by Justus Rogers, in June 1889, "George Mudd, farming near Germantown, received a harvester
to be propelled by a traction engine, the first of the kind in the county."
Circa 1873, William Mudd (1840-1884) and Jane Percival Mudd (1841-1879) emigrated to the Germantown, California (now Artois,
California) area where William's brother, George, had established his ranch. William and Jane's daughter, Alice (1866-1937),
married Sylvester Mapes (1862-1942) on December 23, 1888. In 1915, Alice and Sylvester's son, Edgar Percival Mapes (1892-1986),
married Minnie Wise (1891-1971). Edgar and Minnie's son, Lawrence Mapes, married Maxine Smith.
Sources:
Green, Will Semple.
The History of Colusa County, California, and General History of the State. Sacramento, Reproduced for E. Eubank by the Sacramento Lithograph Co., 1950.
Rogers, Justus H.
Colusa County: its History Traced from a State of Nature through the Early Period of Settlement and Development, to the Present
Day: with a Description of its Resources, Statistical Tables, etc.: also Biographical Sketches of Pioneers and Prominent Residents.
Orland, Cal., 1891.
Scope and Content
This small collection contains notes and clippings on the history of the Mudd and Mapes families, letters written by George
and James Mudd to family in England, and family photographs including one of the Caterpillar School in Stockton, California
and several of the steam combine invented by George Stockton Berry and owned by George Mudd.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged in four series: 1. Family History Notes, 2. Correspondence, 3. Clippings, 4. Photographs.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Lawrence and Maxine Mapes in 2004 and Stephanie Carter in 2020.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid. Student assistant Michelle Luu transcribed
the letters in Series 2.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mudd and Mapes Families Papers, MC194, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University
of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Agricultural machinery -- Pictorial works
Combines (Agricultural machinery) -- Pictorial works
Colusa County (Calif.) -- History
Glenn County (Calif.) -- History
Mapes Family -- Archives
Mudd Family -- Archives
Family History Notes Series 148471
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Box MC194, Folder 1
Mapes Family History 48474
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Box MC194, Folder 1
Mudd Family History 48473
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Box MC194, Folder 1
The Mudd Family, as written by Christiann Mudd Hurlburt 48472
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Correspondence Series 2
1879-1885
Physical Description: 8 letters
Scope and Contents
Letters written by George and James Mudd to family members in England.
Box MC194, Folder 15
Mudd, George to Mudd, Stephen
1879 December 10
Transcription of Mudd, George to Mudd, Stephen, 1879 December 10
Box MC194, Folder 16
Mudd, James to Brother [Mudd, Stephen]
1879 December 28
Transcription of Mudd, James to Brother [Mudd, Stephen], 1879 December 28
Box MC194, Folder 17
Mudd, George to Brother [Mudd, Stephen]
1880 February 26
Transcription of Mudd, George to Brother [Mudd, Stephen], 1880 February 26
Box MC194, Folder 18
Mudd, George to Brother [Mudd, Stephen?] and Sister
1880 March 8
Transcription of Mudd, George to Brother [Mudd, Stephen?] and Sister, 1880 March 8
Box MC194, Folder 19
Mudd, George to Sister [Mudd, Margaret?]
1882 February 26
Transcription of Mudd, George to Sister [Mudd, Margaret?], 1882 February 26
Box MC194, Folder 20
Mudd, George to Sister [Mudd, Margaret?]
1882 April 16
Transcription of Mudd, George to Sister [Mudd, Margaret?], 1882 April 16
Box MC194, Folder 21
Mudd, George to Mudd, Margaret
1885 January 4
Transcription of Mudd, George to Mudd, Margaret, 1885 January 4
Box MC194, Folder 22
Mudd, George to Sister [Mudd, Margaret?]
circa 1880
Transcription of Mudd, George to Sister [Mudd, Margaret?], circa 1880
Clippings Series 348467
1989
Box MC194, Folder 2
Dick Mudd still uses his 128-year-old historic barn 48470
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Box MC194, Folder 2
It was 1880 and local harvester used steam 48469
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Box MC194, Folder 2
Mudd was a farming pioneer 48468
1989 September 12
Photographs Series 448456
circa 1889-1915
Physical Description: 12 photographic prints
Scope and Contents note
Family photographs which also include one of the Caterpillar School in Stockton, California and several of the steam combine
invented by George Stockton Berry and owned by George Mudd.
Box MC194, Folder 3
Berry steam combine on the George Mudd Ranch, east of Germantown (now Artois), California UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.000148466
circa 1889
Box MC194, Folder 4
Berry steam combine on the George Mudd Ranch, east of Germantown (now Artois), California UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.000248465
circa 1889
Box MC194, Folder 5
Caterpillar School, Stockton, California UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.000348464
1915
Box MC194, Folder 6
Cherokee Baseball Team UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.000448463
1912
Scope and Contents note
Included in the group photograph are: Ernest Mapes, Delbert Hughes, Roy Mapes, Melvin Hulbert, Delbert Mapes, Clarence Hulbert,
Otto Heinz, Fred Iverson, Owen Hughes, and Edgar Mapes.
Box MC194, Folder 7
Harvesting in Colusa County, California, a 30 ft cut, George Mudd steam traction UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.000548462
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Box MC194, Folder 8
Header UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.000648461
circa 1889
Box MC194, Folder 9
Holt 75 tractor UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.000748460
undated
Box MC194, Folder 10
Mapes, Edgar UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.000848459
undated
Box MC194, Folder 11
Mapes, Edgar and Mapes, Chester UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.000948458
undated
Box MC194, Folder 12
Mapes, Eunice UCD.PIC.MC194.2011.001048457
undated
Box MC194, Folder 13
Unidentified Man (possibly George Mudd)
circa 1875?
Box MC194, Folder 14
Berry steam combine on the George Mudd Ranch, east of Germantown (now Artois), California
circa 1890
