Register of the Small Celebrity Collections,
1889-1972
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by
Don Walker
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the
Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
Phone: (209) 946-2404
Fax: (209) 946-2810
URL:
http://www1.uop.edu/library/deptholt.html
© 1998
University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Small Celebrity Collections,
1889-1972
Collection number: Mss2
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
- Phone: (209) 946-2404
- Fax: (209) 946-2810
- URL: http://www1.uop.edu/library/deptholt.html
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- October 1998
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Small Celebrity Collections,
Date (inclusive): 1889-1972
Collection number: Mss2
Creator:
Extent: 0.25 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Small Celebrity Collections, Mss2,
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific
Library
Access Points
personal name
Churchill, Winston Spencer (1874-1965)
personal name
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (1835-1910)
personal name
Mardikian, George Magar
personal name
Franz, John M., Jr.
personal name
Cody, William Frederick (1846-1917)
personal name
Nixon, Richard Milhous (1913-1994)
corporate name
International Mark Twain Society
corporate name
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company
subject
Politicians -California
subject
Wild west shows
subject
Armenian Americans
subject
Journalists -Georgia -Atlanta
subject
Literary prizes
subject
Authors, American -Correspondence
subject
Georgia -History
subject
Restaurateurs -California -San Francisco
corporate name
Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of
Government
personal name
Wilber, Dora Prentice
subject
Medal of Freedom
personal name
Clemens, Cyril -Correspondence
personal name
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (1835-1910) -Societies,
etc.
corporate name
Atlanta Constitution (newspaper)
subject
Funeral orations -California -Stockton
Biography
Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), Prime Minister of Britain during
World War II and later author of a multi-volume history of that war, here
acknowledges receipt of an award from the International Mark Twain Society
(1943). Churchill states that Clemens was very kind to him during his first
visit to America and that he assisted him in presenting his first public
lecture there. [Ms2.C563]
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known to the public by his
nom de plume "Mark Twain," received much fan mail over the years. Mrs. Dora
Prentice, Holmesburg, Pa. thanks Mark Twain for creating a particularly
appealing female character in one of his novels. Notations in pen, signed
"SLC," ask that his secretary respond to Mrs. Wilber's letter. [Ms2.C625]
William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) was a Pony Express rider (1860-1861)
and U.S. Army Scout (1863-1867). For a time he was employed by the Kansas
Pacific Railroad to supply buffalo meat for its construction crews (1867-1868)
and in this capacity he earned his nickname, "Buffalo Bill." From 1868 Cody was
alternately a Scout for the Army and an actor in Western melodramas written for
him by Ned Buntline. Cody first produced his Wild West Shows in 1883. These
proved so popular that the former Indian scout toured the United States and
Europe with them until 1916. John M. Franz, Jr. was a Wild West Show employee.
In two letters to E. H. Tyler (1900) he describes aspects of these traveling
shows. [Ms2.F837]
Henry Woodfin Grady (1850-1889) was a Georgia journalist and part owner
of the Atlanta Constitution (1880-1889) who advocated Southern
industrialization and racial goodwill. This funeral oration may have been
produced and delivered in Stockton, Calif. where it was found (1986). Its
authorship and provenance are unknown. [Ms2.G733]
George Magar Mardikian was a wealthy San Francisco Republican
restaurateur. He received a War Department commendation following World War II
for his work as a food consultant with the U.S. Army. Later, he received the
Medal of Freedom for similar work during the Korean War (1951). Under President
Dwight Eisenhower Mardikian served on the Commission on Organization of the
Executive Branch of Government (1955). Later, he cultivated a friendship
President Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994). [Ms2.M322]
1: CHURCHILL (WINSTON SPENCER) LETTER, 1943 [C563]
[photocopy]
2: CLEMENS (SAMUEL LANGHORNE) NOTATION, 1910 [C625] [ink on
letter from Mrs. Dora Prentice Wilber]
3: FRANZ (JOHN M., JR.) CORRESPONDENCE, 1900 [F837] gift of
Waddell Smith
3.1: JMF, Chillicothe, Ohio to E.H. Tyler, 7-23-00 [on
Buffalo Bill letterhead]
3.2: Do., 7-30-00 [2 pp.; on Buffalo Bill
letterhead]
4: "GRADY AND THE NEW SOUTH," [address] 1890
[G733]
MS 2 M 281 1858: MANN, HORACE. Letter dated January 14,
1858, accepting an invitation and asking about the best time to travel. Horace
Mann was an educator and a statesman who greatly advanced the cause of
universal, free, non-sectarian public schools. Mann also advocated temperance,
abolition, hospitals for the mentally ill, and women’s rights.
5: MARDIKIAN (GEORGE M.) PAPERS, 1951-1972 [M322] gift of
George Mardikian
5.1: Richard M. Nixon to George Mardikian, 1972
[photocopies of 2 letters]
5.2: Medal of Freedom citation to George Mardikian (1951)
[photocopy]
5.3: Certificate of membership on Commission on
Organization of the Executive Branch of Government (1955)
MS 2 M 778 2012: MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ORAL HISTORY
Abstract: Dave and Iola Brubeck created The Real Ambassadors in the
late 1950s. The jazz musical pointed out the absurdity of segregation and makes
the case that artists such as Louis Armstrong are the best and "real"
ambassadors to demonstrate a nation's ideals. It was recorded in 1961 and
performed live only once. Despite their efforts, the play never made it to
stage. Here is a collection of interviews that document the creation of The
Real Ambassadors conducted during the 2012 Monterey Jazz Festival. [Digital
Collection]
MS 2 Y 027: YARDLEY, RALPH OSWALD. Two original College of
the Pacific themed drawings by cartoonist/illustrator Ralph O. Yardley for the
Stockton Record, 1933 and 1934. Citation awarded by the United States Treasury
Department for distinguished services rendered in behalf of the National War
Savings Program, May 27, 1942.
