Register of the Wood (Richard Coke) American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of California Papers, 1970-1976

BOX 1: Correspondence & Memos; Minutes & Agendas; Budgets, etc.

1.1--Membership lists

1.2--Executive Director: Log of Activities, [12/74-3/76]

1.3--Budgets, [7/73-12/75]

1.4--Corresp. & Memos, 1972

1.5--Do., 1973

1.6--Do., 1974

1.7--Do., 1975

1.8--Do., 1976

1.9--Policies & Procedures

1.10-Notes

1.11-Minutes & Agendas, 1968-70

1.12-Do., 1973-74

1.13-Do., 1975-76

1.14-Clippings

1.15-Events: Programs

1.16-Misc. Commission business

1.17-Forms, letterheads, etc.

1.18-Bibliography

1.19-Workshops

1.20-State-wide project applications

-"Calif. State Dept. Education Projects," n.d.

-"Parks & Rec. Activity Calendar," 3/7?

-Hist. Environmental Living project/State Parks, 9/73

-"Revolutionary Times"/Amer. Educ. Services, 9/73

-"Indian History Through Art," 7/74

-"The American Freedom Train Foundation," 8/74

-"John A. 'Snowshoe' Thompson Tournament," 9/74

-"Pacific Business Magazine's Bicentennial Issue," 10/74

-"Bicentennial Youth Debates," 4/75

-"(Grand Land Singers) Discover Your America," 8/75

-"Bicentennial Nordic Ski Tournament," 11/75

-"The Invisible Citizen (A Citizen w/ a Handicap)," 11/75

-Natl. Hiking & Ski Touring Assn. [NAHSTA] Program. "200 years -- 200 miles of trail," 12/11/75

-"Around the World Auto Race," 2/76

1.21-Calif. Bicentennial Quarterly & Calif. Bicentennial Dispatch, 1974-76

BOX 2: Project Applications by County, A-L

2.1--Alameda

-"Americans on the Go: A Cultural Panorama of the First Two Hundred Years," 9/73

-Calif. Heritage Center (Dublin), 3/76

-Spanish Calif. Performing Arts Co. (Oakland), 10/74

-Camron/Stanford house restoration (Oakland), 2/75

-Merritt College Anthropology Museum Project (Oakland), 8/75

-"Jubilee 200" (San Leandro), 3/75

2.2--Calaveras

-"Fifes & Drums of old Calaveras," 6/75

2.3--Contra Costa

-Pleasant Hill School restoration, 12/74

-Ellinwood Nature Center (Pleasant Hill), 1/75

-Pleasant Hill War Memorial relocation, 1/75

2.4--Del Norte

-Cresecnt City lighthouse display & museum rehab, 3/76

2.5--Fresno

-Battle of Cowpens reenactment (Fresno), 1/75

-Jedediah Smith Day observance (Fresno), 6/75

-"Light up Old Glory" (Sanger), 8/74

2.6--Glenn

-Permanent marker for Swift adobe (Orland), 12/75

-Museum project (Willows), 10/74

2.7--Inyo

-Indian Cultural Center (Bishop), 9/74

2.8--Los Angeles

-Burbank city application [incl. celebrations, decorations], 12/73

-Pacific Nations Trade Conference (Century City), 2/74

-Compton's All-American Nation's birthday embrace,"(Compton), 2/75

-British Invitational Rifle Match (Covina), 3/76

-"Actors on Americana" (Encino), 11/75

-Musart Singers (Encino), 11/75

-American Music Abroad (Granada Hills), 12/75

-American Heritage Square (Hollywood), 5/75

-American Hall of Aviation Hisory (Inglewood), 4/75

-Restoration of Reed home (La Puente), 4/75

-Masonic Grand Lodge Bicentennial (Long Beach), 4/76

-Bicentennial Black Achievement Exhibit (LA), 9/73

-Roy Harris' 14th Symphony (LA), 9/73

-LA City application [incl. restorations, clean-ups,exchanges], 12/73

-International Assn. for Volunteer Education [IAVE] (LA), 1/74

-LA Unified School Distr./"USS Bicentennial" (LA), 7/74

-"Patriotic Exposition '76" (LA), 7/74

-"Calif.: The State of the Nation"/ Calif. Museum Science & Industry (LA), 10/74

-Raul Esparza's mural "Calif.'s Mexican Cultural Heritage"/Calif. Museum Science & Industry (LA), 10/74

-"Old Ways in the New World"/Smithsonian Inst. (LA), 2/75

-"Stamp Expo '76 Bicentennial" (LA), 8/75

-"Economic Awareness '76"/Security Pacific Natl. Bank (LA), 9/75

-Cultural Heritage of Minorities (Paul Robeson Players) (LA), 10/75

-Young Saints Academy Public Affairs Project (LA), 10/75

-Bicentennial Golf Tournament (LA), 11/75

-"Our Religious Heritage in Southern California," (LA), 11/75

-"America Dreams On.../Calif. Museum Science & Industry (LA),12/75

-LA City Schools history & memorabilia mobile van project, 3/76

-"Women & the Law: 5th Annual Conf. at UCLA," (LA), 3/76

-Bicentennial Memorial Fleet (Marina Del Rey), 2/75

-Japanese Memorial Gardens (Marina Del Rey), 2/75

-"Bicentennial Tour of the US"/Girl Scouts (N. Hollywood), 2/76

-Practical Ecology Program (Northridge), 4/75

-National Miss Bicentennial (Norwalk), 6/75

-"Badman's Roost" [motion picture] (Pasadena), 4/75

-Local Govt. Study Tour/Calif. Contract Cities Assn. (San Marino), 3/76

-"Young America for '76" (Santa Monica), 8/74

-Calif. Rancho Easter Fiesta & Miners' dance suites/Aman Dance Ensemble (Sherman Oaks), 4/75

-American Indian Art & Cultural Exchange Inc. (Tujunga), 2/75

BOX 3: Project Applications by County, M-Z

3.1--Madera

-Projects contest among 340 clubs; Seniors planting poppies; Women's history tapes; Time-line, 3/75

3.2-Modoc

-Applegate/Lassen/Nobles Trail marking, 9/75

3.3-Monterey

-DeAnza Expedition reenactment, n.d. [c1973]

-St.-Galy tiles of Williamsburg (Carmel), 9/75

3.4-Nevada

-Gold country stage historic tours; Posting Emigrant Trail; Nevada Co. Hist. Soc. Mining Museum, 4/75

3.5-Orange

-"Contemporary California Issues," 11/75

-"Project Sail/'Pilgrim'" [sailing ship] (Costa Mesa), 3/76

-"American Host Program" (Garden Grove), 2/74

-Historic artifacts display case (Huntington Beach), 2/75

-Conversion of historic landmark to arts & cultural center (Monterey Park), 1/75

-Dr. Howe/Waffle house & carriage house restoration (Santa Ana), 4/76

-Antique fire engine museum (Seal Beach), 12/74

-"The Songsmiths" (Torrance), 7/74

-Cavalier Youth Band Bicentennial American Tour (Whittier), 3/76

3.6-Riverside

-"A Salute to our 13 American Colonies" (Palm Desert), 12/75

3.7-Sacramento

-"Sound Express Sees America" (Carmichael), 4/75

-Bicentennial Run (Carmichael), 3/76

-Revolutionary War Color Guard/Civil War Skirmish Assn.(Fair Oaks), 2/74

-Galt Chabolla Park Community Bldg. (Galt), 10/74

-"The Ninety-Nines, Inc." (Roseville), 11/73

-Sacto. Science Center & Jr. Museum, 11/73

-Civil War Encampment, Old Sacto./ Civil War Skirmish Assn., 2/74

-Old Eagle Theatre restoration, 2/74

-Drake's Calif. Landing: Bolinas Bay, 3/74

-Old Sacto. Historic Area; Sacto. Museum, 5/74

-"Charles C. Nahl: Gold Rush Painter"/Crocker Museum, 7/74 & 2/75

-"Impact of the American Revolution on the Legal Status of American Women," 2/75 & 4/75

-Old Sacto. film 'Sacto.--A Place to Remember,' 2/75

-"Calif. Heritage in Song"/Sacto. Chorale, 3/75 & 3/76

-Calif. Index of American Design, 3/75

-Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks of Calif., 3/75

-"Bicentennial Ball"/Mercy Hospitals Guild, 7/75

-"Philadelphia '76"/JFK High Band, 9/75

-"200 Years of Technical Progress"/Calif. Engr. Fdtn., 10/75

-Catalog: Calif. Heritage Murals/DMV, 11/75

-Historic Old Sacto. Docents, 11/75

-Black Oral History Project: Sacto. Valley, 1/76

3.8-San Benito

-Community Dynamics Committee, 10/73

3.9-San Bernardino

-Harvey House preservation (Barstow), 11/75

-"Trek of the Centuries"/Old Mojave Trail, 8/74

-"The Beautiful Mystery of San Bernardino" [film], 4/75

-"Rancho Cucamonga" [book], 6/75

3.10-San Diego

-Independence [Tidelands] Park (Coronado), 4/75

-Kit Carson Park (Escondido), 2/74

-"Calif. Cavalcade of Bands" (Escondido), 8/75

-"Indian World" (Fallbrook), 1/76

-La Mesa Bicentennial Community application, 1/74

-"Men of Vision" [statue] (La Mesa), 1/76

-Western States Bicentennial Music Tournament (La Mesa),2/74 & 3/76

-"T.R.E.E.S." (San Diego), 8/73

-City of San Diego omnibus applicaton [incl. celebrations, exhibits, concerts, conferences, etc.], 1/74

-Pacific Southwest Railway Museum exhibit, 1/74

-"The 40 Documents of Our American Heritage"/Military Order of the World Wars, 2/75

-"Fronteras, 1976," n.d.

-Natl. Square Dance Convention (Vista), 8/74

3.11-San Francisco

-"Vicar of Bray" (ship), 11/73

-"Nightingale of the Gold Rush Days" [concerts], 5/74

-"Women: History of Contributions to the US"/Change for Children, 1/75

-"The California Contribution to the Visual Arts: 20th c."/SF Museum of Art, 2/75

-"Town Meeting '76"/Institute of Cultural Affairs, 5/75

-"Musical Visions of America"/Standard Oil, 9/75

-"Noted Californians of Polish Descent," 9/75

-Marine Corps Tree Planting Program, 11/75

-Natl. Council for Geographic Education Annual Conference, 11/75

-"Spirit of '76 Convention, Gem & Mineral Show"/SF Gem & Mineral Soc., 11/75

-Polynesian Cultural Center of Samoa, 1/76

3.12-San Joaquin

-Monument to dead soldiers; Red, white & blue flowers in park; Trees, etc. (Escalon), n.d.

-"Junipero Serra, Pioneer of the Cross" [book], 6/75

-Floyd J. Locher Tool Collection/SJCoHist.Museum, 3/76

3.13-San Luis Obispo

-University Singers/Cal Poly, 7/74

3.14-San Mateo

-Declaration Independence in Brass/Historic Designs Intl. Ltd. (Burlingame), 3/74

-Sastra Institute restoration (Daly City), 8/74

-James Johnston house restoration (Half Moon Bay), 12/74

-Sanchez adobe investigation (Redwood City), 12/74

3.15-Santa Barbara

-"New Glory"/Sta. Barbara Museum of Art, 8/74 & 1/76

-Sta. Barbara Presidio restoration, 3/76

3.16-Santa Clara

-Calif. Youth Symphony project (Palo Alto), 7/73

-Peralta Adobe restoration (S. Jose), 12/74

-Historic S. Jose, 12/74

-Bicentennial sculpture court (S. Jose), 12/74

-American composers series (S. Jose), 12/74

-"Filatelic Fiesta" (S. Jose), 12/74

-"Center for Tomorrow" (S. Jose), 12/74

-American Art Series (S. Jose), 12/74

-The Liberty Belles & Boys (S. Jose), 11/75

-OUTREACH for Women Inc. (S. Jose), 11/75

-Black Theatre Workshop Productions (S. Jose), 12/75

-Allensworth Film Project (Stanford), 2/75

3.17-Siskiyou

-Weed Historical Museum (Weed), 4/75

-Greenhorn Park Project (Yreka), 3/76

3.18-Sonoma

-California's Literary Heritage/NCTE, 2/75 & 11/75

-Cloverdale RR Depot restoration (Cloverdale), 4/75

-"Saga of Sonoma" (Sonoma), 9/75

3.19-Tehama

-"Camping Around California" [book], 3/75

-"Tehama County Nostalgia Cavalcade," 6/75

3.20-Tulare

-Porterville HS Panther Band, 7/75

3.21-Tuolumne

-Columbia Pageant, 10/75

3.22-Ventura

-Simi Valley Bicentennial Arbor & Amphitheatre, 6/75

-Stagecoach Inn Museum (1000 Oaks), 4/75

-Sunny Second Annual Open Horse Show (Ventura), 3/76

BOX 4: Misc. Plans, Proposals & Printed Matter

4.1--Projects

-Leland D. Case. "Re: Comments & Suggestions for the Bicentennial," 11/11/72

-ARBC. "Bicentennial Parks: A Nationwide Network of Leisure Centers," 12-5-72

-"Johnny Horizon '76" program, 2/73

-"California Plans for the American Revolution Bicentennial Commemoration," 5/25/73

-Dept. Parks & Rec. Press Release on "Liberty Tree" plantings, 5/1/74

-"A Publication program to produce a series of county histories of California," 5/16/74

-"A History of Whaling Operations on the North Pacific Coast, 1770s to 1970," 5/16/74 [displays, film, etc.]

-"The American farm: An exhibit of photographs on the history of American agriculture," 5/21/74

-"Major themes and programs approved to date," n.d. [c6/75]

-"Liberty Tree" plantings, 6/1/74

-California Medallion Program, 9/10/74

-DeVault-Noble Fine Chinas Calif. Bicentennial Commemorativeplates, 10/1/74

-"Summary of preliminary edition of Festival USA..."

4.2--Proposals

-Calif. Tribal Chmns.' Assn. Inc. "A Proposal for a Native Calif. Indian Cultural Center," 1/73

-"A Musical Tribute to our Presidents"/Promote the Vote Fdtn., 5/73

-"Fly the Flag"/New Spirit of '76 Fdtn., 8/73

-Indian Campgrounds, Inc., 2/74

-US Internatl. Univ. "We the People, 1776, 1976, 2076"

-America the Beautiful Fund. "Rediscover America Program"

-ARBCC. "California Film Festival"

-Hugh A. Moran. "Person Centered Education"

-Calif. Dept. Commerce. Div. Tourism. "Heritage Tour Promotion," 5/22/74

-Jedediah Smith Society. Postage stamp & redwood park for JS, 9/12/74

-Southern Calif. Gas Co. "Proposed 1976 Bicentennial Plans," 6/18/75

-Resolution from State Bd. Education in Commemoration of Revolution Bicentennial, 9/27/74

4.3--ARBCC California Plan Drafts

-"The California Plan," 4/70

-"California Plans for the American Revolution Bicentennial Commemoration," 5/25/73

-California Plans for the American Revolution Bicentennial Commemoration," 7/13/73

-"California Plans for the American Revolution Bicentennial Commemmoration," 5/74

-"Report of the California American Revolution Bicentennial Commission...," 9/74

4.4--Historical Background

-Rawding Distributing Co. "Boston Ancient & Modern in Picture & In Story," n.d. [map]

-"Outline: 'Governors of California,'" LA Breakfast Club, 9/8/71

-"200 Years Ago in Colonial America," n.d.

-Do. [draft], 11/10/73

-US Public Information Office. "The Old Guard: The Army's Ceremonial Unit & Escort for the President," 1972

-"California Capitol," n.d.

-Claude Bunzel. Knott's Berry Farm. "Christian Life & Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States," n.d.

-The People's Bicentennial Commission. "The Bicentennial Era, 1972-1976: The Tory's Program; The Patriot's Program," 1972

-Mexicana Airlines. "The DeAnza Expedition: A Historical Celebration, Mexico, Mexico City, August 13-18-1975"

-"El Viaje de Juan Bautista DeAnza y la Fundacion de San Francisco, 1775- 1776; An Official Bicentennial Historical Reenactment, 1975-1976"

-Santa Fe Railroad. "1876 Timetable"

-Do. "Santa Fe is a 108-year partner in our Nation's 200 years of progress," 1976

-Assn. American Railroads. "Railroad Landgrants: A Sharp Deal for Uncle Sam," n.d.

-Unident. Timeline of American Revolution, 1771-1784 [photocopy]

4.5--Misc. Printed Matter & Ephemera

-Media Research. "The Destructive Program of the People's Bicentennial Commission"

-"Alameda County Bicentennial Projects"

-"The American Freedom Train Official Commemorative Program"

-Natl. Audiovisual Center. "Media for the Bicentennial"

-American Outlook. "We the People: Voter's Guide to the 1974 State & Federal Elections"

-Santa Fe Railroad. "Toward a Better Way"

-"Patriotic Expo '76"

-San Diego Union. "Official Calendar" [bicentennial events in San Diego Co.]

-"San Diego County Bicentennial Calendar, Unincorporated Communities"

-Time (7/5/76)

-Calif. Engineering Fdtn. "200 Years of Technical Progress"

-"San Joaquin Delta Community College History & Government Classes Celebrate the Bicentennial, 1776-1976"

-So. Dakota Bicentennial Commission. "The American Bicentennial: A Time to Celebrate Freedom"

-Misc. flyers, badges, etc.

4.6-Bicentennial Bulletin, 1973-74

4.7-Bicentennial Times, 1974-76