Notes by C. L. Camp re provenance of collection; biographical information on Yates

Notes & plans for a museum [Santa Barbara?]; The Origin & Development of Museums (draft of article by Yates)

Letters written to Yates.

Letters written by Yates, 1889-1902 & n.d.

Letters relating to publication of "All Known Ferns."

Diary, 1871 & 1882. Account of journey from Centerville, Calif. to vicinity of San Benito, Calif. & return, collecting fossils, 1871. Account of journey from Santa Barbara, Calif. to Lompoc, Calif. & return, 1882

MS of article by Yates: Knights, Templars & Masonry. Holograph

See subject files (Boxes 2-3) for MSS of other articles by Yates

Miscellaneous Notes.

MSS of writings (not by Yates)

Costa Rican Earthquakes, by Juan F. Ferraz

San Miguel Island, Calif. by C. D. Voy

Santa Rosa Island, Calif. by C. D. Voy

Letters written by Yates, 1874-1876

Accounts

"Etymological Lexicon"

Subject Files

Aboriginal art - California

Anthropology

Artifacts

Folklore

Linguistics

Island Studies

Botany

Natural history

Geology

Shells

Worms

Catalogues of Yates' collections

Tear sheets of articles by Yates

Newspaper clippings

Clippings of articles by or about Yates. Re shells, Indians, flora, fauna, etc.

Diploma, D.D.S., Wisconsin Dental College, May 25, 1881

Diploma, Santa Barbara County Agricultural Association, [for display of minerals], 9 Oct. 1886

Certificate of corresponding membership, San Francisco Microscopical Society, 5 April 1872

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

2 letters, 1886-1890. Letter, 1886, written by G. W. Tryon.

Barry, James Henry (1856-1927)

See Letters relating to publication of “All Known Ferns" (Folder 48)

Baum, Henry Mason, 1848-

4 letters, 1901-1903. Written while Editor, Records of the Past. Mainly re Yates' manuscripts which were published in the magazine.

Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922

Letter, Oct. 3, 1892. Re placing Yates' geological collection on deposit at Stanford University.

Britton, L. H.

2 letters, 1903. Transmitting photographs of two Chilcat blankets.

Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934

2 letters, 1890 & n.d. Form letter, n.d., written while Director-in-Chief, New York Botanical Garden.

Brown, Edwin

2 letters, 1852-1853

Browne, G. L.

2 letters, 1893. Written while Assistant Editor, The Californian. Re articles Yates wrote for the magazine.

Bryan, William V.

Letter, Mar. 26, 1900. Written while Proprietor, The Traveler (magazine).

California Historical Society

3 letters, 1887-1888. Written by William Carey Jones. Re Yates' paper, "Prehistoric California," which was read at a meeting.

California. State Mining Bureau

9 letters, 1889-1893. Written mainly by William Irelan. Letter, Aug. 16, 1890, transmits copy of Yates' letter to him. Most letters concern his articles which were published by the Bureau.

Campbell, John H.

Letter, Mar. 9, 1891

Cattell, James McKeen, 1860-

Letter, June 5, 1902.

Clarke, William H.

Postcard, Oct. 3, 1882. Asking to be informed if he makes additional discoveries of fossil elephant teeth.

Comstock, Theodore Bryant, 1849-1915

5 letters, 1905. Re publication of Yates' article on pre-historic California in the Bulletin of The Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Cooper, James Graham, 1830-1902

Letter, Oct. 25, 1874

Coquillett, Daniel William, 1856-1911

Letter, May 5, 1893. Identifying sample of grape vine scales which Yates sent him.

Davidson, Anstruther, 1860-1932

4 letters, 1902-1905. Re Yates' articles on prehistoric California which were published by the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Depue, J. E.

4 letters, 1900-1901. Letter, 1900, thanks Yates for sending a copy of his article on charm stones. Several letters transmit drawings of plummets.

Fairchild, Herman LeRoy, 1850-1943

2 letters, 1894. Written while Secretary, Geological Society of America.

Flint, Earl

Letter, Jan. 4, 1892. Mainly re shells.

Geological Society of America

See Fairchild, Herman LeRoy

Hyatt, Alpheus, 1838-1902

Postcard, Feb. 23, 1892. Requesting a copy of his paper on Pinna.

Irelan, William, Jr., 1842-

See California. State Mining Bureau

Jones, William Carey, 1854-1923

See California Historical Society

Keep, Josiah, 1849-1911

Letter, Aug. 12, 1899. Written while Professor of Natural Science, Mills College. Replying to his letter, Aug. 3, 1899, to Mrs. Mills re selling his collection to Mills College.

Layard, Edgar Leopold, 1824-1900

Letter, Nov. 29, 1890. Re their mutual interest in shells. Transmits letter from his son, re exchanging postage stamps with Yates.

Lewis, James

3 letters, 1876-1878. Mainly re his identification of shells.

Maiden, Joseph Henry, 1859-1925

Letter, Jan. 19, 1891. Re Yates' attempt to obtain pine tree seeds.

Moorehead, Warren King, 1866-1939

Letter, Feb. 5, 1900. Written for him by M.C. Hale.

Newcombe, Charles Frederic, 1851-

Letter, Nov. 6, 1893. Written while Honorary Secretary, Natural History Society of British Columbia.

Parish, Samuel Bonsall, 1838-1928

Postcard, Jan. 10, 1891. With this: reprints of several of his articles on plants.

Peet, Stephen Denison, 1830-1914

Letter, Feb. 26, 1898. Written while Editor, American Antiquarian.

Pike, Walter N.

Letter, Sept. 30, 1891. Asking for articles to publish in The Mayflower [magazine?].

Putnam, Frederic Ward, 1839-1915

Letter, Jan. 16, 1893. Written while Curator, Peabody Museum, & Chief, Department of Ethnology & Archaeology, World's Columbia Exposition. Re publishing Yates' paper on California Weapons & exhibiting his collection at the Exposition.

Rust, Horatio Nelson, 1828-1906

Letter, Dec. 10, 1874. Re sending specimens of minerals & shells toYates.

Santa Barbara Natural History Society

Postcard, n.d. Notifying Yates of his appointment as a member of the Society's section on conchology, archaeology, paleontology & minerology.

Santa Cruz Island Company

Letter, July 31, 1889. Denying Yates permission to visit Santa Cruz Island.

Smith, James Perrin, 1864-1931

Letter, Dec. 12, 1902. Re sending Yates copies of his publications.

Smithsonian Institution

Letter, Apr. 22, 1899

Stearns, Robert Edwards Carter, 1827-1909

See U.S. Geological Survey

Studer, Jacob Henry, 1840-1904

Letter, Mar. 3, 1893. Written while President, Natural Science Association of America.

Taylor, William Alton, 1863-

Letter, June 30, 1902. Written while Pomologist, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Re a mango tree he sent Yates & requesting samples of avocados grown by Yates.

Tryon, George Washington, 1838-1888

See Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

U.S. Geological Survey

3 letters, 1890-1906. 2 letters written by R. E. C. Stearns.

Wesley (William) & Son

Letter, Oct 30, 1888. Re various catalogs of works on ferns, fossils & minerals.