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Guide to the Charles Albert Storke Papers, 1856-1936
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Key to Arrangement

Box 1

Correspondence - See also Vols. 12 and 37.

 

Letters written to Storke and copies of his replies. Arranged alphabetically. A partial list of significant correspondents follows the Key to Arrangement.

 

Letterpress copy books

volume Vol. 1

May 24, 1889-Nov. 15, 1904. 492 p.

volume Vol. 2

July 26, 1896-Nov. 29, 1900. 697 p.

volume Vol. 3

Oct. 7, 1897-Feb. 18, 1905. 368 p.

Box 2, volume Vol. 4

Nov. 7, 1900-Mar. 1, 1910. 273 p.

 

Fragments and unidentified letters.

 

Writings

 

Editorials, speeches, rough drafts and notes

 

"After the Bugles--The West."

 

Unpublished recollections of C. A. Storke with Michael J Phillips.

 

Typescript. 1922

 

"After the Bugles--The West!"

 

Unarranged notes and rough drafts

 

Memoirs

 

Boyhood recollections, biographical sketches, etc.

 

Personalia

 

Civil War material, including "Record of Albert [C. A. Storke] in the Civil War"

 

Certificates, memberships, etc. - See also Oversize Folio

Box 3, volume Vol. 5

Datebook, 1896

volume Vol. 6

Datebook, 1900

 

Legal material

volume Vol. 7

Lawyer's brief and common place book, 1881-1927.

 

Case citations and legal notes, District Attorney's Office, County of Santa Barbara, Calif. 400 p. Indexed.

 

Mattie More Storke vs. Charles Albert Storke, 1889-1917.

 

Divorce proceedings

 

Legal miscellany

 

Indentures, abstracts of title, mortgages, notes, etc., for which Storke was attorney or notary public.

 

Legal miscellany

 

Deeds, abstracts of title, notes, deed of reconveyance, indentures, agreements, easement, etc. in which Storke or his wife are named as parties.

Physical Description: (Two folders)
Box 4

Financial material

 

Invoices, bills, receipts, tax forms, insurance certificates, etc. (One folder)

volume Vol. 8

Cash book, Feb. 1907-Mar. 1908

volume Vol. 9

Account book, 1926-1930

volume Vol. 10

Check book, Feb. 1931-June 1932

volume Vol. 11

Check book, Nov. 1934-June 1935

Ctn. 1

Storke Ranches

 

Papers regarding the title, maintenance and operation of the Storke Ranches in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, as follows:

volume Vol. 12

Scrapbook, 1873-1924

 

Includes correspondence, invoices, bills and receipts

 

Land grants, breeding certificates and maps

 

Abstracts of Title

volume Vol. 13

Sespe Rancho, Dec. 1887

volume Vol. 14

Sespe Rancho, July 1889

volume Vol. 15

Sespe Rancho, Dec. 1906

volume Vol. 16

Dos Pueblos Rancho, Jan. 1916

volume Vol. 17

La Goleta Rancho, Dec. 1916

volume Vol. 18

Account book, 1905-1929

volume Vol. 19

Ledger, 1918-1921 - See also Oversize Vol. 38

 

Miscellany

 

Printed material (One folder)

 

Clippings - See also Oversize Vols. 39 and 40

Physical Description: (Two folders)
volume Vol. 20

Scrapbook

volume Vol. 21

Scrapbook

 

Miscellaneous photographs - transferred to Pictorial Collection

 

Knox, S. B. P., M.D., Santa Barbara, Calif.

volume Vol. 22

Physicians visiting book, 1876

volume Vol. 23

Physicians visiting book, 1877

Ctn. 2

More family papers, 1856-1910

 

Personal papers of members of the More family of Santa Barbara including Thomas Wallace More (1826-1877) and his brother Alexander Peter More (d. 1893), and papers relating to the settlement of their estates by C. A. Storke as attorney and trustee.

 

More, Thomas Wallace

volume Vol. 24

Daily account book, May 1860-Dec. 1869

volume Vol. 25

Account book: Estate of T. W. More

 

Miscellany

 

Includes correspondence, funeral notice, deed, and "An Act for the Relief of the Heirs of T. W. More."

 

More, Alexander Peter, Estate

volume Vol. 26

John F. More vs. the Estate of A. P. More, deceased, June 1895-June 1896.

 

Vol. 1, evidence and arguments.

volume Vol. 27

John F. More vs. the Estate of A. P. More, deceased, June-July 1894.

 

Vol. 2, depositions.

volume Vol. 28

Cash book, June 1896-June 1900.

volume Vol. 29

Cash book, June 1896-May 1910.

volume Vol. 30

Daily account book, Apr. -May 1897

 

Santa Rosa Island Company.

volume Vol. 31

Account book, Apr.-Dec. 1897.

volume Vol. 32

Transcript on appeal, California Supreme Court, July 6, 1903.

 

Miscellany

 

Includes indenture, inventory and appraisement of the Estate, etc.

 

More, Eleanor H., Estate

volume Vol. 33

"Estate of Eleanor H. More," Apr. 1900-Dec. 1901.

 

Miscellany

 

Fragmentary and unidentified correspondence, copies of early family letters and diaries, notes, etc.

Ctn. 3

Storke, Charles Albert, Estate, 1936-1960

 

Papers relating to the settlement of the Estate of C. A. Storke, primarily by Thomas More Storke and Charles Albert Storke II, as executors and trustees.

 

Legal material, including correspondence, declaration of trust and deeds.

 

Monthly reports to beneficiaries, Oct. 1956-June 1959

 

Monthly statement of rents and expenses, July 1956-Nov. 1959

 

Monthly bank reconciliation statements, Jan. 1945-Mar. 1947

 

Supporting vouchers filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court in support of the expenditures by executors of the Estate, Dec. 1936-Dec. 1946. (Five folders)

 

Bank deposit books

volume Vol. 34

Apr. 1939-July 1941

volume Vol. 35

July 1941-July 1943

volume Vol. 36

Check stub book, Dec. 1944-Mar. 1947

 

Miscellany

 

Includes bills, notes, maps, petitions, etc.

volume Vol. 37

(oversize)

Scrapbook

 

Correspondence and clippings

volume Vol. 38

(oversize)

Storke Ranch account book, 1874-1877.

volume Vol. 39

(oversize)

Clippings

volume Vol. 40

(oversize)

Clippings

portfolio Portfolio

Diplomas, degrees and certificates

Partial List of Correspondents

 

Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1889-

 

Letter, Apr. 25, 1936. Written while with Scripps-Howard Newspapers, acknowledging a copy of The English Storkes in America.

 

California. Board of Education

 

2 letters, 1923. By Ernest Perley Clark, President.

 

Chambers, John Sheerer, 1867-1923.

 

Letter, July 20, 1923. Congratulatory letter written while Vice-President of Bank of America upon Storke's appointment to the California State Board of Education.

 

Clark, Ernest Perley, 1859-1933.

See California. Board of Education

 

Freeman, Douglas Southall, 1886-

 

Letter, Dec. 9, 1924. Addressed to Mrs. C. G. Blakey regarding Civil War battlefield markers.

 

Graham, Stephen, 1884-

 

Letter, June 4, 1923.

 

Haas, Charles E.

 

Letter, Dec. 24, 1917.

 

Lane, Franklin Knight, 1864-1921.

See U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

 

McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944.

 

Letter, Aug. 13, 1918. Written while U.S. Senator.

 

Phillips, Michael J.

 

2 letters, 1930. Includes one letter addressed to Fred Jackson.

 

Richardson, Friend William, 1865-1943

 

1 letter, Sept. 16, 1926.

 

Storke, Thomas More, 1876-1971.

 

4 letters, 1923-1936.

 

U.S. Secretary of the Interior

 

Letter, Jan. 8, 1917. By Franklin Knight Lane, addressed to Edwin F. Smith.