Guide to the Lawrence G. Desmond Collection on Bernard Hubbard, S.J. MSS.2009.7.25

Archives & Special Collections, Santa Clara University Library

Santa Clara University Library

500 El Camino Real

Santa Clara, California 95053-0500

Email: specialcollections@scu.edu

URL: https://www.scu.edu/library/asc/

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Archives & Special Collections, Santa Clara University Library

Title: Lawrence G. Desmond Collection on Bernard Hubbard, S.J.

creator: Desmond, Lawrence Gustave, 1935-

Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2009.7.25

Physical Description: 4.08 linear feet (2 half-size document boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1900-2008 (bulk 1923-1987)

Abstract: The Lawrence G. Desmond Collection on Bernard Hubbard, S.J., c. 1900-2008 (bulk 1923-1987), documents Lawrence Desmond's attempts at writing a biography of his mentor, Fr. Bernard Hubbard. The bulk of the collection consists of conversations between Desmond and archivists, or any others with information about Fr. Hubbard that could assist him with his project. In particular, the collection includes correspondence from the Lang family, who personally knew Hubbard as a family friend and kept in touch with him during his life. One folder contains details about Hubbard and Desmond's search for giant salamanders in the Trinity Alps region. The records also consist of photographs and original correspondence of both Hubbard and Desmond, large and small prints of photos taken by Hubbard during his adventures, Desmond's notebook used during his research, several maps, and newspaper and magazine articles that were relevant to Desmond's studies. This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Lawrence Desmond's Research, circa 1956-2008 (bulk 1985-1987); and Series II. Desmond's Collected Bernard Hubbard Materials, circa 1900-1957 (bulk 1923-1930).

Language of Material: English

Physical Location: This collection is located in Santa Clara University Library's Archives & Special Collections.

Access

The collection is open for research. There are no restrictions.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Lawrence Desmond's Research, circa 1956-2008 (bulk 1985-1987); and Series II. Desmond's Collected Bernard Hubbard Materials, circa 1900-1957 (bulk 1923-1930).

Organizational History

Santa Clara University was founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus as Santa Clara College and is California's oldest operating institution of higher learning. It was established on the grounds of Mission Santa Clara de Asìs, the eighth of the original 21 California missions. The college originally operated as a preparatory school and did not offer courses of collegiate rank until 1853. The institution became known as the University of Santa Clara in 1912, when the schools of engineering and law were added. For 110 years, Santa Clara University was an all-male school. In 1961, women were accepted as undergraduates and Santa Clara University became the first coeducational Catholic university in California. The number of students and faculty tripled over the next decade and the university began the largest building program in school history with eight residence halls, a student union, and an athletic stadium. In the early 1970s, the Board of Trustees voted to limit the size of the undergraduate population, an action that was intended to preserve the character and ensure the quality of the university for generations to come. In 1985, the university adopted Santa Clara University as its official name. Bibliography: Santa Clara University. "About SCU – History." www.scu.edu/about/history.cfm (Accessed Nov. 23, 2010) McKevitt, Gerald, S.J. The University of Santa Clara: A History, 1851-1977. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1979.

Preferred Citation

Lawrence G. Desmond Collection on Bernard Hubbard, S.J., MSS.2009.7.25, Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Daniel Morales in 2016. Finding aid EAD encoded by Daniel Morales in 2016 and updated by Andrea Hoff in 2019.

Related Materials

Bernard Rosecrans Hubbard, S.J., Papers, Santa Clara University. University Archives.

Desmond, Lawrence, G. Yucatán Through Her Eyes: Alice Dixon Le Plongeon: Writer & Expeditionary Photographer. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 2009. https://sculib.scu.edu/record=b2497678

Desmond, Lawrence, G. A Dream of Maya : Augustus and Alice Le Plongeon in Nineteenth-Century Yucatan. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1988. https://sculib.scu.edu/record=b1134978

Desmond, Lawrence, G. (1983). Augustus Le Plongeon: Early Maya Archaeologist (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from OSCAR (F1435.L4 D47). https://sculib.scu.edu/record=b1096681

Scope and Content of the Collection

The Lawrence G. Desmond Collection on Bernard Hubbard, S.J., c. 1900-2008 (bulk 1923-1987), documents Lawrence Desmond's attempts at writing a biography of his mentor Fr. Bernard Hubbard. The bulk of the collection consists of conversations between Desmond and archivists, or any others with information about Hubbard that could assist him in his project, particularly the Lang family, who personally knew Hubbard as a family friend and kept in touch with him during his life via letters present in the collection. One folder contains details on Fr. Hubbard and Desmond's search for giant salamanders in the Trinity Alps region. The records consist of photographs and original correspondences of both Hubbard and Desmond, large and small prints of photos taken by Hubbard during his adventures, Desmond's notebook used during his research, a few maps, and newspaper and magazine articles that were relevant to Desmond's studies.

Publication Rights

Materials in Archives & Special Collections may be subject to copyright. All requests for permission to publish from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the University Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Archives & Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials, and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Santa Clara University -- History

Education, Higher -- California -- San Jose

Hubbard, Bernard Rosecrans, S.J.

SERIES I. Lawrence Desmond's Research 1956-2008 (bulk 1985-1987)

Scope and Content

This series documents Lawrence Desmond's contact with those who had access to information on Fr. Bernard Hubbard. The bulk of this series consists of letters to and from Desmond, photographs autographed by Hubbard to Desmond, and Desmond's materials related to his hunt for giant salamanders with Hubbard, such as maps and letters to the crew providing tips and warnings. The series also contains Desmond's notebook with notes pertaining to accessing information about Hubbard, whether it be from archives or word of mouth, and a short remembrance of Hubbard written by Desmond.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by format.

box 1, folder 1

Desmond's Hubbard remembrance, 2008

box 1, folder 2

Desmond correspondence regarding Hubbard, 1985-1987

box 1, folder 3

Desmond notes on Hubbard, 1980s

box 1, folder 4

Desmond photographs, 1957, & undated

box 1, folder 5

"The Great Salamander Hunt," 1951-2007

SERIES II. Lawrence Desmond's Collected Fr. Bernard Hubbard Materials 1900-1957 (bulk 1923-1957)

Scope and Content

This series documents the materials Desmond collected that pertained to Fr. Hubbard's life. The bulk of the collection consists of various materials such as articles and photographs about Hubbard and the Lang family, a family from Oberammergau, Germany who considered Hubbard a family friend, and the Lang family's letters to Hubbard during the 1920s. Two oversized boxes contain large prints of photographs taken by Hubbard during his trips to Alaska, Germany and Austria. The photographs were taken between 1923 and 1930, and printed in 1957 at Santa Clara University's Ricard Observatory. The prints are are mounted on particle board.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by format.

box 2, folder 1

Miscellaneous materials related to Bernard Hubbard, 1949, & undated

box 2, folder 2

Bernard Hubbard correspondence (facsimiles), 1923-1935

box 3, oversize 1

Schloss Matzen, Tirol, Austria, 1923

box 3, oversize 2

Anton Lang (Christ in the Passion Play) and Andreas Lang (St. Peter in the Passion Play), Oberammergau, Germany, 1923

box 3, oversize 3

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany, 1925

box 3, oversize 4

Eskimo, King Island, Alaska, 1930

box 3, oversize 5

Eskimo, King Island, Alaska, 1930

box 4, oversize 1

"Kinderheim," Oberammergau, Germany, 1923

box 4, oversize 2

Chimney sweeps, Tirol, Austria. 1923

box 4, oversize 3

Andreas Lang (St. Peter in Passion Play), Oberammergau, Germany, 1925

box 4, oversize 4

Tirolese castle, Valley of the Inn River, 1925

box 4, oversize 5

Oelgruebejock, Kaunsertal, Tirol, Austria, 1926

box 4, oversize 6

"Monte Crystalls, South Tirol," 1925

box 4, oversize 7

Mariatheresien Strasse, Innsbruck, Austria, 1921

box 4, oversize 8

Town square, Garmisch, Germany, 1925

box 4, oversize 9

Eskimo, King Island, Alaska, 1930

box 4, oversize 10

Eskimo, King Island, Alaska, 1930

box 4, oversize 11

Eskimo, King Island, Alaska, 1930