Robert V. Hine papers
Finding aid prepared by Andrew Lippert, Special Collections Processing Archivist
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Note
This collection was processed in July 2018 by Special Collections Processing Archivist Andrew Lippert. Original collection-level
finding aid was published in 2011.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Robert V. Hine papers
Date (inclusive): 1950-1997
Collection Number: UA 083
Creator:
Hine, Robert V., 1921-2015
Extent:
5 linear feet
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection includes manuscripts, A/V materials, correspondence, and other materials from Robert V. Hine, Professor Emeritus
of History. Includes several manuscripts of his published works; materials on the Irvine Ranch, Irvine Corporation, and the
Llano Cooperative Colony; and records documenting the early academics of UC Riverside.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Robert V. Hine papers (UA 083). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Biographical / Historical Note
Robert V. Hine (1921-2015) was a founding member of the University of California, Riverside faculty where he taught history
from 1954 to 1990. He was born in Los Angeles, California, attended UCLA and received his undergraduate degree from Pomona
College in 1948. Hine went on to do graduate work at Yale University where he was awarded a PhD in 1952. Professor Hine joined
UC Riverside as a founding member of the History Department and served as department chair from 1962 to 1967. He was a prolific
writer and published over ten books on the history of the American West, California, and utopianism as well as textbooks,
several works of fiction, and memoirs. Hine retired from UC Riverside in 1990 and moved to Irvine, CA where he held the title
of Professor Recalled at UC Irvine.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection includes manuscripts, films, correspondence, and other material regarding Robert V. Hine, Professor Emeritus
of History at UC Riverside.
Series I has manuscripts for the following books by Professor Hine:
The American West: a new interpretive history,
Bartlett's West: drawing the Mexican boundary,
Community on the American Frontier: separate but not alone,
Josiah Royce: from Grass Valley to Harvard, and a biography of William Andrew Spalding.
Series II is an assortment of research materials broken into three sub-series: materials on the Irvine Ranch, photographs
and film on the New Llano Cooperative Colony, and facsimiles of the James Theodore Talbot correpsondence.
Series III contains materials pertaining to Hine's role as a founding member of the UC Riverside faculty. Documents include
early humanities curriculum, academic senate records, and committee materials.
Series Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series as follows.
Series Arrangement
- Series 1. Manuscripts, 1960-1991
- Series 2. Research Materials, 1950-1997
- Series 3. University of California, Riverside, 1954-1967
Hine papers
See also the Robert Hine papers at the Huntington Library (https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8v129ht/entire_text/).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
University of California, Riverside. Department of History
Royce, Josiah, 1855-1916
Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886
Talbot, Theodore, 1825-1862
Socialism
American Frontier
West (U.S.)
California -- History
New Llano (La.)
Genres and Forms of Materials
Audiovisual materials
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Series 1. Manuscripts
1960-1991
Scope and Contents
This series contains manuscripts of books by Robert Hine. Included is one folder with correspondence regarding the William
Spalding manuscript.
Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically by manuscript title.
Box 1, Folders 1-6
The American West: An Interpretive History
1972
Physical Description:
6 folders
Language of Material: English.
Book
The published book is available in the UCR library. Call number: F591 H546 2000.
Box 1, Folders 7-8, Box 2, Folder 1
Bartlett's West: Drawing the Mexican Boundary
undated
Physical Description:
3 folders
Book
The published book is available in the UCR library. Call number: F786 B351 H5.
Box 2, Folders 2-4
Community on the American Frontier: Separate But Not Alone
[c1980]
Physical Description:
3 folders
Book
The published book is available in the UCR library. Call number: E179.5 H56x.
Box 2, Folders 5-6
Josiah Royce: From Grass Valley to Harvard
1991
Physical Description:
2 folders
Book
The published book is available in the UCR library. Call number: B945 R64 H56 1992.
Box 3, Folder 1
William Andrew Spalding Biography. Correspondence
1960-1961
Physical Description:
1 folder
Correspondence
The bulk of the correspondence is with Mary Jane Bragg at the Huntingon Library and Thelma Jackson at the Los Angeles Public
Library.
Box 3, Folders 2-3
William Andrew Spalding Biography. Footnotes
1960-1961
Physical Description:
2 folders
Series 2. Research Materials
1950-1997
Scope and Contents
This series contains research materials.
Series Arrangement
The Research Materials series is broken down into three sub-series as follows.
- Sub-series 2.1. Irvine Ranch
- Sub-series 2.2. New Llano Colony
- Sub-series 2.3. James Theodore Talbot
Sub-series 2.1. Irvine Ranch
1950-1966
Physical Description:
22 folders
Oversized: This series has a number of oversized items and folders. Two printed items are located in box 7 and several large folders
in flat file drawers.
Scope and Contents
The Irvine Ranch sub-series contains materials related to the Irvine Ranch, Irvine Company, and Orange County. The bulk of
the material pertains to the history of the Irvine Company with some material related to the planning and founding of UC Irvine.
Box 3, Folder 4
Business Cards
1962 & 1964
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 5
The Growth and Economic Stature of Orange County
1961
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 6
Irvine Company Background Material
1961
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 7
The Irvine Company Presents a Planned Development for American Industry
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 8
The Irvine Ranch. Galley Proof
May 1962
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 9
The Irvine Ranch. Galley Proof
Aug 1962
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 10
The Irvine Ranch. Galley Proof
Sep 1962
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 11
The Irvine Ranch. Galley Proof
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 12
The Irvine Ranch. Index
Oct 1962
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 13
Irvine Ranch Newsletter
1966
Physical Description:
1 folder
Issue
Vol. 1, No. 4, 1966
Box 3, Folder 14
Irvine Ranch Newspaper Clippings
1960-1962, 1964
Physical Description:
1 folder
Oversized
See also the oversized folder of newspapers and newspaper clippings.
Arrangement
This folder of photocopied newspaper clippings and the oversized folder of newspapers were originally grouped together. The
materials in these two folders were separated, and some photocopied, for preservation and housing purposes.
Box 3, Folder 15
The Irvine Ranch of Orange County: 1810-1950
1952
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 3, Folder 16
Irvine Ranch. Water
1950-1951
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 4, Folder 1
Kern County Land Company
1961
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 4, Folder 2
Los Angeles Times. Fabulous Irvine Ranch
1959
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 4, Folder 3
The Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County
1952
Physical Description:
1 folder
Oversized
See oversized map in flat files.
Box 4, Folder 4
Orange County Industrial News
1961
Physical Description:
1 folder
Issue
Vol. 5, No. 5, May 1961
Box 4, Folder 5
Petition of Athalie R. Clarke and Athalie Irvine Penniman
1957
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 4, Folder 6
Report of Activities of W. B. Hellis (?) in Connection with Transactions in Which the Irvine Company Has an Interest
1957
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 4, Folder 7
Stockholders Court Action
1962
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 4, Folder 8
William L. Pereira & Associates Planning and Architecture
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 4, Folder 9
University Bulletin
1962
Physical Description:
1 folder
Issues
Vol. 10, No. 20
Vol. 10, No. 23
Box 7, Item 1
Second Phase Report for a University-Community Development in Orange County
1959
Physical Description:
1 volume
Box 7, Item 2
Stockdale: A Planned Community
1961 (?)
Physical Description:
1 volume
Flat-File-Folder 6
Map and Street Guide Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and the Newport Harbor Area
1959
Flat-File-Folder 3
Newspaper and Newspaper Clippings
1959-1970
Arrangement
This folder of photocopied newspaper clippings and the oversized folder of newspapers were originally grouped together. The
materials in these two folders were separated, and some photocopied, for preservation and housing purposes.
Related Materials
See also the related folder of newspaper clippings in Box 3.
Flat-File-Folder 1
The Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County
1952
Related Materials
This oversized map is associated with the item of same name in Box 4.
Flat-File-Folder 4
Southern California Business
1961
Issue
Vol. 23, No. 40, 1961
Sub-series 2.2. New Llano Colony
1973-1997
Physical Description:
3 folders
Scope and Contents
This series is comprised of three folders of audio/visual materials related to the New Llano Colony in Louisiana.
Historical Note
The New Llano Colony was founded in 1917 by the Llano del Rio socialist cooperative when it relocated from California to Louisiana.
Box 4, Folder 10
New Llano Colony Negatives
1997
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 4, Folder 11
New Llano Colony, Louisiana. Photos and Negatives
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
note
Original folder had the following note on it: "possibly from Walter Millsap papers?"
Box 4, Folder 12
Film Reel with Footage from Llano Reunion Picnic
1973(?)
Physical Description:
1 Reels
Date
There are two dates attached to this item. What looks like the original label is dated 1/28/73. A second label has the date
2-11-94.
Sub-series 2.3. James Theodore Talbot
1972
Physical Description:
.25 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents
This series is a collection of facsimiles of the correspondence of James Theodore Talbot. Talbot joined the US Army and was
a member of the John Fremont expedition to the American West. His journies took him throughout Mexico and the American Frontier
from Vera Cruz to Oregon. Hine edited a book on Talbot's correspondence.
Book
Soldier in the West; letters of Theodore Talbot during his services in California, Mexico, and Oregon, 1845-53. Edited by Robert V. Hine and Savoie Lottinville.
Box 5, Folder 1
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1845
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 2
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1846
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 3
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1847
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 4
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1848
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 5
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1849
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 6
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1850
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 7
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1851
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 8
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1852
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 9
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1854
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 10
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1855
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 11
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1856
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 12
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1857
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 13
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1858
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 14
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1859
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 15
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1860
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 5, Folder 16
James Theodore Talbot correspondence facsimiles, 1861
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Series 3. University of California, Riverside
1954-1967
Scope and Contents
Robert V. Hine was a member of the founding faculty of University of California, Riverside. This series contains records of
early humanities curriculum, academic senate materials, and committee documents.
Box 6, Folder 1
Faculty and Academic Senate Discussions on Humanities Course
1954-1956, 1959-1960, 1965
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 6, Folders 2 and 3
Humanities Courses 1A-B and 2A-B. Syllabi, Lecture Assignments, Mid-Term and Final Examinations
1954-1963, 1967
Physical Description:
2 folders
Box 6, Folder 4
Miscellaneous Documents from Early History of UC Riverside
1954, 1962-1964, undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Oversized
see oversized folder of newspapers
Box 6, Folder 5
Report of the Educational Evaluation Committee
1966
Physical Description:
1 folder
Box 6, Folder 6
Senior Comprehensive Exams in History
1959-1962
Physical Description:
1 folder
Flat-File-Folder 5
Miscellaneous Documents from Early History of UC Riverside. Newspapers.
1954-1967
UCR material
These newspapers were originally stored with the related materials in Box 6, Folder 4. They were placed in oversized storage
for conservation and housing purposes.
