Finding Aid for the William O. Ahlborn Guide to California Museums Transcript C058746

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Society of California Pioneers

Title: William O. Ahlborn Guide to California Museums Transcript

creator: Ahlborn, William O., 1915 -

Identifier/Call Number: C058746

Physical Description: 1 folder Typed manuscript, unbound, 254 pages

Date (inclusive): 1955

Abstract: This typed manuscript by Mr. William Ahlborn seems to be an unpublished manuscript which lists, and describes many California museums around the state. There are listings by name, city and county, then by the subdivisions: art museums, children's museums, house museums, state and national parks and monuments and missions. The museums include county, historical, art and university museums. He also includes the Missions from around the state. The manuscript is 254 pages.

This typed manuscript was created by Mr. William Ahlborn and looks into the many California museums. Museums included are Amador County Museum, Disneyland, Placer County Historical Museum, Catalina Island Museum, Kern County Museum, Pioneer Village, Oso Hall Museum, Hearst Memorial Mining Building Exhibit, Oakland Art Museum, St. Mary's College Art Gallery, Amador County Museum, Oroville Chinese Temple, Pioneer Relic Building, Art Center in La Jolla, Art Museum of Santa Cruz, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Carmel Art Association Gallery, Fresno Junior Museum, Palo Alto Junior Museum, Josephine D. Randall Junior Museum, Junior Museum of Marin, Benicia Captiol State Historical Monument, California First Theatre, Casa de Adobe, Casa del Oro, San Juan Batista State Historical Monument. There are also the Missions which include: Carmel Mission, Dolores Mission, La Purisima Concepcion Mission, Nuestra Senora de la Soledad Mission, San Antonio de Padua Mission, San Buenaventura Mission, San Carlos Borromeo Mission, San Diego de Alcala Mssion, San Fernando Rey de Espana Mission, San Francisco de Asis Mission, San Francisco Solano Mission, San Gabriel Arcangel Mission, San Jose de Guadalupe Mission, San Juan Bautista Mission, San Juan Capistrano Mission, San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Mission, San Luis Rey Mission, San Miguel Arcangel Mission, San Rafael Arcangel Mission, Santa Barbera Mission, Santa Clara de Asis Mission, Santa Cruz Mission, Santa Ines Mission, Soledad Mission, Sonoma Mission, and Ventura Mission. The manuscript is 254 pages.

Collection open for research.

There are no restrictions on access.

William O. Ahlborn Guide to California Museums, The Society of California Pioneers.

Donor and date unknown.

The Society of California Pioneers, 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 150, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94129.

No biographical information was found.