Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Sacks, Benjamin, Dr.
- Abstract:
- This collection contains handwritten research manuscripts by retired history professor Benjamin Sacks, focusing primarily on the history of Coronado and the Hotel del Coronado.
- Extent:
- 0.75 Linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Benjamin Sacks Papers, MS 56, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains research manuscripts written by retired history professor Benjamin Sacks, focusing primarily on the history of Coronado and the Hotel del Coronado. Subjects include construction, facilities and entertainment, Tent City, polo, the filming of “Some Like It Hot,” and visits by prominent individuals such as Jules Verne, Margaret Howell Davis, sportswoman Eleanora Randolph Sears, polish actress Helena Modjeska, Presidents including McKinley and Clinton, and visits by the children of Presidents Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, and Cleveland.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dr. Benjamin Sacks was Professor of History at the University of New Mexico for 30 years and Arizona State University for 12 years. His specialization was British history. After retiring, he relocated to San Diego and began researching the local history of San Diego and Coronado. His writing has been published in a variety of publications including the Journal of Mississippi History, the Journal of San Diego History, and Southern California Quarterly.
- Acquisition information:
- Accession #2003.039
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Sean Stewart in September 2005.
- Arrangement:
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The Benjamin Sacks Papers are in their original order as donated.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Ostrich farms
Polo
Racetracks (Horse racing) -- California -- Del Mar - Names:
- Del Mar Racetrack (Del Mar, Calif.).
Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, Calif.).
Bush, George, 1924-
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Hayes, Margaret Howell Davis, 1855-1909
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Modjeska, Helena, 1840-1909
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Reagan, Ronald
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Sears, Eleanora Randolph, 1881-1968
Spreckels, John Diedrich, b. 1853
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Verne, Jules, 1828-1905
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 - Places:
- Coronado (Calif.)
Tent City (Coronado, Calif.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
- Preferred citation:
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Benjamin Sacks Papers, MS 56, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.
- Location of this collection:
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1649 El Prado, Suite 3San Diego, CA 92101, US
- Contact:
- (619) 232-6203