Scope and Contents
Arrangement Note
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Source of Acquisition
Accruals and Additions
Related Materials
Related Publications
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Historical Note
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & University Archives
Title: Royal Presidio of San Diego Archaeological Collection Records
Creator:
Center for Regional History
Identifier/Call Number: MS-0068
Physical Description:
2.00 Linear Feet
Date: 1963-1994
Date (bulk): 1979-1985
Language of Material:
English
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Scope and Contents
The Royal Presidio of San Diego Archaeological Collection Records (1963-1994) document the Center for Regional History's involvement
with archaeological excavations at San Diego's Presidio, led by San Diego State University's Anthropology Department and the
San Diego Historical Society, during the 1960s-1970s. The majority of the records date from the 1970s-1980s, and focus on
the Center's curation of the Real Presidio de San Diego Archaeological Collection from 1979-1989, and the Center's 1981 conference
"Approaches to Historical Archaeology: The Case of the Royal Presidio of San Diego". The collection consists of academic papers,
reports, memos, correspondence, publications, photographs, and audio recordings. The collection is arranged in two series:
Administrative Files and
Audio Recordings.
The
Administrative Files series (1963-1994) includes files related to the Center for Regional History's curation of the "Real Presidio de San Diego
Archaeological Collection", a collection of archaeological artifacts and related excavation records deposited at the Center
by the City of San Diego in 1979. The files in this series document the Center's curation of the archaeological collection
until 1989, when the artifacts and excavation records were transferred to the Anthropology Department at SDSU. The files include
inventories of the Center's archaeological collections, deeds of gift, information on loans, photographs, and research notes
related to the artifacts in the collection.
Also included are files related to the Center for Regional History's 1981 conference "Approaches to Historical Archaeology:
The Case of the Royal Presidio of San Diego", and the subsequent publication in 1982. Presenters at the conference included
Greta Ezell, Paul H. Ezell, Ronald V. May, Jean Krase, Cynthia Draper, Richard L. Carrico, Alana Cordy-Collins, and Dennis
Quillen.
There are also several files related to other archaeological excavations, including the Bancroft Ranch House in Spring Valley,
CA, Fort Guijarros on Point Loma, and Santee Greens.
The
Audio Recordings series (1981) includes recordings of the Center for Regional History's conference, "Approaches to Historical Archaeology:
The Case of the Royal Presidio of San Diego" on October 17, 1981, and the on-site tours of the Presidio's Chapel Complex and
Gateway Complex, led by Dennis Quillen and Paul Elzell, later the same day.
Arrangement Note
I. Administrative Files
II. Audio Recordings
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in some of these materials have been transferred to or belong to San Diego State University. The nature
of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.
Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish
must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted,
permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are
made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the
materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Source of Acquisition
Center for Regional History
Accruals and Additions
9999-048, 2006-042
Related Materials
Center for Regional History Records (1976-1986)
Related Publications
San Diego History Research Center.
Approaches to historical archaeology: the case of the Royal Presidio of San Diego: San Diego State University, 1982.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Royal Presidio of San Diego Archaeological Collection Records, Special Collections
and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.
Processing Information
Processed by Lucas Buresch.
Historical Note
The San Diego History Research Center, later renamed the Center for Regional History (CRH), was a public history archives
and museum housed in San Diego State University's Library. After a transitional period, the CRH's holdings were transferred
to the library's Special Collections & University Archives department in 1988, where they still reside today.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Diego Region (Calif.)--Historiography
San Diego State University. Center for Regional History--Archives
San Diego State University. Center for Regional History--History--Sources
Royal Presidio of San Diego (San Diego, Calif.)
Archaeology--California--San Diego
San Diego State University. Library. Deptartment of Special Collections