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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Preferred Citation
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Scope and Contents
  • Processing Information
  • Existence and Location of Copies
  • Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: Arata family collection
    Creator: Arata family
    Identifier/Call Number: mssArata
    Physical Description: 10.7 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
    Date (inclusive): 1859-1953
    Abstract: The Arata family collection consists of papers, printed ephemera, and photographs related to the Arata family, especially, María Antonio Jimeno de Arata.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English and Spanish.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Arata family collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Allen and Martha Arata, October 2017.

    Biographical / Historical

    The Arata family was a Spanish (possibly Basque) family that came to Santa Barbara, California in the 19th century. Juan Arata married María Antonia Jimeno (d. 1928), daughter of an acting governor of Alta California, Manuel Jimeno. The Aratas have a Californio heritage that their prominence in Santa Barbara politics and business only accented.

    Scope and Contents

    The material in this collection was created and collected by the Arata family, especially María Antonia Jimeno de Arata. It consists of books, maps, papers, photographs, and printed ephemera. The papers include writings and poetry, possibly written by María Antonia Jimeno de Arata. There are booklets, pamphlets, and photographs related to Santa Barbara, California and the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake. There are also numerous pamphlets related to the United States National Forest Service and National Park Service in California. The scrapbook mostly contains postcards acquired by the family's travel on the Panama Pacific Line and images from the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake. Note: Some of the postcards in the scrapbook are loose. The two books in this collection are "La Mujer Catolica" and "Southern California" issued by Southern California Panama Exposition Commission.
    There are two oversize folders at the end of the collection. The first folder consists of three photographs, possibly of María Antonia Jimeno de Arata and another woman. The second folder is a trigonometric survey entitled "Entrance to San Francisco Bay" by A.D. Bache.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Gina C Giang in 2017.

    Existence and Location of Copies

    Selected items from this collection have been digitized. Digital reproductions are available in the Huntington Digital Library. 

    Arrangement

    Arranged by material type.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Historic sites
    Missions, Spanish -- California
    Santa Barbara Earthquake, Calif., 1925
    California -- Description and travel
    San Francisco (Calif.)
    Santa Barbara (Calif.)
    Notebooks
    Pamphlets
    Photographs
    Arata, María Antonia Jimeno de
    Arata family
    United States. National Forest Service
    United States. National Park Service
    Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.)