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
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.)