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Guide to the Andreas Brown Collection MS 270
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Series I: San Diego City and County

Box-folder 1:1

Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez, 1968

Box-folder 1:2

Coronado, 1903–1927 and undated

Box-folder 1:3

El Cajon, 1899 January 26

Box-folder 1:4

Escondido, undated

Box-folder 1:5

Guidebooks, 1888-1909

Box-folder Oversize Collections D6

La Jolla properties map, undated

Box-folder 1:6

Little Landers, undated

Box-folder Oversize Collections D6

Logan Heights “Southlook” subdivision, undated

Box-folder 1:7

Miscellaneous maps, 1910 and undated

Includes:

California State map (in Oversize Collections D6)
Julian District map (in Oversize Collections D6)
Lower California map (in Oversize Collections D6)
Riverside County map (in Oversize Collections D6)
San Diego County map (in Oversize Collections D6)
Box-folder 1:8

Mission Bay, 1939

Box-folder 1:9

Obituaries and announcements, 1921 May 24–1936 August 3 and undated

Box-folder 1:10

San Diego Mission, 1919

Box-folder 1:11

San Diego Police, 1927

Includes:

“Police Relief Association: Sixth Annual Souvenir, 1927” (book)
Box-folder 1:12

San Diego Post Office, 1901

Box-folder 1:13

San Diego Public Library, undated

Includes:

Outline printed for "The Architectural Review"
Box-folder 1:14

“The Silver Gate” magazine, 1899 August-December

Box-folder 1:15

Water, circa 1910

 

Series II: Business

Box-folder 1:16

Directories, 1874–1946 and undated

Box-folder 1:17

Marketing ephemera, 1894–1958 and undated

Box-folder 1:18

Stock certificates, 1879 October 6–1935 March 22

Box-folder 1:19

Chamber of Commerce, undated

Box-folder 1:20

Consolidated Aircraft Corportation / Convair, 1940 March 25–1942 February 19 and undated

Includes:

Employee handbook
Instruction booklet on air raids
Business card
Box-folder 1:21

Marston Company, undated

Box-folder 1:22

Port of San Diego, 1930

Box-folder 2:1

Restaurants, 1927 October 30–1955 December 13 and undated

Box-folder 2:2

Hotels, 1931 July 4–1939 June 13 and undated

Includes:

U.S. Grant Hotel coffee shop menu and wine list (in Oversize Collections D6)
Box-folder 2:3

Hotel del Coronado, 1906 February 6–1927 March 20 and undated

 

Series III: Transportation

Box-folder 2:4

San Diego Trolley, undated

Box-folder 2:5

San Diego and Coronado Ferry Company, 1969 August 11 and undated

Box-folder 2:6

San Diego and Arizona Railway, undated

Includes:

Information related to San Diego/Arizona Railway, the Santa Fe Railway, and the San Diego Electric Railway
Box-folder 2:7

J.D. and A.B. Spreckels Company scrapbook (1 of 3), 1918-1961

Includes:

San Diego Electric Railway Company historical data and operations information
Citizens' Traction Company history and valuation
San Diego street cars
Architectural diagrams
Newspaper articles
Box-folder 2:8

J.D. and A.B. Spreckels Company scrapbook (2 of 3), 1930-1955

Includes:

San Diego Electric Railway Company
San Diego and Coronado Ferry Company
Street cars and buses
Newspaper and magazine articles
Box-folder 2:9

J.D. and A.B. Spreckels Company scrapbook (3 of 3), 1924-1955

Includes:

San Diego and Arizona Railway
J.D. and A.B. Spreckels Company
Hotel del Coronado
Spreckels family in newspaper articles and photographs
Ticket passes for San Diego and Coronado Ferry and the San Diego Electric Railway
Box-folder 2:10

Railroad timetables and tickets, 1900-1949

 

Series IV: Tourism

Box-folder 2:11

Guidebooks, brochures, and souvenirs, 1912–1937 and undated

Includes:

San Diego Daylight Ocean Trip flyer (in Oversize Collections D6)
San Diego’s Sights Balloon Route Excursion flyer (in Oversize Collections D6)
Box-folder 3:1

Guidebooks, brochures, and souvenirs, undated

Box-folder 3:2

Guidebooks, brochures, and souvenirs, undated

Box-folder 3:3

Tourist maps, undated

Box-folder 3:4

Panama-California Exposition, 1915-1916

Includes:

Exposition handbook
Box-folder 3:5

California Pacific International Exposition, 1935-1936

 

Series V: Schools

Box-folder 3:6

Fallbrook Union High School, 1898 May 27

Box-folder 3:7

Francis Parker High School, 1920 November 15–1936 October 3

Box-folder 3:8

Hoover High School, 1951 June 13

Includes:

Andreas Brown’s commencement invitation
Box-folder 3:9

Memorial Junior High School, 1933 February 2

Box-folder 3:10

Point Loma High School, 1954–1957

Includes:

Football game schedule
Basketball game schedule
Box-folder 3:11

San Diego Junior High School, 1929 June 20

Box-folder 3:12

San Diego High School, 1892-1909

Includes:

Commencement invitation and program
Copies of “The Russ”, 1903–1909 Graduation diploma for Lois M. Fenn (in Oversize Collections D6)
Box-folder 4:1

San Diego High School, 1910-1914

Includes:

Copies of “The Russ”, 1910–1914
Box-folder 4:2

San Diego State College, 1935-1953

Includes:

Student directories
Box-folder 4:3

School of Arts and Crafts, undated

Box-folder 4:4

Sweetwater Union High School, 1921-1922

Box-folder 4:5

Sweetwater Union High School, 1923-1939

Box-folder 4:6

Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, 1928-1930

Box-folder 5:1

Academic publications, 1908 May 28–1910 March 30

Box-folder 5:2

Academic publications, 1911 November 30–1933 March 14

 

Series VI: Organizations and Activities

Box-folder 5:3

Churches and religious groups, 1873 and undated

Includes:

Progressive Church postcard listing public services
Speech by Thomas L. Nesmith, Senior Warden of Holy Trinity Church
Cavalry Temple flyer on revival, “The Brooks Ministers”
First Methodist Church notecard (blank)
Concert flyer for First Methodist Church
Box-folder 5:4

San Diego First Congregational Church 1940 and undated

Box-folder 5:5

San Diego Theosophical Society, 1919-1928

Box-folder 5:6

Historical groups, 1919–1958 and undated

Includes:

Sons of the American Revolution
49er club
San Diego Mission Group
“Felicita” pageant decal
San Diego Railway Historical Society newsletters, “The Dispatch”
Box-folder 5:7

Sports clubs, 1957–1958 and undated

Includes:

Coronado Yacht Club
Seniors Golf Association
Jai Alai Association
Box-folder 5:8

Masonic organizations, 1874, 1927

Box-folder 5:9

Horse racing, 1927–1940 and undated

Includes:

Tijuana Racing Club
Baja Racing Club
Aqua Caliente Racing Club
Del Mar Turf Club
Box-folder 5:10

Social clubs, 1927, 1934 and undated

Includes:

Coronado Social Club
Box-folder 5:11

Wednesday Club, 1895-1903 and undated

Box-folder 5:12

San Diego Zoological Society, undated

Box-folder 5:13

San Diego County Federation of Women's Clubs radio program transcripts, 1949 July 21–1950 March 9

Box-folder 6:1

San Diego County Federation of Women's Clubs radio program transcripts, 1950 April 27–December 23

Box-folder 6:2

San Diego County Federation of Women's Clubs radio program transcripts, 1951 January 9–1953 April 16

Box-folder 6:3

San Diego County Federation of Women's Clubs radio program transcripts, 1953 October 27–1954 March 2

Box-folder 6:4

San Diego County Federation of Women's Clubs radio program transcripts, 1954 March 16–December 29

Box-folder 6:5

Social events and ceremonies, 1888 May 8–1931 September 16 and undated

Includes:

Carmen’s Relief Association Second Annual Ball
Ford Sedan auto drawing
12th Annual Apartment House Association of California Convention
El Cajon Community Men’s Club Jolly Boys Dinner
San Diego Choral Union parlor concert
Coronado Spanish fiesta
Cabrillo celebration
Third Supervisorial District elections
Czechoslovak Day
Datus E. Coon memorial
Mission Beach Roller derby
Pacific Skating Rink Roller derby
Woman’s Home flower festival benefit
“Wenzell for Mayor” campaign
Colonial Theatre “Broken Idols” production
Automobile Club of Southern California Run
Lindbergh Reception
Junipero Serra and Thomas Starr King statues unveiling
Box-folder 9:1

Miss San Diego Pageant Scrapbook, 1961–1970 and undated

Scope and Content

Personal scrapbook for Margaret “Peggy” Arnhym, Miss San Diego 1962. Materials in the scrapbook consist of photographs, letters, personal notes, and newspaper clippings.
Box-folder 9:2

Miss San Diego Pageant Scrapbook, loose photographs, undated

Box-folder 9:3

Miss San Diego Pageant Scrapbook, loose materials, 1962

Box-folder 9:4

Miss San Diego Pageant Scrapbook, loose materials, 1962

Box-folder 6:6

Military organizations and events, 1913 July 21–1929 December and undated

Includes:

U.S. Naval Hospital Christmas program
Camp Kearny construction press pass
Camp Kearny visitor entrance pass
Naval Reserve social club officers list
Machine Gun Company, 82 Infantry of Camp Kearny Thanksgiving program
Torpedo Flotilla and Bosbyshell Company banquet
Coronado Bay and San Pedro submarine torpedo practice
Naval Reserve retirement of the Portsmouth
 

Series VII: Literature, Music, and Entertainment

Box-folder 6:7

Poetry, 1875-1923

Includes:

“The Path o’ Life” by Carrie Jacobs Bond
“Glimpses of San Diego” by Rev. O.W. Gates
“Memories” by Allen Henry Wright
“Wild Mustard and Other Poems” by Lillian Pray-Palmer
“San Diego and Vicinity: Tributes Paid by Well Known Poets”, edited by Allen H. Wright
“Have You a Garden of Allah?” by Fred Rawson
Box-folder 7:1

“The Journey of the Flame” by Antonio de Fierro Blanco, 1933

Box-folder 7:2

“Etcheonda: End of the Road” by D. Pryse-Jones, undated

Box-folder 7:3

“Under Three Flags” by Margaret B. Pumphrey, 1939

Box-folder 7:4

“The Gods Await” by Katherine Tingley, 1894 March

Box-folder 7:5

“Here and There” by P.C. Remondino, 1894

Box-folder 7:6

“Un-American Activities: The Campaign Against the Underground Press” by Geoffrey Rips, 1981

Box-folder 8:1

“Ramona” by Helen Hunt Jackson, 1885-1928

Includes:

2 volume copy of “Ramona”
Pamphlet “Ramona’s Homeland” by Margaret Allen
Helen Hunt Jackson funeral program
“Ramona” sheet music by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Mabel Wayne
Box-folder 8:2

Sheet music, 1926-1961

Includes:

“California’s San Diego” by Durward Johnson and Lottie Hicks
“When I Sit and Dream at Evening” by Ruth Ottinger and Paul F. Anderson
“Lovely San Diego: Heaven on Earth” by Agnes Patterson
Box-folder Oversize Collections D6

Movie posters, undated

Includes:

“Down in San Diego” (3 posters)
“San Diego I Love You” (1 poster)
 

Series VIII: Original Documents

Box-folder 8:3

San Diego Mission inventory, 1846 January 5

Box-folder 8:4

Legal papers, 1876–1942 and undated

Includes:

Court transcripts, case No. 9205 – The County of San Diego vs. California Southern R.R. Co.
Court transcripts, case No. 5493 – Jared W. Tyson vs. Juan M. Luco
Court transcripts, case No. 5459 – Sophia Porter vs. Joseph Coyne
Report of Committee on Public Lands
Civilian order No. 4 regarding removing people of Japanese descenet (in Oversize Collections D6)
Marriage certificate for Chas L. Kimball and Lois M. Fenn (in Oversize Collections D6)
Box-folder 8:5, 8:6, 8:7, 8:8

S.S. Sanborn "Letters" book, 1874 May 16–1875 February 1 and undated

Scope and Content

Correpondence was originally contained in bound letter book held by S. S. Sanborn, an attorney and partner in the C. A. Wetmore and S. S. Sanborn Land Agency. The letter book's index lists names with the corresponding letter(s)'s number (Box 8 folder 5). Correspondence includes business transactions, such as land values, ownership, and management, property taxes, and power of attorney, as well as business advice and financial disputes.
Box-folder 8:9

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1821 May 1–1984 July 5

Includes:

Letter of Father Fernando Martin, May 1, 1821
Letter from John S. Harbison to Mr. Goodrich regarding bee business, July 2, 1877
Letter from Francisco Maria Alvarado to Santiago Arguello, September 19, 1845
Letter from Jose A. Estudillo to Santiago Arguello, July 21, 1846
Box-folder 8:10

Miscellaneous envelopes, undated

Includes:

Various business decals
First issue stamps
Box-folder 8:11

Map, 1683

Scope and Content

“De L’Amerique: Nouveau Mexique et Californie” map by Allain Manesson-Mallet from a copy of Description de l’Univers, Volume V
Box-folder 8:12

Miscellanea, 1891–1928 and undated

Includes:

Crystal Filter Co. receipt
Commercial Bank check
First National Bank of San Diego cancelled check
Hartwell Electric Co. invoice