Records of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Rincon del Diablo Chapter

Title: Records of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Rincon del Diablo Chapter

Identifier/Call Number: MS 93-009

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 2 archival boxes, 1 records carton, 9 scrapbook boxes (16.33 linear feet)

Date: Inclusive dates: 1727-2014; Bulk dates: 1954 - 1996

Access to Collection

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Item name], Daughters of the American Revolution collection, Escondido Public Library, Pioneer Room.

Acquisition Information

Initial collection was processed in August 1993. Subsequent items have been added to the collection, with the last accrual in 2015.

Processing History

The original collection was inventoried and processed in 1993 by archivist Kathy Cook. Revisions to the collection were made by archivist assistant, Nancy Salisbury, to accommodate subsequent accruals. In 2017, archivist Michelle Peralta re-processed collection while creating machine-readable finding aid.

Scope and Content

The collection of the Rincon del Diablo chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution documents the activities and services performed largely from its inception in 1954 through 1981. Collection contains scrapbooks and miscellaneous records to include minutes, manuals, and genealogical records. These records were submitted by members to be added to the California State D.A.R., and the national D.A.R. libraries. Rancho San Bernardo chapter materials are a set of scrapbooks from 1979-1996.

Biography

The Rincon del Diablo chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was organized on October 24, 1954, and its charter was issued on January 5, 1956. By the end of 1954, the chapter consisted of 26 members and was active in programs including national and civil defense, conservation, American history, and good citizenship.

As membership dwindled in both the Rancho San Bernardo and Rincon del Diablo chapters in the late 1990s, the two chapters merged, retaining the Rincon del Diablo name.

Records of the Rincon del Diablo chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution were maintained by the various historians and secretaries of the organization. The initial collection was brought to the Pioneer Romm in August of 1993 by Eileen Menees. A deed of gift was signed by Mrs. Fred W. Borggreve, Regent, on August 4, 1993.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into series:

I. Daughters of the American Revolution, 1727-2006
II. Rincon del Diablo Chapter, 1954-2014
III. Rancho Bernardo Chapter, 1979-1996

I. Daughters of the American Revolution 1727-2006

i General records 1891-1966

box 1, folder 1

California's 75 Historic Years 1861-1966

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Daughters of the American Revolution

box 1, folder 2

D.A.R. handbook 1966

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Daughters of the American Revolution

ii Genealogical records committee 1727-2006

box 1, folder 3-4

Misc. bible records 1826-2006

Note

Records from Heaverlo, Shafter, Shafer and Bower, Krieger and Ritter, Musser and Herhsey, and Newman family bibles. Includes Chapin and Clark family bible records.

Note

2007 and 2011 accruals

box 1, folder 5

Misc. genealogical records 1813-1911

Note

John Ellis will, Abner Ellis letter, Silvanus Stodard will, Richard H. Beers will, and William Harris Rathbun will.

Note

2009 accrual

box 1, folder 6

Wedding announcements and invitations 1875-1947

Note

2015 accrual

box 1, folder 7

Dearborn cemetery, Poway California - Marker inscriptions 1886-2005

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Poway (Calif.)

iii Magazines 1916-1954

box 1, folder 8-12

D.A.R. magazines 1916-1954

Note

Select issues for year 1916-1917, 1926, and 1954.

box 2, item 1-5

D.A.R. magazines 1932-1936

Note

Complete in bound volumes.

II. Rincon del Diablo Chapter 1954-2014

iv General records 1971-1994

box 1, folder 13

Guestbook 1971 October - 1972 January

box 1, folder 14

21st Annual program 1974-1974

Note

Includes member directory

box 1, folder 15

George Washington talk - Notes 1982 February

Note

Draft of talk by Helen Heckler - includes biographical notes an copies of Washington's Farewell Address.

box 1, folder 16

Chapter history, 1954-1981 1994 January

Note

Compiled from information in scrapbooks and written by Eileen Menees, History Chair.

v Minutes and manuals 1954-1986

box 3, folder 1

Minutes 1954 October -1962 June

Note

Bound volume.

box 3, folder 2

Minutes 1962 July - 1970 December

Note

Bound volume.

box 3, folder 3

Minutes 1971 January - 1981 December

Note

Bound volume.

box 3, folder 4

Manual of procedures 1974-1976

box 3, folder 5

Manual of procedures, revised 1986

vi Scrapbooks 1954-2014

box 4, item 1

America's Flag 1954

box 4, item 2

Scrapbook 1954-1956

box 5, item 1

D.A.R. Good Citizens 1959-1969

box 6, item 1

Scrapbook 1962-1964

box 6, item 2

Scrapbook 1964 - 1966

box 7, item 1

Scrapbook 1966-1974

box 7, item 2

Scrapbook 1974 - 1981

box 8, item 1

Scrapbook 2006

box 8, item 2

Scrapbook 2006 - 2007

Note

2007 accrual

box 8, item 3

Scrapbook 2007 - 2008

Note

2008 accrual

box 9, item 1

Scrapbook 2008 - 2009

Note

2009 accrual

box 9, item 2

Scrapbook 2009 - 2010

Note

2011 accrual

box 9, item 3

Scrapbook 2010 - 2011

Note

2012 accrual

box 10, item 1

Scrapbook 2012 - 2014

Note

2014 accrual

box 3, folder 6

Loose materials from D.A.R. scrapbook - "The Missing Years" 1956-1961

box 3, folder 7

Loose photographs from D.A.R. scrapbook 1962-1964

III. Rancho Bernardo Chapter 1979-1996

vii Scrapbooks 1979-1996

box 11, item 1

Scrapbook 1979-1984

box 11, item 2

Scrapbook 1984-1989

box 12, item 1

Scrapbook 1989-1996