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  • Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz
    Title: Hollow Hills Farm photographs
    Creator: Sullivan, Noël (Reginald Noël), 1890-1956
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.285
    Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet 1 flat
    Date (inclusive): 1948-1949
    Abstract: This small collection contains photographs of Noël Sullivan's Hollow Hills Farm in Carmel Valley, ca. 1948-1949
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs. Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.

    Preferred Citation

    Hollow Hills Farm photographs. MS 285. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

    Acquisition Information

    Purchased in 1969

    Biography

    Noël Sullivan was born in San Francisco on December 25, 1890, the youngest child and only son of Frank J. and Alice Phelan Sullivan, the nephew of Senator James D. Phelan, and the grandson of John Sullivan who came west in 1844 with the "Sullivan-Murphy Party." The family was a wealthy and distinguished one. Young Sullivan attended the Jesuit colleges of St. Ignatius and Santa Clara, but his interests were musical, not academic. He studied voice abroad and for a number of years maintained residence in Paris. During World War I he served as an ambulance driver with the American Field Service in France.
    He purchased property in Carmel Valley in the late thirties and made "Hollow Hills Farm" his permanent home in 1939. There Sullivan, a great animal lover, raised his dogs and his sheep and goats. He made that home, also, a gathering place for notables in the artistic world and a haven for his many friends. Continuing his musical interests, he took an active part in the Carmel Bach festivals, and served as organist and soloist at the Carmel Mission and as director of the board of the Carmel Music Society.
    In the closing years of his life, Sullivan suffered from a heart condition, and he died of a heart attack on September 15, 1956.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection contains twelve 8" x 10" black and white photographs of Noël Sullivan's Hollow Hills Farm in Carmel Valley, ca. 1948-1949

    Processing Information

    Processed by M. Carey 1/17/2014. EAD encoded finding aid by M. Carey.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Carmel Valley (Calif.)
    Photographs