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Stephens (Kate) Papers
LA.1994.0411.003  
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Box 178, Folder 1

Biographical material 1852-1954

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News clippings and photographs
Box 178, Folder 2

Agreement 1952

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Letter dated February 6, 1952; donation agreement between San Diego Society of Natural History and Evan Tollitt-Brown (guardian) regarding Kate Stephens's library.
Box 178, Folder 3

Field Notes circa 1901

Kate Stephens Field Notes, circa 1901
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Field notes of a collecting trip in San Diego and Imperial Counties made by Kate Stephens and her husband Frank Stephens. Entries dated from October 7 through October 25, year not given, circa 1901. "My first desert trip." Localities include Banner; La Puerta; Laguna Mountains; Vallecito; Carrizo Creek; Palmetto Spring; Colorado River; Pelican Lake; Salton Sea; San Jacinto; Duck Lake; San Felipe Valley. Includes 3 pages of notes, book references in Frank Stephens's hand at end of volume.
Box 178, Folder 4

Field Diary October 7-25, ca. 1901 (transcription)

Kate Stephens Field Notes, October 7 through October 25, circa 1901
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Loose pages, handwritten transcription by Kate Stephens of field notes from collecting trip from October 7 through October 25, circa 1901. Localities in San Diego and Imperial counties include La Puerta (Oct 10), Palmetta Spring (Oct 11), Pelican Lake (Oct 14), San Jacinto (Oct 16), Duck Lake (Oct 17), the boundary of California and Mexico (Oct 18), Carizzo Creek (Oct 20), Vallecetto (Oct 23) Banner Canyon, San Felipe Valley (Oct 25).
Handwritten transcription (in ink) of field notes Kate Stephens composed (in pencil) in a small memorandum notebook during collecting trip, circa 1901. This transcription is missing the final entries of the notebook. See the related item for complete field notes.
Box 178, Folder 5

Field Notes 1902a

Kate Stephens Field Notes, 1902a
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Field notes dated May 5, 1902 through May 29, 1902. One of four notebooks from a four-month collecting trip in the Mojave Desert (California and Arizona) for the U.S. Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture with field specialist Frank Stephens and botanist T. S. Brandegee. Localities includeSanta Margarita Ranch, San Mateo Creek, San Juan Capistrano, San Bernardino County, Bagdad, Cadiz, Danby.
Box 178, Folder 6

Field Notes 1902b

Kate Stephens Field Notes, 1902b
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Field notes dated May 5, 1902 through June 10, 1902. The second of four notebooks from a four-month collecting trip in the Mojave Desert (California and Arizona) for the U.S. Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture with field specialist Frank Stephens and botanist T. S. Brandegee. Localities include Santa Margarita Ranch, San Mateo Creek, San Juan Capistrano, and San Bernardino County localities including Bagdad, Cadiz, Danby, Fenner, Blake, Java, Needles. Includes pages which reproduce material from 1902a notebook for the period May 5-29, 1902.
Box 178, Folder 7

Field Diary 1902c

Kate Stephens Field Notes, 1902c
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Field notes dated June 11, 1902 through August 7, 1902. The third of four notebooks from a four-month collecting trip in the Mojave Desert (California and Arizona) with field specialist Frank Stephens for the U.S. Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture. Localities in Arizona include Camp Bowie (near Willcox), Needles, Little Meadows, Kingman, Beales Spring, Hualapai Mountains, Potato Patch, Juniper Heights, Hualapai Spring, Bill Williams Fork (Colorado River), Signal, Planet, Mineral Wash, Parker, Ehrenburg.
A handwritten transcription of these field notes exists, written by Kate Stephens on looseleaf paper in ink.
Box 178, Folder 8

Field Diary 1902c (transcription)

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Loose pages; handwritten transcription of field notebook 1902c, chronicling collecting trip in Arizona June 11, 1902 to August 7, 1902.
Box 178, Folder 9

Field Diary 1902d

Kate Stephens Field Notes, 1902d
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Field notes dated August 8, 1902 through September 2, 1902. The fourth of four notebooks from a four-month collecting trip in the Mojave Desert (California and Arizona) with field specialist Frank Stephens for the U.S. Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture. Localities include Hodges, the Chuckawalla Mountains, Pala Verde Valley, Cañon Spring, 29 Palms, Salton, Corn Spring, Dos Palms, Fig Tree John's (Coachella Valley).
Box 178, Folder 10

SDNHM Catalog

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One notepad (27 pages), handwritten list of books and reprints. Latest item dated 1911. Items numbered 1-99, 300-792.
Box 178, Folder 11

Work Diary 1914

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One bound volume, cover labelled "Datebook for 1914." Title page inscribed "The Log of the San Diego Soc. of Nat. History." Entries from January 2, 1914 through October 29, 1914 (later entries do not correspond to printed calendar pages). Includes "Notes for 1915" at end of volume. Record of daily activities in collection care, specimen identification, museum management.
Box 178, Folder 12

Desert narrative ca. 1930

Kate Stephens Desert Narrative, circa 1930
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Handwritten narrative (written on one loose sheet and the back on an envelope), entitled "A desert scene's episodes." On reverse of envelope is a handwritten draft of letter from Kate Stephens to U. S. Grant, IV re shells. Envelope postmark cancellation of April 12, 1930.
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