Juana Briones collection, circa 1960-2009 M1706

Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2016
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu

Note

Box listing rather than true finding aid.


Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Juana Briones Collection
Identifier/Call Number: M1706
Physical Description: 8 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1960-2009
Language of Material: English
Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

Oral histories, memoirs, research files, photographs, newsclippings, maps, publications, adobe house preservation work, etc. Included is a 1870 census of Chinese workers, adobe samples from the house, information about the adobe structure, the historic structure report, the original house plan, the Juana Briones house tour docent handbook, "The Story of Donna Juana Briones de Miranda, " by Catherine Crary Elwood, 1962.

Biographical / Historical

Juana Briones (1802-1899) was a businesswoman and landowner in the San Francisco Bay Area.

General

These materials were collected by students in the Stanford History 201 course taught by Carol McKibben during the fall of 2009. The materials were given to Stanford University Libraries by various donors. At the time of this class, the historic adobe house was still standing but slated for demolition.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research; material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Juana Briones collection (M1706). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of various donors, transferred to Special Collections, 2009 and 2012. Accessions 2009-241 and 2012-124.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Santa Clara County (Calif.) -- History
California -- History -- 19th Century
Hispanic American women -- California -- Biography -- Sources
Briones, Juana, 1802-1899

 

Series 1: Accession 2009-241

box 1, folder 1

Publicity; website materials

box 1, folder 2

Newspaper clippings from Juana House controversy

box 1, folder 3

Photographs/maps/transparencies of propery/people

box 1, folder 4

Charles Palmer Nott (photographs, documents, art, slides)

box 1, folder 5

Materials advocating preservation of Juana Briones house: correspondence, legal documents

box 1, folder 6

Family research background: copies of newspapers, maps, emails, websites

box 1, folder 7

"Current news"

box 1, folder 8

Court Case summonings: emails, letters, case reports, legal documents

box 1, folder 9

Potential contacts: Briones house constituents, documents, emails, lists

box 1, folder 10

Plant/Herbal remedy books

box 1, folder 11

Jeanne F. McDonnell correspondence

box 1, folder 12

City Council correspondence

box 1, folder 13

Juana Briones Foundation contacts

box 1, folder 14

Miscellaneous correspondence

box 1, folder 15

Briones House Foundation website materials

box 1, folder 16

Description of Photographs

box 1, folder 17

Marjorie Eaton material

box 1, folder 18

Documents of Authenticity of Briones House

box 1, folder 19

Newspaper Clippings re. demolition of Briones House, 2006-2007

box 1, folder 20

Miscellaneous flyers

box 1, folder 21

Court Rulings, January 29, 2007

box 1, folder 22

California Territorial Quarterly, Summer 2007: "We Care That She Cared: Dedication of a Headstone for Juana Briones," by Dr. Robert J. Chandler (pp. 34-43)

box 1, folder 23

4 audiocassettes: Hunt Interview tapes (2), Jeanne about Briones at Presidio (1), CA Women suffrage speech (1)

box 1, folder 24

Briones photographs

box 1, folder 25

Rally Information

box 1, folder 26

Letters from schoolchildren

box 1, folder 27

Preservation Memoir by Jeanne McDonnell

box 1, folder 28

Headstone Dedication

box 1, folder 29

E-mail correspondence: Kent Lightfoot/Eugene McDonnell

box 1, folder 30

Juana Briones house plan, by Johanna Street (copy)

box 1, folder 31

Juana Briones House Tour Docent Handbook (copy)

box 1, folder 32

Juana Briones House Judgement, 2008 (copy)

box 1, folder 33

Purchase of Juana Briones House

box 1, folder 34

Miscellaneous Board business

box 1, folder 35

State Office of Historical Preservation

box 1, folder 36

"The Story of Donna Juana Briones de Miranda," by Catherine Crary Elwood, 1962

box 1, folder 37

House Renovation/Preservation

box 1, folder 38

Nulman lawsuits

box 1, folder 39

Program and Educational Activities

box 2, folder 1

Financial Records: 9/99 - 12/31/2000

box 2, folder 2

Tax Information; Insurance papers

box 2, folder 3

Treasurer's Permanent File

box 2, folder 4

Financial records: Jan - Dec, 2004

box 2, folder 5

Financial records: 2006-2007

box 2, folder 6

Financial records: 2000 - 5/2004

box 2, folder 7

Financial records: Jan - Dec, 2005

box 2, folder 8

Treasurer's Report: Jan - Dec, 2004

box 3, folder 1

CD's: Bolinas research (1); Land document (1)

box 3, folder 2

E-mails, Documents, etc.

box 3, folder 3

E-mails, Documents, etc.

box 3, folder 4

Copies of 1830's documents

box 3, folder 5

Los Californianos

box 3, folder 6

Clippings of web info re. land grants

box 3, folder 7

Miscellaneous documents

box 3, folder 8

"Site of The Juana Briones House Historic Structure Report"

box 3, folder 9

Southern California Quarterly, 2004

box 3, folder 10

Photographs

box 3, folder 11

Juana Briones Foundation Living History Day

box 3, folder 12

Press Release

box 3, folder 13

Juana Briones Foundation brochure

box 3, folder 14

Handouts and Brochures

box 3, folder 15

Newspaper clippings

box 3, folder 16

Don Neilson material: maps, etc.

box 3, folder 17

Women's History brochures

box 3, folder 18

Archaeology in the Bay Area

box 3, folder 19

Text for Briones House Foundation portfolio

box 3, folder 20

African Roots

box 3, folder 21

Native American Information

box 3, folder 22

1870 census: Chinese workers

box 3, folder 23

Mesa sale, circa 1900

box 3, folder 24

Other owners: Edith Cox Eaton

box 3, folder 25

Family documents

box 3, folder 26

Briones Foundation: Living History

box 3, folder 27

Latinas

box 3, folder 28

Folk Healing remedies

box 3, folder 29

Juana Briones Heritage Foundation materials

box 3, folder 30

Earthen Houses

box 3, folder 31

Mel Green - Mills Act Contract

box 3, folder 32

Historical Documents

box 3, folder 33

California Register Application

box 3, folder 34

Barbara Judy Historic Structure Report

box 3, folder 35

SHPO (State Office of Historical Preservation): papers to correct Dorothy Regnery error

box 3, folder 36

Miscellaneous articles, posts, etc.

box 3, folder 37

Land Swap

box 3, folder 38

Period History

box 3, folder 39

Olga Loya Performance

box 3, folder 40

Foundation: events

box 3, folder 41

JBHF brochures

box 3, folder 42

Mills Act Agreement

box 4, folder 1

Location of Briones House: Table of Contents and "Exhibit A"

box 4, folder 2

Authenticity of Earthen Walk: "Exhibit B"

box 4, folder 3

Land Ownership and Residency: "Exhibit C"

box 4, folder 4

Juana Briones Heritage Foundation Federal Tax Exemption application

box 4, folder 5

Juana Briones Heritage Foundation California State income tax exemption application

box 4, folder 6

Juana Briones Heritage Foundation records (part 1 of 3)

box 4, folder 7

Juana Briones Heritage Foundation records (part 2 of 3)

box 4, folder 8

Juana Briones Heritage Foundation records (part 3 of 3)

box 5, folder 1

Briones Heritage Foundation agenda's, minutes, "quick bites"

box 5, folder 2

8 CD's: photographs, powerpoint, etc.

box 5, folder 3

Docent Handbook

box 5, folder 4

Akatiff material regarding Juana Briones Heritage Foundation

box 5, folder 5

PAHA meeting, March 7, 2004

box 5, folder 6

JBHF memos

box 5, folder 7

JBHF Board material

box 5, folder 8

Juana Briones personal history

box 5, folder 9

JBHF historical documents

box 5, folder 10

JBHF: miscellaneous documents

box 5, folder 11

JBHF: Docent training

box 5, folder 12

JBHF: miscellaneous documents

box 5, folder 13

JBHF: miscellaneous documents

box 5, folder 14

"History vs. Hagiography," by Anthony Kirk, March 19, 2001

box 5, folder 15

JBHF: miscellaneous documents

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Briones, Juana, 1802-1899
box 5, folder 16

Property Permissions

box 5, folder 17

Marjorie Eaton/Lucretia Van Horn

box 5, folder 18

Briones property: photographs, letter excerpts

box 5, folder 19

JBHF: miscellaneous documents

box 5, folder 20

JBHF: miscellaneous documents

box 5, folder 21

Anthony Kirk's Refutations

box 5, folder 22

Dorothy Regnery research

box 5, folder 23

National Trust Proposition

box 5, folder 24

Management

box 5, folder 25

Publicity

box 5, folder 26

JBHF legal documents

box 5, folder 27

Tour agreement

box 5, folder 28

Fundraising

box 5, folder 29

Analysis: Green report

box 5, folder 30

Gil Sanchez: 1989 tour; 1996 letter

box 5, folder 31

Official documents: by-laws

box 5, folder 32

Bylaws

box 5, folder 33

Board

box 5, folder 34

Finance

box 5, folder 35

Barbara Judy Report

flat-box 6

Verification of 4155 Old Adobe Road as Original Briones House

card-box 7

Adobe Rocks from original foundation

 

Series 2: Accession 2012-124

box 1, folder 1

McDonnell's Research and Correspondence

box 1, folder 2

Briones Murphy Lease

box 1, folder 3

Save Juana Briones House Sign

box 1, folder 4

Nielson Draft

box 1, folder 5

JBHF Web, Correspondence, Minutes

box 1, folder 6

Regnery & Response about House Authenticity

box 1, folder 7

Juana Briones House Misc.

box 1, folder 8

Briones Programs, Activities & Events

box 1, folder 9

Preservation Effort, Correspondence, Newsletters, Magazines

box 1, folder 10

Earthquake and Preservation Agreement & WHM

box 1, folder 11

Juana Briones Photograph

box 1, folder 12

Mayfield Maps / Mesa Family

box 1, folder 13

Digital Research

box 1, folder 14

Briones Related Maps

box 1, folder 15

Nulman Court Documents and Correspondence

box 1, folder 16

San Francisco Writings and Maps

box 1, folder 17

Historic Palque, Support Letters, Application

box 1, folder 18

Garcia Family (Family Tree)

box 1, folder 19

Archtecture Material, Encajonado

box 1, folder 20

Historic Structure Report

box 1, folder 21

Childrens' Letters to Briones

box 1, folder 22

New Clippings Honoring Briones

box 1, folder 23

Briones House Tours/ Docent Training

box 1, folder 24

Newspaper Clippings (Preservation, Demolition)

box 1, folder 25

WHM Historic Building Inventory (1987)

box 1, folder 26

Women's Heritage Museum Newsletters & Archives

box 1, folder 27

Fava Research

box 1, folder 28

Land Transaction & Petitions for Land

box 1, folder 29

Spanish Documents and Translations, Letters from Juana

box 1, folder 30

Juana Briones Testimonies

box 1, folder 31

Family & Geneology Decendants

box 1, folder 32

Census

box 1, folder 33

Ojo de Agua Court Case, Maps, Land Grant Documents

box 1, folder 34

Preservation Correspondence

box 1, folder 35

News Clippings (1950s-1980s)

box 1, folder 36

Briones Related Writings

box 1, folder 37

House Photographs Labeled

box 1, folder 38

Presidio Maps, Drawings & Writings

box 1, folder 39

Gravesite

box 1, folder 40

Nott Family

box 1, folder 41

Eaton Documents

box 1, folder 42

Journal of the West

box 1, folder 43

Thomas Dimas Mesa

half-box 2, folder 1

Digital Preservation DVDs and Woolley email CD

half-box 2, folder 2

San Francisco Chronicle article: November 30, 2010

half-box 2, folder 3

Briones House photographs, maps, sketches

half-box 2, folder 4

Miscellaneous slides

half-box 2, folder 5

Briones House events: photographs

half-box 2, folder 6

Briones House photographs, maps, sketches