Patricia A. Etter Papers 2009.M.1.Etter
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
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Contributing Institution:
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
Title: Patricia A. Etter Papers
Creator:
Etter, Patricia A., 1932-2013
Identifier/Call Number: 2009.M.1.Etter
Physical Description:
0.83 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1973-1994
Date (bulk): 1976-1979
Abstract: The collection documents Etter's research about 19th century Chinese opium pipes and smoking at two sites: Donner Summit,
California and Virginia City, Nevada.
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for qualified researchers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Patricia A. Etter in May 2009.
Biographical / Historical
Patricia A. Etter had a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Arizona in 1986; a Bachelor of Arts
from California State University in 1979; and an Associate of Arts degree from Santa Monica College in 1977. She also received
a Certification in Archives Management from the National Archives and Records Association in 1987; and a recognition as an
Outstanding Anthropology Alumnus from California State University from 1991-1992. She was recipient of two Coke Wood Awards
from Westerners International for the best journal article (both published in Overland Journal). She was author of To California
on The Southern Route: A History and Annotated Bibliography. She was also the editor of An American Odyssey; and California
Odyssey: A Journey of Southern Trails. Etter briefly worked under Paul G. Chace and Associates in California. She later served
as a Manuscripts Librarian at the University of Arizona. Between 1989 and 2006, she was the curator of the Labriola National
American Indian Data Center at Arizona State University (ASU); the center is a part of the American Indian Research Library.
At ASU, she was a member of Emeritus College; was on the advisory board of the University Club; and was affiliated with ASU's
sponsorship with the Pima County Public Library's Southwest Books of the Year program. In addition, Etter was on the Board
of Directors of the Oregon California Trails Association and its Editorial Advisory Board; and was on the Editorial Board
of the Western Historical Quarterly. Etter passed in 2013.
Preferred Citation
Patricia A. Etter papers. Chinese Historical Society of Southern California.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, research materials, photographs, bibliographies, presentations, scrapbooks, published
materials, and manuscripts dealing with the collection and study of opium pipes and opium smoking material. The two manuscripts
included were used for William S. Evans' classes who was the Professor of Archaeology at Santa Monica College from 1976-1878.
Material were collected at two sites: Donner Summit, California; and Virginia City, Nevada. Also included is a copy of "West
Coast Chinese and Opium Smoking," Archeological Perspectives on Ethnicity in America. These materials document one of the
first in-depth studies of opium pipes, accompanying paraphernalia and containers.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Patricia A. Etter. Additional description by Gladys Garcia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chinese Americans
Opium
Chinese Americans -- History -- 19th century
Chinese Americans -- California -- History -- 19th century
box 1, folder 3-5
Photocopies of opium articles
undated
box 1, folder 6
Drawings of opium pipe bowls
undated
Scope and Contents
Drawings of opium pipe bowl parts by Patricia Etter. Includes black and white negative for reproduction
box 1, folder 7
Photograph negatives
undated
Scope and Contents
228 black and white negatives of opium bowl shards and tin opium bowl containers
box 1, folder 8
Chinese artifact descriptions: opium tin lids and other metal pieces
1975
undated
Scope and Contents
Chinese artifact descriptions of opium tin lids and other metal pieces collected from Donner Summit including 25 photographs
matching numbered artifacts held by Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
box 1, folder 9
Kodachrome slides
1977-1979
Scope and Contents
83 Kodachrome slides - color and black and white - of various opium artifacts, pipe shards, opium smoker, an opium den, and
more, from Virginia City and Donner Summit
box 1, folder 10
Chinese artifact descriptions: pipe bowls, Virginia City, Nevada
undated
Scope and Contents
Descriptions and 14 photographs of Chinese artifacts from Virginia City, Nevada
box 1, folder 11
Chinese artifact descriptions: pipe bowls, Donner Summit, California
undated
Scope and Contents
Descriptions and 20 photographs and various notes and from Donner Summit, California
box 1, folder 12
Opium paraphernalia: Stockton Police Department
undated
Scope and Contents
Etter photo of opium paraphernalia from Stockton Police Department
box 1, folder 13
Photographs
1973-1979
Scope and Contents
36 black and white photographs of opium pipes, bowls and paraphernalia by Etter, including photos of opium dens, Chinese,
and Chinese smoking opium
box 2, folder 1
Archaeological Perspectives
1980
Scope and Contents
Contains journal Archaeological Perspectives on Ethnicity in America and photocopied article of "The West Coast Chinese and
Opium Smoking" by Patricia A. Etter
box 2, folder 2
Archaeological Perspectives: Correspondence
1982-1984
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Baywood Publishing regarding royalties
box 2, folder 3
Archaeological Perspectives: Promotion
1978-1980
Scope and Contents
Promotional material for Archaeological Perspectives
box 2, folder 4
Archaeological Perspectives: Copyright
undated
Scope and Contents
Copyright agreement between Baywood Publishing and Patricia A. Etter
box 2, folder 5
Archaeological Perspectives: Galleys
1979
Scope and Contents
Galley proofs from Baywood Publishing
box 2, folder 6
Archaeological Perspectives: Reviews
1981-1982
undated
box 2, folder 7
Correspondence with Robert Schuyler
1978
box 2, folder 8
Presentations and Programs
1978
Scope and Contents
Presentation scripts and programs: Society of Historical Archaeology, San Antonio Texas, 1978, and Society for California
Archaeology, Yosemite, California, 1978
box 2, folder 9
Book: Black Opium by Claude Farrere
1974
Scope and Contents
Black Opium by Claude Farrere, published by Ludlow/Hip Pocket and/or Press, San Francisco, 1974
box 2, folder 10
Catalog: Overseas Chinese Ceramics by Paul G. Chace
undated
box 2, folder 11
Report: "Overseas Chinese Research Group" by Paul G. Chace
1994
box 2, folder 12
Article: Tom Chinn, "Chinese in America." Argonaut: San Francisco Westerners (June 1987): 1-4
1987
box 2, folder 13
Manuscript: Chinese Bibliography, by Patricia A. Etter
1979
box 2, folder 14
Wegars, Chinese Bibliography
1985
Scope and Contents
Reprint from Northwest Antropological Research Notes: Patricia Wegars, An Annotated Bibliography of Opium and Opium Smoking
Paraphernalia, University of Idaho
box 2, folder 15
Book: The Opium War. Peking: Foreign Languages Press
1976
Scope and Contents
Signed to Patricia Etter from Cousin Betty Pace of London, Ontario
box 2, folder 16
Thomas W. Chinn, History of the Chinese in California
1973
Scope and Contents
Thomas W. Chinn, History of the Chinese in California: A Syllabus. San Francisco: Chinese Historical Society of America
box 2, folder 17
Mino and Wilson, Kiln Sites
1973
Scope and Contents
Yutaka Mino and Patricia Wilson, An Index to Chinese Ceramic Kiln Sites from the Six Dynasties to the Present. Toronto: Royal
Ontario Museum
box 2, folder 18
Manuscript: Central Pacific
1976-1977
Scope and Contents
Manuscript: Patricia A. Etter, The Central Pacific: The Chinese Construction Crew and Opium Smoking, Santa Monica, June 9,
1976. Also includes section on revision and ammendments, 1977. Many pages in loose leaf book.
box 2, folder 19
Manuscript: Comparison of Pipe Bowls
1977
Physical Location: Missing
Scope and Contents
Manuscript: Patricia A. Etter, A Comparison of Opium Pipe Bowls from Donner Summit, California & Virginia City, Nevada, January
1977. Includes diagrams, photographs, statistics and references.
box 2, folder 20
Opium bibliography
undated
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Added to collection in 2010