Finding Aid to the William Penn Mott Jr. Memorial Fund Records, 1943-2001, bulk 1991-2001
Finding Aid written by Bancroft Library staff; revised by Alison E. Bridger
Funding for processing this collection was provided by the William Penn Mott, Jr. Memorial Fund.
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
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Finding Aid to the William Penn Mott Jr. Memorial Fund Records, 1943-2001, bulk 1991-2001
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2000/132
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Funding for processing this collection was provided by the William Penn Mott, Jr. Memorial Fund.
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Bancroft Library staff; revised by Alison E. Bridger
- Date Completed:
-
March 2007
© 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: William Penn Mott Jr. Memorial Fund records
Date (inclusive): 1943-2001,
Date (bulk): bulk 1991-2001
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2000/132
Creators :
William Penn Mott Jr. Memorial Fund
Extent:
Number of containers: 6 cartons and 1 oversize folder.
Linear feet: 7.55
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The William Penn Mott, Jr. Memorial Fund records contain correspondence, memos, meeting minutes, agendas, financial records,
and the draft of and research materials for the Mott biography
Prophet of the Parks by Mary Ellen Butler. The bulk of the collection consists of the background materials and notes used to write the biography.
Also includes photographs of William Penn Mott Jr., and members of the memorial fund.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head
of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The
Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Penn Mott Jr. Memorial Fund Records, BANC MSS 2000/132, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
William Penn Mott Jr. Papers. BANC MSS 2000/133 c
Dynamic Park Leadership, 1962-1967, oral history transcript. BANC MSS 94/52 c
Services for Californians: Executive Department Issues in the Reagan Administration, 1967-1984, oral history transcript. BANC
MSS 87/255
Separated Material
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Videotapes/sound recordings have been transferred to the Microforms Collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Mott, William Penn
Mott, William Penn--Portraits
William Penn Mott Jr. Memorial Fund--Archives
William Penn Mott Jr. Memorial Fund--Pictorial works
Photographs
Butler, Mary Ellen, 1940-
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The William Penn Mott Jr. Memorial Fund Records were given to The Bancroft Library by the William Penn Mott Jr. Memorial Fund
on April 27, 2000. Additions were made by Mary Ellen Butler on September 6, 2006.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Michele Morgan and Misun Chung in 2002; additions by Alison E. Bridger in 2007.
Organizational History
The Mott Memorial Fund was created in September 1992 and chaired by Dick Trudeau. Several people participated in the fund's
activities over the years, most notably Mott's sons, William Penn Mott III and John Mott, and the former publisher of Sunset
Magazine, L.W. "Bill" Lane, Jr. Among the accomplishments of the William Penn Mott, Jr. Memorial Fund were the naming of the
Mott Longhouse at the YMCA of the East Bay, Camp Loma Mar; Mott's posthumous election to the National Recreation and Park
Association's Hall of Fame; a major contribution to the Golden Gate National Parks Association for the William Penn Mott,
Jr. Visitors Center at the Presidio; and the publication of Mott's biography,
Prophet of the Parks. The Fund was dissolved after its objectives were reached.
Scope and Content of Collection
The William Penn Mott, Jr. Memorial Fund records contain correspondence, memos, meeting minutes, agendas, financial records,
and the draft of and research materials for the Mott biography
Prophet of the Parks by Mary Ellen Butler. The bulk of the collection consists of the background materials and notes used to write the biography.
Also includes photographs of William Penn Mott Jr., and members of the memorial fund.
Carton 1, Folder 1
Organizational papers
1992-1994
Carton 1, Folder 13-16
Meeting minutes and agendas
1992-2000
Carton 1, Folder 17-20
Meeting packets
1993-2000
Carton 1, Folder 25
Statements and balance sheets
1993-1999
Carton 1, Folder 26
Tax-exemption papers
1994-1998
Carton 1, Folder 27-34
Grant applications
1995-2000
Oversize Folder 1 A
Drawing of Mott by Morrie Turner
1998
Oversize Folder 1 A
Cartoon about Mott by Morrie Turner
1998
Oversize Folder 1 A
Placemat: "The Time of Mott's Life"
1998
Carton 2, Folder 7
"Fundraising Status of the Mott Fund as of April 8, 1998"
1998
Carton 2, Folder 8
YMCA of the East Bay, Camp Loma Mar
1994
Carton 2, Folder 9
National Recreation and Park Association Hall of Fame
1997
William Penn Mott Jr. Visitors Center (Presidio)
Carton 2, Folder 12-16
Golden Gate National Parks Association
1995-2001
William Penn Mott Jr. Biography
Carton 2, Folder 31-33
Outline and prospectus
1992-1997
Carton 2, Folder 34
Photographs of Mott
circa 1946-1986
Carton 3, Folder 1-27
Background materials
circa 1962-1992
Carton 4, Folder 1-8
Background materials
circa 1962-1993
Carton 4, Folder 12-24
Background materials
circa 1943-1997
Carton 5, Folder 1-28
Background materials
circa 1949-1998
Carton 6, Folder 17
Sales and distribution
1999-2000
Carton 6, Folder 19
Responses / Testimonials
1999-2000
