Clippings and family records Series 1
1877-1975 and undated
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Summary
This series comprises newspaper articles and family documents including correspondence and financial documentation pertaining
to the Del Valle and Forster family history. The material includes original documents as well as reproductions. Most articles
focus on Forster and Del Valles family members, there are also records of the social events and family history of various
Orange County pioneer families.
box 1, folder 2-11
Clippings and family records,
1877-1975 and undated
Arrangement note
The clippings and family records are arranged chronologically.
box 1, folder 12
Reginaldo Del Valle,
1913 and undated
Correspondence Series 2
1804-1931 and undated
Scope and Content Summary
This series includes letters, telegrams, and postcards written between 1804 and 1931. The bulk of the material is written
in Spanish. Highlights of the collection include several letters between John F. Foster and his wife Josefa Forster-del Valle,
correspondences between Josefa del Valle and religious leaders, as well as Reginaldo del Valle's letters home while studying
at the University of Santa Clara.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
box 1, folder 13-25, box 2, folder 1-23, box 3, folder 1
Letters
1804-1931 and undated
1871-1898
Arrangement note
The letters are arranged chronologically.
box 3, folder 2-4
Postcards,
circa 1880-1925 and undated
Photographic material Series 3
ca. 1880s-1940s
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Summary
Collection includes several images of religious leaders and various original and photocopies of Del Valle and Forster family
members. The following individuals have been identified in the photographs: Mother Bonaventure Fox, Father de Prada, Margarita
Schneider, General A. Cardenas, Ynez Kirby, Lucretia Del Valle, Josefa Del Valle, Reginaldo F. Del Valle, John F. Forster,
Jr. Ysabel Del Valle, Ygnacio Del Valle, and Ygnacio F. Forster, Jr. The collection includes photographs from Edward Curtis's
Biltmore studio.
Original photographs,
circa 1880s-1940s
box 3, folder 5-6, box FB-064, folder 8
box 3, folder 9, box FB-064, folder 8
box 3, folder 10
Photocopies,
circa 1880s-1940s
Religious ephemera Series 4
circa 1840s-1970s and undated
Scope and Content Summary
This series includes small religious cards with Christian imagery and prayers. The collections earliest dated image is from
1860; however, the majority of the series is undated. There are cards in English, Spanish, French, German, and a few containing
Latin phrases. Three folders contain the funeral notices of Forster family members, family friends, and religious leaders.
One folder contains calling cards from various individuals.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged alphabetically.
box 3, folder 12-14
Funeral cards,
circa 1880-1975
box 3, folder 15
Prayer books and other materials,
circa 1840s-1880s
box 3, folder 16
Prayer and holiday cards,
undated
box 3, folder 22
Religious images,
undated
