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Series I. Historic Preservation Work 1971-1995 (bulk 1972-1974)

Scope and Contents

This Series documents the various contributions King made to several other local historic preservation projects, in addition to the San Jose Survey of Historic & Archaeological Sites. It chronicles King's work in the field, which yielded San Jose's first comprehensive historic property inventory, annual tours of San Jose's historic downtown, and organized campaigns to save local landmarks. The contents in this series document King's desire to bring awareness to the issue of historic preservation. It includes: clippings, correspondence, inventories, maps, photographs, reports, and university coursework.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by subject and format. Contents within folders are arranged chronologically.
Box 1, Folder 1

Biographical Data after 1971

Box 1, Folder 2

Clippings & Promotional Materials circa 1975-1977

Box 1, Folder 3

Correspondence 1975-1977

Box 1, Folder 4

Meeting Documentation 1974-1995

Box 1, Folder 5

Project Documentation: Historic Bus Tours 1972-1990

Box 1, Folder 6

Project Documentation: Murphy Building circa 1973-1976

Box 1, Folder 7

University Coursework 1972-1974

Box 1, Folder 8

City Government Proceedings 1973-1974

Box 1, Folder 9

Clippings & Promotional Materials circa 1973-1974

Box 1, Folder 10

Correspondence 1973-1974

Box 1, Folder 11

Financial Records 1973

Box 1, Folder 12

Maps 1972-1985

Box 1, Folder 13

Planning Documentation circa 1973

Box 1, Folder 14-15

Planning Documentation 1972-1974

Box 1, Folder 16

Planning Documentation 1974

Box 1, Folder 17

Planning Documentation 1995

Box 1, Folder 18

Progress Reports 1973-1974

Box 1, Folder 19

Publishing Materials 1974-1975

Box 1, Folder 20

Survey Evaluation Forms (blank) after 1974

drawer 05-07, Folder 1

Measured Drawings of First Street, between Santa Clara and San Fernando streets approximately 1990

Physical Description: Drawings by R. Gause.
 

Series II. San Jose Survey of Historic & Archaeological Sites 1973-1977 bulk

Scope and Contents

This Series relates to the San Jose Survey of Historic & Archaeological Sites (SJSHAS), a city-sponsored project undertaken by King from 1972-1974. The SJSHAS Survey Results comprise subseries 1 and 2, and are arranged by San Jose planning area districts. This portion of the collection contains detailed information about each property surveyed, including photographs, architectural information, and ratings. Subseries 3, 4, and 5 includes index cards and slides of the buildings documented in the SJSHAS Survey, as well as slides of other historic buildings in other Bay Area towns, such as Campbell, Novato and Oakland. Subseries 4 and 5 are arranged alphabetically by survey areas. Included among the slides are places and events outside of the survey area, but related to the survey.
 

Subseries 1. Survey Results - Central San Jose 1973-1974

Box 1, Folder 21

Bascom - Hamilton 1973

Box 1, Folder 22

Bird 1973

Box 1, Folder 23

Burbank 1973

Box 1, Folder 24

College Park 1973-1974

Box 1, Folder 25

Cook - Branham Addition 1973

Box 1, Folder 26

East Side 1973

Box 1, Folder 27

Hester - Hanchett 1973

Box 1, Folder 28

Hyde Park - North 1973

Box 1, Folder 29

Lick - Goodyear Tracts 1973

Box 1, Folder 30

Naglee Park 1973-1974

Box 1, Folder 31

Old Willow Glen 1973

Box 2, Folder 1

Original Survey - Central A 1973

Box 2, Folder 2

Reed Addition 1973

Box 2, Folder 3

Rosegarden 1973

Box 2, Folder 4

Sunol - Los Coches 1973

Box 2, Folder 5

Vendome - Ryland 1973

Box 2, Folder 6

Western Addition 1973

Box 2, Folder 7

White Addition 1973-1974

 

Subseries 2. Survey Results - Greater San Jose 1973-1974

Box 2, Folder 8

Almaden 1973

Box 2, Folder 9

Alum Rock 1973-1974

Box 2, Folder 10

Alviso 1973

Box 2, Folder 11

Berryessa 1973

Box 2, Folder 12

Calero 1973

Box 2, Folder 13

Coyote 1973

Box 2, Folder 14

Edenvale 1973

Box 2, Folder 15

Evergreen 1973

Box 2, Folder 16

North San Jose 1974

Box 2, Folder 17

San Felipe 1973

Box 2, Folder 18

South San Jose 1973

Box 2, Folder 19

West Valley 1973-1974

Box 2, Folder 20

Willow Glen 1973

 

Subseries 3. Photo Index Cards

Box 2, Folder 21

Photo Index Cards

 

Subseries 4. Slides - Inner San Jose

Box 3, Folder 1

Bird Avenue 1974-1975

Box 3, Folder 2

Burbank 1977

Box 3, folder 3

College Park 1974-1975

Box 3, Folder 4

Cook-Branham Addition

Box 3, Folder 5

East Side 1974-1978

Box 3, Folder 6

East Side and Reed Addition 1974

Box 3, Folder 7

Hester Hanchet 1974-1975

Box 3, Folder 8

Hyde Park - North 1975-1977

Box 3, Folder 9

Inventory Aide 1974

Box 3, Folder 10

Naglee Park 1975

Box 3, Folder 11

Old Willow Glen

Box 3, Folder 12

Original Survey #1 1974-1976

Box 3, Folder 13

Original Survey #2 1972-1977

Box 3, folder 14

Original Survey #3 1972-1977

Box 3, Folder 15

Original Survey #4 1973-1976

Box 3, Folder 16

Original Survey #5 1975

Box 3, Folder 17

Original Survey # 6 SJSU 1972, 1975

Box 3, Folder 18

San Jose City Air Photos 1971, 1974

Box 3, Folder 19

San Jose Buses 1973

Box 3, Folder 20

Vendum- Ryland and Sunol-Los Coches 1974-1975

Box 3, Folder 21

Western Addition 1972-1977

Box 3, Folder 22

White Addition 1974-1975

 

Subseries 5. Slides - Outer San Jose

Box 3, Folder 23

Almaden

Box 3, Folder 24

Alviso 1974

Box 3, Folder 25

Berryessa 1974-1975

Box 3, Folder 26

Calero

Box 3, Folder 27

California State Landmarks 1972-1976

Box 3, Folder 28

Campbell 1976

Box 3, folder 29

Central San Jose 1975

Box 3, Folder 30

Carnegie Library 1978-1981

Box 3, Folder 31

Carnegie Library Reopening 1981

Box 3, Folder 32

Downtown San Jose 1972-1973

Box 3, Folder 33

Evergreen 1975

box 3, Folder 34

Highways and Streets 1972-1974

Box 3, Folder 35

Inventory Forms and Historic Division Maps 1972, 1974

Box 3, Folder 36

North San Jose 1974

Box 3, Folder 37

Novato 1976

Box 3, Folder 38

Old Thesis Forms 1973

Box 3, folder 39

Old Transportation

Box 3, Folder 40

Palo Alto

Box 3, Folder 41

San Francisco and Oakland Landmarks 1972-1973

Box 3, Folder 42

San Jose Demolition 1972-1973

Box 3, Folder 43

San Jose Demolition of Murphy Building 1972-1976

Box 3, Folder 44

San Jose Museum 1976-1977

Box 3, Folder 45

Vietnam Demonstration 1972

Box 3, Folder 46

West Valley 1974-1975

Box 3, Folder 47

Willow Glen 1974-1975

 

Series III. San Jose Quakers Manuscripts

Scope and Contents

This series is comprised of various edited copies of King's manuscript History of San Jose Quakers, West Coast Friends: based on Joel Bean's diaries in Iowa and California. King had reviewers edit and comment on his manuscripts in 2001 and 2002, copies of which are in this series.

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically.
Box 4, Folder 1

2001-2002: Edited by Larry Wolf (1 of 2)

Box 4, Folder 2

2001-2002: Edited by Larry Wolf (2 of 2)

Box 4, Folder 3

2001-2003: Edited by Amy Southwick

Box 4, Folder 4

2005

Box 4, Folder 5

2006 (1 of 3)

Box 4, Folder 6

2006 (2 of 3)

Box 4, Folder 7

2006 (3 of 3)