Collection Contents
Series 1 Personal papers. 1903-1970, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Banner with an embroidered "Welcome" (pink and gold). undated.
Correspondence and other material regarding Gordon and Anna Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. Coman, Helen Freeland, and Lallie Brownell. 1956-1968.
Design sketches and fabric samples for the Gordon and Anna Watkins quilts. circa 1955-1959.
Diplomas and certificates received by Gordon and Anna Watkins. 1903-1960.
Newspaper clippings, photographs and other material regarding Anna Watkins. 1956-1970.
Photographs of Gordon Watkins. undated.
Photographs of Gordon Watkins (framed). undated.
Press clippings from various German newspapers. 1923-1936.
Press clippings, memorandums, and other material regarding the death of Gordon Watkins. 1970-1971.
Portrait of Gordon Watkins (charcoal drawing). undated.
Quilt made for Anna Watkins by the UCR Affiliates featuring her initials. circa 1955-1959.
Quilt made for Gordon Watkins by the UCR Affiliates featuring his initials. circa 1955-1959.
Sound recording of Gordon Watkins' memorial service. January 17, 1971.
Series 2 Professional papers. 1920-1971, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Articles and academic addresses written by Gordon Watkins. 1920-1954.
Articles by and about Gordon Watkins regarding UCR including his appointment as provost, the selection of his cabinet staff, and his retirement announcement. 1953-1961.
Brochures and other material regarding the opening of Watkins House. undated.
Brochures regarding furniture upholstery and construction materials for Watkins House. undated.
Certificate honoring Gordon and Anna Watkins from the UCLA Founders Club. undated.
Coin presented to Gordon Watkins as a delegate to the 400th Anniversary Celebration of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (housed in velvet box). 1951.
Correspondence and memorandums by and about Gordon Watkins regarding the Watkins Award and UCR. 1949-1966.
Correspondence and memorandums regarding major and minor capital improvements. 1951.
Correspondence and minutes regarding the Library building. 1950-1951.
Correspondence and minutes regarding the Physical Sciences building. 1950-1951.
Correspondence and minutes regarding the Plant and Biological Science building. 1950-1951.
Correspondence and minutes regarding the Social Science and Humanities building. 1950-1951.
Correspondence and other material regarding Charter Day 1950 circa 1949-1950.
Correspondence and other material regarding Charter Day 1951. circa 1950-1951.
Correspondence and other material regarding housing and water needs at UCR. circa 1950.
Correspondence and other material regarding publicity for UCR. circa 1950-1951
Correspondence and other material regarding the UCR campus dedication. 1950.
Correspondence and other material regarding the Western College Association, University Extension, Robert G. Sproul. circa 1950-1951.
Correspondence and reports regarding the UCR campus Master Plan. 1948-1949.
Correspondence, brochures, and other material regarding Watkins House. undated.
Correspondence, press clippings, and other material regarding the annexation of the area that contains UCR into Riverside, California. circa 1954-1961.
Correspondence, maps, and other material regarding the purchase of the UCR "Big C" property on Box Springs Mountain. circa 1954-1964.
Correspondence regarding campus environs and subdivisions. 1950-1951.
Correspondence regarding campus organizations. 1950.
Correspondence regarding obtaining building materials for Life Sciences, Physical Education and Library buildings. 1951-1952.
Correspondence regarding obtaining building materials for Physical Science and Social Science & Humanities buildings. 1951-1952.
Correspondence regarding Program Committees for campus buildings. 1950.
Correspondence regarding the Campus Plan. 1950-1951.
Correspondence regarding the Committee on Buildings and Campus Development. 1951.
Correspondence regarding Watkins House. 1954-1956.
Correspondence, reports, and other material regarding Gordon Watkins' sabbatical leave. 1949-1950.
Correspondence with Charles B. O'Neill. 1950-1966.
Correspondence with Charles B. O'Neill. 1967-1970.
Correspondence with Citrus Experiment Station Director Leon Batchelor. 1949-1951.
Correspondence with University of California Vice President C.B. Hutchison regarding UCR building plans. 1951.
Correspondence with University of California Vice President James Corley. 1950-1951.
Correspondence with various people including Nobel Prize winner Ralph Bunche and Dr. Remsen Bird, declining to be considered for the chancellorship at UCLA. 1950-1951.
Lease and correspondence between the Beaumont Irrigation District and the Regents of the University of California regarding land. circa 1939-1941
Lease and correspondence regarding the UCR "Big C" property on Box Springs Mountain. circa 1962-1963.
Lease between The Berylwood Investment Company and the Regents of the University of California regarding the "T.R. Bard Tract." circa 1938.
Mailing tube from UC Berkeley to Provost Gordon Watkins, UCR. July 1956.
Manuscript and correspondence regarding Justice as a Dynamic Ideal by Gordon Watkins (manuscript chapters 1-6/typed). undated.
Manuscript of Justice as a Dynamic Ideal by Gordon Watkins (manuscript chapters 10-14/typed). undated.
Manuscript outline by Gordon Watkins titled The Quest for the Good Society (typed/hand annotated). undated.
Manuscripts of articles written by Gordon Watkins regarding UCR (typed). 1962.
Minutes of meetings held on the Physical Education Building. 1950-1951.
Minutes of the Provost's Advisory Administrative Council. 1951.
Photobook documenting Gordon Watkins' tenure at UCR. undated.
Plate honoring Gordon and Anna Watkins (replica of UCR Watkins Award). undated.
Plate honoring Gordon Watkins presented by Pacific Telephone commemorating the first long distance phone call from Riverside, California to the White House June 19,1954.
Press clippings and publications regarding labor economics. 1918-1922.
Press clippings, correspondence, and other material regarding UCR. 1954-1970.
Sound recording of speech given by Gordon Watkins at Watkins House. circa 1963-1965.