Marcus Pete Collection
Jon M. Fletcher
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
901 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Ste C-204
Palm Springs, California 92262
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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved.
Marcus Pete Collection
Accession number: 1900.017
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
ACCM Archives
Palm Springs, California
- Processed by:
- Jon M. Fletcher
- Date Completed:
- 02/14/2011
- Encoded by:
- Jon M. Fletcher
(c) 2011 Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Marcus Pete Collection
Dates: 1918-1946
Accession number: 1900.017
Creator:
Pete, Marcus
Collection Size:
.5 linear feet
Repository:
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs, California 92262
Abstract: Records belonging to Marcus Pete, collected between the years 1918-1946. Collection includes ephemera pertaining to The Indian
Store, a general store on Section 14 of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation owned and operated by Marcus Pete. Notable subjects
recorded include Pete's 1930s trip to Washington D.C. in support of land allotments, notes on tribal births and deaths between
1909 and the 1930s, and news items discussing World War II and Iwo Jima (Japan).
Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Ownership of the physical collection belongs to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Literary rights, including copyright, are
retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum does not
hold the copyright.
For research purposes only. All copies and reproductions by permission of copyright holder[s].
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Marcus Pete Collection, 1900.017, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
Acquisition Information
Found in Collections.
Biography / Administrative History
Marcus Pete was owner and operator of The Indian Store, a general store on Section 14 of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation.
Scope and Content of Collection
Records collected by Marcus Pete between the years 1918-1946. Collection includes ephemera pertaining to The Indian Store,
a general store on Section 14 of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation owned and operated by Marcus Pete. Notable subjects
recorded include Pete's 1930s trip to Washington D.C. in support of land allotments, notes on tribal births and deaths between
1909 and the 1930s, and news items discussing World War II and Iwo Jima (Japan).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Pete, Marcus
Pete, Elizabeth
Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce
Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians
Palm Springs
Kitchen, Cathy
Patencio, Martia
Agua Caliente Indian Reservation
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Williams, Clay
Sloan, Thomas
Castillo, Adam
Manuel, Pico
Jackson, Helen Hunt
Browne, Mildred
McGroarty, John Steve
Berlin, Irving
Washington, George
Forrestal, James
Section 14
Indian Store
Allotments
Flower Decoration Day
Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce
Banning
Les Cline's
Tribal Cemetery
Arrows Shirts
Births
Deaths
Iwo Jima
World War II
Tribal Quarry
Allbright's Automotive
Redlands Community Hospital
Walter Reed General Hospital
Seven Palms
Singer Sewing Machine Company
San Bernardino Valley Bank
Tien Sang Importers
Chinese Store
J. Stevens Arms Company
Edgeworth Smoking Tobacco
Box 1900.017.001
Box Inventory #001
1918-1946
Physical Description:
1 box;
47 folders
Folder 1A
"Vest Pocket Congressional Directory"
March 1937
Creator/Collector:
75th Congression, 1st Session
Physical Description: Directory
Folder 1B
Webster Dictionary (Self Pronouncing)
May 10, 1937
Creator/Collector:
Websters
Physical Description: Dictionary
Folder 2
Tablet of blank paper with United States Senate letterhead.
Creator/Collector:
United States Senate
Physical Description: Tablet
Folder 3
Road map of the United States.
Creator/Collector:
Esso
Physical Description: Road Map
Folder 4
"Arizona Visitors Guide"
April 1940
Creator/Collector:
Krause, Martin Warren
Physical Description: Visitor's Guide
Folder 5
"Beaumont, Riverside County, California"
Creator/Collector:
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
Physical Description: Tourist Brochure
Folder 6
"Boulder Dam"
Creator/Collector:
United States Department of the Interior
Physical Description: Tourist Brochure
Folder 7
"Science Digest"
October 1938
Creator/Collector:
Science Digest
Physical Description: Periodical
Folder 8
"Uncle Sam's Almanac 1940, compiled by Frederic J. Haskin," map of the US, and an advertisement for the Haskin Information
Bureau. Addressed to "Marcus J. Pete, Phoenix Indian Sanitorium, Phoenix, Arizona"
1939
Creator/Collector:
Arizona Republic
Physical Description: Almanac
Folder 9
Notes on significant events in 1936 including flower decoration day. Three pages of dollar amounts divided into three sections:
Meat Department, Grocery Department, and Vegetables Department.
April 4, 1936
Creator/Collector:
Pete, Marcus
Physical Description: Notebook
Folder 10
Packet of V-Mail Enve-Letters for rushing photographic mail to armed forces overseas.
Creator/Collector:
United States
Physical Description: V-mail Enve-Letters
Folder 11
Blank sheets of lined paper
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Paper
Folder 12
"The War Cry"
1938
Creator/Collector:
Salvation Army
Physical Description: Magazine
Folder 13
Notes on envelope containing names
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Notes
Folder 14
"Indians Seek Whites' Help in Rum Case"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Article
Folder 15
"Born Dec 10 1897, Die Nov 1 1929"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Note
Folder 16
Two pieces of paper, one with shipping stamp, another with writing.
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Paper
Folder 17
Advice Column
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Advice Column
Folder 18
Paper or book paper containing the address: "211 Muir St, Indio, Cal."
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Paper
Folder 19
Three peices of paper containing diary-like text regarding lighting of graves' candles, trips to Banning, and Thomas Sloan.
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Paper
Folder 20
Memo containing written religious notes and vocabulary words
January 1, 1939
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Memo
Folder 21
Paper containing ink-print of a baby's foot with the name "Pete" written in pencil below it. On reverse is written: "Elizabeth
ilred"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Footprint
Folder 22
Tag containing nudist camp cartoon advertising Arrows shirts.
Creator/Collector:
Lee Cline's
Physical Description: Tag
Folder 23
Notebook containing tribal births and deaths from 1909 through the 1930s.
March 11, 1918
Creator/Collector:
Pete, Marcus
Physical Description: Notebook
Folder 24
News print map of Iwo Jima.
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Map
Folder 25
Piece of paper containing Adam Castillo's addresses: "P.O. Box 516, San Jacinto. P.O. Box 6, San Diego."
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Paper
Folder 26
Hand-written receipt for $12.00 received from C. E. Bick for clay and sand and rock obtained from the reservation.
September 18, 1933
Creator/Collector:
Manuel, Pico
Physical Description: Receipt
Folder 27
Piece of paper containing the text: " A Century of Dishonor by Helen Hunt Jackson"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Paper
Folder 28
Four pages of notes.
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Notes
Folder 29
Invoice for automotive services.
March 6, 1939
Creator/Collector:
Allbright's
Physical Description: Invoice
Folder 30
"At the Monastery"
July 16, 1937
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Note
Folder 31
Birth Certificate for Mildred Lucille Pete.
February 24, 1946
Creator/Collector:
Redlands Community Hospital
Physical Description: Hospital Birth Certificate
Folder 32
Christmas card addressed to the Pete Family.
Creator/Collector:
Walter Reed General Hospital
Physical Description: Christmas Card
Folder 33
Portrait-style pencil drawing of a male.
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Pencil Drawing
Folder 34A
Two hand-colored greeting cards. One card features Seven Palms with the text "Greetings from the Desert"; the second features
wheel tracks through the desert with the text "Greetings from Palm Springs, California."
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Greeting Cards
Folder 34B
Ten receipts made out to Marcus J. Pete in the amount of $5.00 each.
1928-1929
Creator/Collector:
Singer Sewing Machine Company Inc
Physical Description: Receipts
Folder 35
Invoice
March 4, 1939
Creator/Collector:
Allbright's
Physical Description: Invoice
Folder 36
Five checks made out to Singer Sewing Machine Co for $5.00 and $10.00 each, signed by Marcus Pete.
September 10, 1928
Creator/Collector:
Pete, Marcus
Physical Description: Checks
Folder 37
Contains text: "Acct. with Ruben, March - Gauitar $7.50, Rake $0.15, Covering for car $4.50, Rent $10.00"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Notepad
Folder 38
Invitation addressed to Mr. Marcus Pete and Party
April 8, 1937
Creator/Collector:
McGroaty, John Steve
Physical Description: Invitation
Folder 39
Written on verso: "The monkeys and dogs came from there I bought them in New York. This place is near where Irving Berlin
started singing as a waiter the old place still stands this is in Chinatown. The song he sang and made popular was Alexander's
Ragtime Band."
Creator/Collector:
Tien Sang Co. Importers
Physical Description: Business Card
Folder 40
Catalong page containing gun components with prices.
August 12, 1933
Creator/Collector:
J. Stevens Arms Company
Physical Description: Catalog (page)
Folder 41
Addressed to Marcus J. Pete. Requests wchich gun parts are needed.
October 3, 1933
Creator/Collector:
J Stevens Arms Co
Physical Description: Form
Folder 42
Receipts (7) for produce made out to Marcus Pete and Dan Martin.
1939
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Receipts
Folder 43
Receipts (5) from The Indian Store dated 1938-1939.
1938-1939
Creator/Collector:
Indian Store, The
Physical Description: Receipts
Folder 44
Two members passes in the name of Marcus Pete.
April 8, 1937
Creator/Collector:
House of Prepresentatives
Physical Description: Member's Pass
Folder 45
Advertisement with form for Edgeworth Sampler Kit filled out by A. W. Roark, San Jacinto, Cal.
Creator/Collector:
Edgeworth Smoking Tobacco
Physical Description: Advertisement
Folder 46
5 peso bill (Mexico), 10 yen bill (Japan), 50 yen bill (Japan), 1 peso bill (Mexico) removed from wallet located in same collection.
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Paper Bills
Folder 47A
"Washington Entombed"
February 22, 1939
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47B
"Marines Win Hold on Iwo Airfield"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47C
"U.S. Marines Gain on Iwo"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47D
"Marines Smash at Key Iwo Hill"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47E
"Forrestal on Iwo Jima"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47F
"Yanks Swarm Over Island Volcano"
February 23, 19??
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47G
"Iwo Yanks Step Up Pressure to Crack Thirst-Crazed Nips"
February 28, 19??
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47H
"Squeeze Iwo Nips"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47I
"Camera Records First Landing of Marines of 4th Division on Iwo Beach"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Artilce
Folder 47J
"Water Pact Wins in Committee Vote"
February 24, 1945
Creator/Collector:
Los Angeles Times
Physical Description: News Artilce
Folder 47K
"U.S. Flag Flying Over Iwo's Mt. Suribachi"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47L
"Heavy Rains Hamper Fighting in Iwo Jima"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47M
"Capture of Last Iwo Airfield Nears; Half of Island Taken."
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47N
"4th Marines Hit Blood Iwo Jima"
February 23, 1945
Creator/Collector:
Los Angeles Exmaniner
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47O
"Old Glory Flies Over Suribachi"
February 28, 1945
Creator/Collector:
Los Angeles Examiner
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47P
"Marines Capture Key Iwo Peak"
February 28, 1945
Creator/Collector:
Los Angeles Examiner
Physical Description: News Artilce
Folder 47Q
"Iwo Peak Seized"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Artilce
Folder 47R
"Marines Gain One End of Iwo Fighter Field"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47S
"Iwo Garrison: Southern Airdrone Captured in Marines' Hardest Battle"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Artilce
Folder 47T
"Yanks Aim for Peaks to Command Entire Island"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47U
"Iwo Airfield: Nips Admit Yank Grasp on Strip"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Artilce
Folder 47V
"Battle on Iwo Airfield"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Artilce
Folder 47W
"Victims of Santo Tomas"
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: News Article
Folder 47X
Map of Military bases in central and southern California.
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Map
Folder 47Y
Picture of a man and a young girl.
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Picture
Folder 48
Map of Washington, D.C.
Creator/Collector:
Unknown
Physical Description: Map