John Hunt papers
Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: John Hunt papers
Date (inclusive): 1993-1997
Collection Number: MS 168
Creator:
Hunt, John J.
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection contains press clippings, letters, and other material related to the research of historian John Hunt, focusing
on the people and landmarks of Desert Hot Springs, California.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. John Hunt papers (MS 168). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
The collection was processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the John Hunt papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as
part of the Special Collections & Univeristy Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded
by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Biographical Note
John J. Hunt is an historian and lecturer who wrote
The Waters of Comfort: The Story of Desert Hot Springs California, a non-fiction work on the history of the people and landmarks of Desert Hot Springs.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials related to the research of historian John Hunt. Items in the collection include local newspaper
articles written by Hunt, drafts of Hunt's book
The Waters of Comfort, and letters to UC Riverside's Head of Special Collections Sidney E. Berger.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged topically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Desert Hot Springs (Calif.)
Genres and Forms of Materials
Clippings (information artifacts)
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence with Sidney Berger
1995-1996
Box 1, Folder 2
Geo-Heat Center Newsletter
1993
Box 1, Folder 3
Newspaper:
Desert Sentinel
1996-1997
Box 1, Folder 4
Newspaper:
The Desert Woman
1994-1997
Box 1, Folder 5
The Waters of Comfort - Chapter: "The Bradshaw Trail"
1994
Box 1, Folder 6
The Waters of Comfort - Chapter: "The Mystery"
1996
Box 1, Folders 7-10
The Waters of Comfort - Manuscript
1996
Box 1, Folder 11-12
The Waters of Comfort - Page Proofs
1996
