Guide to the Lorenzo Gordin Yates Papers, 1852-1906
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Guide to the Lorenzo Gordin Yates Papers, 1852-1906
Collection number: BANC MSS C-B 472
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Notes by C. L. Camp re provenance of collection; biographical information on Yates
Notes & plans for a museum [Santa Barbara?]; The Origin & Development of Museums (draft of article by Yates)
Letters written to Yates.
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Letters written by Yates, 1889-1902 & n.d.
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See also Folder 55
Letters relating to publication of "All Known Ferns."
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Diary, 1871 & 1882. Account of journey from Centerville, Calif. to vicinity of San Benito, Calif. & return, collecting fossils, 1871. Account of journey from Santa Barbara, Calif. to Lompoc, Calif. & return, 1882
MS of article by Yates: Knights, Templars & Masonry. Holograph
See subject files (Boxes 2-3) for MSS of other articles by Yates
Miscellaneous Notes.
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MSS of writings (not by Yates)
Costa Rican Earthquakes, by Juan F. Ferraz
San Miguel Island, Calif. by C. D. Voy
Santa Rosa Island, Calif. by C. D. Voy
Letters written by Yates, 1874-1876
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Accounts
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"Etymological Lexicon"
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Subject Files
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Aboriginal art - California
Anthropology
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Artifacts
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Folklore
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Linguistics
Island Studies
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Botany
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Natural history
Geology
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Shells
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Worms
Catalogues of Yates' collections
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Tear sheets of articles by Yates
Newspaper clippings
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Clippings of articles by or about Yates. Re shells, Indians, flora, fauna, etc.
Diploma, D.D.S., Wisconsin Dental College, May 25, 1881
Diploma, Santa Barbara County Agricultural Association, [for display of minerals], 9 Oct. 1886
Certificate of corresponding membership, San Francisco Microscopical Society, 5 April 1872
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
2 letters, 1886-1890. Letter, 1886, written by G. W. Tryon.
Barry, James Henry (1856-1927)
See Letters relating to publication of “All Known Ferns" (Folder 48)
Baum, Henry Mason, 1848-
4 letters, 1901-1903. Written while Editor, Records of the Past. Mainly re Yates' manuscripts which were published in the magazine.
Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922
Letter, Oct. 3, 1892. Re placing Yates' geological collection on deposit at Stanford University.
Britton, L. H.
2 letters, 1903. Transmitting photographs of two Chilcat blankets.
Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934
2 letters, 1890 & n.d. Form letter, n.d., written while Director-in-Chief, New York Botanical Garden.
Brown, Edwin
2 letters, 1852-1853
Browne, G. L.
2 letters, 1893. Written while Assistant Editor, The Californian. Re articles Yates wrote for the magazine.
Bryan, William V.
Letter, Mar. 26, 1900. Written while Proprietor, The Traveler (magazine).
California Historical Society
3 letters, 1887-1888. Written by William Carey Jones. Re Yates' paper, "Prehistoric California," which was read at a meeting.
California. State Mining Bureau
9 letters, 1889-1893. Written mainly by William Irelan. Letter, Aug. 16, 1890, transmits copy of Yates' letter to him. Most letters concern his articles which were published by the Bureau.
Campbell, John H.
Letter, Mar. 9, 1891
Cattell, James McKeen, 1860-
Letter, June 5, 1902.
Clarke, William H.
Postcard, Oct. 3, 1882. Asking to be informed if he makes additional discoveries of fossil elephant teeth.
Comstock, Theodore Bryant, 1849-1915
5 letters, 1905. Re publication of Yates' article on pre-historic California in the Bulletin of The Southern California Academy of Sciences.
Cooper, James Graham, 1830-1902
Letter, Oct. 25, 1874
Coquillett, Daniel William, 1856-1911
Letter, May 5, 1893. Identifying sample of grape vine scales which Yates sent him.
Davidson, Anstruther, 1860-1932
4 letters, 1902-1905. Re Yates' articles on prehistoric California which were published by the Southern California Academy of Sciences.
Depue, J. E.
4 letters, 1900-1901. Letter, 1900, thanks Yates for sending a copy of his article on charm stones. Several letters transmit drawings of plummets.
Fairchild, Herman LeRoy, 1850-1943
2 letters, 1894. Written while Secretary, Geological Society of America.
Flint, Earl
Letter, Jan. 4, 1892. Mainly re shells.
Geological Society of America
See Fairchild, Herman LeRoy
Hyatt, Alpheus, 1838-1902
Postcard, Feb. 23, 1892. Requesting a copy of his paper on Pinna.
Irelan, William, Jr., 1842-
See California. State Mining Bureau
Jones, William Carey, 1854-1923
See California Historical Society
Keep, Josiah, 1849-1911
Letter, Aug. 12, 1899. Written while Professor of Natural Science, Mills College. Replying to his letter, Aug. 3, 1899, to Mrs. Mills re selling his collection to Mills College.
Layard, Edgar Leopold, 1824-1900
Letter, Nov. 29, 1890. Re their mutual interest in shells. Transmits letter from his son, re exchanging postage stamps with Yates.
Lewis, James
3 letters, 1876-1878. Mainly re his identification of shells.
Maiden, Joseph Henry, 1859-1925
Letter, Jan. 19, 1891. Re Yates' attempt to obtain pine tree seeds.
Moorehead, Warren King, 1866-1939
Letter, Feb. 5, 1900. Written for him by M.C. Hale.
Newcombe, Charles Frederic, 1851-
Letter, Nov. 6, 1893. Written while Honorary Secretary, Natural History Society of British Columbia.
Parish, Samuel Bonsall, 1838-1928
Postcard, Jan. 10, 1891. With this: reprints of several of his articles on plants.
Peet, Stephen Denison, 1830-1914
Letter, Feb. 26, 1898. Written while Editor, American Antiquarian.
Pike, Walter N.
Letter, Sept. 30, 1891. Asking for articles to publish in The Mayflower [magazine?].
Putnam, Frederic Ward, 1839-1915
Letter, Jan. 16, 1893. Written while Curator, Peabody Museum, & Chief, Department of Ethnology & Archaeology, World's Columbia Exposition. Re publishing Yates' paper on California Weapons & exhibiting his collection at the Exposition.
Rust, Horatio Nelson, 1828-1906
Letter, Dec. 10, 1874. Re sending specimens of minerals & shells toYates.
Santa Barbara Natural History Society
Postcard, n.d. Notifying Yates of his appointment as a member of the Society's section on conchology, archaeology, paleontology & minerology.
Santa Cruz Island Company
Letter, July 31, 1889. Denying Yates permission to visit Santa Cruz Island.
Smith, James Perrin, 1864-1931
Letter, Dec. 12, 1902. Re sending Yates copies of his publications.
Smithsonian Institution
Letter, Apr. 22, 1899
Stearns, Robert Edwards Carter, 1827-1909
See U.S. Geological Survey
Studer, Jacob Henry, 1840-1904
Letter, Mar. 3, 1893. Written while President, Natural Science Association of America.
Taylor, William Alton, 1863-
Letter, June 30, 1902. Written while Pomologist, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Re a mango tree he sent Yates & requesting samples of avocados grown by Yates.
Tryon, George Washington, 1838-1888
See Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
U.S. Geological Survey
3 letters, 1890-1906. 2 letters written by R. E. C. Stearns.
Wesley (William) & Son
Letter, Oct 30, 1888. Re various catalogs of works on ferns, fossils & minerals.