Crissy Field Tidal Basin Project collection
Processed by Randal Brandt.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
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Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Crissy Field Tidal Basin Project collection
Date (inclusive): 1869-2000 (bulk 1996-2000)
Date (bulk): 1869-2000 (bulk 1996-2000)
Collection Number: WRCA 211
Extent:
1 manuscript box
1 oversize box
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Languages: English.
Provenance
Donated to the Water Resources Collections and Archives by Robert L. Wiegel in 2000.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Water Resources Collections and Archives. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Distinctive Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Water Resources Collections and Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Crissy Field Tidal Basin Project collection (WRCA 211). Water Resources Collections
and Archives. Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection of reports, maps, photographs, etc., documenting a tidal wetland restoration project and related shoreline design
elements at Crissy Field in the Presidio of San Francisco, now a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Includes
photographs by Robert L. Wiegeltaken in support of a sand source study for Crissy Beach (Wiegel served as a third-party consultant
on this project).
Collection Number
Collection number updated December 2018. Legacy collection number was MS 2000/2. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019
to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Crissy Field (San Francisco, Calif.)
Wiegel, Robert L.
Golden Gate National Park Association
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Agency : U.S.)
Restoration ecology -- California -- San Francisco Bay
Salt marsh ecology -- California -- San Francisco Bay
Wetland restoration -- California -- San Francisco Bay
Box 1, folder 1
Williams, Philip B.,and Michael Josselyn. A preliminary design plan for a 20 acre tidal marsh and shoreline restoration at
Crissy Field. San Francisco: Philip Williams Associates, Ltd., July 1996.
Physical Description:
75 Leaves
Scope and Contents
Prepared for Golden Gate National Parks Association.
Box 1, folder 2
Lighthiser, Michael S.,and Philip B. Williams. A report on hydrologic and geomorphic monitoring of the Crissy Field restoration
site: November 5, 1999 to February 18, 2000. Corte Madera, CA: Philip Williams Associates, Ltd., March 20, 2000.
Physical Description:
61 Leaves
Scope and Contents
Prepared for Golden Gate National Parks Association.
Box 1, folder 3
Review of current and additional monitoring needs at Crissy Field
June 16, 2000
Physical Description:
13 Leaves
Scope and Contents
Memorandum from Philip B. Williamsto Greg Moore, Golden Gate National Parks Association.
Box 1, folder 4
Photographs by Brad Porterand others, Moffatt Nichol Engineers,
1997-2000
Physical Description:
Color photocopies of 22 photographs + photo key
Scope and Contents
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Box 1, folder 5-8
Wiegel, Robert L. Letter reports to Glen H. Angell,Crissy Field Project Manager, Golden Gate National Parks Association,
June 30-September 26, 2000
Physical Description:
4 folders
Scope and Contents
Scopecontent
Photographs
2000
Scope and Contents
Documenting a sand source study of Crissy Beach.
Box 1, folder 9-14
Crissy Field Tidal Basin Project, the Presidio, San Francisco, California
2000
Physical Description:
73 color photographs
Scope and Contents
Taken by Robert L. Wiegelon June 7 (Folder 9), June 28 (Folder 10), July 3 (Folder 11), August 6 (Folder 12), August 27 (Folder
13) and September 30 (Folder 14). Includes lists of descriptions and index maps.
Box 1, folder 15
Ocean Beach, China Beach, Baker Beach, San Francisco
2000
Physical Description:
16 color photographs
Scope and Contents
Taken by Robert L. Wiegelon July 3-4, 2000. Includes list of descriptions and index map.
Oversize Materials
1869-2000
Box 2, folder 16
Aerial photographs, Crissy Field, the Presidio, San Francisco, California
1997-2000
Physical Description:
2 photographs
Scope and Contents
Vertical photos (photo-mapping quality) taken by Towill, Inc.,for Golden Gate National Parks Association,June 5, 1997 and
June 6, 2000.
Box 2, folder 17
Map of San Francisco, California (Golden Gate, Ocean Beach, Laguna de la Merced)
1869
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a portion of map published by U.S. Coast Survey,1869.
Box 2, folder 18
Topographic maps of Crissy Field
1997-1999
Physical Description:
3 maps
Scope and Contents
Prepared by Towill, Inc. for Golden Gate National Parks Association,June 5, 1997 (Scale 1:1,200) and December 3, 1999 (Scales
1:1,200 and 1:480).
Box 2, folder 19
Topographic and bathymetric surveys, Crissy Field Tidal Basin/Marsh Project
2000
Physical Description:
3 Sheets
Scope and Contents
Includes original survey, site preparation survey, and final improvements survey (Scale 1:720).
Box 2, folder 20
Ground photographs of Crissy Field Tidal Basin Project, from pedestrian bridge
1999-2000
Physical Description:
Color photocopies of 30 photographs
Scope and Contents
Photographs taken by Brendan DeTemple, Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd.,November 8, 1999 to June 21, 2000 for Golden Gate
National Parks Association.(See report in Folder 2 for detailed documentation.)
Box 2, folder 21
Evans, Lynette. Bay watch. 2000.
Scope and Contents
In:
San Francisco examiner magazine; September 17, 2000.
