Series 1. Biographical material, 1857-ca. 1979.
Scope and Content Note
Carpenter, Lemuel (father of Mary Refugio Carpenter Pleasants). Legal documents, 1857
Pleasants, Adelina
Bird watching notes, ca. 1900-ca. 1910
Funeral notice, 1943
Pleasants, J.E.
Diaries, 1857-1865.
Biographical material, 1926-1934 and undated
Pleasants, Mary Refugio Carpenter
Diaries, 1860-1865.
Teaching certificates, 1865-1866
Association material, ca. 1860-ca. 1879
Obituary, 1888
Pleasants family
Artifacts
Catholic medallion, undated
Crucifix, undated
Glasses, undated.
Note
Lady's fan, undated
Printing plate, portrait of J.E. Pleasants, ca. 1920
Documents, deeds, receipts, water filings, and other materials, 1889-1941
Ephemera, 1917-1941 and undated
Genealogical material, ca. 1960-ca. 1979
Activities and associations
Beekeeping
Notes, correspondence, manuscripts, and other materials, 1885-1935
Published material, 1885-1932
Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley, undated
Bowers Museum, 1941-1942
Cattle sales and brands, 1864-1941
Native Daughters of the Golden West, 1931-1935
Orange County Fair Association, 1890-1899
Orange County Historical Society, 1920-1934
Series 2. Correspondence, 1855-1946.
Scope and Content Note
General incoming correspondence, 1855-1946 and undated
Individuals
Allison, Polly, 1860-1861
Ball, J.E., 1860
Barrows, Henry D., 1905-1913
Bartlett, W. G. (Billy), undated
Bixby, Amelia (to Adelina Pleasants), 1922-1941
Bryant, Susana Bixby, 1930
Blee, Harry and Ida, 1922-1941
Butler, Kathy, 1931-1935
Cardwell, H. C., 1856
Carpenter, Benjamin (to Mary Refugio Carpenter Pleasants), 1869
Carpenter, Frank P., 1864-1870
Carpenter, Henry, 1864
Carpenter, Isabella, 1864-1877
Carpenter, Lola, 1868-1876
Dodson-Schoneman, Florence, 1927
Ellis, Arthur M., 1931
Evertsen, John D. K., undated
Fisher, George D., 1857-1868
Gardner, Margaret, 1930-1932
Gifford, E. W., 1937
Guicado, Juan Francisco (to Mary Refugio Carpenter Pleasants), 1861
Hantsche, Mary R., 1934-1941
Johnson, Washington, 1860-1864
Junkins (?), Caroline, 1884-1888
Junkins, Emma J., 1912-1919
Lawler, Ella, 1934-1935
McPherson, William, 1926-1936
Miller, George R., 1867
Page, Dr. Benjamin M., 1888-1898
Pittam, Veola J., 1938
Pleasants, Adelina (to William McPherson), 1926-1936
Pleasants, Eliza (Lizzie), ca. 1860-ca. 1869
Pleasants, Harvey, 1860
Pleasants, James M., 1868-1871
Pleasants, J.E., 1860-1886
Pleasants, Lucy E., 1859-1863
Pleasants, Maggie, 1889
Pleasants, Mary Refugio Carpenter, 1864-1888
Pleasants, Nancy, 1859
Pleasants, Sarah M., 1860
Pleasants, William J., 1860-1868
Puck, Charles, 1931
Reavis, W. Elmo, 1921-1943
Reavis, W. S., 1867
Rumble, Josephine, 1935
Sackett, B. R., 1860
Sacred Heart Mission House, ca. 1930-ca. 1939
Turrill, Charles B., 1927
Wolfskill, Francisca, 1860-1876
Wolfskill, John, 1857-1859
Wolfskill, Joseph C. (to Mary Refugio Carpenter Pleasants), 1857-1866
Wolfskill, Joseph W., 1858-1864
Wolfskill, Juana, 1859-1861 and undated
Wolfskill, Magdalena, 1860-1862
Wolfskill, Lewis, ca. 1865
Series 3. Manuscripts and research notes, ca. 1901-ca. 1939.
Scope and Content Note
Pleasants, J.E.
"El Camino Real," manuscript, 1921
"Counted shots," Los Angeles Times, 1931 December 4.
Scope and Content Note
"A Fourth of July at San Fernando Mission in 1856," manuscript, ca 1930
"A Mining trip to the Colorado in 1859," typescript, undated
"In Pioneer days. a visit to Santiago Canyon sixty years ago," typescript, ca. 1931
"In the earlier days. An early settler tells of stock raising in years past," typescript, undated
"Life in the mines in 1849," typescript, undated
"Tiding over a dry year on the Mojave in 1864," manuscript and notes, ca. 1930
Pleasants, Adelina
"Alpine vegetation in our mountains," typescript, undated
"The Birds of California," manuscript, ca. 1901
"The California thrasher," manuscript, ca. 1901
"California's debt to Spain," typescript, undated
Cattle industry in 19th century California, incomplete typescript, undated
"Henry Dwight Barrows," manuscript, undated
"History of Orange County," prospectus, ca. 1931
"In Old San Juan," incomplete typescript, undated.
Scope and Content Note
"Jedediah Smith's explorations to California," incomplete manuscript, undated
"John Avas, Santa Ana pioneer," manuscript, undated
"The Leap of Juan Flores," typescript, 1921
"Modjeska Ranch," incomplete manuscript and notes, undated
"The Old Round House," typescript, 1937.
Scope and Content Note
"Our earliest wildflowers," incomplete manuscript, undated
Rancho era in California, incomplete typescript, undated
"The River," manuscript, undated.
Scope and Content Note
"Santiago Canyon," incomplete manuscript, undated
"The Serrano family," notes, manuscript, typescript, undated
"A Summer outing in the San Bernardino Mountains," manuscript, undated
"What happened to jay," manuscript, ca. 1901.
Scope and Content Note
Research notes
California history
Clippings, ca. 1900-ca. 1939
Manuscript notes, undated
California pioneers, registration forms, ca. 1930-ca. 1939
Condors, clippings, 1935-1937
Golden Gate discovery and naming, correspondence, 1921
Orange County history, clippings, ca. 1900-1942
Palomares Adobe, Pomona, California, brochure and correspondence, 1940
Poems, undated
Research material from other sources
Anonymous. Walter K. Robinson biography, manuscript, undated
Junkins, Emma J. The Garey family, manuscript, 1900
McPherson, William. Notes from an interview with J.E. Pleasants, undated
Veraguer, Fr. Peter. Reminiscences of Agua Mansa, typecript, undated
Works Progress Administration. Orange County plant life, typescript, ca. 1930-ca. 1939
Restricted original material for which preservation photocopies have been inserted into the collection
Series 4. Photographs, ca. 1860-ca. 1949.
Scope and Content Note
People
General, identified, ca. 1880-ca. 1949.
Scope and Content Note
Bixby family, ca. 1890-ca. 1919.
Hudley, Chet, ca. 1930-ca. 1939.
Pleasants, Adelina, ca. 1900-ca. 1949.
Pleasants, J.E.
Portraits, 1868-ca. 1939.
With others, ca. 1920-ca. 1939.
Pleasants, Mary Refugio Carpenter
Carte-de-visite album, undated.
Scope and Content Note
Unidentified man (page 1), tintype, undated
Joseph Cooper Wolfskill (page 2), undated
John Wolfskill (page 3), undated
Francisca Wolfskill Shepherd (page 4), undated
Magdalena Wolfskill Sabichi (page 5), undated
Luis (Louis) Wolfskill (page 6), undated
José Guillermo (Joseph William) Wolfskill (page 7), undated
Henry Dwight Barrows (page 8), 1868
Moses A. Dow (page 9), undated
Charles Sherman (page 10),undated
Josefa Coronel (page 11), undated
Unidentified child (page 12), undated
Francisco Sabichi (page 13), undated
Unidentified woman (page 14), undated
Manuel Dominguez, Jr. (page 15), undated
Unidentified women (pages 16-17), undated
Adelaida Carpenter (page 18), tintype, undated
Martha Reavis (page 19), undated
Unidentified child (page 21), undated
Tomás Dominguez (page 22), undated
Unidentified man (page 23), undated
Henry Carpenter (page 24), tintype, undated
Francisca Wolfskill Shepherd (page 26), undated
Mrs. Horn (page 27), undated
Mary Refugio Carpenter Pleasants (page 28), 1868
J.E. Pleasants (page 29), 1868
Martha Elizabeth and Mary Ellen Miller (page 30), undated
Sarah Pleasants Miller (page 31), undated
George D. Fisher (page 32), undated
Unidentified man (page 33), undated
Mr. and Mrs. Horne (pages 34-35), undated
L. W. Shrewsbury (page 36), undated
Francisco (Frank) Carpenter (page 37), undated
Unidentified woman (page 38), undated
Elena Dominguez (page 39), undated
Dr. Benjamin Page (page 40), undated
George R. Miller (page 41), undated
Father Farley (page 42), undated
Luisa Ramirez (page 44), undated
Unidentified individuals (pages 45-47), includes tintype, undated.
Jefferson Davis (page 48), undated
Robert E. Lee (page 49), undated
Andrew Jackson (page 50), undated
Portraits and diary, 1868.
Pleasants family relatives, ca. 1900-ca. 1910.
Reavis family, ca. 1910-ca. 1919.
Unidentified
General, includes tintypes, ca. 1870-ca. 1939.
Children, ca. 1870-ca. 1939.
Groups, ca. 1880-ca. 1909.
School groups, ca. 1910-ca. 1919.
Servicemen, ca. 1910-ca. 1919.
Places in California
Kaweah, post office, ca. 1920-ca. 1929.
Long Beach, Bixby homes, ca. 1900.
Mojave Desert, ca. 1920-ca. 1929.
Northern California, ca. 1890-ca. 1899, ca. 1920-ca. 1929.
Orange County, ca. 1900-ca. 1939.
San Bernardino Mountains, ca. 1900.
San Diego County, ca. 1930-ca. 1939.
Santa Ana Mountains
General, ca. 1900-ca. 1939.
Individuals and miscellaneous sites, ca. 1900-ca. 1939.
Homes, ca. 1930-ca. 1939.
Pleasants Ranch, ca. 1890-ca. 1939.
Seldom Inn, ca. 1910-ca. 1919.
Southern California, ca. 1890-ca. 1929.
Subjects
Adobe buildings, ca. 1900-ca. 1929.
Beekeeping, ca. 1880-ca. 1929.
Birds, ca. 1920-ca. 1939.
Cattle ranching and cowboys, ca. 1890-ca. 1919.
Dogs, ca. 1900-ca. 1909.
Home gardens and yards, ca. 1920-ca. 1939.
Homes, ca. 1890-ca. 1909.
Horses and riders, ca. 1890-ca. 1929.
Hunting, ca. 1900-ca. 1909.
Orange County Historical Society, 1929.