Excerpts from: Beef, Prunes & Silicon:
A Brief Environmental & Economic History
of Santa Clara/Silicon Valley by Dr. Benjamin Kline

 

Number 57  |  Fall 2024

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Californian Fall 2024

Contents

Front and back cover: Four-Mile Beach, near Santa Cruz, CA 11/06/24, by Lori Clinchard

Inside front cover: You're Invited to the 3rd Annual CHC Donors & Members Recognition Dinner, Sip & Paint Fundraiser

Calendar and Contents

Director's Report: Holding onto the Analog in Digital Times

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Education Initiative

Excerpts from the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real's Truth-Telling Taskforce: Two Clergy and Two Legislators in Early California by Dr. David Howard-Pitney

Excerpts from: Beef, Prunes and Silicon: A Brief Environmental and Economic History
of Santa Clara/Silicon Valley (work in progress and working title) by Dr. Benjamin Kline

At the Center: Recent Events

Inclusive Dialogues: A Panel Discussion on Race, Gender, and the Journey to Equality

California Youth Leadership Corps (CYLC) Welcome Dinner

NEH-Supported Oral History project - "Voices of Silicon Valley"

Digitization Progress

Inside back cover: CHCF Memberships

Images

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California’s Most Unusual Writer - William Rintoul and Chronicles of Kern County

 

Number 56  |  Spring 2024

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Californian Spring 2024
 

Contents

Front and back cover: Edward H. Mitchell, postcard #643; postmark July 10, 1910; "In the Oil Fields Near Bakersfield, California" from Stocklmeir Archives.

Workshop Invitation: Reframing History: How to Teach "Facts" in a Changing World

Calendar and Contents

Director's Report: Past is Prologue

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Education Initiative

Thirty Years of Progress: The Impact of the Watsonville Brown Berets

California's Most Unusual Writer: William Rintoul & Chronicles of Kern County by Rasoul Sorkhabi

At the Center: Recent Events

Collection Storage

Archival catalogs and organization

Camp Duveneck sign returned to Hidden Villa

Inside back cover: CHCF Memberships

Images

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The Mexican Colonias in the  Santa Clara Valley - Struggling to Survive During the Great Depression

 

Number 55  |  Winter 2024

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Californian March 2024
 

Content

Front cover: Detail of In the Neighborhood Olives and Walnuts, by artist Yolanda Guerra

Inside front cover: A Taste of History: Cultivating the Arts and Humanities

Calendar and contents

Director's Report: NEH Grant: "Voices of Silicon Valley"

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Education Initiative

Donald K. Tamaki: Korematsu Day Keynote Remarks

The Mexican Colonias in the Santa Clara Valley: Struggling to Survive During the Great Depression by Gregorio Mora-Torres

At the Center: Recent Events

2nd Annual Sip & Paint

"All My Relations" Panel Presentation + Q&A + Exhibit

Inside back cover: CHCF Memberships

Back cover: In the Neighborhood Olives and Walnuts, by artist Yolanda Guerra

Images

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Ethnic Mexicans in the Santa Clara Valley,
1900-1930: Outsiders Establishing Roots
in the Colonias

 

Number 54  |  Fall 2023

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Californian November 2023
 

Contents

Front cover: Iconic Day of the Dead display at De La Rosa Latin American Imports on King Road in San Jose, originally founded by the De La Rosa family members mentioned in this issue's feature article by Dr. Mora-Torres. Photo by Lori Clinchard

Inside front cover: You're Invited to the 2nd Annual CHC Donors & Members Recognition Dinner, Sip & Paint Fundraiser

Calendar and contents

Director's Report: Staying Human(e) in the AI Era

Ethnic Mexicans in the Santa Clara Valley, 1900-1930: Outsiders Establishing Roots in the Colonias by Gretorio Mora-Torres

At the Center: Recent Events

Momentum with Chancellor Lee Lambert: "The Relevancy of Liberal Arts in the AI Generation"

Opening Exhibit: "All My Relations" Honoring the Rescue and Rehabilitation of Domestic & Wild Animals in this Time of Ecological Peril

Volunteers and Interns

California History Center presents: All My Relations - Photography & Interview Exhibit

Inside back cover: CHCF Memberships

Images

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The Old Pobladores of San Jose at the Dawn
of the 20th Century - Resistance, Resilience, and Adaption to a New World

 

Number 53  |  Spring/Summer 2023

 

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Californian Spring/Summer 2023
 

Contents

Front & cack cover: A glimpse of the Guadalupe River as it winds through downtown San Jose. Photo by Dr. Lori Clinchard

Inside front cover: Digitizing CHC Oral Histories

Inside front cover: Storytelling Learning Community Faculty Cohort

Calendar & Contents

Director's Report: Revitalizing History: Wonder, Evidence and New Perspectives by Dr. Lori Clinchard

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Education Initiative

Expanding Democracy by Defending Civil Liberties by Tom Izu

The Old Pobladores of San Jose at the Dawn of the 20th Century. Part 1 of 3 by Gregorio Mora-Torres

Affect in the Historical Archive

Alejandra Tlalli-Miles’s Search for Indigenous Rootedness by Steve Nava with contributions from Naxely Belmont

At the Center - Recent Events

March 25, 2023 - Taste of History ‘23: “Spaces of Belonging”

April 25 – May 25, 2023 - Not Your Masi’s Generation exhibit

May 6, 2023 - Mexican American Civil Rights

March 10, 2023 - CHCF Board members visit Los Altos History Museum

At the Center - Humanities Mellon Scholars

Oral History at CHC by Kevin Candra

Pets and Japanese American Incarceration by Vivian Doss

Inside back cover: CHCF Memberships

Images

Cover photo: A glimpse of the Guadalupe River as it winds through downtown San Jose, near the first site of El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, Photo by Dr. Lori Clinchard on May 27, 2023 at 4:27pm

page 4: photo of Dr. Lori Clinchard, Executive Director of the California History Center

page 5: photo of Tom Izu, Executive Director of the California History Center

page 6: photo of Dr. Gregorio Mora-Torres

pages 6&7: painting "Vaqueros At Roundup" by English-American artist James Walker (1819-1889)

page 8: lithograph of an aerial perspective view of the City of San Jose, 1875 from an elevated view of 500 feet looking north by artist Charles B. Gifford (active 1858-1868) of the A.L. Bancroft & Company (active 1872-1973), printed by lithographer W. C. Gifford  (active 1875)

page 8: Bernal Family 1890s

page 10: Public Lands of the Pueblo de San Jose 1847. Survey by J.D. Hutton.

page 10: Pueblo de San Jose. C.S. Lyman, Surveyor, 1848.

page 11: City Map of San Jose, 1920

page 12: The Old Mexican Colonia, aerial view, looking east, San Jose

page 13: Map of San Jose, 1900

page 14: Fiestas de las Rosas parade float

page 17: photo of Steve Nava

page 17: photo of Naxely Belmont

page 17: cover image of book Finding Family and Ancestors: Trace Your Roots, Learn Your History, Know Your Family Story by Alejandra C Tlalli-Miles, November 9, 2022, ISBN: 979-8987152904

page 21: Singer/songwriter Jackie Gage wowed the crowd with her beautiful vocals and engaging lyrics.

page 21: Attendees and organizers: Ellen and John Fung of Blach Construction; Community Education Dean Sam Bliss; Foothill-De Anza Foundation Executive Director Dennis Cima; and Jennifer Mirenda.

page 21: Author and Speaker Anne Marie Todd, with Tom Izu.

page 21: Patrons Jim and Sharon Walker

page 21: De Anza President Lloyd Holmes (right) with Awardees Shirley Sparks-Greif (left) and Dick Greif (middle).

page 21: De Anza College President Lloyd Holmes; Vice-President of Instruction and Awardee Christina Espinosa-Pieb; Foothill-De Anza Community College District Chancellor Judy Miner, and Patrick Ahrens, FHDA Board of Trustees President (left to right)

page 21: Tom Izu (right) and Susan Hayase (left) identifying spaces on a Santa Clara County map.

page 21: CHCF Board Members Carolyn Wilkins-Santos (left) and Purba Fernandez (right), and Susan Hayase (middle).

page 22: The depth of meaning and variety of expressions kept visitors engaged

page 22: Artist ASHA Sudra performed original spoken word poetry at the Opening Reception.

page 22: CHC Board member Purba Fernandez took time to contemplate the beauty and complexity of ASHA’s work.

page 22: Visitors took their time to enjoy the multi-sensory exhibit.

page 22: ASHA’s multimedia art exhibit transformed the CHC Exhibit Hall. Many of the poems and images had an accompanying QR code that visitors could use to access supplementary video materials.

page 23: CHCF Board members Cecilie Vaughters-Johnson, Carolyn Wilkins-Santos, and Ulysses Pichon, along with CHC Faculty Director Lori Clinchard, visited Los Altos History Museum.

page 23: Dr. Gregorio Mora-Torres captivated the audience with his talk on Mexican American Civil Rights.  

page 23: Guests enjoyed socializing with Dr. Mora-Torres before the event.

page 23: uncaptioned photo

page 23: CHC student volunteer Ofa Pahulu helped make the day a success.

page 23: CHC volunteer Maggie Sepeda welcomed guests into the salon.

page 24: photo of Kevin Candra

page 25: photo of Vivian Doss

page 25: photo of Mr. and Mrs. Moji (inside truck) with their dog King, March 30, 1942. Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection. Bainbridge Island, Washington. Densho Digital Repository.

Inside back cover: photo of the Trianon on the DeAnza campus, home of the California History Center

 

From Farmland to Metropolis - The Transformation of the Valley of Heart’s Delight

(First full color edition)

 

Number 52  |  March 2023

 

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Californian March 2023
 

Contents

Front cover: A mature apricot tree planted in 1977 by Charlie Olson. photo by Dr. Lori Clinchard

Inside front cover: A Taste of History 2023

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Listening to Grandpa’s Stories by Dr. Lori Clinchard

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Education Initiative

Continuing the Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative at CHC By Tom Izu

From Farmland to Metropolis - The Transformation of the Valley of Heart’s Delight by Anne Marie Todd

At the Center - Recent Events

September 22, 2022 - Opening Day: Reigniting the Spirit of CHC

October 20, 2022 - Filipino American History Month: Kapamilya-The Life Experiences of Filipino Caregivers

December 8, 2022 - 1st Annual Sip & Paint: CHC Donor & Member Recognition Evening

February 7, 2023 - Momentum Series - Guest Speaker: Steve Phillips

At the Center - Humanities Mellon Scholars

Using maps to illuminate historical exclusionary policies by Bobby Banks

Exploring the daily life Japanese internment camps by Vivian Doss

Inside front cover: CHC Workshops

Back cover: Memberships

Images

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50th Anniversary Issue

 

Number 51  |  September 2019

 

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Californian September 2019
 

Contents

Front color cover: A field of California Poppies, Eschscholzia californica. The official state flower of California since 1903.

Inside front color cover: A Taste of History 2019

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Marking a Major Anniversary by Tom Izu

History as Community Education - The California History Center at De Anza College by Charles Wollenberg

The California History Center - Our Story by Russ Nicholas

At the Center

Fairgrounds Heritage Foundation 75th Anniversary Heritage Exhibit

Transitions

Back color cover: Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Social Justice Movements of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Images

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Charles R. Fuller’s Remarkable 1915 Journey: Homeward Bound

 

Number 50  |  April 2019

 

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Californian April 2019
 

Contents

Front & back color covers: On the road from Merced Falls to Hornitos, March 1, 2019. photo by Peter Karzmark

Inside front color cover: Odd Fellows building in Snelling, California, March 1, 2019. photo by Peter Karzmark.

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: The Fantasy History Game We Do Not Need to Play by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Day of Remembrance Radio Show and Community Art Project

Charles Fuller's scrapbook journey to Yosemite Part 2 - Homeward Bound

At the Center

Spring Exhibit: The Story of Mattie the Tortoise: A True Tale for Children of All Ages

De Anza College Academy Summer Program

Banned Fashion exhibit

Membership

Inside back color cover: Spring Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The Silicon Valley Entertainment Industry" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Images

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Charles R. Fuller’s Remarkable 1915 Journey

 

Number 49  |  December 2018

 

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Californian December 2018
 

Contents

Front color cover: Remnants of Eagle-Shawmut mine at Lake Don Pedro in Tuolumne County, November 2015. photo by Peter Karzmark.

Inside front color cover: Day of Remembrance event, February 19, 2019

Calendar & contents

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

2018 De Anza College Academy: Summer Youth Enrichment Program

Charles Fuller's scrapbook journey to Yosemite Part 1

At the Center

Welcome Blaine Agustin as the CHC's newest staff assistant

In Memorian: Cozetta Gray Guinn

A Taste of History & Volunteers

Inside back color cover: Winter Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Our Dreaded Enemy: The Flu" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Back color cover: Original page from Charles R. Fuller’s journal of his trip.

Images

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Oral History: Charlene Eigen-Vasquez, Council Woman, Confederation of Ohlone People Part 2

 

Number 48  |  August 2018

 

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Californian August 2018
 

Contents

Front, inside front, & back color covers: Various Butsudans or traditional Japanese Buddhist shrines from exhibit. photos by Judy Dang

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Using local history as a perspective on civil liberties by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Francisco Balderrama presents "I Never Saw My Father Again"

Oral History: Charlene Eigen-Vasquez, Council Woman, Confederation of Ohlone People Part 2

Oral History: Otay Kairi by Jiro Saito

At the Center

Azha Simmons’s exhibition "Power and Protest"

CHC Faculty Speaker Series

Membership

Inside back color cover: Fall Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The Intricacies of Urban Planning: Significant Landmarks of Downtown San José" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Images

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Charlene Eigen-Vasquez, Descendant of the People of Chitactac, Council Woman, Confederation of Ohlone People

 

Number 47  |  April 2018

 

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Californian April 2018
 

Contents

Front color cover: Charlene Eigen-Vasquez by Ruth Morgan

Inside front color cover: "Spirits Rising" 2007. Quilt and photo by Charlene Eigen-Vasquez.

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: The ideal pairing - local history and civil liberties - with hints of cherry and manzanita by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Day of Remembrance

Oral History: Charlene Eigen-Vasquez, Council Woman, Confederation of Ohlone People Part 1

At the Center

New Faces at the CHC

In Memoriam: Trudy Frank

Membership

Inside back color cover: Spring Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Housing Issues and Crises in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Back color cover: "Ohlone Spirit Dancers in the Forest" 2004. Quilt and photo by Charlene Eigen-Vasquez.

Images

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District

 

Number 46  |  December 2017

 

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Californian December 2017
 

Contents

Front color cover: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District. photo by John Ravella

Inside front color cover: "Ohlone Elders & Youth Speak" exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: When history is no longer something that happens to other people by Tom Izu

Membership

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

California Assembly approves $3 million in grants to further education about the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans

The Hindoo-German Conspiracy, Part 2: In the United States District Court by Suruchi Mohan

Aspirations in the Time of World War I by Suruchi Mohan

At the Center

A Taste of History

“The Blessing Bench of Willys and Betty Peck” in Saratoga, by sculptor Jerry Smith

Volunteer greeters at the "Ohlone Elders & Youth Speak" exhibit

Inside back color cover: Winter Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The Ballad of Dolores Huerta: A Civil Rights Icon" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Back color cover: San Francisco federal courtroom where the Hindu-German conspiracy trial and shooting took place, photo by Bruce Factor.

Images

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Mystery of the "Golden Spur"

 

Number 45  |  June 2017

 

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Californian June 2017
 

Contents

Front & back color covers: Peninsular Railway artifacts at the Western Railway Museum, Rio Vista Junction

Inside front color cover: Taste of History 2017

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Unraveling history by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

CHC collaborates on grant with Japanese American Museum of San José

New Civil Liberties Scholarship for De Anza Students

Mystery of the "Golden Spur" by Anwar Ali-Ahmad

The Hindoo-German Conspiracy, Part 1: Aspiration versus Hegemony by Suruchi Mohan

The Bomb Plot Trial

Membership

At the Center

Inside back color cover: Spring Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Mendez versus Westminster School District" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Images

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The Lost Mexicans of Bastanchury Ranch

 

Number 44  |  February 2017

 

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Californian February 2017
 

Contents

Front color cover: Opuntia or prickly pear cactus

Inside front color cover: 75th Anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 interning Japanese-Americans during WWII

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: The only thing certain is change by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Internment of Japanese Americans not a precedent by The Manzanar Committee

The Lost Mexicans of Bastanchury Ranch by Gustavo Arellano

The Emergence of Unconstitutional Deportation and Repatriation of Mexicans and Mexican Americans as a Public Issue by Francisco E. Balderrama

At the Center

Silicon Valley archives crawl

A Taste of History

Lawrence Coates presents his latest book "The Goodbye House"

A Woman's Fight: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom exhibit

Inside back color cover: A Woman's Fight: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom exhibit

Back color cover: Winter Class: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"San José’s Japantown"DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Images

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John Heinlen's Legacy: Chinatown & Japantown, San José

 

Number 43  |  October 2016

 

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Californian October 2016
 

Contents

Front color cover: “Ng Shing Gung” (Temple of Five Gods) replica, History San José. Photo by Anita Wong Kwock, August 2016.

Inside front color cover: Caught Celebrating…through the photographer’s lens. Los Gatos/Saratoga Camera Club exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Eyeing the edges of history by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

The role of protest in our country's development

John Heinlen's Legacy: Chinatown & Japantown, San José by Connie Young Yu

A Taste of History 2016

Surviving to Greatness by Suruchi Mohan

At the Center

Staff member attends Western Archives Institute

Membership

Inside back color cover: Ng Shing Gung, Temple of Five Gods altar photos by John Yu

Back color cover: Fall Classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Civil Rights Movement: Grassroots Activism in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

"Redeveloping Downtown San José" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Arts and Entertainment of Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Images

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Reflections on water and the Santa Clara Valley's bounty

 

Number 42  |  May 2016

 

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Californian May 2016
 

Contents

Front color cover: Smith Creek above La Rinconada Park, Los Gatos

Inside front color cover: Orchards in bloom, Central Valley on the way to Yosemite. February 2016. Photo by Kerry Smith.

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Our history is in the details by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

Recapping winter quarter events

Reflection on water & the Valley's bounty by Lauren Smith Keenan

At the Center

War Comes Home exhibit

Membership

Inside back color cover: In Memoriam: Chatham Forbes, Sr.

Back color cover: Spring Classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Billy Ralston: The Man Who Built San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

"The Prideful City: San Francisco’s Three World’s Fairs" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

Images

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History through the grapevine

 

Number 41  |  March 2016

 

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Californian March 2016
 

Contents

Front color cover: Sacred Heart Parish vineyard, Saratoga, nurtured by the Men’s Club, early February, 2016.

Inside front color cover: Burrell School Winery grapes in Los Gatos, August 2007. Photo by Vicki and Chuck Rogers courtesy of Flickr.com Creative Commons

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: All the history that fits by Tom Izu

Women Writing History Talk by Mary Jo Ignoffo, historian and author

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Initiative

The irony of passing Proposition 187 by Angelica Aldana

Enduring wineries by Suruchi Mohan

Oil! A social history of Southern California by John Ahouse and Lauren Coodley

At the Center

Los Gatos Ballet Nutcracker reception

Membership

Scenes from Taste of History and the Euphrat Museum exhibit"Endangered", October 24, 2015

Back color cover: Winter Classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Living Legends: Restored Palaces of the Silver Screen" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

"History of the Stanford Area Communities" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

Images

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Hawai'i on Stage:Strum and Stress in Paradise

 

Number 40  |  October 2015

 

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Californian October 2015
 

Contents

Front color cover: Cover of sheet music for songs from The Bird of Paradise, John Franklin Music Company, 1915. Artwork by Gene Buck.

Inside front color cover: A Taste of History 2015

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: The fulcrum of history by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Education Initiative

like the air - first student intern

The Bird of Paradise: an excerpt from Charles Garrett's "Sounds of Paradise," Chapter 5

Filipino Labor Leader Itliong: Rooted in Struggle by Noemi Teppang

At the Center

Fall Exhibit: #TUTU – a man at prayer, a man at work, a man at rest by Sumaya Hisham

Film Screening of "Wampler's Ascent" with appearance by Stephen Wampler

Photo essay: The last of the 100+ year-old oaks in the Sunken Garden is gone.

Membership

Inside back color cover: Fall Classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"John Steinbeck’s California: His Role and Influence" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"New Almaden Quicksilver Mine 19th and 20th Centuries" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Creating and Fostering Inclusivity in California" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Water: California’s New Gold" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Back color cover: Poster for production of The Bird of Paradise at the Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, in the time period 1936-1941 by the Federal Theatre Project, Work Projects Administration

Images

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Values in the Landscape. Suburban Creeks of the Northwestern Santa Clara Valley

 

Number 39  |  April 2015

 

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Californian April 2015
 

Contents

Front color cover: Stevens Creek, January 7, 2011. Photo by Randall Harrison.

Inside front color cover: Water Ways: A Lens on Culture and Nature from River to Bay to Ocean by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Home Waters by Tom Izu

Audrey Edna Butcher Civil Liberties Education Initiative

Remembering Civil Liberties: an Interactive Public Art Fence

Values in the Landscape: Suburban Creeks of the Northwestern Santa Clara Valley by Buck Melton

"One Raindrop in Adobe Creek" poem by Josephine W. Duveneck

At the Center

Photographs from Events and Exhibits at the CHC

Inside back color cover: Spring classes : California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Rolling Thunder: Railroads Into California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Arc of the Meteor: Jack London in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Inside back color cover: Membership

Back color cover: Stevens Creek, January 7, 2011. Photo by Randall Harrison.

Images

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1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition

 

Number 38  |  February 2015

 

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Californian February 2015
 

Contents

Front color cover: Aerial photograph of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition

Inside front color cover: Day of Remembrance: Executive Order 9066

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Looking backward while moving forward by Tom Izu

The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition by Doris O. Vidakovits

San Francisco's Chinatown and the Exposition

Additional Thoughts from the Editor on the Exposition

At the Center

Moments from the "Taste of History" 2014

Membership

Inside back color cover: Water Ways: A Lens on Culture and Nature from River to Bay to Ocean by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club

Back color cover: Winter classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Point Lobos to Silverado: The Stevensons in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Architects of the Arts and Entertainment Industries in Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Bay Area Earthquakes: Destruction and Renewal" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Images

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Roots & Offshoots. The Blossoming of Silicon Valley's Art Community

 

Number 37  |  October 2014

 

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Californian October 2014
 

Contents

Front color cover: Protect the Child, painting by Ruth Tunstall Grant, circa 2004.

Inside front color cover: Wherever There's a Fight - A History of Civil Liberties in California exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Exploring local history through the right for civil liberties by Tom Izu

Roots & Offshoots. The Blossoming of Silicon Valley's Art Community by Jan Rindfleisch

"I Am the Rice Beans Kid" poem by Juan Felipe Herrera, California Poet Laureate

At the Center

Spring quarter brought friends, old and new, to the Center

In Memoriam: Margaret Wozniak

Membership

A Taste of History 2014

Back color cover: Fall classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"San José’s Political Clout: A Historical Survey" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Intricacies of Urban Planning: Culturally Significant Landmarks of Downtown San José" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Agricultural Eden: Evolution of the West Valley" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Images

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200 Years The California/Ukraine Connection

 

Number 36  |  May 2014

 

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Californian May 2014
 

Contents

Front color cover:

Inside front color cover: Wherever There's a Fight - A History of Civil Liberties in California exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Memorial gift extends a lifeline to the Center by Tom Izu

For the United States and Ukraine: Ukrainian community in the San Francisco Bay Area by Nadezhda Banchik

Captive Nations

California and Californians through Ukrainian eyes

At the Center

All Roads Lead to Jackson: Serbian history and contributions late 1850s–2000s

Taste of History III—and a celebration of Cupertino’s mayors 1955–2013

Day of Remembrance events

In Memoriam: Nancy Bratman

In Memoriam: Roy Roberts

Membership

CHC welcomes new student employee: Azha Simmons

Back color cover: Spring classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Fortress to Park: The Presidio and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Politics of Trade Unionism in California" DeAnza History course by Crystal Hupp

"Saving San Francisco Bay" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Images

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Women in the Chicano Movement, Grassroots Activism in San José
Digging History: Relic Hunters Unearth the Past

 

Number 35  |  May 2013

 

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Californian May 2013
 

Contents

Front color cover: Ernestina Garcia, president of La Confederación de la Raza Unida of Santa Clara County addressing a rally in San José against Safeway grocery stores. César Chávez is in the front left corner. Photo courtesy of Doreen Garcia Nevel.

Inside front color cover: Lens on Silicon Valley photo exhibit by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Two tools with the same goal: preservation by Tom Izu

Women in the Chicano Movement: Grassroots Activism in San José by Nannette Regua

Digging History by Taye Marshall

At the Center

'Lens' Opening Draws a Crowd

Honoring a beloved Faculty Member: Thelma Epstein

In Memoriam: James Feng

In Memoriam: Audrey Butcher

In Memoriam: Dr. Robert Smithwickr

In Memoriam: Willys Peck

In Memoriam: Huell Howser

On the Way ... "Digging to Common Ground," a book in progress

Membership

Back color cover: Spring classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Point Lobos to Silverado: The Stevensons in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Four in a Landscape: Great Leadership in Sonoma" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Images

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Serbian Jackson. Amador County from Gold Rush days to modern times
At the Center: The Art of Protest: 1960s–1970s, Lens on Silicon Valley—A Photographic Exhibition
History is dead, long live history!

 

Number 34  |  January  2013

 

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Californian January 2013
 

Contents

Front color cover: Amador high school art student mural

Inside front color cover: The Art of Protest: 1960s–1970s poster exhibit

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: History is dead, long live history! by Tom Izu

Lens on Silicon Valley photo exhibit by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club

Serbian Jackson: Amador County from Gold Rush days to modern times by Milina Jovanović

Oral History: Christina Stojanovich

Oral History: Sylvia Krzich

Oral History: Mike Backovich, Sr.

At the Center

A "Taste of History" gets a glimpse of the future

Meet Jennifer Henderson

Membership

Upcoming Exhibits

Back color cover: Winter classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"A Brief History of Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Living Legends: Restored Palaces of the Silver Screen" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"John Steinbeck’s California: His Role and Influence" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Images

Coming Soon

The Garden of the World: An excerpt from the historical novel of a pioneering California winemaking family by Lawrence Coates
Looking back on 40 years of California History Center classes
Celebrating ‘A Taste of History’

 

Volume 33  |  April 2012

 

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Californian April 2012
 

Contents

Front color cover: A vineyard in Northern California

Calendar & contents

Director's Report: Insights into historic preservation by Tom Izu

CHC classes 1974-2012: Survivors or lost in transit? by Mary Jo Ignoffo

The Garden of the World by Lawrence Coates

At the Center

CHC board gains three members

‘Californians Keeping Culturally Connected’…the catalog!

In Memoriam: Thelma Epstein

‘Speed City’ and the De Anza connection by Ulysses Pichon

‘A Taste of History’ fundraiser a great success!

Membership

Back color cover: Spring classes: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"History of the Napa-Sonoma Wine Communities" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"1968: Turmoil and a Turning Point" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"San Francisco: American Beginnings, 1846-1856" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Local History through Oral History" DeAnza History course by Anne Hickling

Images

Coming Soon

From Urmi to Turlock Assyrian Settlement in Turlock: 1911–1920

 

Volume 32 Number 1  |  April 2011

 

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Californian April 2011
 

Contents

Front cover: Photograph of Dr. Isaac Adams, circa 1895 from the Stanislaus Region History and Culture Image Collection.

Director's Report: Tripping over History by Tom Izu

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Transforming Monterey: The Railroad and the Monterey Peninsula" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Seven Flags Over California: Rivals for the Golden State" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"San Jose 1890 -1935" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Calendar

The Historic Corridor’s Progress by Ron Bottini

From Urmi to Turlock: Assyrian Settlement in Turlock: 1911-1920 by Dr. Arianne Ishaya

Foundation Notes

Special Spring Saturday hours for “Detained at Liberty’s Door” exhibit

Silicon Valley Documentation Project

Membership

East Cottage Replica Nearing Completion

Back cover: “Detained at Liberty’s Door,” a traveling exhibit about Angel Island

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Detained at Liberty’s Door: Exhibiting a Legacy

 

Volume 31 Number 2  |  November 2010

 

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Californian November 2010
 

Contents

Front cover: “The detained,” Mrs. Lee Yoke Suey, named Wong Shee in her immigration documents, was author Connie Young Yu’s grandmother. Official identification photograph, 1913.

Director's Report: Things Fall Down by Tom Izu

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The Donner Party: An Exploration Of Myths And Realities" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"People of the Mountain: Communities of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Bay Area Earthquakes: Destruction and Renewal" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Local History Through Oral History" DeAnza History course by Anne Hickling

"Cesar Chavez and La Causa" DeAnza History course by Rashi Jackman

"Angel Island: Historical Perspectives on an Immigration Processing Station" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Felling The Redwoods: Mill Towns of the Bay Region" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Steinbeck Country: Salinas and Monterey in The Early Twentieth Century" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Detained at Liberty’s Door: Exhibiting a Legacy by Connie Young Yu

Saratoga was a good place to be poor by Willys Peck

Foundation Notes

In Memoriam — Betty Hirsch

In Memoriam — Nettye Goddard

East Cottage collapses during restoration

In Memoriam — Pat Loomis

Willys Peck awarded title of Trustee Emeritus

New Children’s Teaching Garden Project Takes Root in Saratoga

Membership

Calendar

Book signing & talk: "Captive of the Labyrinth: Sarah L. Winchester, Heiress to the Rifle Fortune" by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Back cover: “Detained at Liberty’s Door,” a traveling exhibit about Angel Island

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Sarah Winchester's California Dream

 

Volume 31 Number 1  |  January 2010

 

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Californian January 2010
 

Contents

Front cover: Winchester House

Director's Report: Rebirth of the Cottage and Community History for All – except RODENTS! by Tom Izu

Calendar

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Sunnyvale's History" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Grand Hotels of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Saving Marin: Preservation & Politics" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Arts in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Empire & Evangelism: The Story of the California Missions" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Sarah Winchester's California Dream by Mary Jo Ignoffo

The Impact of "Film" at the California History Center: Historical Time Traveling by Carol Cini

Foundation Notes

CHCF Scholarship Winners

Membership

Back cover: Roots & Wings: Saratoga Community Garden 1972-1987 exhibit

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Mitsuru Koshiyama: The Story of a Heart Mountain Draft Resister

 

Volume 30 Number 2  |  April 2009

 

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Californian April 2009
 

Contents

Front cover:

Director's Report: A Civics Lesson from One Generation to Another by Tom Izu

Calendar

CHC to Co-sponsor California Studies Association Conference “Debugging the Silicon Dream: Real Life in the Virtual World”

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Big Basin's Advocates" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Yosemite: Crown Jewel of the Environmental Movement" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Eccentrics, Heroes and Cutthroats of Old Berkeley" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Bay Area Public Gardens" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Ships & Sea Traders in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Mitsuru Koshiyama: The Story of a Heart Mountain Draft Resister

Foundation Notes

Membership

New Garden Exhibit Open for Viewing

Roots & Wings exhibit preview

Back cover: “Debugging the Silicon Dream: Real Life in the Virtual World”

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

The History of the San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant: The Early Years — 1800s to 1950s

 

Volume 30 Number 1  |  October 2008

 

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Californian October 2008
 

Contents

Front cover: The marsh landscape in front of the wastewater plant

Director's Report: Historical Imagination: Fact or Fiction, Truth or Consequences? by Tom Izu

CHCF Loses Two Key Supporters: Marion Grimm & Jean Miller

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Timothy Pflueger, Art Deco Genius" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Point Lobos to Silverado: The Stevensons in California, 1879 - 1880" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Sarah Winchester: Mysterious or Misunderstood ?" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

"Sea Otters and Russians in Hispanic California, 1812–1841" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Bay Area Mansions" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

The History of the San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant: The Early Years – 1880s to 1950s By Amy Fonseca and Paul Prange

Spring Saratoga Community Garden Exhibit

Foundation Notes

Membership

Cottage Update

California Studies Association’s 2009 Conference to be held at De Anza College

Oral History Handbook for Classroom and Community Service Projects Completed

New Recording Equipment Purchased for the Center

New Scholarship in Memory of Marion Grimm offered to De Anza students

Calendar

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Darryl Babe Wilson: My Existence

 

Volume 29 Number 2  |  May 2008

 

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Californian May 2008
 

Contents

Front cover: Jema’wehelu’tiwiji.— Burney Falls, California. 1937. photo from the Eastman’s Originals Collection. Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Director's Report: Local Landscapes by Tom Izu

Calendar

CHC and De Anza History Department awarded funds for Oral History Program

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Bay Area Public Gardens" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Pioneer Airports of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of the Golden Gate" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Historic California Lighthouses" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

My Existence by Darryl Babe Wilson

The Memorable Al Young, California’s Poet Laureate by Cozetta Guinn

About California’s Poet Laureate Position

Oral History Tips

Foundation Notes

Membership

New Board Member for CHCF: Vicki Atherton

After Long Wait, Cottage Rehabilitation on the Way! by Tom Izu

Reception for Al Young California’s Poet Laureate

Reception for Francisco Jimenez Award Winning Author

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Burden & Bonus: A Case Study of Historic Preservation and Demolition at De Anza College

 

Volume 29 Number 1  |  October 2007

 

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Californian October 2007
 

Contents

Front cover: Cottage 2,” one of the original Mission Revival style buildings on the De Anza College campus designed by Willis Polk before demolition and removal in August 2006.

Director's Report: Making Things Relevant by Tom Izu

Calendar

Education

"Carmel to Big Sur: Wilderness Preserved" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Fruit of the Vice" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"It Happened in San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Santa Cruz to Watsonville: Mountain to Shoreline" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Burden & Bonus: A Case Study of Historic Preservation and Demolition at De Anza College by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Foundation Notes

Work on campus “Historic Corridor” to begin this year

Cupertino Historical Society and Museum meets CHCF

Membership

CHCF Directors’ scholarship winner: Maia Sciupac

Contact info for Nettye Goddard’s Cultural Center and Garden

Two new board members for CHCF: Jean Miller & Bayinaah Jones

CHC to work with De Anza History Department on oral history

Back cover: Burden & Bonus Historic Preservation and Demolition at De Anza College exhibit

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Legends, Landscapes and Wisdom: An Interview with Author Darryl Babe Wilson

 

Volume 28 Number 2  |  February 2007

 

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Californian February 2007
 

Contents

Front cover: Painting by Helen Tanner Brodt, 1838–1908 titled “Mount Shasta Viewed Through Trees,” courtesy of Bancroft Library

Director's Report: Landscapes, Knowledge, Dreams, and Local History? by Tom Izu

Calendar

Membership

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"Ballad of Dolores Huerta" DeAnza History course by Nannette Regua

"Preservation of the Marin County Communities" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The San Mateo Coast" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Gold Rush Towns of the Central Mother Lode" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Water and the California Dream" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Legends, Landscapes and Wisdom: An Interview with author Darryl Babe Wilson by Nancy Olsen and Tom Izu

Nettye Goddard's 50 Years of Civic Engagement by Cozetta Guinn

Foundation Notes

Dr. Walter G. Warren II, 1926 – 2006

Back cover: Upcoming Exhibits at the California History Center

Yaaba Soore: The Path of the Ancestors

Where Do You Find Wisdom? Landscapes, Knowledge, and Northern Native Californians

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

The 1906 Earthquake in the Santa Clara Valley

 

Volume 27 Number 1  |  May 2006

 

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Californian May 2006
 

Contents

Front cover: Santa Clara Hotel, Santa Clara, California after the earthquake, April 1906. Courtesy Stocklmeir Library and Archives.

Director's Report: Finding “Awe” in the Collision of Natural and Social History by Tom Izu

Calendar

Center Publishes Second Edition of Water in the Santa Clara Valley

Education: California History Center State and Regional History Academic Program

"The San Francisco Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Haunted Houses and Wandering Spirits" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Waggon Wheels West: Land Travel to Gold Rush California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Sailing the Sea Lanes to California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Heritage

Demolition of West Cottage Approved – But Commitment Made to Save the East Cottage

East Cottage Gets New Roof

Earthquake Horror! Ruins and Havoc in Coast Cities

Foundation Notes

Needed Paint and Repair Completed for “le Petit Trianon”

Author of 1906: A Novel, James Dalessandro, to speak

CHC Holds Annual Day of Remembrance

Latino and Asian Pacific American Heritage Months at CHC

Memberships

Back cover: CHC Opens 1906 Earthquake Exhibit

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Uncovered Roots - Common Ground

 

Volume 26 Number 2  |  August 2005

 

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Californian August 2005
 

Contents

Front cover: Aerial view of the Bay Area Research and Extension Center (BAREC)

Director's Report: The Future of Local Heritage Organizations by Tom Izu

Calendar

An Open Letter to the Members of the CHCF

Education: State & Regional History

"Concord Celebrates 100 Years" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The North Coast: Making a Living in Paradise" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Murals of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"People of the Mountain: Communities of Santa Cruz" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Spanish Colonization and Indigenous Responses: The Role of Power, Restitution and Race in Alta California" DeAnza History course by Carlos Mujal

Feature: Uncovered Roots—Common Ground By Sharon McCray

Foundation Notes

Civic Engagement Task Force Established for College

Needed Repairs for Trianon, Balustrade

CHCF Directors’ Scholarship Awarded to Chau Nguyen

Another Gift From Leonard Estate

Staffer Kathleen Russ Resigns

Memberships & Gifts

Back cover: Five Fall Classes Explore California’s Fiber

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Ann Marie Sayers of Indian Canyon

 

Volume 26 Number 1  |  March 2005

 

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Californian March 2005
 

Contents

Front cover: Ann Marie Sayers

Director's Report: Elementary History by Tom Izu

Calendar

March in National Women's Month

Education: State & Regional History

"The Days of the Dons: California Under Spain & Mexico" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Berkeley: The Town and Gown of It" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Bay Area Filmmakers: East Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Yosemite: Crown Jewel of the Wilderness Movement" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

The Story of Indian Canyon by Anne Marie Sayers

Foundation Notes

De Anza College Honors Bob and Marion Grimm

Annual Fundraiser Planned for June 12

Center to Celebrate Women's History Month

Center Loses Good Friend - Kay Peterson

New President for De Anza College: Brian Murphy

Center Director Receives 2005 President's Award

Memberships

Back cover: Mark Your Calendar

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

A Baptist Summer Retreat Near Santa Cruz

 

Volume 25 Number 3  |  July 2004

 

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Californian July 2004
 

Contents

Front cover: Swimmers at a Baptist retreat near Santa Cruz

Director's Report: Symbols of Commitment by Tom Izu

Calendar

New History Web Site: www.SiliconValleyHistory.org

Education: State & Regional History

"Northern California Jewish Heritage" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Yosemite: Crown Jewel of the Wilderness Movement" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Master of Montalvo: James Duval Phelan and the Politics of Reform" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Milpitas Celebrates 50 Years of Little Cornfields" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: A Scrapbook Journey to Baptist Summer Retreat Near Santa Cruz

Inside Twin Lakes Park by E. S. Harrison

“A Grandeur and Sublimity to Awe the Senses” by Rolin Watkins

Foundation Notes

Warm Reception for ‘Second Fiddle’ Exhibit

CHC Directors Scholarship Awarded to Poli Sci Major: Kristin Traylor

‘Valley’ Documentary Nominated for Emmy

CHC Members, Friends Gather for Wine/Cheese Event

Portraying Latinos Across the Curriculum

Fall Exhibit to Feature U.S. Presidents

How Textbooks Portray Vietnamese Americans

Labor Historian Discusses Women and Silicon Valley

Memberships

Back cover: A Night of Magic: An Evening in Old California

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Three Generations of Women View the California Landscape Through Photography and Art

 

Volume 25 Number 2  |  March 2004

 

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Californian March 2004
 

Contents

Front cover: Elsie Mead and a Bristlecone pine tree in the White Mountains east of Bishop, California

Director's Report: The Importance of Local History by Tom Izu

Calendar

A New CHC Exhibit for Women's History Month

Education: State & Regional History

"Marin: A State of Mind" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"East Bay Regional Park District: A Shared Vision" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The United States and the Conquest of California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Splendid Isolation: History and Preservation of Big Sur" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Feature: Three Generations of Women View the California Landscape Through Photography and Art by Kathleen Russ

Foundation Notes

Two February Events Looked at Important Issues: 'Day of Remembrance' & Black History Month

New Support Staff Member Joins CHC: Kathleen Russ

CHCF Welcomes New Board Member: Carlos Mujal

Board Gives Support To Videotape Project

Class Studies Abolitionist Women

New Membership System to Begin

CHC Receives Another Leonard Estate Gift

'Night of Magic' To Benefit Center

Spring Membership Event Planned

Holiday Open House

Memberships

Back cover: Exhibit: Second Fiddle Women's Clubs Orchestrate New Roles 1900-1920

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

A Scrapbook is a Telescope Through Time

 

Volume 25 Number 1  |  September 2003

 

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Californian September 2003
 

Contents

Front cover: A page from the scrapbook compiled by Charles Fuller of Sunnyvale shows photographs taken by Fuller from the top of Mount Tamalpais in 1912.Photo by Cliff Thomas

Director's Report: Ruderal Humility by Tom Izu

Calendar

Move Begins to Restore De Anza's "Historic District"

Education: State & Regional History

"Historic Sites of California's Wine & Cheese Industries" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Footsteps in the Fog: Bay Area Filmmakers" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Homicide in Modern California" DeAnza History course by Alex Gerould

"Gold and Silver: History of the Comstock Bonanza" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Uncommon Zeal: Junipero Serra and the California Missions" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Abolitionist Women in the Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Jean Libby

"Introduction to California Studies: California Dreams & Realities" DeAnza History course by Carol Cini

Feature: Scrapbook Documents Journey to Yosemite

Foundation Notes

A Busy Spring of Lectures and Receptions

CHCF Directors Name Scholarship Winner: Betty Duong

Panel to Discuss Globalization

Longtime CHC Member Robert Butcher Dies

Tight Budget Prompts CHC to Trim Hours

De Anza President Martha Kanter Named District Chancellor

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

New Book Spotlights the To Kalon Women's Club of San Jose

 

Volume 24 Number 3  |  April 2003

 

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Californian April 2003
 

Contents

Front cover: Woman poses with her motorized bicycle outside the San Jose Post Office. Photo courtesy of History San Jose.

Director's Report: Uncertainty is the Word These Days by Tom Izu

Calendar

The Anti-Slavery Underground in California, 1848-69

Education: State & Regional History

"History of the Palo Alto Area Communities" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Capital That Could Not Stay Put" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Farming on the Edge" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"A History of Crime and Punishment in the Golden State" DeAnza History course by Alex Gerould

"California's Gold Industry" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Feature: One Hundred Years of the To Kalon Club of San Jose by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Foundation Notes

Two Special May Events

Coming Back Home: The Heritage of Latino Culture by Victor Villasenor

Why Multiculturalism Matters" by Dr. Ron Takaki

Scholarship in Tom Galindo's Memory

CHC Staffer Joni Motoshige Moves to Hawaii

Anthropologist's Jan English-Leuck View of Silicon Valley

200 Attend Internment Event

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Cultures @ Silicon Valley

 

Volume 24 Number 2  |  December 2002

 

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Californian December 2002
 

Contents

Front cover: Runners from a recent Silicon Valley Marathon transposed over a computer circuit board to illustrate J.A. English-Lueck's new book, Cultures@Silicon Valley.

Director's Report: Heritage and California's New Ethnic Identity by Tom Izu

Calendar

Stocklmeir Library/Archives Wish List

Education: State & Regional History

"Tailskids and Baling Wire: Pioneer Airports of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"South Bay Historic Houses" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Courting California: Bids, Claims and Intrusions by Rival Nation States" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Oakland Celebrates 150 Years" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Abolitionist Women in the Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Jean Libby

Feature: Cultures @ SiliconValley

Foundation Notes

Olson Farm Exhibit On Through Jan. 31

CHCF Welcomes New Board Member: Rowena Tomaneng Matsunari

Center Redefines Its Mission Statement

CHC to sponsor 'Day of Remembrance'

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Le Petit Trianon in 1902

 

Volume 24 Number 1  |  September 2002

 

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Californian September 2002
 

Contents

Front cover: Le Petit Trianon as it was featured in a 1902 magazine article

Director's Report: Reflecting on Budgetary Woes by Tom Izu

Calendar

Cultural Preservation: New Museum Brings Los Altos History to Life

Education: State & Regional History

"The Fruit of the Vine" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The North Coast: Earning a Living in Paradise" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Black Settlement in California: Colonel Allensworth and the American Dream" DeAnza History course by Jean Libby

"History of Northern California, 1850 to the Present" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Unusual Landmarks in San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California Dreams & Realities" DeAnza History course by Carol Cini

Feature: Le Petit Trianon, CHC's Home, Gained National Attention 100 Years Ago by Henry Russell Wray

The Stocklmeir Library and Passing Farms, Enduring Values

Olson Farm Exhibit at CHC Sept. 30-Jan. 9

Recent Events: History Center Commemorates Heritage Months

Latino Heritage Month

Oscar Rios: "Latino Activism - 1960s and 1970s to the Present"

Alma Garcia: "Voicing a New Consciousness: Chicana Activism of the 1960s and 1970s"

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Duane Kubo: "The Fall of the I-Hotel"

Raj Jayadev: "Organizing Workers in Silicon Valley"

The Impact of "The Whole World's Watching"

Author-Professor Reflects on Turbulent Years by Jack Hasling

Foundation Notes

Catalog Planned for 'Culturally Connected' Exhibit

Plan to Attend Fall Book Sale

Scholarship Winner Named: Claudia Armenta

Meet Carolyn Wilkins-Greene, New Dean, CHCF Board Member

CHCF Granted Gift From Burrel Leonard's Estate

Mountain View Book Off the Press, Available

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Exhibit: The Whole World's Watching: Peace and Social Justice Movements of the 1960s and 1970s

 

Volume 23 Number 3  |  April 2002

Supplement

 

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Californian April 2002 Supplement
 

Contents

The Whole World's Watching: Peace and Social Justice Movements of the 1960s and 1970s An Exhibition of Photographs

Images

Coming Soon

The Environmental Movement

 

Volume 23 Number 3  |  April 2002

 

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Californian April 2002
 

Contents

Front cover: A silhouetted Ansel Adams at Yosemite

Director's Report: From Ordinary to Extraordinary by Tom Izu

Calendar

Back Issues of CHC Publications Available

Education: State & Regional History

"Early Japanese and Chinese Communities in San Jose" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Four in a Landscape: Vallejo, Haraszthy, London and Burbank in Sonoma County" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History Of Northern California to 1850" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Mountain View Celebrates Its Centennial" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: The 1940s through the 1960s: Prelude to the Green Decade By Benjamin Kline

CHC'S Spring Exhibit

The Whole World's Watching - Peace and Social Justice Movements of the 1960s and 1970s

The CHC and Activism Go Hand in Hand

Foundation Notes

"Passing Farms" Exhibit Available

Trianon Loses Another Oak Tree

California History Center's 6th Annual Conference: Change By Design or Default: Silicon Valley Activism in the 21st Century

Thanks to Supporters of "Culturally Connected" Exhibit

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Milestones: A History of Mountain View, California

 

Volume 23 Number 2  |  December 2001

 

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Californian December 2001
 

Contents

Front cover: Whelan's blacksmith shop in old Mountain View. Photo courtesy of Mountain View History Center, Mountain View Public Library.

Director's Report: The There, There by Tom Izu

Calendar

Exhibits to Focus on African American Memorabilia and Social Justice Movements

Education: State & Regional History

"The Arts in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Preservation and Politics in Marin County" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The John Steinbeck Era in Salinas and Monterey" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California's Utopian Colonies" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: Milestones: A History of Mountain View, California by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Foundation Notes

Memberships

Passing Farms, Enduring Values—Second Edition Unveiled

90 Sip Wine, Hear "John Sutter" at Vintage Celebration III

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

California Mission-Style Architectural Revival

 

Volume 23 Number 1  |  September 2001

 

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Californian September 2001
 

Contents

Front cover: Stanford University Mission Revival architecture

Director's Report: The Year Ahead by Tom Izu

Calendar

California History Center Needs Volunteers

Education: State & Regional History

"Benjamin Swig - Ecumenical Humanitarian" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Preservation and Politics: A History of Yosemite National Park" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Foreign Traders and Settlers in Hispanic California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Diversity of San Mateo County" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: California's Mission Revival by Karen J. Weitze

De Anza College—in the Mission Style

Foundation Notes

Memberships

Scholarship Winner Named: Michael Sears

Meet Jean Libby — New CHCF Board Member

Passing Farms, Enduring Values — New Edition Out Oct. 6

3rd Annual Vintage Celebration to be Held Oct. 20

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Plant of the Season: Oaks

 

Volume 22 Number 3  |  April 2001

 

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Californian April 2001
 

Contents

Front cover: California oak trees

Director's Report: A History Lesson by Tom Izu

Calendar

Women's History Month Celebrated at CHC

Education: State & Regional History

"The Arts in California" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Social and Cultural History of the Los Angeles Basin" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Imperial San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Jean Libby

"Historic Angel Island" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Twentieth Century Transitions of Santa Cruz County" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

New Instructor for CHC classes: Jean Libby

Feature: Plant of the Season: Oaks by David W. Peri

History Center Tree Falls

Our Old Oak Tree from The Story of a Bell and Other Poems by G.W. McGrew, 1885

Want to Know More About California Oaks?

Foundation Notes

Burrel Leonard, Valley Pioneer and CHC Supporter, Dies

New Staff Member at CHC: Joni Motoshige

New Volunteer for the Library: Roslyn Davis

Murphy Book Celebration

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Passing Farms, Enduring Values - California's Santa Clara Valley

 

Volume 22 Number 2  |  December 2000

 

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Californian December 2000
 

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Front cover: Cows accentuate the recently voted urban green line in east San Jose's Silver Creek area.

Director's Report: A Rewarding Beginning by Tom Izu

Calendar

Erin Brockovich Comes to Town, Wows Crowd at CHC Reception

Education: State & Regional History

"U.S. Conquest of California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"World War II and the Golden State" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Santa Clara University Celebrates 150 Years" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Kristin Jensen-Sullivan

"The Seacoast of Bohemia" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Environmental History Exhibit and Conference Big Hits

Feature: Passing Farms, Enduring Values California's Santa Clara Valley by Yvonne Jacobson

Foundation Notes

80 Sip and Talk Wine at Second Annual Vintage Celebration

Vintage Celebration Donations

Staunch CHC Supporter Dies: Dorothy Stauffer Lyddon

Special Gifts

Memberships

Passing Farms, Murphy Family Books Due Out in January

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Awakening From the California Dream: An Environmental History

 

Volume 22 Number 1  |  September 2000

 

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Front cover: Private Property, Lake Tahoe, California

Director's Report: A Director's Fond Farewell by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Meet Tom Izu—New CHC Director

Education: State & Regional History

"Robert Louis Stevenson in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Classic East Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Days of '49 — Mining the Mother Lode" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Stanford University — Cradle of Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Kristin Jensen-Sullivan

Dates to Remember

Envisioning California Conference Planned For September 21-22 in Sacramento

Second Annual Vintage Celebration To Be Held Saturday, September 23

Feature: Farewell, Promised Land: Waking From the California Dream Story and Photos by Robert Dawson

Annual Report 1999-2000

President's Letter by David Howard-Pitney

Stocklmeir Library and Archives by Lisa Christiansen

Volunteers Critical to CHC Success

Want to be a Volunteer?

Financial Summary: 1999-2000

Foundation Notes

Death Claims CHC Supporters: Ward Winslow, Shirley Clements, Therone Fox, & Hazel Lester

A Shift in Board and Staff

Scholarship Winner Named: Amanda Holt

Saying Goodbye to Kathi

Civil Liberties Teleconference a Success

Special Gifts

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

The Martin Murphy Family Saga

 

Volume 21 Number 3  |  March 2000

 

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Front cover: Martin Murphy, Senior

Director's Report: A Diversity of Learning Opportunities by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Women: Women's History Month Looks at 'The Creative Voice of Feminism'

Education: State & Regional History

"San Francisco Earthquake and Fire" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of San Diego" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Bay Area Transportation" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The San Mateo Coastside" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Kristin Jensen-Sullivan

"American Culture and Popular Music" DeAnza History course by Greg Knittel

Feature: The Martin Murphy Family Saga by Marjorie Pierce

Foundation Notes

New Exhibit: Rock and Roll in Northern California

Upcoming Events: Two Authors to Present Workshop, Discuss Their Recent Publications

CHC Teleconference to Spotlight Internment Camps, Scapegoating

A Message From The Development Director

CHC Continues Needs Assessment: The Goal—An Updated Strategic Plan

CHC Book Released at Historic Session of State Legislature

Memberships

Special Gifts

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Psychedelic Politics: Rock and Roll in the 1960's

 

Volume 21 Number 2  |  December 1999

 

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Front cover: Rock musicians of the 1960s and '70s, such as Janis Joplin (center)

Director's Report: Music and Anniversaries Define Our Year by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Laptop and Display Case Needed

'Hearts Delight' Exhibit to Close Dec. 15

Education: State & Regional History

"Legends and Folk Tales of California" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Restored Palaces of the Stage and Screen" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Innovation and Enterprise, History of Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Historic Berkeley" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Kristin Jensen-Sullivan

"Ethnic Diversity and California Vernacular Music" DeAnza History course by Sarah Baker

Feature: Psychedelic Politics: Rock and Roll in the 1960s—Music as a Reflection of Time, Place and Culture by Greg Knittel

Foundation Notes

A Message From The Development Officer

Give Us a Hand—Volunteer!

Conference Attracts 150

'Vintage Celebration' Donors

'Vintage' Fundraiser a Success

Four CHC Books in Production

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

California's First Legislature

 

Volume 21 Number 1  |  September 1999

 

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Front cover: Replica of California's first statehouse. Courtesy of the California Room, San Jose Public Library.

Director's Report: Back On the Road to Success by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Wanted

Education: State & Regional History

"History of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Historic California Lighthouses" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Railroads and the Building of the West" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of San Francisco Civic Center" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Kristin Jensen-Sullivan

Mark Your Calendars: 4th Annual California Studies Conference

Feature: California's First Legislature - San Jose, the Ill-prepared Capital by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Annual Report 1998-1999

President's Letter by David Howard-Pitney

Library and Archives Values by Lisa Christiansen

Volunteers, Last Year and Next

Financial Summary

Foundation Notes

Foundation's New Employee: Evelyn Miller

"Innovator of the Year" for California Studies Curriculum Project

Board News

Directors' Scholarship: John Clarke

CHC is Awarded Civil Liberties Public Education Grant

In Memory: Glory Anne Laffey

Exhibits

The Valley of Hearts Delight

Rock and Roll in Northern California 1963-75

Packard Foundation Grant

Special Gifts

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Why California is Special to Me: A Children's Exhibit

 

Volume 20 Number 3  |  March 1999

 

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Californian March 1999
 

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Front cover: Art by T. K. Martin

Director's Report: Exciting News to Share by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Attention Veterans of WWII and/or the Korean War

California Pioneers Essay Contest

Education: State & Regional History

"John Steinbeck Era in Salinas and Monterey" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Bonanza Kings and the Comstock Lode" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Brief History of Santa Rosa" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Julie Phillips

"San Jose, Renaissance City" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: Why California is Special to Me: A Children's Exhibit

Foundation Notes

CHCF Awarded $50,000 Packard Grant

Board News

March Focuses On Women's History

Conference and Exhibits a Success

Special Gifts

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

African-American Art in Northern California

 

Volume 20 Number 2  |  December 1998

 

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Front cover: "Old Man's Meditation" by Cozetta Guinn

Director's Report: Curriculum Project Moving Forward by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Publication Featured at CHCF Holiday Gathering: A Companion to California Wine by Charles L Sullivan

Education: State & Regional History

"San Francisco's Three World Fairs" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Grand Hotels of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"History of California's Water System" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Historic Amador-Livermore Valley" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

In Celebration of African American Art in Northern California Since 1858: Seeing History Through Art

Feature: Seeing History Through Art By Cozetta Guinn

Pioneer Profile: Claude Clark, Sr.

Foundation Notes

Board News

Photograph Identified From Last Issue

Testimonials

November Exhibit Hosted by CHC

Donations

Scholarships

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Life in the Fast Lane

 

Volume 20 Number 1  |  September 1998

 

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Californian September 1998
 

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Front cover: Collection of photographs depicting transportation in Santa Clara Valley. (Clockwise from top left)

San Jose fire engine

19th-century housemoving rig

crying child in early car (Michelle Jacobson Collection)

modern-day El Camino Real in Sunnyvale (Photo by George M. Craven. Michelle Jacobson Collection)

group joyriding on The Alameda

Herbert Medley on bicycle in Santa Rosa in 1911 (Sonoma County Museum)

Director's Report: Director's Report—It's All in a Year's Work by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Members: Announcing the Tenth Annual Envisioning California Conference

Education: State & Regional History

"Economic History of the North Coast" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Jack London's California Dream" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Please Join Us For "Life in the Fast Lane"

Feature: Beyond Sprawl - Life in the Fast Lane by a coalition of the Califomia Resources Agency, Bank of America, Greenbelt Alliance, and the Low Income Housing Fund

Annual Report 1997-1998

President's Letter by Bill Lester

Library Annual Report by Lisa Christiansen

Volunteers

Financial Summary

Foundation Notes

Meet Doug McConnell

Exhibit "A View of Northern California African American Artists from WPA to the Present: Continuing the Heritage"

Board News

Directors' Scholarship: Ramon Navarre Johnson

Another Howser Donation

Web Site

In Memory: Gladys Stocklmeir, Lester Tikvica

Special Gifts

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Spring Exhibit: The Many Faces of California: A Child's Perspective

 

Volume 19 Number 3  |  March 1998

 

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Front cover: Art by Arnoldo Guerra

Director's Report: The Many Faces of California by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Education: State & Regional History

"Junipero Serra and the Spanish Occupation of California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"Smog Politics - Campaign to Control Air Pollution" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California's Daughter, Gertrude Atherton" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Julie Phillips

"San Francisco's Ethnic and Non-Conformist Communities" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California's First Legislature" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Feature: The Many Faces of California: A Child's Perspective

Foundation Notes

Board News

Board Connection

Women's History Month

Theme Years to Begin in Fall

"Town Character" to Host Walking Tour

Children's Exhibit

Follow-up to Eureka! Simulation

Memberships

Special Donations

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Women - Yesterday & Today

 

Volume 19 Number 2  |  December 1997

 

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Front cover: Florence Margery Dunbur. eighth grade graduation. Lincoln School. Cupertino. California, circa 1890s. Courtesy Stocklmeir Library and Archives

Director's Report: Engaging Your Political Voice by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Education: State & Regional History

"California Coast, Where History and Wildlife Meet" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"James Duval Phelan and the Politics of Reform" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Open Space Movement and Land-Use Decisions" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Big Alma, Grande Dame of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Discovering the Past Around You:" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Pioneer Profile: Pioneers in Politics by Glory Anne Laffey and Robert G. Detiefs

Geraldine F. Steinberg

Susanne B. Wilson

Rebecca Q. Morgan

Zoe Lofgren

Feature: Why I Am a Club-Woman by Adelaide M. Coburn

Foundation Notes

Board News

Holiday Gift Ideas

A Diverse Look at Women's Lives

Exhibit: "How My Family Came to California"

Recap of California Studies Conference

Special Donations

Memberships

Advertisement for clothing in the Easter Edition of The Santa Clara News, March 15. 1910

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Saratoga Stereopticon

 

Volume 19 Number 1  |  September 1997

 

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Californian September 1997
 

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Front cover: Dick Garrod reaches for a pear at the Garrod family farm, Saratoga foothills, 1923. Courtesy Stocklmeir Library and Archives.

Director's Report: California Studies Launched by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Members: Ninth Annual Envisioning California Conference "The House We Live In"

Education: State & Regional History

"History and Preservation of Big Sur" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of Newspapers in American California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of the Southern End of the Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Murals of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

First Conference Very Successful

Feature: Saratoga Stereopticon by Willys I. Peck

Annual Report 1996-1997

President's Letter - Growing the CHCF by Bill Lester

Volunteers End the Year with a Bang! by Mary Strong

Worth mentioning...worth a look! A Photographic Essay by Lisa Christiansen

Financial Summary

Cultural Preservation: Orchard Heritage Park Interpretive Exhibit

Foundation Notes

Director's Scholarship Awarded: Anthony Santa Ana

entertainment Books

In Memory: Cathie Lusk

Wanted: Volunteers

Board News

California Studies Honor Roll

Special Donations for Huell Howser Dinner

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Crossing Cultural Borders Through Art

 

Volume 18 Number 3  |  March 1997

 

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Front cover: Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco. California, Courtesy Stocklmeir Library and Archive.

Director's Report: CHC's California Studies Conference by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Education: State & Regional History

"Robert Louis Stevenson in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"Growth & Change in Post War California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Historic Ports, Oakland & Alameda" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Julie Phillips

"Historic San Francisco Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Place & Myth in Popular Music of California:" DeAnza History course by Willie Collins

Welcome Willie Collins!

Feature: Crossing Cultural Borders in the Arts and Humanities by David Trend

Profile: Local Artist Crosses Cultural Borders: Flo Oy Wong

Foundation Notes

Programs and Events

HELP!

California Studies Conference

New Board Members

Memberships

Special Gifts

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

The Shoreline with a Double Edge

 

Volume 18 Number 2  |  December 1996

 

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Front cover: Chinese man negotiating a rocky northern California beach. Courtesy Stocklmeir Library and Archive, slide collection.

Director's Report: Collaborate—to work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort. by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Santa Clara Sagas Published

Education: State & Regional History

"Evolution of the San Francisco Waterfront" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"North Beach From Two Perspectives" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Two Bay Area Regional Museums" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Chinese In California" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Preservation and Politics in Marin County" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Feature: The Shoreline With a Double Edge by James D. Houston

Profiles: Two CHC Supporters Bring a Wide Range of Experience: Mary Strong & Marion Grimm

Foundation Notes

Exhibits at the CHC

California Studies Conference

Volunteers

Hollywood Comes to the CHC

Huell Howser Donates California's Gold to CHC — Event Planned to Accept Gift

Support Local History!

Endowment Drive

New Equipment for Library

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Mexican-American Music & Dance

 

Volume 18 Number 1  |  September 1996

 

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Californian September 1996
 

Contents

Front cover: Mariachi musicians perform at the re-creation of the De Anza trek, Cupertino, California, 1976. Courtesy slide collection, Stocklmeir Library Archive, California History Center, De Anza College

Director's Report: We're Getting There! by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Mystery photograph

Education: State & Regional History

"Foreign Traders in Hispanic California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"John C. Fremont and the Conquest of California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Petaluma—Evolution of a Farming Community" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Bay Area Architecture" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Elderhostel at the CHC

Feature: Mexican-American Music and Dance in Oakland by Chiori Santiago

Annual Report 1995-1996

President's Letter - Twenty-Five Years Plus One by Bill Lester

Volunteer to Make a Difference by Dee Liotta

The Library's Wave of the Future by Lisa Christiansen

Financial Summary

Two Artists in Oakland's Mexican-American Community by Eury Ramos

Cultural Preservation: Los Lupenos de San Jose

Foundation Notes

Exhibit: A Byte of Apple: An Exhibit Reflecting the Genesis of Apple Computer

Publications

Volunteers: A Change at the Helm

Adobe Cottages

Programs

California Studies Conference

Endowment

In Memory: Don Frolich & Jeannie Ryder

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Regional Literature

 

Volume 17 Number 3  |  March 1996

 

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Californian March 1996
 

Contents

Front cover: Eddie Mulligan contemplating San Francisco Bay 1947. Photo SF Chronicle

Director's Report: California - A Sense of Place by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Education: State & Regional History

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"Historic Oakland" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Julie Phillips

"Santa Clara Valley Agriculture" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Water in Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"San Francisco, Gold Rush City" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Cultural Preservation: History of a Handmade Kind by Wallace Stegner

Feature: A Sense of Place - The New American Regionalism by Michael Kowalewski

Foundation Notes

Board of Trustees

The Board Connection

Library

Newsletter

Events

In Memory: Sam Jones & Margaret Jenkins

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

The California Energy Experience

 

Volume 17 Number 2  |  December 1995

 

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Front cover: Two Dutch windmills were erected in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park during the 1890s to raise water for irrigation. This one stands at the western entrance to the park. Postcard courtesy California History Center, Stocklmeir Library/Archive.

Director's Report: Why California Studies? by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Members: Heritage Holiday Events

Los Altos History House

Santa Clara Historic Home Tour

Holidays at the Ainsley House

Victorian Christmas at the San Jose Historical Museum

Education

"The Streets of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Army Base to National Park — the San Francisco Presidio" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Mission, Town, and University — A History of Santa Clara" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Treasures of the East Bay Hills" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

History Center Programs Parallel Theme of Magazine

Feature: The California Energy Experience by James C. Williams

Pioneer Profile: Albert Wishon Brought Electricity to the Central Valley

Cultural Preservation: Environmental Volunteers Strive to Inspire Stewards of the Earth

Foundation Notes

Wozniak Family Donates Artifacts to De Anza College

Volunteers

Board of Trustees

Ardenwood Book Published

Memberships

Special Gifts

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Franklin Hichborn: Progressive Era Political Journalist

 

Volume 17 Number 1  |  September 1995

 

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Californian September 1995
 

Contents

Front cover: Franklin Hichborn, age 70

Director's Report: It Was a Grand Celebration! by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Members: Little Shoppe of CHC Trianon Building

Pioneer Profile: Austen Warburton 1917-1995 "The Consummate Gentleman"

Feature: Franklin Hichborn: Political Watchdog and Uncompromising Journalist by Austen Warburton

Annual Report 1994-1995

President's Letter - Sustained and Bountiful Life for CHCF by Bill Lester

Stocklmeir Library Doors Open and Swinging by Lisa Christiansen

Volunteer, Because Change is Possible by Dee Liotta

Financial Summary

Measures Supported by Women by Franklin Hichborn

Foundation Notes

Changes on the Roster of the Board of Trustees

Upcoming Events and Programs

Event and Program Recap

25th Anniversary Challenge Donors

Donors of Special Gifts

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

East Palo Alto's History

 

Volume 16 Number 3  |  March 1995

 

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Californian March 1995
 

Contents

Front cover: East Almond Cooperative Water Company's water tower and pumphouse on Myrtle Street, the last remaining old water tower in East Palo Alto, circa 1925. Photo by Shattuck Photography, Palo Alto. Courtesy East Palo Alto Historical and Agricultural Society

Director's Report: A Heartfelt Thanks by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Education: State & Regional History

Update on course structure changes

"Neighborhoods of San Francisco Part II" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"History of Bay Area Public Gardens" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"Santa Barbara and the Channel Missions" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of Sonoma County" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Julie Phillips

Creating New Partnerships with the Center for California Studies, California State University, Sacramento.

Feature: A History of East Palo Alto by the San Mateo County Historical Association with contributions by Alan Michelson and Katherine Solomonson

Cultural Preservation: East Palo Alto Historical and Agricultural Society

Pioneer Profile: Faces of the Foundation Part 3 - Yvonne Jacobson, Ward Winslow, Roy Roberts, and Bill Lester

Foundation Notes

Upcoming Events

Volunteers meetings

Women's History Month

Reminder: classes & programming meeting

Game Day

Ken Bruce Retirement party

De Anza Day open house

Event Re-cap: Holiday Party

"Three Strikes and You're In" New Member Reception Was a Big Hit!

Library News - new books

Special Gifts

Matching Grants

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Ardenwood & Its Founder

 

Volume 16 Number 2  |  December 1994

 

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Californian December 1994
 

Contents

Front cover: Photo: Arden Station, circa 1890. photo courtesy The Society of California Pioneers.

Director's Report: CHCF Celebrates 25 Years by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

New Japanese-American Museum in San Jose

American Art 1900-1940 A History Reconsidered at the San Jose Museum of Art

Education: State & Regional History

"California History 10" DeAnza History survey course by Ken Bruce, Jim Williams, or Phil Grasser

"History of Sacramento" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Film and Theaters in California's History" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Contra Costa County History" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Neighborhoods of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Where are we going? The Future of the California History Center

Feature: Ardenwood and Its Founder by Keith E. Kennedy

Pioneer Profile: Faces of the Foundation Part 2 - Shirley Clements, Lisa Christiansen, David Rickman, and Helen Kikoshima

Cultural Preservation: Ardenwood Historic Farm

Foundation Notes

Successful Fail Events

Membership Drive

Holiday Gift Ideas

Please Take Note

Thank You!

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Fall Exhibit: Silver Anniversary Golden Opportunity

 

Volume 16 Number 1  |  September 1994

 

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Californian September 1994
 

Contents

Front cover: Walt Warren and Seonaid McArthur, the first two directors of the California History Center, discuss restoration plans of Le Petit Trianon, 1976

Director's Report: CHC&F Looking Backward — Looking Forward by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Members: Little Shoppe of CHC at the Trianon Building

Education: State & Regional History

"California History 10" DeAnza History survey course

"History of Yosemite" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Natural History of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"History of Bay Area Public Gardens" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Historic Monterey" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"South of San Jose" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Threatened California" DeAnza History course by Julie Phillips

Update on Pilot Program for Teachers by Bruce MacGregor

Feature: Silver Anniversary Memories

Annual Report 1993-1994

Reflections from the President by Roy W Roberts

Connections, Collections, an Archives Center ... by Lisa Christiansen

A "Tasty" Year by Dee Liotta

Financial Summary

Pioneer Profile: Faces of the Foundation Part 1 - Walt Warren, Seonaid McArthur, Jim Williams, and Kathi Peregrin

Foundation Notes

Introducing . . . Doni Hubbard and Tom Izu

CHCF Awarded Grant to Purchase Computer and Printer

Upcoming Events

25th Anniversary Party

Wills & Trusts by Austen Warburton

Holiday Party

Book signing and talk: Mary Jo Ignoffo "Sunnyvale, From the City of Destiny to the Heart of Silicon Valley"

Special Gifts

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Spring Exhibit: Exploring the California Dream III: A Children's Exhibit Experience

 

Volume 15 Number 3  |  March 1994

 

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Californian March 1994
 

Contents

Front cover: "The Golden State" by Christopher Portugal of Columbia Community School depicts many different aspects of California.

Director's Report: Gearing Up for Spring by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

TEXTILE DIARIES: Quilts as Cultural Markers, Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah

PEDAL PUSHERS: A Century of Cycling in Santa Cruz County, McPherson Center for Art and History, Santa Cruz

TILES AND TRADITION: A Celebration of Color and Design, San Jose Historical Museum and the Tile Heritage Foundation

THE MYSTERY OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS, de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco

Education: State & Regional History

"History of California" DeAnza History survey course

CHC Launches Pilot Program for Teachers

"Natural History of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"History of Bay Area Parklands" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"James Lick and His Observatory" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"Palo Alto's Centennial History" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"San Francisco in the Victorian Era" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Cultural History of Los Angeles" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Feature: We Are Californians Now

Foundation Notes

Introducing New Board Members (James S. Feng and David Howard-Pitney) and District Trustee Liaison (Jay M. Jackman)

A Good Californian

Winslow Presents Palo Alto

Fun and Merrymaking at Holiday Party

Railroad Talk Draws Full House

Special Gifts

Donors to the Sunnyvale Book

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Elizabeth Lowe Watson: Suffragist & Spiritualist

 

Volume 15 Number 2  |  December 1993

 

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Californian December 1993
 

Contents

Front cover: Portrait of Elizabeth Lowe Watson (1843-1927) photo courtesy California Historical Society, San Francisco, FN-28940

Director's Report: A New Year, A New Beginning by Kathleen Peregrin

Calendar

Meet the Author: Palo Alto: A Centennial History by Ward Winslow

Education: State & Regional History

"History of California" DeAnza History survey course

"Historic San Juan Bautista" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The Legacy of Golden Gate Park" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Historical Development of the Oakland Area" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of the Santa Cruz Coast" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California and the Wine World" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"History for Kids - A Teacher's Workshop" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

Feature: Champion of Suffrage: Elizabeth Lowe Watson, 1843-1927 by Yvonne Jacobson

Cultural Preservation: A Resource Center for Women's History: The National Women's History Project

Foundation Notes

CHC Thanks Nancy Bratman For Continued Service

Membership Survey Results

Museum Sites Brochure Available

Stocklmeir Library Publishes Descriptive Brochure

Special Gifts

Donors to the Sunnyvale Book

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Sunnyvale: A Community of Growth and Change

 

Volume 15 Number 1  |  September 1993

 

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Californian September 1993
 

Contents

Front cover: Kiiko Yonemoto is shown standing among the carnations in the sorting and bunching shed of the Yonemoto Carnation Nursery on North Murphy Avenue. Photo courtesy California History Center Foundation, Stocklmeir Library and Archive.

Director's Report: A Change at the Helm by James C. Williams

Calendar

It's Coming, So Watch for It! Little Shoppe of CHC

Education: State & Regional History

"The Architecture and Times of Hearst's San Simeon" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch & Skip Norfolk

"Natural History of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Wine and its Impact on California Culture" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"South East Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The Birth of California Narrow Gauge" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Historic San Diego" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Economic History of San Jose" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"James Lick and His Observatory" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

Feature: Sunnyvale: A Community of Growth and Change by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Annual Report 1992-1993

Reflections from the President - Roy W. Roberts

Celebrations and Transitions Mark Library Year by Lisa Christiansen

Volunteers Have a Busy Year by Dee Liotta

Special Gifts

Memberships

In Memoriam: Helen Ewbank, Catherine Gasich, Judge Robert Peckham, Camilla Rokitiansky, and Wallace Stegner

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Laura Thane Whipple and the Creation of Moffett Field

 

Volume 14 Number 3  |  March 1993

 

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Contents

Front cover: Naval Air Station Moffett Field. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy, California History Center Archives.

Director's Report: Trickling Down to the History Center by James C. Williams

Calendar

For the First Time in a Long Time A General Membership Meeting and State of the Foundation Update

Education: State & Regional History

New Fees Have Major Impact on CHC Classes

"Neighborhoods of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"South Slav Influence in California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Natural History of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Sausalito at 100" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Golden Gate Park: Creating an Urban Wilderness" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Central Coast History" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"California and the Wine World" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"History of West Valley Communities" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Feature: Laura Thane Whipple by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Cultural Preservation: Women Writing History: Recognizing Women Historians by Mardi Bennett

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Early California Aviation

 

Volume 14 Number 2  |  December 1992

 

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Californian December 1992
 

Contents

Front cover: Pioneer aviators gear-up their new fangled flying machine on the beach near San Francisco while the crowd waits anxiously. Photo by Mervyn Silberstein, courtesy of the Gloria Brown collection.

Director's Report: Memories of Bogota by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"Historic San Francisco: From the Barbary Coast to Grand Hotels" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Crossing the Bay/Transportation History" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Early Aviation History" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California Gold - The Middle Mother Lode" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"California and the Wine World" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Sunnyvale: From City of Destiny to the Heart of Silicon Valley" DeAnza History course by Mary Jo Ignoffo

Fee Increases for California's Community Colleges

Mystery Picture

Feature: Early California Aviation: John Joseph Montgomery by Daniel Tchen

Cultural Preservation: CHC Celebrates a Man (Louis Stocklmeir) and His Legacy

Foundation Notes

CHC Recognizes Fritz Sperling

Community Partners (of Harvard Business School) Gets Involved

Exhibit Opening Draws a Crowd: De Anza Odyssey: The First Quarter Century

De Anza Honors Founding President: Bob DeHart

(Mary Jane) Givens Bench Dedicated

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Fall Exhibit: The First Quarter Century of the DeAnza Odyssey

 

Volume 14 Number 1  |  September 1992

 

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Californian September 1992
 

Contents

Front cover: After ground was broken in November 1965, it took only 22 months for DeAnza College to be completed. It opened in September 1967 and this year is its 25th anniversary.

Director's Report: Refocusing for the Year Ahead by Kathleen Peregrin, Acting Director

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Lace Exhibit to Open Sept. 14

Education: State & Regional History

"A History of Hollywood and Film Making — The First Hundred Years Plus" DeAnza History course by Brian K. Smith

"History of the Northern California Coast" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California Under Hispanic Rule" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Natural History of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"California in the 1840s" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"Oral History for Local Historical Groups" DeAnza History course by Bill Helfman

"The California Legislature" DeAnza History course by Julia Silverman

"California Wine Basics" DeAnza History course by Charles L. Sullivan

"The Diversity of San Mateo County" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Mystery Photo

Feature: De Anza at 25: Reflections of the Founding President — A. Robert DeHart

Annual Report 1991-1992

Reflections From the President of the Board - Ward Winslow

Stocklmeir Library by Lisa Christiansen

Volunteer Program Restructured by Dee Liotta

Financial Summary

Cultural Preservation: Where History Unfolds Before Your Eyes

Foundation Notes

Three New Board Members: Barbara A. Rogers, Robert C. Smithwick, and Alfred P. Chasuk

In Mary Jane's (Givens) Memory

Sunnyvale Book Needs Funds

Special Offer on 'Passing Farms' book

Special Gifts

Memberships

A Memorial for Roberta Winslow

Back cover: photos

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Spring Events

 

Volume 13 Number 3  |  March 1992

Supplement

 

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Californian March 1992 Supplement
 

Contents

Exploring the California Dream: A Children's Exhibit Experience

The First Californians

Celebrating California's Cultures: The Serenity Of Chanoyu

California Kids: A Historic Discovery

De Anza Day

Reservations

Images

Coming Soon

Spring Exhibit: Exploring the California Dream II: A Children's Exhibit Experience

 

Volume 13 Number 3  |  March 1992

 

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Californian March 1992
 

Contents

Front cover: Drawing by Jason Piamonte, a fourth grade student at Columbia Community School in Sunnyvale

Director's Report: Springtime at the CHC by Kathleen Peregrin, Acting Director

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"History of California's Electric Power Generation Since WWII" DeAnza History course by Brian K. Smith

"History of California's Channel Islands" DeAnza History course by Brian K. Smith

"Five Missions of the Central Coast — San Miguel to Santa Barbara" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California and the Drive for Manifest Destiny" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Historic San Francisco — From the Barbary Coast to the Palace Hotel" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"California's Southern Mines — Columbia to Mariposa" DeAnza History course by William Palmer

"The California Legislature" DeAnza History course by Julia Silverman

"The Diversity of San Mateo County" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: California, Here We Come

Foundation Notes

In Memory of Mary Jane (Givens)

Historic House at Risk

Tomes Find Home at CHC

New Program Under Study

Center to Receive TV Exposure

Endowment Fund Continues to Grow

De Anza Day Book Sale Set

New Head of Volunteers: Deanna (Dee) Liotta

Memberships

Special Gifts

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

"CELEBRATING CALIFORNIA'S CULTURES"

 

Volume 13 Number 2  |  December 1991

Supplement

 

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Californian December 1991 Supplement
 

Contents

The Spirit Of Scotland

CHC Foundation Heritage Tours

Exhibit: "Building A History: The Historic American Buildings Survey In Santa Clara Valley"

Architectural Treasures Of Historic Santa Clara

Living The Country Life: Early Cupertino

A Land In Transition: Pinnacles National Monument

Reservations

Images

Coming Soon

John Muir, Prophet of Conservation

 

Volume 13 Number 2  |  December 1991

 

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Californian December 1991
 

Contents

Front cover: John Muir. Photo courtesy William E. Colby Memorial Library, Sierra Club.

Director's Report: A Change of Pace by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"History of Moffett Field/NASA-Ames" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Golden Gate" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Film and Fiction in San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California in the 40s" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"California Legislature" DeAnza History course by Julia Silverman

"Historic Buildings in Santa Clara County" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch & Skip Norfolk

"North Coast Wine" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

Indoors and Out: 3 Mystery photos

Feature: John Muir, Prophet of Conservation by John V. Young

Cultural Preservation: Sierra Club Prepares for a Milestone Birthday by Wallace Clayton

Foundation Notes

Board News

Give the Gift of History

HABS Calendar

Special Gifts

Historical Landmark #1,000 by Ward Winslow

Memberships

Back cover: Commemorative Medal Dedicated to the 250th Anniversary of the Discovery of Alaska (1741-1991)

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Fall Exhibit: Historic Buildings in Santa Clara Valley

 

Volume 13 Number 1  |  September 1991

 

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Californian September 1991
 

Contents

Front cover: Built in 1827 and moved to its present location in 1855, the Christian Church (Latin American Assemblies of God) in Gilroy. Photo by Jane Lidz.

Director's Report: Doing More With Less by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"Latvians in California" DeAnza History course by Astra Apsitis

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"East East Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Water — Life Blood of California" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"California's Northern Gold Mines Country" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Craftsman Homes of Santa Clara County" DeAnza History course by Mardi Bennett

"Lighthouses of the Golden Gate" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"The California Legislature" DeAnza History course by Julia Silverman

"The Story of Marin" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Stanford at 100: In Celebration of a Great University" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: Building a History: The Historic American Buildings Survey by Maria D. Bautista

Annual Report 1990-1991

Reflections From the President of the Board - Ward Winslow

Stocklmeir Library by Lisa Christiansen

A Busy Year for Volunteers by Mary Jane Givens

Financial Summary

Cultural Preservation: Santa Clara Valley — Paradise Lost? by Maria D. Bautista

Foundation Notes

Ward Winslow a Winner

Gilroy Book Off the Press

Library Needs Filing Cabinet

De Anza Day Fun at CHC

Board of Trustees News

Memberships

Other Donors

Back cover: Huell Howser's "California's Gold" PBS TV series

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Spring Exhibit: Early Edition: The Story of Newspapers in Santa Clara County

 

Volume 12 Number 3  |  March 1991

 

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Californian March 1991
 

Contents

Front cover: The newsroom is a hub of activity as reporters meet their deadlines. Photo circa 1939, courtesy San Jose Mercury News.

Director's Report: Extra! Extra! History Center Launches 1991 with Newspaper Exhibit! by James C. Williams

Calendar

Education: State & Regional History

"Machine in America" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Bridges of Northern California" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"San Francisco Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The Story of Mar in" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Four Cathedrals: Century-Old Centers of Community Life" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"California's Delta" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Bodie — A Legend That Soon May Be Lost" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"California and the Wine World" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Victorian Homes of Santa Clara County" DeAnza History course by Mardi Bennett

"California in the '30s" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"The California Legislature" DeAnza History course by Julia Silverman

"James Lick and His Observatory" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"The Bay Area Transportation Story" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: Gilroy's First Newspaper: The Advocate by Michael E. Melone

Pioneer Profile: (Willys Peck) Looking Back on Journalism in the Santa Clara Valley by Bob Bewley

Foundation Notes

Endowment Ceremony Set

Heritage Council Flourishing

De Anza Day Book Sale

With a Focus on Gilroy

Hollywood Westerns and History

Mark Your Calendar

Welcome our Guest Editor: Ron Bottini

Memberships

Donors

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Early Years of the Cupertino Courier

 

Volume 12 Number 2  |  December 1990

 

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Californian December 1990
 

Contents

Front cover: This photo ran on the full front cover of the Cupertino-Monta Vista Courier on April 5, 1956. Underneath the photo was the caption, in large type, "Cupertino's Beauty Blooms in the Spring." Photo by Jim Dewrance

Director's Report: Newspapers, Growth, and Santa Clara County by James C. Williams

Calendar

Education: State & Regional History

"Captain Thomas Fallen" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Three California Missions" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The San Mateo County Coast" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"History of Monterey" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"East Bay Architecture" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch & Skip Norfolk

"California and the Wine World" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"History of Los Gatos" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"San Francisco's Civic Center" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California Railroad Museum - A Teacher's Workshop" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

New Program Offered: "College for Continuing Knowledge for 50 + "

Feature: The West Valley Picture Paper by Shirley Mack

Pioneer Profile: Fremont Older — Firebrand Newspaperman

Foundation Notes

New Board Members

Women's History Month

Art Exhibit Continues

Gilroy Book Update

Thank You Wendell Hammon, book appraiser

Calling All Volunteers

Memberships

Endowment Update

A Little Bit of History (photo)

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Cultural Reflections: Early Baseball in California

 

Volume 12 Number 1  |  September 1990

 

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Californian September 1990
 

Contents

Front cover: John "Chief Meyers was a catcher in the early 1900s. Photo courtesy National Baseball Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Director's Report: Coming This Fall by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Cultural Preservation: Santa Clara County: A Half Century of Change

Feature: Cultural Reflections: Early Baseball in California by Joel Franks

Annual Report 1989-1990

Yearly Reflections: President's Report - Ward Winslow

More Progress for the Library by Lisa Christiansen

Docent/Volunteer Annual Report by Mary Jane Givens

Financial Summary

Education: State & Regional History

"Latvians in California" DeAnza History course by Astra Apsitis

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"The New Almaden Mine" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Historic Theater Restorations/Performances" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Bay Area Transportation" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Downieville and the Northern Mines" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Tracing California's Hispanic Heritage" DeAnza History course by Evelyn Romero Martinez

"The Roaring 20s" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"Craftsman Homes of Santa Clara County" DeAnza History course by Mardi Bennett

"Guardians of the Gate" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Ardenwood: A Teacher's Workshop" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

Foundation Notes

(endowment) Thank you and Congratulations!

Memberships

Fund Raiser Thank You

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Spring Exhibit: Experiencing the California Dream: A Children's Exhibit

 

Volume 11 Number 3  |  March 1990

 

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Californian March 1990
 

Contents

Front cover: drawing by Leann Cook, a fourth grade student at Columbia Community School in Sunnyvale

Director's Report: Spring Time Thoughts by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"The Machine in America" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Narrow Gauge in a Narrow Gorge" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"History in the Parks" DeAnza History course by Lynn Fonfa

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Westward to California" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"California's Court System" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Baseball in the Bay Area DeAnza History course by Joel Franks

"Architecture in Monterey" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch and Skip Norfolk

"Areas of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California Under Hispanic Rule" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Central Coast Wine" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

Photo identified: 1952 Libby's Cannery office party

Mystery photo

Feature: Rancho Boy, Juan Alvarado Adaptation by Jim Silverman

Pioneer Profiles: Coming to California

Dedication: Thank You, Marge (Carrere)

Foundation Notes

New Board Member Welcomed: Margaret Kern Wozniak

Second Annual Book Sale Planned

New Dean Joins Board: Larry Burke

Women's Fair Planned

In Memorium - Frank C. Nelson 1891-1990

Remember the Earthquake?

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Drawbridge, A Railroad Ghost Town

 

Volume 11 Number 2  |  December 1989

 

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Front cover: Mud Slough, Drawbridge circa 1979, photo by Joe Faust.

Director's Report: Over 200 Years of Wine Growing in Santa Clara County by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"Sunnyvale Heritage and Landmarks" DeAnza History course by Kay Peterson

"Faces of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Stanford University" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Sonoma County" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Wine in California" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Eras in California History" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"Willis Polk and His Times" DeAnza History course by Skip Norfolk

"Glory of Trains DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Victorians of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch and Skip Norfolk

Mystery photo

Feature: Drawbridge by Bruce MacGregor

Cultural Preservation: Heritage and Preservation: Reflections on the 1989 Earthquake by James C. Williams

Foundation Notes

De Anza Eyes Cultural Center by Ward Winslow

Earthquake Damage Minimal

Holiday Gift Ideas

Remember the California History Center Foundation in Your Will

Heritage Council Progresses

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Cycling In and Around San Jose 1890-1900

 

Volume 11 Number 1  |  September 1989

 

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Front cover: Cyclists setting out from the Sainte Claire Club in San Jose around 1900. Photo courtesy Sainte Claire Club.

Director's Report: CHCF Back on Track by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"Recording Your Family History" DeAnza History course by Bill Helfman

"Yugoslavs of Caiifornia" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Narrow Gauge iu a Narrow Gorge" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Tragic Crossing: History of the Donner Party" DeAnza History course by Bill Helfman

"William Weeks - Architect" DeAnza History course by Kay Peterson

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Neighborhoods of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Bay Area Museums" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California's Northern Gold Country" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Victorian Homes of Santa Clara County" DeAnza History course by Mardi Bennett

"Early History of Moffett Field" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"Maritime History of San Francisco Bay" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"Story of San Jose" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Photo: Margaret Jenkins, first woman from Santa Clara County to participate in the Olympics (1928/1932) and Dana Hee, 1988 gold medal winner at the Seoul Olympics. Photo by John Rickman

Feature: Cycling: In And Around San Jose 1890 - 1900 by Barbara H. Houghton

Annual Report 1988-1989

Yearly Reflections: President's Report - Yvonne Jacobson

Library Has Successful Year by Lisa Christiansen

A Year of Progress for Volunteers by Mary Jane Givens

We Appreciate You

Financial Summary

Cultural Preservation: What Are Wheelmen? by Randy Mitchell

Pioneer Profile: Living Out of the Ordinary (Mala Etta Helm Jenkins)

Foundation Notes

Pomo Book Wins Award

In Memory of Will Lester

(John) Richter Joins CHCF Board

Donors

Please Take Note: new telephone number is (408) 864-8712.

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

A Century of Cycling in Santa Clara Valley

 

1989-1990 exhibit

 

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Century Of Cycling Exhibit 1989-1990
 

Contents

Front cover: Cyclists setting out from the Sainte Claire Club in San Jose around 1900. Photo courtesy Sainte Claire Club.

A Century of Cycling in Santa Clara Valley

Exhibit Room ~ Trianon Building

Feature: Cycling: In And Around San Jose 1890 - 1900 by Barbara H. Houghton

Cultural Preservation: What Are Wheelmen? by Randy Mitchell

Pioneer Profile: Living Out of the Ordinary (Mala Etta Helm Jenkins)

Credits

Special Thanks

Images

Coming Soon

The Legacy of Lace

 

Volume 10 Number 3   |   March 1989

 

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Californian March 1989
 

Contents

Front cover: Lace Museum Guild and Board Member Aileen Marinus. Photo courtesy The Lace Museum.

Director's Report: It's an Old, Old Story by James C. Williams

Your Support Can Guarantee the Following Programs

Restructuring History Center Membership Categories

Calendar

Education

"The Machine in America" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Natural History of the Central Mother Lode" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Capital Cities" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Santa Clara Valley Towns" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Sir Francis Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"California Hot Springs" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Bodie — The Legend and Reality" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Victorian Homes of Santa Clara County" DeAnza History course by Mardi Bennett

"James Lick and His Observatory" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"Mansions on the Peninsula" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Feature: The Legacy of Lace

Foundation Notes

CHC Marks Its 20th Year

Center Mourns Will Lester

Scow Book Finally Completed

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

The Myth of the California Dream

 

Volume 10 Number 2  |  December 1988

 

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Californian December 1988
 

Contents

Front cover: California has always been a somewhat mythical place for the rest of the world as this reproduction of a 1656 map shows. Map from the California History Center Collection.

Director's Report: Collective Voices: Creating a Heritage Network by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"Treasure and Yerba Buena-Island Treasures" DeAnza History course by Laurie Boetcher

"Historic Marin County" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Northern California Missions" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Wine in California" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Santa Clara Valley Labor History" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Portraits of Three Women" DeAnza History course by Nancy Mason

"John Muir and Hetch Hetchy" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"Four Ethnic Groups - The California Experience" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"North Beach and Telegraph Hill" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Mystery photos

Feature: The Myth of the California Dream by Janelle E. Smith Ozeran

Cultural Preservation: Passing Farms Exhibit Mounted in San Jose by Yvonne Jacobson

Pioneer Profile: Clyde Arbuckle: Dean of San Jose History by Leonard McKay

Foundation Notes

Board News: Audrey Butcher joins

Volunteer Reception Planned

Video Tape in the Works

Volunteer Profile: Jenny Wright

Exciting Times Await CHCF Volunteers

Memberships

In Memoriam: Miriam Bettie Tuttle

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Women in the Canning Industry

 

Volume 10 Number 1  |  September 1988

 

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Californian September 1988
 

Contents

Front cover: Packing prunes in the mid-1940s. Photo by Gabriel Moulin Studios, San Francisco, California History Center Collection

Director's Report: By The Sweat Of Thy Brow by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Cultural Preservation: The Labor Archives and Research Center San Francisco State University by Lynn A. Bonfield

Feature: Women in the First "Fruit Factories" in the Santa Clara Valley by Jaclyn Greenberg

Annual Report 1987-1988

Introduction

Yearly Reflections: President's Report - Yvonne Jacobson

Committee Reports

Library and Archive: Anderson, Christiansen, Riisberg, Syvertson, Williams, Windham.

Publications and Exhibits: Anderson, Peregrin, Warburton, White, Williams, Wright

Tours and Volunteers: Brynjolfsson, Givens, Mayhood, Riisberg, Roberts, Williams, Wright, and tour coordinator CarolVerbeeck

Public Relations: Bennett, Givens, Jacobson, Matt, Peregrin, Petersen, Tobiassen, Williams, Winslow

Membership and Fundraising: Brynjolfsson, Kubokawa, Lopina, Manning, Riisberg, Turkus, Ward, Williams

Academic Program: Peregrin, Sullivan, Williams

Special Projects: Jacobson, Syvertson, Warburton, Williams, Winslow

Busy Volunteer Year by Mabel Mayhood

Incredible Year for the Library by Lisa Christiansen

We Appreciate You

Financial Summary

Pioneer Profile: Ignatius "Slugger" Ficarrota: Pioneer Labor Leader by James C. Williams

Education: State & Regional History

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Big Basin/Ano Nuevo and Monterey" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Santa Cruz Mountains Natural History" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Golden Gate Bridge/Pacific Heights" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The Grand Mansions" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Bay Area Museums" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Grass Valley/Nevada City" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"James Lick and His Observatory" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"California and the Civil War" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"Historic Buildings of Sunnyvale" DeAnza History course by Kent Seavey

Foundation Notes

Volunteer Profile: Betty Peterson

Center's Program Receives Recognition

People News

CHC Welcomes New Librarian: Lisa Christiansen

20th Celebration Planned

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Cornish Miners in California

 

Volume 9 Number 3   |   March 1988

 

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Californian March 1988
 

Contents

Front cover: The Cornish miner brought with them the know-how which made it possible to remove the gold laden quartz from deep within earth. Photo courtesy California Bureau of Mines.

Director's Report: One Hundred Years of Labor in the Valley by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Cultural Preservation: After the Gold Rush — Mining in Nevada County

Feature: The Cornish Miners by William L. Palmer

Education: State & Regional History

"History of Film Making" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Scots in California" DeAnza History course by Lori Lehtola

"The Summit to Santa Cruz" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Mendocino County" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"History of Point Reyes" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Treasures of the Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Westward to California" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"California and the Wine World" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Victorian Homes" DeAnza History course by Mardi Bennett

"Seacoast of Bohemia" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Pioneer Profile:

Foundation Notes

In Memoriam: Rose Zammar Olson

Two Rare Books For Sale

Retreat Planned for March

Labor Lecture Series

Contributors to the Santa Clara Valley Labor History Project

Volunteer Profile: Mary Jane Givens

Pledge Night Possibilities

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Chinese in the Monterey Bay Region

 

Volume 9 Number 2   |   December 1987

 

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Californian December 1987
 

Contents

Front cover: The Jung Family, Stillwater Cove, c. 1895. The Jung family poses in their finest clothes to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Photo Pat Hathaway Collection

Director's Report: "Chinese Gold" at the History Center by James C. Williams

A Special Opportunity to Help

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"The Machine in America" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"California Jewish Heritage" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California and the Wine World" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Chinese Gold in the Monterey Bay Region" DeAnza History course by Sandy Lydon

"Sunnyvale Heritage and Landmarks" DeAnza History course by Kay Peterson

"History Behind the Scenes" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Early History of Moffett Field" DeAnza History course by Jerry Ifft

"Golden Gate Park/Outer Richmond" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Japanese Gardens of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Marion Card

Feature: Of Sharks, Shiners and Stereotypes: The Chinese Fishermen in Central California by Sandy Lydon

Cultural Preservation: Preserving Culture in Foreign Lands

Pioneer Profile: Tye Leung Schulze: a heroine among Bay Area Women by Ken Wong

Foundation Notes

Board of Trustees Gains Two Members: Charles Kubokawa & Mardi Bennett

Awards and Recognitions

Medal For Sale At History Center

Business and Foundation Donors

Santa Clara Valley Labor History Project Donors

New Volunteer Coordinator Takes Over: Mabel Mayhood

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Where to See Wildlife in California

 

Volume 9 Number 1   |   September 1987

 

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Californian September 1987
 

Contents

Front cover: Brown pelican in winter plumage. Photo by Tom Taber.

Director's Report: Reaching Out by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"Grass Valley/Nevada City" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"The California Coast" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"The East Bay - Yesterday and Today" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Saratoga, Monte Sereno and Montalvo" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Northern California Counties" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"California Labor, 1880-1980" DeAnza History course by Phil Crasser

"The Livermore Valley" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The California History Center Experience" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Politics in the Golden State" DeAnza History course by George Gastil

Mystery photo

Feature: Where To See Wildlife In The Bay Area by Tom Taber

Cultural Preservation: "Don't Call Me Honey" Exhibit Set to Open

Pioneer Profile: A Matter of Justice: Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell

Foundation Notes

Lesters Honored at Gala Dinner

Cupertino Chronicle to be Reprinted

New Books For Sale

Projects Completed or In-Progress

Business and Foundation Donors

Santa Clara Valley Labor History Project Donors

De Anza Day A Huge Success

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

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Shipwrights & Sailors

 

Volume 8 Number 3   |   March 1987

 

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Californian March 1987
 

Contents

Front cover: A light breeze carries a good-sized "outside" schooner, possibly the John F. Miller, towards the Hunter's Point stakeboat at the beginning of the 1891 Master Mariner's Regatta. Photo courtesy Bancroft Library, Berkeley

Director's Report: Volunteers: Our Life Support System by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"The Historian and Society" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Water Transportation on the Delta" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Los Gates History" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"North Coast Wine" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Southern Mines of the Mother Lode" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Parks and Trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Spring Wildflowers" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Historic Archaeology" DeAnza History course by Bob Cartier

"Islands in the Bay" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"Saga of Santa Cruz" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"History of Monterey County" DeAnza History course by Kent Seavey

Mystery photo

Feature: Master Mariner's Regatta . . . by Roger R. Olmsted

Cultural Preservation: South Bay Model Shipwrights Club by Stan Moreillon

Pioneer Profile: Casper Pawley: Pioneer Labor Leader by George Gastil

Foundation Notes

Volunteer Profile: Helen Riisberg

Come One, Come All

Two Books in Progress

De Anza Day Book Sale

Project Immortality - Phase III

Large Donors Thanked

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

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Pioneering Women

 

Volume 8 Number 2   |   December 1986

 

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Contents

Front cover: Margaret Jenkins was the first woman from Santa Clara County to participate in the Olympics: 1928 in Amsterdam and 1932 in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy Margaret Jenkins.

Director's Report: On the Horizon by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"The Machine in America" DeAnza History course by Jim Williams

"Wine In California" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Oral Histories of Women in Politics" DeAnza History course by Judy Adams

"Banking in California" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Los Gates and the Roads to Santa Cruz" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Point Lobes" DeAnza History course Lee Van Fossenby

"San Francisco's Grand Hotels" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"North Beach" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Pioneers and Petticoats" DeAnza History course by Lisa Rubens

Feature: Pioneering Women

Portraits of Sarah (Wallis) by Dorothy Regnery

Margaret Jenkins: Living The Competitive Spirit by Yvonne Jacobson

Cultural Preservation:

Pioneer Profile:

Foundation Notes

CHC Welcomes New Trustee: Kenneth Manning

Out Into The Community

Planned Giving

Project Immortality

Business and Foundation Donors

Historian (Joan M. Jensen) to Speak

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

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California Woman Suffrage

 

Volume 8 Number 1   |   September 1986

 

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Californian September 1986
 

Contents

Front cover: Mother Jones at a Colorado labor rally. Photo courtesy Darlene Thorne.

Errata: Cover caption inside magazine is incorrect. Additionally, Mother Jones had nothing to do with Women's Suffrage, and did not support it.

Director's Report: California Woman Suffrage: An Anniversary Exhibit by James C. Williams

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"Introduction to Historic Preservation" DeAnza History course by Kent Seavey

"The Golden History of the Banking Industry" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"California's Northern Gold Country" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Native Americans - The Miwok" DeAnza History course by Judith Cunningham

"Where To See Wildlife in California" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"California's Great Newspapers" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"History of Los Gatos" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Victorian Homes of Santa Clara County" DeAnza History course by Mardi Bennett

"Treasures of the Golden Gate" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Living History - The Mexican Period" DeAnza History course by Mary Lou Lyon

Exhibit Program: California Woman Suffrage

"Women in the Public Eye: Oral Histories of Women in Politics" DeAnza History course by Judy Adams

"Western Women and Suffrage" DeAnza History course by Jane Boyd

Feature: The Ballot for Women in Santa Clara County by Yvonne Jacobson

Pioneer Profile: Alice Locke Park by Kathryn Larson Akatiff and Judy Porter Adams

Cultural Preservation: Women's Heritage Museum by Jeanne McDonnell

Foundation Notes

Memberships

A Word of Special Thanks

Project Immortality

Business and Foundation Donors

Californian Indexed by Karol Fladager and Beth Gross

Annual Report 1985-1986

Letter to CHCF Members by President Anthony J. Lopina

Docents/Volunteers Had a Busy Year by Helen Riisberg

Library Collection Evaluated, New Books Received by Shirley Clements

Reaching the Community 1985-86

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

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Technology, Toys and Sex Roles

 

Volume 7 Number 3   |   March 1986

 

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Californian March 1986
 

Contents

Front cover: From cover of Auto-wheel Coaster Co. catalog, 1921

Exhibits-Publications: by James C. Williams, CHC Director

Another Part of the Dream

California Women's Lives Subject of Fall Exhibit

Calendar

Cultural Preservation: Consumer Products of the California Dream by Mickey Karpas

Feature: Technology, Toys and Sex Roles by Carroll W. Pursell University of California, Santa Barbara

Pioneer Profile: Historical Profile of Orchard Supply Hardware by Laura K. Marshall with assistance by Kevin Crawford

Education: State & Regional History

"Preservation Through Oral History" DeAnza History course by Barbara Norris

"Bodie - The Legend and Reality" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"History of Monterey County" DeAnza History course by Kent Seavey

"Trails and Parks of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Geography of California" DeAnza History course by Mary Lou Lyon

"Historic Archaeology" DeAnza History course by Bob Cartier

"Celebrated Californians" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California and the Wine World" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"California and the Civil War" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California in Literature" DeAnza History course by Fernando Levy

Exhibit Program courses

"Work, Culture and Ethnicity in the Bay Area: Joel Franks" DeAnza History course by

"California Consumerism: Jim Williams" DeAnza History course by

Foundation Notes

Holiday Thank You

Women's Suffrage Exhibit Slated for Fall

Two Trustees Leave Board

Saratoga Home Tour

Research Paper Files Evaluated by Robert Carlton

Two CHC Books Released

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Gift Kit

 

Volume 7 Number 2   |   December 1985

Supplement

 

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Californian December 1985 Supplement
 

Contents

Books

Other Items

Project Immortality

Order Form

Images

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Farming in the "Valley of Heart's Delight"

 

Volume 7 Number 2   |   December 1985

 

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Contents

Front cover: Seventeen-acre dry yard of Campbell Fruit Growers Union, organized in 1892, and taken over by Sunsweet in 1917; workers are scraping dried fruit from trays into boxes. View south toward Los Gatos gap c, 1900. Courtesy Campbell Historical Museum.

Exhibits-Publications: Visualizing the California Dream by James C. Williams, CHC Director

Calendar

Cultural Preservation: Passing Farms, Enduring Values

Feature: Gilroy's Ousley Farm: 1854-1977 by Maureen Frantzich

Education: State & Regional History

"Historic Preservation Survey of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Stephen Payne

"Nature and History in Monterey, Carmel and Point Lobos" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Literary San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Folklore in Northern California" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Sir Francis Drake in California" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"San Francisco Cable Cars" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"John Muir, The Man and His Legend" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Japanese Gardens in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Marion Card

Exhibit Program courses

"The Fruit Industry in Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Family Farms in the Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Yvonne Jacobson

Foundation Notes

Board of Trustees Welcomes New Member: Clarence A. (Sy) Syvertson

Ideas and Inspirations

Japanese Book Released

Coming in April . . . Saratoga Heritage Home Tour

CHC Holiday Wish List

Memberships

Project Immortality: Tile Donations, Phase III

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

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A Federal Court Comes to San Jose

 

Volume 7 Number 1   |   September 1985

 

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Californian September 1985
 

Contents

Front cover: Downtown San Jose at the turn of the century. Photograph by C. C. Pierce, Los Angeles: reproduced courtesy California Historical Society, San Francisco.

A Goodbye to History Center "Family" and Friends by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Feature: A Federal Court Comes to San Jose by Ellen Norman Saviano

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"San Francisco World Fairs" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Building the Central Pacific Railroad" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Grass Valley/Nevada City" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Chinese of the Monterey Region" DeAnza History course by Sandy Lydon

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Yosemite in the Fall" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Fire Fighting and Departments" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"The Best of Stegner" DeAnza History course by Maury Dunbar

"California's Art History" DeAnza History course by George Roberts

"New Exhibits in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Alcatraz Island" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

Foundation Notes

New CHC Director Selected: Dr. James Williams

NASA-Ames Exhibit Extended

Memberships

Business and Foundation Donors

Project Immortality

Annual Report 1984-1985

Letter to CHCF Members by President Anthony J. Lopina

Library Progress by Shirley Clements

Record Year for Docent/Volunteers by Helen Riisberg

CHCF Video Committee by Mary Jane Givens

Reaching the Community 1984-85

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

NASA-Ames: A History of Looking Forward

 

Volume 6 Number 2   |   March 1985

 

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Californian March 1985
 

Contents

Front cover: During the 1970s, extensive research was done at Ames on the Harrier Fighter VTOL aircraft. Photo courtesy of NASA-Ames.

The New Pioneers by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"Four Great Short Lines" DeAnza History course by Bruce Mac Gregor

"California's Coastal Waters" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Bodie-The Legend and Reality" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Trails and Parks of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Historic Archaeology" DeAnza History course by Bob Cartier

"Neighborhoods of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"East Bay-Yesterday and Today" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Bay Area Museums" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California's Art History" DeAnza History course by George Roberts

"Central Coast Wine 1769-1985" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Palo Alto Area Communities" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California Politics Pre Civil War" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"San Francisco Maritime History" DeAnza History course by Marion Card

"Three California Missions" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"San Francisco's Literary Realists" DeAnza History course by Mike Hamilton

NASA-Ames - A History of Looking Forward Exhibit Program courses

"NASA-Ames - Contributions to Aeronautics and Space" DeAnza History course by Sy Syvertson

"The Stanford Connection" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Lockheed - A Study of Aerospace Excellence" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

Feature: NASA-Ames: A History of Looking Forward by C. A. Syvertson, Director NASA-Ames 1978-1984

Pioneer Profile: Smitty DeFrance - Essence of a Square Shooter

Cultural Preservation: Experiencing Technological Innovation

Foundation Notes

Comings and Goings

Saratoga Home Tour Planned

Spring Membership Festival

New Board Members Seated

In Memorium: Frances North Martin, Charles Kuhn, and Jessie Frances Duddy

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

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More that a Century of Jewish Life: From San Francisco to Santa Clara Valley

 

Volume 6 Number 1   |   September 1984

 

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Contents

Front cover: Levi Strauss, first local Jewish clothing manufacturer, made durable pants for miners. Photo 1882, courtesy Levi Strauss & Co.

Exhibits-Publications: Endowment Funds Jewish Legacy Exhibit by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Feature: Jewish Reflections of Santa Clara Valley: 1850-1900 by Stephen D. Kinsey and Lynne E. Kinsey

Pioneer Profile: Everyone Knows His First Name: Levi Strauss

Education: State & Regional History

"New Almaden Quicksilver Mine" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Hetch Hetchy: A California Water Controversy" DeAnza History course by Kevin Fish

"The Birth of California Narrow Gauge" DeAnza History course by Bruce McGregor

"California's Agricultural Communities" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Sonora and the Southern Mines" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Monterey Peninsula in the Fall" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Trails and Parks of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Neighborhoods of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"California Politicians" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"The Best of Stegner" DeAnza History course by Maurice Dunbar

"California's Art History" DeAnza History course by George Roberts

Exhibit Program courses

"The Jewish Community Today" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"California Jewish Heritage" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch & Stephen Kinsey

"American Jewish History" DeAnza History course by Stephen Kinsey

Foundation Notes

A Lasting Remembrance

Business and Industry Support

Tile Donations

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Regional Greenbelt: Land Conservation in the Santa Cruz Mountains

 

Volume 5 Number 3   |   March 1984

 

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Californian March 1984
 

Contents

Front cover: Skyline Road. Photo by Donald Aitken, courtesy Peninsula Open Space Trust.

Exhibits: 1984 - the Year to Rededicate Your Interest in Preserving History by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Feature: Regional Greenbelt; Land Conservation in the Santa Cruz Mountains by Gerry Kenny

Education: State & Regional History

"Transportation in California" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Bodie - The Legend and the Reality" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"California's Spanish/Mexican Heritage" DeAnza History course by YaYa DeLuna

"History and the Camera - A Workshop" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Neighborhoods of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"The Best of Stegner" DeAnza History course by Maurice Dunbar

"Native Art - Australia & California" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Six Flags Over Sonoma" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Historic Marin County" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California and France - The Wine Tradition" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

Exhibit Program courses

"Trails and Parks of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Tom Taber

"Spring Wildflowers of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Don Buck & Burling

"Natural History of Northern California" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Point Lobos to Big Sur" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Santa Cruz Mountain Weekend - Castle Rock" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

Pioneer Profile: Andrew Putnam Hill by Carolyn de Vries

Foundation Notes

De Anza and Foothill Need Your Vote by Thomas W. Fryer, Jr.,Chancellor, FHDA Community College District

New Docents Sought

CHC Foundation News by Mary Jane Givens

Fort Ross Book Due Out in May

Artifacts/Information Sought

History Goes Video

New Trustee Elected

Project Immortality - Phase II

Corrections

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Silicon Transforms the "Valley of Heart's Delight"

 

Volume 5 Number 2   |   December 1983

 

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Contents

Front cover: The silicon chip, shown on the daisy petal. Photo by Melgar Photography, courtesy Intel.

Land Conservation in Santa Cruz Mountains & Foothills by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Cultural Preservation: Fifteen Years with the California History Center

Feature: Silicon Valley The High Tech Heritage by Jean Page

Education: State & Regional History

"Electric Railway in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Paul Trimble

"Broadcasting and Film Industry" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Italians in Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Victor DeMattei

"Franciscan Missions" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The California Indian" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"John Steinbeck 1902-1968" DeAnza History course by Maury Dunbar

"Great Mansions of the Peninsula" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch & Skip Norfolk

"Seacoast of Bohemia" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Arts in California" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Exhibit Program courses

"Natural History of Point Lobos" DeAnza History course by Lee Van Fossen

"Open Space Heritage" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

Pioneer Profile: Leaders of Regional High Technology Assist CHC Documentation Efforts: Edward L. Ginzton & Clarence A. Syvertson

Foundation Notes

Planning Begins for High Technology Heritage Project

CHC Receives Donations from Businessland and GKE

Good-bye and Good Luck: Sharen Metz

MAP Grant Awarded

A thank-you to Grace Hartley

CHC Welcomes New Trustee: Dave Bennion

Memberships

In Memorium: Elio Picchetti & Aldo Picchetti

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

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A Salute to 50 Years of Moffett Field

 

Volume 5 Number 1   |   September 1983

 

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Californian September 1983
 

Contents

Front cover: USS Macon next to Hanger One at Moffett Field. Photo by US Navy.

Moffett Field 1933-1983: A 50th Anniversary Salute by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Of Interest to Members

Education: State & Regional History

"Technology of Winemaking - A Historical Perspective" DeAnza History course by Glenn Funk

"Central Pacific in the Sierra" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Grass Valley / Nevada City" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"California Jewish History" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Tales of the South Bay" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Victorians of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"California's Art History" DeAnza History course by George Roberts

Exhibit Program courses

"The Civil War in California" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"World War II and California" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"Lockheed - A Study in Aerospace Excellence" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Moffett Field - The Inside Story" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

"Defenders of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Aviation History Film Festival" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

International Heritage Tour - Yugoslavia

Moffett Field commemorative poster

Feature: A Flight Through History: Moffett Field and the Santa Clara Valley, 1933-1953 by F. M. Trapnell

Pioneer Profile: Dorothy Varian: A Woman Ahead of Her Time

Foundation Notes

Library Progress by Shirley Clements

Memberships

Annual Report 1982-1983

Letter to CHCF Members by Dr. Seonaid McArthur, Director CHC

CHCF News by Mary Jane Givens

Reaching the Community 1982-83

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

The Japanese Legacy 1860-1983, Earthquake & Wildflowers

 

Volume 4 Number 3   |   March 1983

 

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Contents

Front cover: The lion dancer, with full head of red hair, typical stance and voluminous brocaded costume, is a popular character from Kabuki drama. Photo by John Tolomei.

Japanese Legacy 1860-1983 by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Cultural Preservation: Japan's Enduring Culture

Japanese-American Cultural Festival

Feature: California's Natural History: Beauty and The Beast

Spring Wildflower Repertory by Don Buck

Journey Along the Earthquake Trail by N. Timothy Hall

Education: State & Regional History

"North Coast Wine, 1825-1983" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Railroad to the California Coast" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Northern California Military Posts" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Modern Aerospace History in the Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Bodie - The Legend and Reality" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer

"Bridges that Span our Bay" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Social and Economic Development of Salinas Valley" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

"San Jose and Adjacent Communities" DeAnza History course by Frances Fox

"Historic Triangle" DeAnza History course by Frances Fox

"Spring Wildflowers of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Don Buck & Burling

"Geologic History of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Tim Hall

"San Francisco Architecture" DeAnza History course by Skip Norfolk

"Historic Marin County" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Heritage Tours

"Angel Island" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Clipper Ships, Steamers and Ferryboats" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Denaldina Cameron and San Francisco's Chinese" DeAnza History course by Mary Jean Clauss

"The Army at Fort Point" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Fort Ross" DeAnza History course by Nicholas Rokitiansky

Exhibit Program courses

"The Japanese Community Today" DeAnza History course by Marion Card

"History of the Japanese in California" DeAnza History course by Lynch & Matsueda

"Japanese Cultural Forms" DeAnza History course by Michiko Hiramatsu

Pioneer Profile: Will Lester: A Man of the Future Committed to Preserving the Past

Foundation Notes

Technology Needed to Upgrade Program

Center's First Video Documentary Aired on DeAnza Cable Station

Association News

Moffett Field Exhibit

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Japanese in California

 

Volume 4 Number 2   |   December 1982

 

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Contents

Front cover: Believed to be the Minato Bathhouse, San Jose. Photo circa 1911. From the Nishimura Family, Wayne Kanemoto collection.

Exhibits: Father Abeloe's Californiana Collection Donated To The CHC Library by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

CHC Foundation Tours Intro

Cultural Preservation: Maintaining Japanese Culture by Kevin Mendoza

Feature: Reflections On an Era: The Nisei by Judge Wayne Kanemoto, Retired

Education: State & Regional History

"Photographic Interpretation of History - A Workshop" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Wine in California 1769-1983" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"California Land, Mining and Water Law" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Irish in California" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

"San Francisco History" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"California Festival of the Arts" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"History of the East Bay" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

"Eras in California History" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"Living in Victorian San FranciscoLiving in Victorian San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"History of Sausalito" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Earthquakes and Volcanoes" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"History of Death Valley" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

Heritage Tours

"Robert Louis Stevenson in Napa Valley" DeAnza History course by Mary Jean Clauss

"Pacific Grove" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"The Almond Industry" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"San Francisco Architecture - European Sources" DeAnza History course by Skip Norfolk

"San Juan Bautista" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Historic Monterey" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Pioneer Profile: A Man of the Soil: Eiichi Sakauye by Melissa Nephew

Foundation Notes

CHCF Association News by Mary Jane Givens

Louis Stocklmeir Library

In Memorium: Louis Stocklmeir, 1892-1982, Father William Abeloe, 1933-1982

Videotape on Santa Clara Valley History

Large Gifts Acknowledged

Why Give? by Landrum R. Boiling, Chairman, Council on Foundations

Richard Lipscomb quote

Foundation Exhibit To Be Displayed in Sacramento

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Fort Ross

 

Volume 4 Number 1   |   September 1982

 

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Californian September 1982
 

Contents

Front cover: The reconstructed chapel at Fort Ross was completed in 1974. Photograph by Wayne Fogel.

Exhibits: Fort Ross: A Cross-Cultural Exhibit by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

CHC Foundation Tours

Cultural Preservation: Rebirth of the Kuskov House at Fort Ross by Mike Tucker California Dept. of Parks and Recreation

Feature: Fort Ross: A Place in History by David W. Rickman

Pioneer Profile: Mr. Sunnyvale . . . Manuel Vargas By Ann Hines and Kay Peterson

Education: State & Regional History

"Art of Historic Interpretation - A Workshop" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"History of Electric Railways in the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Paul Trimble

"California Agriculture and Horticulture" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"The Gold Rush - Grass Valley/Nevada City" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer & Jerry Mann

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Eras in California History" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"Natural History - Plant Communities of the Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Don Buck & Burling

"History of Regional Architecture" DeAnza History course by Skip Norfolk

"California's Art History" DeAnza History course by George Roberts

"Topics in California History — An Evening With the Authors" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

"Stanford University and Its Surrounding Communities" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"NASA-Ames, Recent Developments" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"History of the East Bay" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

"Architecture and Design of Historic Bay Area Homes" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Architectural History - Ethnic Influences" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Cultural History - Northern Coastal Counties" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

One-Day Heritage Tours

"San Francisco Architecture" DeAnza History course by Skip Norfolk

"Petaluma/Sonoma" DeAnza History course by Ken Bruce

"Historic Half-Moon Bay" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

"Livermore Valley" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Historic Sacramento" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"San Francisco - Cultural History" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Napa Valley" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"San Francisco - Earthquake, Fire and Rebirth" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"San Francisco — Instant City of the Gold Rush" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Nob Hill And Its Big Four" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

Exhibit Program courses

"Russians in California" DeAnza History course by Nicholas Rokitiansky

"Ft. Ross - Bodega Bay" DeAnza History course by Nicholas Rokitiansky

"Mendocino Weekend - Russian American Heritage" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

Foundation Notes

CHCF Association News by Mary Jane Givens

Department of State Parks Arranges Funding for Fort Ross Exhibit

CHC Members Support

Yvonne Jacobson Receives Heritage Award

Memberships

What Is Being Said About Us

Business/Corporate Donations

Annnual Repot 1982

Planning A Future: Policy Threatens Cultural Programs by Seonaid McArthur

Assessing Program Directions

Finances 1981-82

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Regional Winegrowing

 

Volume 3 Number 3   |   March 1982

 

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Californian March 1982
 

Contents

Front cover: A traditional first box of grapes is dumped into the crusher at Martin Ray Vineyards, Saratoga, 1977

Exhibits: Topics in Focus: Regional Winegrowing by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Traveling Exhibits Schedule - Spring 1982

Calendar

Cultural Preservation: Two Ways to Save a Winery: Efforts on the San Francisco Bay Area

Malaguerra-A Wine Museum by Kathy Bechly

Picchetti - A Working Winery by Jacqueline Armor

Feature: Like Modern Edens

Education: State & Regional History Program

"California Gold Rush - World Implications" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Sonora" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer & Jerry Mann

"Faculty History Seminar" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch, Frank Clauss, and Matt

"Living in Victorian San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Angel Island, Tiburon, Belvedere" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"The Railroad and the California Conscience" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Sir Francis Drake" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"Country Inns of California" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

"The Big Four - San Jose, New Almaden, Santa Clara, Mission San Jose" DeAnza History course by Frances Fox

"Historic Spots in Our Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"California Jewish Heritage" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Winds from Oceania" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

One-Day Heritage Tours

"Alcatraz" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Saga of Santa Cruz" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Benicia - California Capital" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"California Railway Museum" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer & Jerry Mann

Special Program Theme: Winegrowing

"California and the World of Wine" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"California Wine Pioneers: the 50s, 60s, 70s" DeAnza History course by Mary Lester

One-Day Heritage Tours: Theme Related

"Agoston Haraszthy's Wonderful Vineyard" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"South Bay Winegrowing" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

Pioneer Profile: Louis Stocklmeir: A Man of Action and Dedication by Bruce Merenbloom

Foundation Notes

Project Immortality - Phase II Now In Progress

Passing Farms Book Planned

List of Sponsors and Donors

CHCF Association News by Mary Jane Givens

Memberships

Thank You for De Anza College faculty/staff for their voluntary payroll deductions

Send Us Your Family Histories

"Water in the Santa Clara Valley: A History" book

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Water in the Santa Clara Valley

 

Volume 3 Number 2   |   January 1982

 

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Californian January 1982
 

Contents

Front cover: Mud Slough, between Alviso and Newark, Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Winter 1978. Photo by Bruce MacGregor.

Exhibits: Topics in Focus: Water for Life and Growth by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Cultural Preservation: On Becoming a Wilderness... In Search of The South Bay by Bruce MacGregor.

Feature: Water for Life and Growth The Santa Clara Valley Story by Robert Couchman

Education: State & Regional History

"Grand Hotels and Great Restaurants" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Faculty History Dinner Seminar" DeAnza History course by Marion Card, Skip Norfolk & Charles Sullivan

"Victorians to Glass and Steel: Regional Architecture" DeAnza History course by Skip Norfolk

"Sir Francis Drake" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"Water - The Real California Gold" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"A California Festival of the Arts" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"The Southern California Coast" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Introduction to Museum Studies" DeAnza History course by Jill Serota-Braden

One-Day Heritage Bus Tours

"Museums of Early San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Victorians to Glass and Steel: Regional Architecture" DeAnza History course by Skip Norfolk

"Discovering Steinbeck Country" DeAnza History course by Marion Card

"Alcatraz and Angel Islands" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Cable Cars of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"California's Big Sur Coast" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Gardens and Water Temples" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"'Search for Alexander' Exhibit De Young Museum California History Center Foundation Trip"

Four-Day Tour

"Eureka and the No. California Coast" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

Special Program Themes: Water and Wine

"Water = Power/Need vs. Greed: An overview of California's Development as Related to Water Resources" DeAnza History course by Dick Gates

"California and the World of Wine" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Exhibit Opening: Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz Mtn. Winegrowing 1798/1981" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Wine Exhibit: Docent Program" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

Notes

Pioneer Profile:

Foundation Notes

CHCF Association News by Mary Jane Givens

In Memorium Ruth Sahlberg by Walt Warren Founding Director CHC

Sahlberg Memorial

Library Funds Donated

Project Immortality Phase II is Under Way

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Valley in Transition

 

Volume 3 Number 1   |   September 1981

 

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Californian September 1981
 

Contents

Front cover: the Evergreen District in the eastern part of the Santa Clara Valley. Photo courtesy of the Sourisseau Academy

Exhibits: Topics in Focus: Valley in Transition by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Feature: The Making of Slurban America by Karl Belser, Santa Clara County planning director (1950-1967)

Education: State & Regional History Program

"Geneology, Your Family History" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

"Grass Valley/Nevada City" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer & Jerry Mann

"Homes of Commercial Giants" DeAnza History course by Walter Warren

"Italians of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Deanna Gumina

"Nob Hill Irish" DeAnza History course by Walter Warren

"Monterey and Early Heritage" DeAnza History course by Walter Warren

"Faculty History Dinner-Seminar" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer, Phil Crasser, and Frances Fox

"Space Age Technology" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Celebration of Scandinavian Heritage" DeAnza History course by Ruth Sahlberg

"Institutions of the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Californiana: An Evening with the Authors" DeAnza History course by Frances Fox

"Sir Francis Drake" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"Bay Area Institutions/Walking Tour" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Victorian Days in San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"East Bay Heritage" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"San Francisco Opera: Gold Rush, Tivoli, Now" DeAnza History course by Mary Jean Clauss

One-Day Heritage Bus Tours

"Livermore Valley-Vineyards to Nuclear Technology" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Maritime San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Defenders of the Bay" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Museums and Monuments of Old San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Victorian Homes of San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"John Muir's Autumn" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

Three-Day Tour

"Yosemite - Story of a Conservation Effort" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

Exhibit Program courses: Valley In Transition

"Celebration of the California Farm" DeAnza History course by Yvonne Jacobson

"The Baylands: A Land Use Forum" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Population Growth vs. Valley Environment" DeAnza History course by Roger Mack

"High Technology & Past, Present, Future" DeAnza History course by Jim Riley

"Valley in Transition - Television Course" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

"Passing Farms Exhibit - Docent Program" DeAnza History course by Yvonne Jacobson

"Open Space Preservation - The State Park System" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"The New Silicon Valley of Heart's Delight" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"The Family Farm in Santa Clara Valley" DeAnza History course by Yvonne Jacobson

Foundation Notes

Patrons Society Growing

CHCF Association News by Mary Jane Givens

Memberships

Business/Corporation Donations

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Californians from Yugoslavia

 

Volume 2 Number 3   |   April 1981

 

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Californian April 1981
 

Contents

Front cover: Members of the Croatian Sokol Band await the arrival of Yugoslavian dignitaries at the Oakland train station in the early 1900's. Photo courtesy of Elsie Matt.

Exhibits: Californians from Yugoslavia Opens April 6 by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Cultural Preservation:

Campaign Needs Your Commitment $20,000 Estate Gift Launches Effort

"Beaulieu" A Vineyard Estate Becomes College Campus

Stella Kester — A Legend All Her Own

Feature: Californians from Yugoslavia by Elsie Matt

Education

California Documentation: History 30

"Tracing our Past" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

Industrial History: History 37

"Central Coast Wine: 1769-1980" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

"Railroads to the California Coast" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

California Gold: History 38

"Bodie: The Legend and the Reality" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer & Jerry Mann

"Sierra Gold" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Homes of Commercial Giants" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

Ethnic Heritage: History 42

"Swedes in California" DeAnza History course by Ruth Sahlberg

"Yugoslavs in California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Monterey and Early Heritage" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

"Nob Hill Irish" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

Topics in California History: History 44

"Villa Montalvo—Cultural Center in Retrospect" DeAnza History course by Marion Card

Field Studies: History 45

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Sir Francis Drake" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"The Big Four—San Jose, Santa Clara, Alviso, New Almaden" DeAnza History course by Frances Fox

"Exploring the Bay Area" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Six Flags Over Sonoma" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsh

"Port Cities" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsh

History of San Francisco: History 46

"San Francisco—The 1980s" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

Cultural Heritage: History 47

"Saratoga's First Hundred Years" DeAnza History course by Frances Fox

"Ghost Towns of The Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Carolyn deVries

"San Francisco Opera: Gold Rush, Tivoli and Now" DeAnza History course by Mary Jean Clauss

"San Francisco's Champagne Years" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

CHC Historian (Nicholas Rokitiansky) Contributes to Book Published By US And USSR

Passing Farms: Enduring Values In Memorium — R. C. Olson(1899-1980)by Yvonne Jacobson

Foundation Notes

CHCF Association News by Mary Jane Givens

Memberships

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Passage to the Golden Mountain, Photo-Story of Chinese Immigration through Angel Island to San Francisco

 

Volume 2 Number 2   |   January 1981

 

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Californian January 1981
 

Contents

Front cover: A woman in traditional robes gazes from a Chinatown balcony over the rooftops of San Francisco. Photo by Mervyn Silberstein, ca. 1920. Courtesy of the Gloria Brown collection.

Exhibits: "Passage to the Golden Mountain" Opens January 26. by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Exhibit at Syntex March 2 - April 24

Traveling Exhibits

Calendar

Chinese Immigration to California - Winter Quarter Program

Cultural Preservation: Promoting Pride in Heritage: Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco

Feature: Passage to the Golden Mountain, Photo-Story of Chinese Immigration through Angel Island to San Francisco.

The Birth of Chinatown

Angel Island: Entrance to the Land of the Golden Mountain.

Education

California Documentation: History 30

"Aviation in Santa Clara County" DeAnza History course by Ruth Sahlberg

"Tracing our Past" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

Industrial History: History 37

"Wine in California, 1769-1980" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

California Gold: History 38

"Gold Rush Mines" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Comstock Era" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

Special Projects: History 40

"Introduction to Modem China" DeAnza History course by Doreen Croft

Ethnic Heritage: History 42

"Scandinavians in California" DeAnza History course by Ruth Sahlberg

"Nicholas Rokitiansky" DeAnza History course by Nicholas Rokitiansky

"U.S. Acquisition of California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"California Missions" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

"Nob Hill Irish" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

"Chinese in "Gum San" (Land of Golden Mountain)" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

Topics in California History: History 44

"Legend and Folk Tales of California" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

Field Studies: History 45

"Docent Tralning-Chinese Exhibit" DeAnza History course by David Rickman

"Mexican to American Flags" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

"San Francisco Chinatown - The Wonder of Cuisine and Drama" DeAnza History course by Marion Card

"Sir Francis Drake" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"Bay Area Architectural Masterpieces" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Quicksilver at New Almaden" DeAnza History course by Carolyn de Vries

"California, Hawaii and the Northwest" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Mysterious Marin" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

Cultural Heritage: History 47

"Illustrious Ladies" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Northern California's Coastline" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

Pioneer Profile:

Foundation Notes

An Orchid for Excellence

CHCF Association News by Mary Jane Givens

Memberships

Funds are Needed for "Passing Farms" Project

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Exploring Alviso, Seafaring Merchants

 

Volume 2 Number 1   |   September 1980

 

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Californian May 1980
 

Contents

Front cover: Built to handle bulk cargo, brick, coal sand or hay, the unpretentious, practical 'Alma' is the last remaining San Francisco Bay scow schooner.

Exhibits: Seafaring'Merchants Sept. 29—Dec. 19 by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

Calendar

Cultural Preservation: Legendary Alviso by Frances Fox

Feature: San Francisco Bay - Gateway to Pacific Trade

Bay Ports

Map of Historic Ports of the San Francisco Bay Area

Education

California Documentation: History 30

"Scandinavians in California" DeAnza History course by Ruth Sahlberg

"Geneology, Independent Study" DeAnza History course by Seonaid 'Shona' McArthur

Industrial History: History 37

"Maritime Man - An Introduction" DeAnza History course by Ted Hinckley

"California Wine Harvest" DeAnza History course by Seonaid 'Shona' McArthur

"The Big Four - Driving the Golden Spike" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"Grand Old Ladies of Commercial Architecture" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

California Gold: History 38

"Grass Valley - Nevada City" DeAnza History course by Jerry Mann & Bill Palmer

"Homes of the Commercial Giants" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

Ethnic Heritage: History 42

"Yugoslavs of California" DeAnza History course by Elsie Matt

"Jewish Heritage of California" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsh

"Nob Hill Irish" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

Field Studies: History 45

"Decent Training - Maritime Exhibit" DeAnza History course by David Rickman

"Ships that Sail No More" DeAnza History course by Marion Card

"Sir Francis Drake" DeAnza History course by Hugh Thomas

"People and Early Buildings of the Coast" DeAnza History course by Pat Dunbar

"Introduction to the San Francisco Bay Area" DeAnza History course by David Rickman

"Streetcars and Interurbans" DeAnza History course by Paul Trimble

"Old Houses and their Stories" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

Cultural Heritage: History 47

"Passages to California" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"Impact of Latin America on California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

"An 1890 Autumn in the Valley of Heart's Delight" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

"San Francisco Opera" DeAnza History course by Mary Jean Clauss

"Cultural Currents" DeAnza History course by George Roberts

"Living out in Old San Francisco" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"San Francisco's Champagne Years" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

New Faces: Four new instructors

Foundation Notes

Antiques and Donations...Please!

Childrens Saturday Programs

Memberships

CHCF Association News by Mary Jane Givens

Grants Boost Exhibition Program

Back cover: Board & Staff

Images

Coming Soon

Politics & Preservation, Summer Sojourns, Captivating Classes

 

Volume 1 Number 2   |   May 1980

 

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Californian May 1980
 

Contents

Front cover: Fourth-grade children from a local school study artifacts from "The First Californian's" exhibit. Photo by Yvonne Jacobson

Exhibits: by Seonaid McArthur, CHC Director

George Demont Otis: Emergence of an Impressionist School

Historical Exhibits for your Community

Map, Board & Staff

Calendar

Foundation Notes

Memorial Donation Received in the name of Anton Lopina 1886-1979

Memberships

Cultural Preservation: Letters to State Officials

Travel: Summer Expeditions

"The "Spanish Roots" Experience" DeAnza History trip led by Chatham Forbes

"Balmy Days in Los Angeles" DeAnza History trip led by Betty Hirsch

"North to Alaska" DeAnza History trip led by Brian Smith

"Experiencing Nordic Culture" DeAnza History trip led by Ruth Sahlberg

"Excavating Cultural History in Cloverdale" DeAnza History trip led by Richard Lerner

Education

Pre-session

"History of California" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

Twelve week session

"Spain Roots in California" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Eight week session

"Scots in California" DeAnza History course by Mary Jean Clauss

"Warm Springs Dam Project" DeAnza History course by Richard Lemer

"Balmy Days of Los Angeles" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"California -Yesterday and Today" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"San Francisco's First 100 years" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

"Scandinavians in California" DeAnza History course by Ruth Sahlberg

Six-week session

"History of California" DeAnza History course by Phil Grasser

"Cultural Currents—California Artists:" DeAnza History course by George Roberts

"Russian Influence in California" DeAnza History course by Nicholas Rokitiansky

Special Session

"California /Alaska Experience—Railroads" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

"California/Alaska Experience—Rushes" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

Postscript

The Weekend Wanderer by Chatham Forbes

The CHCF Association

A Special Evening for Two CHCF Members by: Mary Jane Givens

Hours

Back cover: Nick Zarevich family home looking east down Stevens Creek Blvd. between Lawrence Expressway and Saratoga Ave. House was built around 1890 and the photo was taken circa 1900.

Images

Coming Soon

 

Maritime Legacy, Opulence & Opportunity, Juxtaposed Journalists

 

Volume 1 Number 1   |   January 1980

 

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Californian January 1980
 

Contents

Front cover: The Second Cliff House 1896-1907

The Exhibits

San Francisco's Opulent Era

California Landscapes: Emergence of an Impressionist

Programme

Maritime History of the Pacific by David Hull

Foundation Notes

Feature Exhibit: "Living Out" in San Francisco's Era of Opulence by Dr. Francis J. Clauss

Education

Industrial History: History 37

"Before Bridges and Freeways" DeAnza History course by David Hull

"Big Guys / Little Guys, Coastal Railroads" DeAnza History course by Bruce MacGregor

"Central Coast Wine" DeAnza History course by Charles Sullivan

California Gold: History 38

"The Southern Mines" DeAnza History course by Bill Palmer & Jerry Mann

"Colorful Characters of the Gold Rush" DeAnza History course by Brian Smith

Ethnic Heritage: History 42

"Russian Settlement in California" DeAnza History course by Vladimir Schenk

"Nob Hill Irish" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

"Scandinavian Heritage" DeAnza History course by Ruth Sahlberg & Julie Laursen

Field Studies: History 45

"Saratoga's First Hundred Years" DeAnza History course by Francis Fox

"San Jose and Its Seaport" DeAnza History course by Francis Fox

"Comstock Era" DeAnza History course by Walt Warren

History of San Francisco: History 46

"San Francisco's First 100 years" DeAnza History course by Frank Clauss

Cultural Heritage: History 47

"San Francisco Opera" DeAnza History course by Mary Jean Clauss

"Alternate Lifestyles" DeAnza History course by Pat Bresnan

"Old Houses: Their Stories" DeAnza History course by Ilse Gluckstadt

"Celebrated Californians" DeAnza History course by Betty Hirsch

"Roaring Twenties" DeAnza History course by Dan O'Keefe

"Great Depression / New Deal" DeAnza History course by Dan O'Keefe

"Cities at the End of the Bay" DeAnza History course by Ruth Sahlberg

"East Bay at Your Feet" DeAnza History course by Pat Lynch

"Ghost Towns - Santa Cruz Mountains" DeAnza History course by Carolyn deVries

"Cultural Currents" DeAnza History course by George Roberts

"Early Colleges: Agents of Change" DeAnza History course by Chatham Forbes

Museology: History 55

"The Community Museum" DeAnza History course by Ted Cohen

Independent Study

"The First Californian" DeAnza History course by Seonaid McArthur

Culture Preservation photos by Yvonne Jacobson

Postscripts

Images

Front cover: photograph The Second Cliff House 1896-1907

 

page 2: painting "Behind the Otis Studio - Corte Madera Creek" - painting by George Dermond Otis , 30"x40", oil/canvas, 1936 See a similarly named image by the artist.

 

page 2: painting "East Winds" by George Dermond Otis , 20"x30", oil/canvas, photo from Grace Hartley

page 3: drawing of a harmonica

page 3: drawing of a pitcher and cups on a platter

page 3: drawing of a horse drawn buggy (need to determine exact type)

page 4&5: photograph " Balclutha crossing the San Francisco Bay after restoration, 1955. photo from National Maritime Museum

page 7: photograph: Dining at the Palace Hotel , 1960s. Photo from Sheraton Palace Hotel.

page 8: drawing: The Palace Hotel 's seven story grand court

page 9: photograph: St Francis Hotel in ruins after the 1906 earthquake .

page 9: photograph: Lobby of the Fairmont Hotel circa 1910. Photo from Fairmont Hotel.

page 9: photograph: Military Party California Grays (marching band?) at the Fairmont Hotel , January 27, 1912. Photo from the California Historical Society

page 10: photograph: Suite at the Mark Hopkins Hotel circa 1920. Photo from Hotel Mark Hopkins.

page 10: photograph: rear view of Fairmont Hotel in 1910. prior to the swimming pool (flood penthouse on top) being installed. Photo from Fairmont Hotel.

page 11: photograph: CHC field trip to Bodie , California.

page 12: drawing: conical Native-American basket.

page 13: photograph: living room in the Fremont Older House. Photo by Yvonne Jacobson.

page 13: photograph: writing desk in the Fremont Older House. Photo by Yvonne Jacobson.

page 13: photograph: back yard of the Fremont Older House. Photo by Yvonne Jacobson.

page 13: photograph: Mort and Elaine Levine, restorers and caretaker residents of the Fremont Older House. Photo by Yvonne Jacobson.

page 14: photograph: Docent Mary Jane Givens explaining Native American objects in the "touch basket" touring the First Californians exhibit at CHC. Photo by Yvonne Jacobson.

page 14&15 & back cover: photograph: Banquet to Washington Delegation, Panama Pacific International Exposition , St Francis Hotel . February 27, 1911". Photo from the California Historical Society

page 15: photograph: children and their parents sharing a Scandinavian Christmas and Santa Lucia Pageant at the De Anza Trianon December 1979. Photo by Yvonne Jacobson.

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