Archival Collections and
Institutional Repository
GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-49
University of California-Los Angeles. Young Research Library. Special Collections
A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310-825-4988
Hours: See website
Access: No restrictions
Copying Facilities: Yes
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive Dates: ca. 1843-1984
Volume: Ca. 2.5 cubic feet
Description: 14 collections include Native Catholic records:
/1 Fremont Ackerman Papers, Collection 312
Inclusive dates: 1911
Volume: 1 item
Description: Survey completed by Ackerman, a civil engineer and surveyor, of San Gabriel Arc獺ngel Mission [Franciscans], San Gabriel, California.
/2 Albert Bartlett Papers, Collection 1300
Inclusive dates: Undated
Volume: 2 folders
Description: Photographs of San Diego de Alcal獺 Mission [Franciscans], San Diego, California and San Xavier del Bac Mission [Franciscans], Tucson, Arizona by Albert Bartlett (1887-1966).
/3 Collection of California Postcards, Collection 1351
Inclusive dates: 1890
Volume: Ca. .2 cubic foot
Description: Images of 10 California Franciscan missions, including La Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima, San Antonio de Pala, San Buenaventura, San Diego de Alcal獺, San Fernando Rey de Espa簽a, San Gabriel Arc獺ngel, San Juan Capistrano, San Lu穩s Rey de Francia, Santa In矇s, and Santa Barbara.
/4 Will Connell Papers, Collection 839
Inclusive dates: 1928-1961
Volume: 226 photographs
Description: By Will Connell (1898-1961), re: all 21 Franciscan missions in California; included in The Missions of California, 1941.
/5 Ralph D. Cornell Papers, Collection 1411
Inclusive dates: 1925-1972
Volume: Ca. .2 cubic foot
Description: By landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell (1908-1972), re: color transparencies of Franciscan Indian missions in California.
/6 Joseph Le Compte Davis Papers, Collection 476
Inclusive dates: 1899-1957
Volume: Ca. 1 cubic foot
Description: By Joseph Le Compte Davis (1864-1957): 2 ink drawings of San Juan Bautista and San Miguel Arc獺ngel Missions [Franciscans] and 20 watercolors, 5 blue-tinted photographs, and 1 black and white photograph of various Franciscan missions in California.
/7 Francis M. Fultz Papers, Collection 138
Inclusive dates: ca. 1850-1927
Volume: 7 slides
Description: San Diego de Alcal獺 Mission, San Diego, California.
/8 Archibald H. Gillespie Papers, Collection 333
Inclusive dates: 1845-1860
Volume: Few letters
Description: Land claims of Franciscan Indian missions in California.
/9 Ernest M. Pratt Photograph Collection, Collection 1217
Inclusive dates: ca. 1920-1940
Volume: 31 prints
Description: Franciscan Native American missions in California -- San Buenaventura, San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, San Diego de Alcal獺, San Gabriel Arc獺ngel, and San Juan Capistrano Missions.
/10 Photographer's Collection, Collection 98
Inclusive dates: 1863-1860s
Volume: Few photographs
Description: By Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916); Franciscan Native American missions in California and San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tucson, Arizona.
/11 Picture Collection, Collection 99
Inclusive dates: 1890-1900s
Volume: Few photographs
Description: Franciscan Native American missions in California
/12 W.W. Robinson Papers, Collection 2072
Inclusive dates: ca. 1843-1972
Volume: 9 folders
Description: By William Wilcox Robinson (1891-1972); includes Christmas cards with views of Franciscan Native American missions in California -- San Gabriel Arc獺ngel and Santa Barbara Missions, correspondence and brochures on San Fernando Rey de Espa簽a Mission, and advisory committee records on the La Purisima Mission restoration.
/13 Carleton Watkins Collection of Photographs, Collection number 599
Inclusive dates: ca. 1867-1882
Volume: Ca. .5 cubic foot
Description: By Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916); Franciscan Native American missions in California and San Xavier del Bac Mission, Tucson, Arizona.
/14 Lloyd Wright Papers, Collection 1561
Inclusive dates: 1920-1978
Volume: 1 painting
Description: Watercolor painting of Santa In矇s Mission [Franciscans], Solvang, California, by Lloyd Wright (1890-1978).
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 51做厙 Archives.
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