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Doty Family Collection

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1989-086

Content Description

Large collection of two hundred thirty-six (236) Doty family photographs, twenty-seven (27) postcards, ten (10) books, correspondence, eight (8) greeting cards, and seventeen (17) booklets. A highlight of this collection are materials related to Capt. Edward Doty's leadership of the famous and tragic 1849 Jayhawker Party crossing of Death Valley.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Gift of Ed Doty. The donor was the grandson or great grandson of Capt. Edward Doty who led the famous and tragic Jayhawker Party across Death Valley in 1849.

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • 1894 - 1975

Creator

Extent

236 Photographic Prints

27 Postcards

27 Volumes

Inventory

1. One (1) 3 1/2" x 31/2" daguerreotype of Edward Doty 2. One (1) 3 1/2" x 31/2" daguerreotype of Grandmother Doty 3. One (1) 5 1/2" x 4" photo of Edward Doty 4. One (1) 5 1/2" x 4" photo of Grandmother Doty 5. One (1) 7" x 8 1/2" photo of Doty family taken around 1904. 6. One (1) 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" photo of Florence Doty as a young child 7-8. Two (2) 6 1/2" x 4 1/4" photo of Frank and Clara Doty 9. One (1) color postcard of Edinburgh Castle 10. One (1) color postcard of Caledonian Hotel 11. One (1) color postcard of Amsterdam 12. One (1) color postcard of Reims Cathedral 13. One (1) color postcard of English flag 14. One (1) color postcard of Houses of Parliament in England 15. One (1) color postcard of Culzean Castle 16. One (1) color postcard of Galloway Burn 17. One (1) color postcard of SB Courthouse 18. One (1) color postcard of Galloway Burn 19. One (1) color postcard of Banyan tree 20. One (1) color postcard of Fresno Hilton 21. One (1) color postcard of President and Mrs. Eisenhower 22. One (1) postcard by Ashleigh Brilliant 23. One (1) b/w postcard of Tuckabatchee Tribe 24. One (1) 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" b/w photo of signpost US 50. 25. One (1) 9" x 7" b/w photo of Florence Doty as child 26. One (1) 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" b/w photo of Castle Rock 27. One (1) 10" x 8" b/w photo of Frank Doty and Mitch Farren, 1894 28. One (1) b/w photo of Florence Doty at 6 months 29. One (1) b/w photo of Frank Doty 30. One (1) b/w photo of Clark Hill in Yosemite with hunting kills 31. One (1) b/w photo of Edward Doty as a child 32. One (1) b/w photo of Frank and Clara Doty 33. One (1) b/w photo of Frank, Margaret, Henry and Edward Doty 34. One (1) b/w photo of Florence Doty at 6 months 35. One (1) b/w photo of Frank and Clara Doty in old age 36. One (1) b/w photo of Florence Doty as young girl at beach. 37-39. Three (3) hand-colored postcards of Arlington Hotel 40. One (1) b/w photo of people in wagon w/ four-horse team 41. One (1) b/w postcard of Nora Higgins and Florence Doty on porch of house. 42. One (1) color photo of SB harbor 43. One (1) color photo of Channel Drive, looking east 44. One (1) sepia toned postcard of State St., Ukiah, CA. 45. One (1) b/w photo of burned home of Henry and Almidia Hill. 46. One (1) b/w photo of Hill property w/ horse 47-48. Two (2) b/w photo of Den School, Naples 49. One (1) b/w photo of closeup view of Den School 50. One (1) b/w photo of Frank Doty on lawn 51. One (1) b/w photo of Frank and Clara Doty on front steps 52. One (1) b/w photo of group of four on Santa Cruz Is., 1929 53. One (1) b/w photo of Edward Dorothy at the Doty Ranch 54. One (1) b/w photo of 8 people outside cabin 55. One (1) b/w photo of four members of the Hill family. 56. One (1) b/w photo of five members of Hill family sitting on bench. 57. One (1) b/w photo of the Tommy Hill family sitting on bench. 58. One (1) b/w photo of Eisenhower home in Abilene, Kansas 59. One (1) color photo of Robert Bourguin in Vancouver, WA. 60. One (1) color postcard of "The Skunk" RR, Fort Bragg, CA. 61. One (1) b/w photo of Doty Ranch house, 1918. 62. One (1) b/w photo of Doty Ranch, 1918. 63. One (1) b/w photo of Frank R Doty, aged three. 64. One (1) b/w photo Edward and Frank Doty as children 65. One (1) b/w photo of Florence Doty with two boys, 1902 66. One (1) b/w photo of Florence Doty and boy, 1902. 67. One (1) b/w photo of Charlotte, Lily, Henry and Chester 68. One (1) b/w photo of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Doty at 50th wedding anniversary 69. One (1) b/w photo of "Mother, Father Doty, Edward, Frank, Florence" 70. One (1) b/w photo of Henry and Frank Doty and E.W. Meechum 71. One (1) b/w photo of group at Mr. Lowe (in folder) 72. One (1) b/w postcard of Dinard, France 73. One (1) b/w photo of Chester and Charlotte Doty w/ rabbit. 74. One (1) souvenir photo booklet of Black Hills of South Dakota 75. One (1) color photo of Kathryn and Dee Romans w/ dog. (faded) 76. One (1) b/w photo of Ed and Frank Doty as children. 77. One (1) souvenir photo booklet of Mesa Verde National Park. 78. One (1) b/w photo of Tuckabatchee Tribe. 79. One (1) photocopy of photo of 80th anniversary of Jayhawker descendants. (in folder) 80. One (1) postcard, "Florence" 81. One (1) b/w photo of Doty ranch, ca 1895. 82-83. Two (2) b/w photos of group of 13 people 84-85. Two (2) b/w photos of group of 27 people 86-94. Nine (9) photo albums 95. One (1) rolled map of Presidio area by Russel Ruiz (DEACC 11/10/1989 MR) 96. One (1) rolled map in sepia (DEACC 11/10/1989 MR) 97-104. Eight (8) copies of chart of course of Jayhawkers 105. One (1) Booklet, "The Season's Glory" 106. One (1) Booklet, "Summer and Winter" 107. One (1) Book, Death Valley, The Facts, by WA Chalfant 108. One (1) Book, Death Valley in '49 by William Lewis Manly 109. One (1) Book, Death Valley, The Facts, by WA Chalfant. (paperback) (DEACC 5/1/1994 MR) 110-114. Five (5) framed sheets, "Doty Family Records" 115. One (1) Brochure on "Death Valley, California", 1968/9 116. One (1) Booklet, "A Brief History of the Pilgrims: A Continuous History." 1947 117. "Historical and Biographical Sketch of the Doty-Doten Family" 118. One (1) Booklet, "Edward Doty, A Mayflower Passenger..." by Ethan Doty 119. One (1) Book of autographs 120. One (1) Book, Little Minnie and Other Stories 121. One (1) Booklet, "What is Stonehenge" 122. One (1) Booklet, "Pinto Bill, Poems of the Desert" 123. One (1) Booklet, "In The Woods" 124. One (1) Card, "To One I Fondly Love" 125. One (1) Book, Cinders and Smoke, by Doris B. Osterwald 126. One (1) Blue guestbook from a 1937 Jayhawkers Party reunion 127-130. Four (4) copies of Death Valley Centennial Celebration Program. 131. One (1) Booklet, "The Wade Story" by L Burr Belden. 132. One (1) Booklet, "Geological Story of Death Valley" by Thomas Clements 133. One (1) Pamphlet, "Santa Barbara Street Names" published by Santa Barbara National Bank. 134. One (1) Advertising card for Mellins Foods 135. One (1) Card, "Honor Thy Father and Mother" 136. One (1) Booklet, "Death Valley National Monument" by US Dept. of Interior 137. One (1) Booklet, "Goodbye Death Valley!" by Belden 138. One (1) booklet, "The Pilgrim Story" by Atwood, comp. 139. One (1) Card, "The Lord is my Shepherd..." 140. One (1) Card, Happy New Year 141. One (1) Sticker, Death Valley 49ers Centennial" 142. One (1) Card, "A Happy Easter to You" 143. One (1) Postcard, "Present...s'il le faut..." 144. One (1) Postcard of flowers, "Best Wishes" 145. One (1) Postcard of Menlo Mineral Springs Hotel. 146. One (1) Postcard of two Dutch children, "A Happy New Year" 147. One (1) Newsletter of the Tennis Club of Santa Barbara, #4, vol. 38. 148. One (1) Paper butterfly in envelope 149. One (1) Card, "To Greet You" 150. One (1) Card picturing 4 children around Xmas tree, "A Merry Xmas" 151. One (1) SB News-Press, 3/7/1969 152. One (1) Program for dedication of SB Post Office, 5/8/1937 153. One (1) The Methodist Bulletin for 1st Methodist of SB, centennial. 154. One (1) Booklet, "Coachella Valley Desert Trails..." 155. One (1) Book, The Jayhawkers of Death Valley by John G Ellenbecker 156. One (1) Booklet, "The Story of Death Valley, Its Museum and Visitor Center" 157. One (1) Card, "God Bless Thy Easter" 158. One (1) Program for wedding of Candace English and Kenneth Edwards, 1975. 159. One (1) Booklet, "Suggested Menus for Reducing Diet" by Franklin Nuzum. 160. One (1) Autograph book of Jayhawker Reunion, 1937 161. One (1) Bible 162. One (1) Book, The Doty-Doten Family in America by Ethan Allen Doty 163. One (1) Book, History of Santa Barbara Co., California, by Owen O'Neill 164-340. One hundred seventy-seven (177) unidentified photos 341. Misc. correspondence and clippings.