Myrick, David F. (David Foster), 1918-2011
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1918-06-17 - 2011-09-24
Biography
David Foster Myrick was Director of the Nevada Historical Society. He wrote several books on old railroads and ghost towns of Nevada, California and Arizona.
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
1. Black and white photo- "Lockhead Seaplane." Santa Barbara, July 1915. 2. Black and white photo, 3 x 5". "Donald Myrick & John L. Mott, Princeton '15." Lockhead Seaplane, Santa Barbara, July 1915. 3. Arapaho moccasin (left food only), buckskin & beadwork. 4.Child's moccasin (right foot only), buckskin and Arapaho beadwork. 5. Piece of buckskin with beadwork, Arapaho 6. Piece of buckskin with Arapaho beadwork 7. Piece of round buckskin with beadwork 8. Piece of round buckskin with beadwork 9. Round piece of buckskin 10. Round piece of buckskin 11. Oblong piece of rawhide with beadwork.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1966-055
Found in:
Gledhill Library
1. Book Edward Vischer's Drawings of the California Missions 1861-1878 with a biography of the artist by Jeanne Van Nostrand and Introduction by Thomas Albright. Value- $159.00
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1982-086
Found in:
Gledhill Library
1. Book: Glasscock, Carl B., Gold in Them Hills; The Story of the West's Last Wild Mining Days. Las Vegas, Nevada Publications, 1988. Paper back. Value: $12.50. 2. Book: Myrick, David F., Rails Around the Bohemian Grove. San Francisco, Bohemian Club, 1973. hardcover. Value: $6.00. 3. Magazine: "Town and Country" Vol. 143 No. 5105 Feb. 1989 Value: $3.00 Total value of gift: $21.50
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1989-047
Found in:
Gledhill Library
1. Five 8" x 10" photographs of the various stages of construction of the Post Office at State and Anapamu Streets, circa 1914. Value: $10.00 each or a total of $50.00
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1984-054
Found in:
Gledhill Library
1. One softcover book, Both Sides of the Track: A Collection of Oral Histories from Belvedere and Tiburon by James Heig and Shirley Mitchell, eds. 1985 2. Pacific Bell Oakland telephone directory, 6/1992 3. Pacific Bell San Francisco tele[hone directory, 9/1995
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1996-077
Found in:
Gledhill Library
1. Photo of Donald Myrick (David's father), taken in 1932. 2. Photo of Charlotte Porter Myrick (David's mother), taken in 1955 with flower girl Carolyn Lytle. 3. Typed biographical sketch of Donald Myrick. 4. Typed biographical sketch of Charlotte Porter Myrick.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1972-087
Found in:
Gledhill Library
1. Railroads of Arizona. Vol. I, 1975, by David F. Myrick 2. Telegraph Hill, 1976, Map by David F. Myrick. 3. Ghost Towns and Trains of Nevada. Address announcement, 1965, by David F. Myrick.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1980-047
Found in:
Gledhill Library
2 Books Myrick, David F. Montecito and Santa Barbara: From Farms to Estates. Vol 1. Glendale: Trans-Anglo Books, 1988. Value: $42.95.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1988-042
Found in:
Gledhill Library
Book- Principal Gold-Producing Districts of the United States- Geological Survey Professional Paper 610. Value: $8.50
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1986-044
Found in:
Gledhill Library