Chinese
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:
1. Two Lansing family bibles- dutch-1687, 1741. 2. "Wyoming: Its History, Stirring Incidents, & Romantic Adventures" - by George Peck, 1858. 3. "History of England" (abridged) - by Dr. Goldsmith, 1818. 4. "Missionary Travels & Researches in South Africa," by David Livingstone, 1858. 5. "History of the War of Independence of the USA" by Charles Botta. Vol. I, 1834. 6. "The annual register, or a view of the history, politicks, & literature for the year 1759." London, 1765. (DEACCESSIONED 6/13/1989 MR) 7. "The Early Days of Santa Barbara, Calif." - by Walter a. Hawley, New York, 1910- paper bound. 8. "Life of George Washington," by Washington Irving, Vol. II. 9-13. Five brass keys. 14. Chinese metal tray. 15. Flint arrowhead. 16. Meerschaum pipe bowl. Broken. Part of stem with dog. 17. Clay pipe bowl. Red. 18. Meerschaum pipe bowl in leather case. Cream colored with deer head.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1968-020
Found in:
Gledhill Library
1. Very small Chinese shoes actually worn by Mrs. Moon of Honolulu. They started binding her feet at age 3 (after learning to walk). Gift of her son to Mrs. Watt. The shoes have been made into pin cushions. $3.00. 2. Pair of small slippers, pale blue with floral emb. $1.00. 3. Small tortoise shell, Spanish comb. $3.00. 4. Small box of costume jewelry from Mexico, rust color with blue, white and green. $1.00. 5. Old Chinese tapestry, part of a court costume, later used as a wall hanging. Blue emb. center with inner border of black, white, and brown, and outer border with black. $1.00. 6. Child's Chinese pajamas with red jacket with purple trim, pink emb., and blue-green trousers with pink floral emb. $1.00. 7. Adult Chinese kimono, blue with black trim and darker emb., pale green on sleeves. $2.00. 8. Two booklets of sea moss from Santa Barbara, gathered and pressed by Ellen Hayward Pierce, early 19th Century. Classified by a German botanist. $2.00. 9. Photo of Grandfather Gledhill, musician, at piano. Photo taken by Carolyn & W. Edwin Gledhill, 1917. Narrow black frame, approx. 12" x 10.5". $1.00. Total: $15.00.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1974-030
Found in:
Gledhill Library
1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake postcards and booklet
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2014-030
Found in:
Gledhill Library
Anne Roberts, William Roberts, and J. J. Hollister Sr. Interview, 1958
File
Content Description
From the Collection:
The Santa Barbara Legacy Reel Audio Tape Collection contain recordings of oral histories, radio programs, meetings, lectures, telephone conversations, ceremonies, and music perfomances of local old timers and influential people. These 184 electronic files, extracted from 98 one quarter-inch reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, represent the earliest audio recordings made by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Dates:
1958
Appraisal $15.00 1. Fan- Ivory frame, fan part black with pink floral pattern, center design with two colonial figures, sequins. In box. $15.00 2. Fan of sandalwood bark. $18.00 3. Fan, white side frame, balance black bark with black silk, gray and white floral design. $5.00 4. Small yellow fan with rose and purple floral pattern. $6.00 5. (a-c) Three paper fans, one black with floral pattern, one pink and yellow floral, one from Restaurant Abboye- Albert. 6. Sixty-four copies of "Noticias" - 1955-1970. $3.00. 7. "Password", Vol. VI, No. 1 - Quarterly publication of the El Paso County Historical Society- Winter, 1961. $3.00 8. "Historic Adobes of Santa Barbara, Calif." by John R. Southworth. 9. "Guide to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden"- Published 1957. $7.50 10. "A Guide to the Plants of Figueroa Mountain, Santa Barbara County California" by Jacqueline P. Broughten. $5.00 11. "101 Ornamental Trees of Santa Barbara", compiled by the Blaksley Botanic Garden for the Santa Barbara School of Nature Study, Aug., 1938. $5.00 12. "Pathways to Pavements", The History and Romance of Santa Barbara Spanish Street Names. Research and text by Rosario Curletti. $6.00 13. "Gateways to California", copyright 1968 by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. $10.00 14. CALIFORNIA EDITOR by Thomas M. Storke (including newspaper clipping with Review by Edward Selden Spaulding, dated Jan. 25, 1959. $10.00 15. SANTA BARBARA CLUB. A HISTORY by Edward S. Spaulding 1954, signed by John A. Parma, President. $10.00 16. Santa Barbara City Directory, 1938. $145.00 17. Chinese lantern, hand painted glass panels with Chinese design, five hangings of beads and medallions. $45.00 18. Large cream colored silk umbrella, with Chinese ivory knob with faces on it. Purchased in Hong Kong. $25.00 19. Large black fan, yellow and black floral pattern. $15.00 20. Smaller black fan, black sandalwood spokes and with spangles. $12.00 21. All sandalwood fan, carved and with blue ribbon. $10.00 22. Fan, sandalwood spokes, fan part white with white embroidery. $12.00 23. Fan- red background, with scene of bridal party coming from Church. $125.00 24. Pale gold silk pongee Spanish shawl, embroidered with floral pattern and with bird in center of embroidering in one corner, fringe. $125.00 25. Black silk crepe Spanish shawl, black embroidery and with fringe. $65.00 26. Small cream colored silk crepe Spanish shawl, same color, embroidery and fringe. Items No. 1-5 and Items 17-26 appraised by Marie L. Carty, of Carty Associates. Publications appraised by W.T. Genns.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1972-010
Found in:
Gledhill Library
Bonilla (Isaac A.) Collection
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1993-120
Dates:
1892 - 1981
Found in:
Gledhill Library
Book, "Seeing Historic Sonoma Today" by Jeanne Thurlow Miller, 1967. Booklet, "Old Monterey," pub. by the Monterey History and Art Association, n.d. Book, "the Chinese in San Francisco; A pictorial History" by Laverne Mau Dicker, 1979. Brochure, "California Mission Trails," pub. by the California Mission Trails Association, 1953. Brochure, "San Diego de Alcala: California's First Mission" by I. Brent Eagen, n.d. Booklet, "Padre Junipero Serra and the California Missions," 1949. Booklet, "California Missions Pictorial," pub. by Fidelis Publishing Co., 1953. Booklet, "Guide to the History Trail," Santa Barbara Botanic garden, 1977. Magazine, "California's Golden Chain," Volume 1, No. 1, 6/1983. Book, "Women of the West" by Silvia Anne Sheafer, 1980. Book, "California Gold Country: A Great Escapes Guide for the Mother Lode" by Paul Jones and Dan Flora, 1973. Book, "Greater Camarillo Then and Now," Pub. by Camarillo Chamber of Commerce, 1978. Book, "Ghost Towns of the West" by William Carter, 1971.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 1996-023
Found in:
Gledhill Library
Carrigan (James) Collection
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2000-043
Dates:
1850; Publication: 1896
Found in:
Gledhill Library
Chinese Funerals Attracted Attention, 1972-02-13
Item
Content Description
From the Collection:
Six scrapbooks contain all thirty years of the weekly local history columns written by Mrs. Rouse for the Santa Barbara News-Press newspaper. Numbering approximately 1,500, the articles are cataloged by keywords in the Gledhill Library Subject Index. See Arrangement note for date range of articles within each scrapbook.
Dates:
1972-02-13
Chinese Had Difficult Start Here, 1965-01-31
Item
Content Description
From the Collection:
Six scrapbooks contain all thirty years of the weekly local history columns written by Mrs. Rouse for the Santa Barbara News-Press newspaper. Numbering approximately 1,500, the articles are cataloged by keywords in the Gledhill Library Subject Index. See Arrangement note for date range of articles within each scrapbook.
Dates:
1965-01-31