John Muir and the Big Trees
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Conference Title
Society of California Archivists Annual Meeting
Organization
Society of California Archivists
Location
San Jose, CA
Conference Dates
April 27-30, 2011
Date of Presentation
4-29-2011
Abstract
Archivists often stand dutifully by while they watch historians come into their repositories and do research using the collections that they administer. However, our inner historian occasionally tugs on a thread of the past, and as a result, archivists sometimes end up doing research "for themselves." This session will provide examples of three research projects carried out by archivists, each with a focus on a particular facet of Northern California history: the story of C.E. Kelsey, a San José-based Indian agent during the early 1900s; research on John Muir and his exploration of the sequoias of the Sierra Nevada in the late 1800s; and the planning and design of Greenwood Common, a collection of post-war Modernist homes and gardens in the Berkeley Hills. This session will reveal some local history to visitors from across the state and provide the speakers, all at different points along their projects, with the opportunity to share and discuss their research with others.
Recommended Citation
Wurtz, M. J.
(2011).
John Muir and the Big Trees.
Paper presented at Society of California Archivists Annual Meeting in San Jose, CA.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/libraries-pres/132
