Contents

1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. Vol. 1 #1 August 3, 1918 – Vol. 1 #29 February 15, 1919 (Bound)

2. Official Souvenir & Program Balloon School Circus and the Final Edition of The Arcadian Observer, February 22, 1919.

Subjects

The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School

Location

History Room

Box Number

Box 40

Shelf Number

Shelf B5

Item ID

350AF

Collection

Subject Files

Less detail

Contents

1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. (Miscellaneous single issues) Supplement to The Arcadian Observer, September 1918, was gift from Sierra Madre Public Library on March 17, 2004.

Subjects

The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School

Location

History Room

Box Number

Box 41

Shelf Number

Shelf B5

Item ID

351AF

Collection

Subject Files

Less detail

Contents

1. "The Santa Anita Rancho." By Percy Bonebrake. Seven pages.

2. "Caminos - Pioneering with the Paynes (Dee M. Payne), 1907-1947." Published by the Arcadia Historical Society.

3. "Tales of Ben Benadum, Parts I, II and III." Arcadia Tribune August 11 and 14, 1968.

4. "From the notebook of Bruce R. Wetmore, Part 1." No date, four pages.

5. "From the notebook of Bruce R. Wetmore, Part 2." No date, six pages.

6. Shiershke, R. M. - Family History. Beginning narration to be supplemented. Received July, 1978.

7. "Reminiscences of boyhood in Arcadia." Arcadia Tribune, September 21, 1978.

8. "Arcadia city father taps old memories (James A. Stoker)." Arcadia Tribune, August 10, 1967. Two copies.

9. "Arcadia 'just growed like little topsy' (R.H. Schwartzkopf)." Pasadena Star News, January 1950.

10. "Arcadian tells lot of history (Tom Hefferon)." Daily News Post, January 4, 1968.

11. "Ray Dorn, a key figure in Arcadia's life style." Arcadia Tribune, August 11, 1971.

12. Personal recollections of Ranelds Haag. Four page letter from Haag to cousin Alice Schrock, December 1982.

13. "R.H. Schwartzkopf: Pioneer Arcadia Developer." Three pages of conversation compiled by Nancy Hutton, while talking with subject, Summer 1954.

14. Personal recollections of Vera Van Houten Van Iwaarden, November 1980.

15. Personal recollections of Laura Kreutzkamp Belden, daughter of Arcadia Santa Fe Railway agent, 1909-1915. Two pages from an interview with Pat McAdam, November 1980.

16. Interview with Gladys Daniels (Mrs. Albert) conducted by Pat McAdam, February 13, 1981.

17. Recollections of Adrian Winkler as told to Pat McAdam, January 1981.

18. Recollections of Grace Cook, daughter of Jim Duff. News article, no date.

19. Miscellaneous recollections of Arcadia residents during the 1920's. One page of excerpts from long oral interviews conducted by high school students. Use proper names indicated on this page to look up other files on these individuals.

20. Background of Carl Ettensperger, owner of a dairy originally on Sixth and Valnett, circa 1920. Information given by his daughter-in-law, May 1981.

21. Anonymous recollections from the 1930's and 1940's.

22. Recollections of Ava Fickling/ Letter written by subject circa 1966-1967 regarding her father's life and work as foreman of the Lucky Baldwin Rancho.

23. Recollections of Harriet Jordan Mooney. Letter written by subject to Pat McAdam, April 7, 1982.

24. Recollections of Reid Greer, December 1981.

25. Letter from Leon F. Case dated November 12, 2000. With computer enhanced pictures from Leon Case's childhood in Arcadia, with some captions: images of Leon Case at Santa Anita Motor Inn, children on horseback, his mother in 1944.

26. Musings by Jerry Selmer, an article from the Friends of the Library newsletter "Among Friends," Feb-Mar 2010, about Santa Anita Park as a 'relocation center' during World War II. Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese.

Subjects

Personal Narratives (SEE ALSO - Oral History)

Item ID

102AF

Collection

Subject Files

Less detail