July 2018 – Out of the Box

July 27, 2018September 14, 2021 by cgu-gitiz

It takes time to do things well

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I
sometimes find myself overwhelmed with the sheer amount of work that I need to
complete per week. Work, study, and….can pose a challenge and after all there
are only 24 hours per day and I can only -realistically- use 16-17 hours of it.
Multitasking seemingly offers a solution but I rather focus on one task at a
time. Patience is a virtue and it takes experience to refine and master it. I
believe Mr. Frankish hit the nail on the head in a letter to a Mr. Burnet,
Esq., “As to improvements on your ten acres, they are not so far advanced as
you appear to think, it takes time to do things well.”

I
salute you Mr. Frankish!

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July 27, 2018September 14, 2021 by pom-nicholasg

Prendergast and Friends Part 4

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In this week’s analysis of the Prendergast Collection, I found an interesting 1959 poll that revealed the “the geographical interests and prejudices” of Northern and Southern Californians on the proposed water program of Governor Brown Sr. (the father of our current governor). To summarize the results, Northerners felt that they would be cheated by the plan as Southerners would be given an unfair amount of Nor Cal water, while Southerners believed that the Northerners were being stingy and heartless. This document was particularly fascinating to me because it demonstrated the deeply rooted rivalry between the two parts of the state. I would be interested in seeing the results of this same poll done today, especially with the next drought looming around the corner…

See you next week,

Nick Gordon

July 20, 2018September 14, 2021 by cmc-angelo

Filename Tracker

Hi everyone!

Unfortunately, the scanner isn’t working so I’m unable to scan files. Currently, I’m in the process of creating object file and title names for potential scans. The transcripts thankfully have been converted and are ready to be renamed with their appropriate file name. Hopefully the scanner will be up and running soon!

Regards,

Angel

July 20, 2018September 14, 2021 by cgu-gitiz

Knowing what goods are (and where to find them)

In a letter to Work Bros. & Co. in Chicago,
Illinois, Mr. Frankish discusses the details of a clothing order for four hundred
& fifty to five hundred dollars worth of clothing. He writes,

“And as our seasons are
not so marked as East of the mountains you will understand we will want light and
medium weight goods & in good goods colors that will stand California sun.
We are on Santa Fe & Southern Pacific R. R. 22 miles west of San Bernardino
& 38 miles East of Los Angeles——- country. And as we are between & so near two good
towns tis necessary for us to keep some good goods & at prices that will hold
our people at home…… Our community is composed of a good class of people and while
not wealthy know what goods are and want what they purchase stylish for the
money. We have in our Town two Small stocks of clothing. Kept in general stores.”

Online shipping is keeping me at home, however, I still order
from far and beyond. I wonder what he would say about that.

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July 18, 2018September 14, 2021 by pom-nicholasg

Prendergast and Friends Part 3

I was about halfway through the fourth folder of Prendergast’s second box when Tanya and I found an interesting and mysterious small piece of paper buried between several documents. How the note made it there in the first place is a mystery in itself as it seemingly has nothing to do with the Prendergast Collection. It refers to Pomona College Professor and Judge Charles G. Neely. The brief message discusses a society known as Mothers’ Circle and people’s plans to meet to vote next month on amendments to the California State Constitution. I did some cursory research and found nothing about Mothers’ Circle, so please let me know if you have any of the pieces to this puzzle!

Until next week,

Nick Gordon

July 13, 2018September 14, 2021 by cmc-angelo

Metadata and File Names

Hi everyone,

This week I spent most of my time creating metadata and filling out the file name tracker. I am going to have to continue scanning since I have run out of TIF files to pair with their respective PDF/As. I’ll see how far I can get with Frankish Letters Book 3, until next week!

Regards,

Angel Ornelas

July 13, 2018September 14, 2021 by cgu-gitiz

It’s All About The Details

This week I continued to work on
renaming the files to ont numbers and converting the PDFs in Frankish
Letters Book 1 into PDF/As. Verifying the file transcripts and scans requires
attention to detail, which I hope to refine even further through my tenure as a
CLIR CCEPS Fellow.

Looking forward to
the future!

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July 13, 2018September 14, 2021 by pom-nicholasg

Prendergast and Friends Part 2

This week, I continued reading and scanning through the Prendergast Collection, which so far has included heated debates over the future of water from the Coachella Valley in the 1960s and contemporary newspaper clippings detailing these exchanges. I also took a “field trip” to the Upland Library to pick up more documents for the project. I was impressed by the interior architecture and depth of their local historical archives, which I felt rivaled our own Honnold Mudd Library.

Until next week,

Nick Gordon

July 6, 2018September 14, 2021 by cmc-angelo

San Antonio

Hi everyone!

This week I worked on metadata and am becoming closer to my goal of attempting to complete the digitization of Frankish Letters Book 3. I discovered a continuous set of letters that dealt with a very important business meeting with the Stockholders of the San Antonio Water Company. I believe this is one of the many meetings that brought together businessmen and businesswomen together to discuss the development of water systems in Southern California.

Talk to you all later,

Angel Ornelas

July 6, 2018September 14, 2021 by cgu-gitiz

silver lining

This morning I woke up at 5:30AM and I know that is early for most people.
Seemingly Mr. Frankish was an early bird as well and used to make his way to
his office at 5:30AM. One morning he found the office safe open with the contents scattered all over the office floor. However, he was able to see
the silver lining in the attempted burglary. He wrote in a letter,

“….They had drilled through the
outer door of the safe right opposite the lock and knocked it out of place
which left the bolts free, then drilled the inner door and put in the charge of
dynamite with a fuse, closed the outer doors to deaden the explosion and blew
the—— lock all to fragments. Fortunately there was not a cent in the vault so
their labor was for nothing and they had evidently been pretty decent fellows
for their kind…”

I will take his advice and see the silver
lining every day.

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