GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 3: Western United States
California: CA-86
San Diego County Historical Society. Research Library
Casa de Balboa, Lower Level
1649 El Prado, Balboa Park
P.O. Box 81825
San Diego, CA 92138
Phone: 619-232-6203
Hours: See website
Access: No restrictions
Copying facilities: Yes
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1769-ongoing
Volume: Approximately .2 cubic foot
Description: 63 collections include Native Catholic records:
/1 鈥淪an Diego de Alcal谩 Mission Baptismal Register鈥�
Inclusive Dates: 1769-1799, 1800-1822
Volume: 1 volume
Description: Typescript; Native American (e.g. Kumiai, Cahuilla) parishioners.
/2-63 Photograph Collections
Inclusive
Dates: ca. 1884-1948, undated
Volume: Ca. 100 prints
Description: 62 small collections (including 34 albums) with ca. 1-2 prints each of San Diego de Alcal谩 Mission and other Franciscan Native American missions in California; a few also include local Native Americans (e.g. Kumiai, Cahuilla). The following are the most notable collections. For more information -- see -- The Guide to the Photograph Collections of the San Diego Historical Society by Gregory Williams, Journal of San Diego History, San Diego Historical Society, 1998.
A. C6, 鈥淎mes Color Publishers Collection,鈥� 1950-1984; San Luis Rey de Francia Mission
B. C8, 鈥淎rgall Family Photograph Collection,鈥� ca. 1914-1950; San Antonio de Pala Mission
C. C12, 鈥淲alter Averette Photograph Collection,鈥� 1920s-1940s; San Diego de Alcal谩 Mission
D. C15, 鈥淗arry Bishop Photograph Collection,鈥� 1920s-1960s; several California missions
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the 蜜桃影像 Archives.
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