Register of the Zimmerman (Rheta L.) Collection, 1933-1953
Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by
Don Walker
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
Phone: (209) 946-2404
Fax: (209) 946-2810
URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
© 1998
University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Register of the Zimmerman (Rheta L.) Collection, 1933-1953
Collection number: Mss85
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library
University of the Pacific
Contact Information
- Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
- University Library, University of the Pacific
- Stockton, CA 95211
- Phone: (209) 946-2404
- Fax: (209) 946-2810
- URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html
- Processed by:
- Don Walker
- Date Completed:
- October 1998
- Encoded by:
- Don Walker
© 1998 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Zimmerman (Rheta L.) Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1933-1953
Collection number: Mss85
Creator:
Extent: 0.5 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Zimmerman (Rheta L.) Collection, Mss85, Holt-Atherton
Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
Access Points
personal name
Zimmerman, Rheta L.
personal name
Coolbrith, Ina Donna (1841-1928)
personl name
Drury, Newton B.
personal name
Kent, Thomas F.
personal name
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1883-1945) -Correspondence
corporate name
California State Park Commission
corporate name
Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.)
corporate name
Native Daughters of the Golden West
corporate name
Daughters of the American Revolution
corporate name
California Club (San Francisco, Calif.)
corporate name
Columbia (Calif.) State Historic Park
corporate name
Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.)
subject
Parks -California -San Francisco
subject
Parks -California
subject
Cemeteries -California -San Francisco
subject
Historic sites -California -San Francisco
subject
Historic sites -California -Columbia
subject
History -Societies, etc. -Correspondence
Biography
During the 1930s and 1940s Mrs. Rheta L. Zimmerman was Historian of the California Club
and the Yerba Buena Parlor (SF), Native Daughters of the Golden West. She was also a
member of the San Francisco Historic Sites Committee (1938). Her primary interest was in
California landmark preservation. She was involved in the creation of the Columbia State
Historic Park (1934-1949), as well as in the restoration of the San Francisco Presidio
(1938) and in the creation of small historic parks in San Francisco (1940-1946). Mrs.
Zimmerman also spoke on San Francisco historic sites before service organizations and on
the radio.
Scope and Content
The Zimmerman Collection consists of correspondence and clippings relating to the
establishment of Columbia (Calif.) State Historic Park (1934-1949); the restoration of
the San Francisco Presidio (1938); the establishment of the Ina Coolbrith Park (San
Francisco, 1946); the establishment of Laurel Hill Cemetery Park (San Francisco, 1940);
and, the establishment of the John Muir-Kings Canyon National Park. It also contains
minutes of the San Francisco Historic Sites Committee (1938) and documents relating to
various landmarking projects in the San Francisco area (1933-1947).
Container List
BOX 1: ZIMMERMAN COLLECTION
1.1: COLUMBIA STATE HISTORIC PARK
a-Corresp. between Rheta L. Zimmerman, State Parks Commission & others (1934-49) [incl. corresp. with Newton B. Drury (later
Director of National Parks) concerning acquisition of lands for Columbia]
b-Columbia (Calif.) bibliography
c-Rheta L. Zimmerman. "Columbia, Gem of the Southern Mines"
d-Clippings & news releases (1934-1945) [emphasis on Park dedication, July 1945]
e-Thomas F. Kent, Calif. State Parks Comm. portfolio of proposed Columbia State Historic Park (1937) [incl. pictures, maps,
appraisal]
f-"Columbia State Historic Park" (1953) [information brochure]
1.2: PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO RESTORATION
a-Corresp. between RLZ & various public officials (1938) [incl. letter from FDR]
b-Rheta L. Zimmerman. [untitled bkgrd info binder on Presidio; incl. plans for Natl. Historic Monument status]
c-Presidio photo bibliography [incl. locations of photos]
d-List of historic markers at Presidio & Ft. Mason
a-Corresp. between RLZ and SF Parks Commissioners (1942-1947)
1.4: LAUREL HILL CEMETERY PARK CLIPPINGS (1940)
1.5: OTHER SMALL SF MONUMENTS
a-Pioneer Mother, Golden Gate Park (1940)
b-First SF Public Playground (1941)
c-Cross at Pt. Lobos commemorating Fr. Palou's cross of 1774 (1941)
d-Yerba Buena Cemetery (1941)
e-Washington Bicentennial Grove, Golden Gate Park (1942)
1.6: MUIR-KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK
a-RLZ. [untitled outline of address to California Club, SF]
b-American Planning & Civic Assn. "John Muir-Kings Canyon National Park" (1939) [pamphlet on park proposal]
1.7: SF HISTORIC SITES COMMITTEE MINUTES (1938) [incl. list of sites to be marked]
1.8: RLZ. "HISTORIC SPOTS IN SF MARKED BY THE DAR" [radio talk]
