Barkle Collection

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Monterey Public Library

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Monterey, California 93940

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Barkle Collection

Dates: 1874-1924

Collection Number: PHO 910.1

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 54 photographs; various sizes.

Repository: Monterey Public Library

Monterey, California 93940

Abstract: Collection includes various phots by Max Fischer and C.W.J. Johnson as well as photos of views of Monterey, buildings, and sites.

Language of Material: English

Access

Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.

Publication Rights

Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Barkle Collection. Collection Number: PHO 910.1. Monterey Public Library

Acquisition Information

Gift from Mrs. Florence B. Barkle.

Biography/Administrative History

Thomas J. Barkle was born in Llantriscant, South Wales. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he held several pastorates before arriving in Monterey in 1918, where he became the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Monterey. He retired in 1938. In 1936 he established the Monterey Museum and specialized in collecting Robert Louis Stevenson, Civil War, and California historical materials.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection includes three series: Series I includes the photographs of Los Burros Mining District taken by pharmacist Max Fischer in 1889; series II contains card photographs by C. W. J. Johnson documenting a Monterey theater production of George Baker's "Nevada, or the Lost Mine," in 1889; Series III includes miscellaneous card photographs by various photographers showing views of Monterey, buildings, and sites.