San Diego History Center

Museum in San Diego, California

San Diego History Center

Entrance of the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park

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Former name

| San Diego Historical Society
Location| Casa de Balboa
San Diego, California, US
Coordinates| 32°43′52″N 117°08′54″W﻿ / ﻿32.7311°N 117.1483°W﻿ / 32.7311; -117.1483
Founder| George Marston
Website| http://www.sandiegohistory.org/

The San Diego History Center is a museum showcasing the history of San Diego, located in the city's Balboa Park.[1]

## Description and history[edit]

Inside the San Diego History Center

Founded in 1928 by businessman and civic leader George W. Marston,[2][3] the San Diego Historical Society was housed in the Mission style Junípero Serra Museum on Presidio Hill, the site of the earliest settlement in San Diego and California. The original building was designed by architect William Templeton Johnson.[4] In 1982, the San Diego Historical Society moved its collections and research library to the Casa de Balboa building[5] in Balboa Park (maintaining the Serra Museum as an auxiliary museum and education center), and the Society changed its name to the San Diego History Center in 2010.[1][6]

Of special note among the museum's collections are the Historic Clothing and Textile Collection, which includes over 7,000 items illustrating the history of dress from the late 18th century to the present,[7] and the San Diego Fine Art Collection, notable for its early 20th century plein air paintings, with works by Maurice Braun, Alfred Mitchell, Charles Fries, Belle Baranceanu, Charles Reiffel, Alice Klauber, and Donal Hord.[8]

In addition to its museum exhibits, the History Center maintains a research library and archives serving residents, scholars, students and researchers. The Document Archives, the region’s largest collection of historical materials, holds over 45 million documents including public and architectural records, books, maps, scrapbooks, manuscripts, newspapers, ephemera, diaries and oral histories.[9]

The photograph collection, with 2.5 million photographs, is one of the largest regional photography collections in the United States. It includes a large number of 19th and early 20th century images of the San Diego region acquired in 1979 from the Union Title & Trust Insurance Company; important additions to the collection in the 1980s and 1990s include the entire collection of the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper prior to 1981. Highlights of the photograph collection include the Edward H. Davis Collection of Indian Photographs and Drawings, 1900s-1940s, and the Norman Baynard Collection of the African-American Community of Logan Heights, 1939-1985.[10]

Since 1955 the center has published the Journal of San Diego History in cooperation with the University of San Diego.[11] In 2013, the History Center became a Smithsonian Affiliate.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "The San Diego History Center". Balboa Park. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
2. ^ "S. D. Historical Society Is Organized". Evening Tribune. November 10, 1928. p. 31.
3. ^ "San Diegans Form History Society, Festival Planned". San Diego Union. November 10, 1928. p. 7.
4. ^ Short, Don (February 9, 1929). "Historic Presidio Hill Dedicated to Public as Park; To Contain Memorial Museum". Evening Tribune. p. 5.
5. ^ "Balboa Park History". Balboa Park. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
6. ^ "Letter from Executive Director". San Diego History Center. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
7. ^ "Historic Clothing Collection". San Diego History Center. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
8. ^ "San Diego Fine Arts Collection". San Diego History Center. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
9. ^ "Document Archives". San Diego History Center. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
10. ^ "Photograph Collection". San Diego History Center. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
11. ^ "Journal of San Diego History". San Diego History Center. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017. From 1955 to 1964 published as the San Diego Historical Society Quarterly.

## External links[edit]

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* California portal

* Official website
* Edward H. Davis Collection of Indian Photographs and Drawings (catalog), San Diego History Center
* Norman Baynard Collection (catalog), San Diego History Center

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Balboa Park

Attractions|

* Alcazar Garden
* Balboa Park Gardens
* Balboa Stadium
* Ballet Folklorico Aztlan
* Bea Evenson Fountain
* Botanical Building
* California Quadrangle
* Casa de Balboa
* Casa del Prado
* El Prado Complex
* Ford Building
* George W. Marston House
* House of Charm
* House of Hospitality
* House of Pacific Relations International Cottages
* Japanese Friendship Garden
* Moreton Bay Fig Tree
* Morley Field Sports Complex
* Old Globe Theatre
* Plaza de Panama
* San Diego Velodrome
* San Diego Zoo
* Spanish Village Art Center
* Organ Pavilion
* Starlight Bowl
* Zoro Garden

Expositions|

* Panama-California Exposition (1915)
* California Pacific International Exposition (1935)

Museums|

* Centro Cultural de la Raza
* Mingei International Museum
* Museum of Photographic Arts
* Museum of Us
* San Diego Air & Space Museum
* San Diego Art Institute
* San Diego Automotive Museum
* San Diego Hall of Champions
* San Diego History Center
* San Diego Model Railroad Museum
* San Diego Museum of Art
* San Diego Natural History Museum
* Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
* Timken Museum of Art
* Veterans Museum and Memorial Center

People|

* Bertram Goodhue
* George Marston
* Ephraim Morse
* William Templeton Johnson
* Samuel Parsons
* Richard Requa
* Kate Sessions
* Salvador Torres
* A.R. Valentien
* Carleton Winslow

Related|

* Barnes-Wallace v. Boy Scouts of America
* Cabrillo Bridge
* California Pacific International Exposition half dollar
* California State Route 163
* Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition
* Municipal Gymnasium
* Naval Medical Center San Diego
* San Diego High School
* Zoro Garden Nudist Colony

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Western U.S. historical societies

Mountain|

| Arizona|

* Arizona Historical Society (Tempe)

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Colorado|

| Denver|

* Colorado Aviation Historical Society
* History Colorado

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Pueblo|

* Bessemer Historical Society
* Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society

Others|

* Adventures in Preservation (Boulder)
* Society for French Historical Studies (Colorado Springs)
* St. Vrain Historical Society (Longmont)

Idaho|

Idaho State Historical Society (Moscow)

Montana|

| Helena|

* Montana Historical Society
* Society of Montana Pioneers

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Nevada|

* Las Vegas Historical Society (Las Vegas)

New Mexico|

* New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (Santa Fe)

Utah|

| Salt Lake City|

* Church History Library
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Others|

* Mormon History Association (Heber City)
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Wyoming|

* Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites (Cheyenne)

Pacific|

| California|

| Berkeley|

* Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association
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La Jolla|

* Association of Ancient Historians
* La Jolla Historical Society

Los Angeles|

* Association of Moving Image Archivists
* Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
* Getty Conservation Institute
* Los Angeles Conservancy
* Society for the Preservation of Downtown Los Angeles
* West Adams Heritage Association

San Diego|

* The Conference on Faith and History
* San Diego History Center
* Save Our Heritage Organisation

San Francisco|

* California Historical Society
* GLBT Historical Society
* Native Sons of the Golden West
* San Francisco Museum and Historical Society
* Society of California Pioneers

Santa Clara|

* South Bay Historical Railroad Society
* Western Society for French History

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* American Aviation Historical Society (Santa Ana)
* California Register of Historical Resources (Sacramento)
* California Trolley and Railroad Corporation (San Jose)
* Fort Tejon Historical Association (Kern County)
* H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society (Glendale)
* Hayward Area Historical Society (Hayward)
* Humboldt County Historical Society (Eureka)
* IT History Society (Tiburon)
* Oakland Heritage Alliance (Oakland)
* Pajaro Valley Historical Association (Watsonville)
* Perris Valley Historical and Museum Association (Perris)
* San Buenaventura Conservancy (Ventura)
* San Fernando Valley Historical Society (Mission Hills)
* San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum (Lodi)
* Santee Historical Society Museum (Santee)
* Silicon Valley Historical Association (Menlo Park)
* Whittier Conservancy (Whittier)

Hawaii|

* Hawaiian Historical Society (Honolulu)

Oregon|

* Association for Recorded Sound Collections (Eugene)
* Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society
* Oregon Historical Society (Portland)
* Restore Oregon (Eugene)

Washington|

| Olympia|

* Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
* Washington Women's History Consortium

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Seattle|

* Historic Seattle
* Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society

Tacoma|

* American Society for Environmental History
* Washington State Historical Society

Others|

* Disability History Association (Mountlake Terrace)
* Eastside Heritage Center (Bellevue)
* Mercer Island Historical Society (Mercer Island)
* United States Lighthouse Society (Hansville)

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