San Diego History Center (formerly San Diego Historical Society)

Greentree (Carol) Collection, 1907-1999

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Carol Greentree Collection
Dates:
1907-1999
Creators:
Greentree, Carol
Abstract:
This collection contains the subject files and notes of landscape and horticulture historian Carol Greentree, particularly pertaining to the ranchos and missions of San Diego County.
Extent:
5.25 Linear feet (11 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Carol Greentree Collection, MS 305, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists primarily of Greentree’s subject files and notes on landscape and horticulture in California, especially as they pertain to the ranchos and missions of San Diego County. Files contain copies of articles, Greentree’s own notes and correspondence, booklets, and brochures. Larger subject areas include the Los Penasquitos Rancho, architect Cliff May, and horticulturist Kate Sessions.

Biographical / historical:

Carol Greentree was a landscape and horticulture historian who was based in San Diego for many years. Her area of expertise and focus of study included the adobe ranchos and missions of California, especially in San Diego County.

Processing information:

Collection processed by Frank Sweeney in 2014.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in five series:

Series I: Ranchos;

Series II: Missions;

Series III: Horticulture;

Series IV: Biographical Files;

Series V: San Diego Area History.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Adobe houses--California
Gardens
Landscape architecture
Missions -- California
Ranches -- California -- San Diego County
Names:
May, Cliff
Sessions, Kate Olivia, 1857-1940
Waterman, Hazel Wood
Places:
Del Mar (Calif.)
Old Town (San Diego, Calif.)
San Diego (Calif.)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Samantha Mills
Date Prepared:
August 22, 2016
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2016-08-22T11:44-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.

Preferred citation:

Carol Greentree Collection, MS 305, San Diego History Center Document Archives, San Diego, CA.

Location of this collection:
1649 El Prado, Suite 3
San Diego, CA 92101, US
Contact:
(619) 232-6203

Contents

Ranchos

Contents

Alvarado-Johnson Family Tree (Rancho Penasquitos), 1994

Summary

Dates:
1994

A Determination of Boundaries for Los Penasquitos Canyon Regional Park Based on Environmental Factors (Master’s Thesis by Constance Ann Willens), 1979

Summary

Dates:
1979

American Adobes (book), 1989

Summary

Dates:
1989

Bath/Laundry House (Los Penasquitos), 1994-1996

Summary

Dates:
1994-1996

Courtyard Plan (Los Penasquitos), 1994-1997

Summary

Dates:
1994-1997

Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for Los Penasquitos Ranch House Restoration and East Canyon Development, 1984

Summary

Dates:
1984

El Cuervo Adobe (Los Penasquitos) – (photos), 1996-1998

Summary

Dates:
1996-1998

Johnson-Taylor Adobe Ranch House, National Register of Historic Places Program, 1980-1993

Summary

Dates:
1980-1993

Las Flores Rancho, 1968-1998

Summary

Dates:
1968-1998

Lopez Canyon—Ranch and Orchard (Los Penasquitos), 1998-2002

Summary

Dates:
1998-2002

Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve: Master Plan, 1993

Summary

Dates:
1993

Los Penasquitos Plants, 1984-1994

Summary

Dates:
1984-1994

Los Penasquitos Rancho, 1991-2002

Summary

Dates:
1991-2002

Manuscript on History of Los Penasquitos by Mary Ward (1 of 2), 1998

Summary

Dates:
1998

Manuscript on History of Los Penasquitos by Mary Ward (2 of 2), 1998

Summary

Dates:
1998

Mexican Ranch Era, 1984

Summary

Dates:
1984

Rancho de Los Penasquitos: On the Road to Yuma by Mary Ward, 1984

Summary

Dates:
1984

Rancho Era Gardens and Adobes (Articles, Brochures) (1 of 2), 1960-1994

Summary

Dates:
1960-1994

Rancho Era Gardens and Adobes (Articles, Brochures) (2 of 2), 1960-1994

Summary

Dates:
1960-1994

Rancho Guajome Gardens, 1969-2002

Summary

Dates:
1969-2002

Rancho Guajome Ranch House Restoration: Historic Structure Report, 1992

Summary

Dates:
1992

Rancho Penasquitos History, 1939-1994

Summary

Dates:
1939-1994

Rancho Santa Margarita, 1943-1999

Summary

Dates:
1943-1999

Southern California Ranchos and Adobes, 1977-1987

Summary

Dates:
1977-1987

“Then and Now” Photos of Penasquitos Creek Rancho, 1997

Summary

Dates:
1997

Missions

Contents

Booklets on California Missions (1 of 2), 1954-1992

Summary

Dates:
1954-1992

Booklets on California Missions (2 of 2), 1969-1993

Summary

Dates:
1969-1993

Decoration of the California Missions, 1993

Summary

Dates:
1993

Mission San Luis Rey de Francia—Lavanderia/Sunken Garden Preliminary Rehabilitation Program, 1992

Summary

Dates:
1992

Mission San Luis Rey de Francia—Cultural Historic Landscape Preservation Proposal, 1990

Summary

Dates:
1990

Mission San Luis Rey—Preliminary Survey and Field Reconnaissance Report, 1991

Summary

Dates:
1991

Subject File: Mission Gardens, 1937-1997

Summary

Dates:
1937-1997

Subject File: San Diego Mission Gardens, 1970-1992

Summary

Dates:
1970-1992

Horticulture

Contents

Casa de Estudillo, 1958-1993

Summary

Dates:
1958-1993

Historical Trees of San Diego Calendar, 2000

Summary

Dates:
2000

Old Town Botany by Dale Ward (manuscript), undated

Summary

Dates:
undated

Old Town Gardens, 1967-1989

Summary

Dates:
1967-1989

Old Town San Diego Pre-1871 Landscape and Alta California Mission Era Landscape, 1989

Summary

Dates:
1989

Photocopy of E. Benard 1907 Business Diary of Mission Valley Nursery, 1907

Summary

Dates:
1907

Postcards Featuring Historic Gardens of San Diego, c.1907-1935

Summary

Dates:
c.1907-1935

Proceedings of the Native Plant Revegetation Symposium, 1984

Summary

Dates:
1984

Subject File: Americano Era Gardens, 1978-1993

Summary

Dates:
1978-1993

Subject File: Native American Horticulture, 1984-1996

Summary

Dates:
1984-1996

Torrey Pines, 1952-1994

Summary

Dates:
1952-1994

Biographical Files

Contents

Archer Milton Huntington (book), 1963

Summary

Dates:
1963

Articles and Correspondence about Cliff May, 1992-2000

Summary

Dates:
1992-2000

Cliff May: Articles and Clippings, 1981-1998

Summary

Dates:
1981-1998

Cliff May: Basic Data and Background Information, 1984-1996

Summary

Dates:
1984-1996

Cliff May Oral History Transcript from UCLA Oral History Program (1 of 2), 1992

Summary

Dates:
1992

Cliff May Oral History Transcript from UCLA Oral History Program (2 of 2), 1992

Summary

Dates:
1992

Frances Ryan (Escondido Historian and Horticulturalist), 1987-1990

Summary

Dates:
1987-1990

Harriet Barnhart Wimmer, 1961-1994

Summary

Dates:
1961-1994

Hazel Wood Waterman, 1920-1994

Summary

Dates:
1920-1994

Kate Sessions Agave and Aloe Garden (Balboa Park), 1930-1992

Summary

Dates:
1930-1992

Kate Sessions’ Oakland, 1933-1996

Summary

Dates:
1933-1996

Kate Sessions Statue, Balboa Park, 1985-1998

Summary

Dates:
1985-1998

Kate Sessions: Articles and Clippings, 1935-1997

Summary

Dates:
1935-1997

Roland Hoyt, 1955-1983

Summary

Dates:
1955-1983

Western Ranch Houses by Cliff May (photocopy), 1958

Summary

Dates:
1958

San Diego Area History

Contents

The California Heritage Cookbook, 1976

Summary

Dates:
1976

Columbian Consequences (book), David Hurst Thomas, ed., 1997

Summary

Dates:
1997

Cultural Resource Management, Vol 20, No. 3 (Point Loma Lighthouse), 1997

Summary

Dates:
1997

Del Mar Decades: A History of Del Mar, 1974

Summary

Dates:
1974

Early California Reflections: A Series of Lectures Held at the San Juan Capistrano Branch of the Orange County Public Library, 1987

Summary

Dates:
1987

Folk Costume Patterns and Clothing Materials, 1971-1982

Summary

Dates:
1971-1982

Handbook for the Re-enactment of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition 1775-1975, 1975

Summary

Dates:
1975

Index Card Bibliography of Books and Articles on San Diego and California History and Gardens (1 of 2), undated

Summary

Dates:
undated

Index Card Bibliography of Books and Articles on San Diego and California History and Gardens (2 of 2), undated

Summary

Dates:
undated

Los Penasquitos Canyon and Carmel Valley, 1989-1997

Summary

Dates:
1989-1997

New Town Era, 1984

Summary

Dates:
1984

Photocopies of Photos of San Diego’s Expositions, undated

Summary

Dates:
undated

Photocopy of The San Diego Tourist, 1916 Edition, undated

Summary

Dates:
undated

Photos and Architectural Renderings of San Diego’s Expositions (1 of 2), c.1934

Summary

Dates:
c.1934

Photos and Architectural Renderings of San Diego’s Expositions (2 of 2), c.1934

Summary

Dates:
c.1934

San Diego County Weather History, 1977-1997

Summary

Dates:
1977-1997

Save our Sculpture!, 1993

Summary

Dates:
1993

Spanish Colonial Era, 1984

Summary

Dates:
1984

Survey of Surveys: A Summary of California’s Historical and Architectural Resource Surveys, 1986

Summary

Dates:
1986

Sweetwater Dam, 1988-1993

Summary

Dates:
1988-1993