Hotel del Coronado Records, Series XI - XVI
Series VIII: Miscellaneous Guest Records
Series X. Room Books of Financial Records
Series XII. Coronado Tent City
Series XIII. Coronado Country Club
Series XVI. Incoming Correspondence from 1911
Series VI: Mail Books
Inclusive Dates | Volume Number |
| Apr 1900 – Mar 1901 | 218 |
| Aug 1902 – Dec 1903 | 219 |
| Mar 1930 – Mar 1932 | 220 |
Series VII: Mailing Lists
| Dates | Volume Number |
| 1890 Address Book | 221 |
| 1891 Address Book | 221 |
| No Date (List of doctors' names taken from book some of which have corresponding page numbers) |
223 |
| Apr 1899 – Dec 1901 | 224 |
| Jan 1902 – Jun 1903 | 225 |
Series VIII: Miscellaneous Guest Records
| Dates | Volume Number |
| Nov 1918 – Jan 1919 (Delinquent ledger) | 226 |
| Aug 1930 – Aug 1931 (Departures and room changes) | 227 |
| Jan 1893 – Dec 1894 (Grocery Lists) | 228 |
| Jan 1895 – Feb 1896 (Grocery Lists) | 229 |
SERIES IX Boarders’ Ledgers (Volumes 230-232)
| Dates | Volume Number |
| Aug 1892 – Jun 1896 | 230 |
| Dec 1896 – Apr 1901 | 231 |
| May 1901 – Apr 1905 | 232 |
Series X: Room Books of Financial Records
| Dates | Volume Number |
| Mar 1908 – Aug 1908 (Ledger) | 233 |
| Apr 1908 – Nov 1909 (Ledger) | 234 |
| Nov 1916 – Jan 1918 (Oversized Ledger) | 235 |
| Jun 1928 – Dec 1938 (Accounts Receivable) | 236 |
| Apr 1948 – Dec 1948 (Accounts Payable) | 237 |
| Oct 1905 – Jun 1906 (Cash Receipts) | 238 |
| Nov 1925 – May 1937 (Cash Register and Ticket Records) | 239 |
| Jun 1901 – Jun 1904 (Statements, Reports, and Exhibits {Some of which includes materials relating to Tent City} |
240 |
| Jan 1904 – Mar 1904 (Game Room Records) | 241 |
| 1932 (Monthly Operational Reports) | 242 |
| Sep 1909 – Feb 1913 (Price List of Goods Purchased) | 243 |
| Aug 1926 – Feb 1939 (House Count and Room Rates) | 244 |
| Dec 1887 – Feb 1888 (Payroll Records) | 245 |
| Jan 1890 – Jun 1890 (Payroll Records) | 246 |
| Jan 1904 – Dec 1906 (Payroll Deductions) | 247 |
| Jul 1949 – Dec 1949 (Employee Time Signatures) | 248 |
| Jan 1951 – Dec 1951 (Oversized Employee Time Signatures) | 249 |
| Jan 1952 – Dec 1952 (Employee Time Signatures) | 250 |
| Jan 1953 – Dec 1953 (Employee Time Signatures) | 251 |
Series XI: Miscellany
| Dates | Volume Numer |
| Dec 1920 – Apr 1921 (Log Book) | 252 |
| Nov 1923 – Mar 1925 (Lost and Found Book) | 253 |
| Jul 1907 – Sep 1907 (Bell Boys' Records) | 254 |
| Dec 1905 – Jan 1908 (Bell Boys' Records) | 255 |
| May 1900 – Sep 1902 (Laundry Record) | 256 |
Series XII: Coronado Tent City
| Dates | Volume Number |
| Nov 1917 – Sep 1925 (Tent City General ledger) | 257 |
| Nov 1921 – Sep 1925 (Tent City Cash receipts and disbursements) | 258 |
| Nov 1921 - Sep 1928 (Tent City Account book) | 559 |
Series XIII: Coronado Country Club
| Dates | Volume Number |
| Jan 1912 - Mar 1925 (Official Polo Scorebook) | 260 |
| Apr 1913 - Jan 1920 (Resignation of members) | 261 |
| Jun 1929 – Feb 1930 (Register | 262 |
Series XIV: Scrapbooks
| Date | Volume Number |
| 1903 – 1914 Publicity | 263 |
| 1906 – 1915 Coronado Country Club newspaper and magazine clippings (tennis) |
264 |
| 1907 – 1908 News Clippings from The San Diego Union (society, tennis, golf, and polo) |
265 |
| 1907 – 1908 News Clippings (society and(advertising) | 266 |
| 1907 – 1908 Society Newspaper Clippings (society, navy, golf) | 267 |
| 1907 – 1908 News Clippings (society, golf, tennis,polo, shooting) | 268 |
| 1912 – 1915 News Clippings - "out of town publicity" | 269 |
| Oct. 1912 - Feb 1915 Advertising, society, navy, golf, tennis, shooting |
270 |
| 1913 – 1933 Materials relate to entertainment primarily party invitations |
271 |
| 1914 – 1915 Local News Clippings | 272 |
| 1915 – 1935 News Clippings | 273 |
| 1915 – 1920 News Clippings - "out of town" | 274 |
| 1922 – 1923 News Clippings | 275 |
| 1923 - 1924 News Clippings on women and women's clubs - society |
276 |
| 1924 –1925 News Clippings on women and women's clubs - society |
277 |
| 1925 – 1928 News Clippings - "out of town" | 278 |
| 1926 – 1927 News Clippings on women and women's clubs - society |
279 |
| 1928 – Society news | 280 |
| 1932 – 1937 Magazine advertisement | 281 |
| 1933 – 1939 News Clippings, advertisements oversize | 282 |
| 1933, 1934, 1946, 1952 | 283 |
| 1934 – 1939 Materials relate to special events - menus and programs |
284 |
| 1934 – 1940 Materials relate to Hotel Holiday Cruise – events and programs |
285 |
| 1934 – 1939 Special holiday menus, news clippings (1946) | 286 |
| 1937 Society news | 287 |
| 1931 – 1938 Newspaper and magazine articles (oversize) | 288 |
| 1938 – 1943 Materials consist of menus, invitations & misc. Hotel Publications |
289 |
| 1940 – 1941 Menus, programs, etc. | 290 |
| 1943 – 1945 News Clippings - primarily society | 291 |
| 1946 News Clippings - primarily society | 292 |
| 1952 – 1953 News Clippings - primarily society | 293 |
| 1953 Descriptions of Hotel | 294 |
| 1953 – 1957 Primarily society news (oversize) | 295 |
| 1955 – 1957 Primarily society news (oversize) | 296 |
| 1961 – 1971 Magazine, brochures, programs, news clippings (oversize) |
297 |
| 1963 – 1964 Society news | 298 |
| 1965 – News Clippings | 299 |
| 1968 – 1970 Nixon, Diaz Ordaz, President of Mexico visits oversize) |
300 |
| 1969 – 1970 Primarily History of Hotel; 1928 1970 society news (oversize) |
301 |
| 1950 - 1970 Photographs, menus, brochures, news | |
| No date Clippings, floor plan (oversize) | 302 |
| Various dates Miscellany | 303 |
Series XV: Photographs
Box Number 1| Spanish Fiesta at Coronado Beach | 1840, 1847, 1862 |
| Orange Ave Store | 1883 |
| City View | 1883, n.d. |
| Ground Breaking for Hotel | 1886 |
| Hotel Construction | 1886-7, n.d. |
| Hotel Exterior/ Big Fish | July 2, 1888 |
| Coronado Beach Restaurant | 1888 |
| Ostriches, Coronado Beach | 1888 |
| Hotel Interior Courtyard I | 1888, 1889, 1890, n.d. |
| Hotel Exterior View I | 1890’s, 1891 |
| President Benjamin Harrison | April 23, 1891, n.d. |
| Anna Louise Jenkins/ Kindergarten | 1902-3 |
| Plunge Bath | 1904, n.d. |
| Kirby-Walker Cottage, Coronado St. Coronado Cottage | 1904, n.d. |
| Hotel Exterior View II | 1904, n.d. |
| Beach Scenes, Mary Hover | 1904-1905, n.d. |
| Los Angeles Polo Team and Trophy | 1907, n.d. |
| Exterior View III | 1907, c. 1935 |
| Arial Shots | 1938, 1945, n.d. |
| Opening of Coronado Bridge Governor Ronald Reagan | Aug 2, 1969 |
| Scenery | Feb 27, 1972- Jan 19, 1973 |
| Hotel Main Entrance | n.d. |
| Hotel Interior I | n.d. |
| Hotel Interior II | n.d. |
| Bridal Chamber | n.d. |
| White Drawing Room | n.d. |
| Dinning Room | n.d. |
| Work Room | n.d. |
| Hotel Interior Courtyard II | n.d. |
| Botanical Gardens | n.d. |
| Off for the Chase | n.d. |
| Paseo Del Mar | n.d. |
| Surf at Coronado-Sunset Scene | n.d. |
| San Diego View Co. | n.d. |
| Painting/ Portrait of a Young Woman Bled on back | n.d. |
| Coronado Park | n.d. |
| Golf Links | n.d. |
| Barracks at Coronado | n.d. |
| Smith Home (Built 1881) | n.d. |
| Bailey and Boyle Family | n.d. |
| Unknown Portrait | n.d. |
| Coronado Tent City | n.d. |
| Coronado Ferry Boat | n.d. |
| USS Charleston- San Diego Bay | n.d. |
| Train | n.d. |
| Coronado Methodist Church | n.d. |
| John Tunney, CA Senator | n.d. |
| The Davis Cup Tennis Champions | n.d. |
| Male Tennis Players | n.d. |
| Tennis Trophy & Unknown People | n.d. |
| Larry Lawrence and Carl Reiner on Tennis Court | n.d. |
| Peter Brown and Cindy Robbins | n.d. |
Series XVI: Incoming Correspondence from 1911
Box Number 2The correspondence runs from February 1911-April 1911 and is organized in 29 folders (Box 2 I labeled including A-Mc and Box 2 II including N-Z)
The forwarding addresses are arranged alphabetically by last name and are organized in 3 folders in Box 2 II (A-G, H-N, and O-Z) all of which have no date. These forwarding address folders also have the original index dividers which separate the letters by last name.
Series XVII: Hotel Renovations
Box Number 3
Box 3 contains correspondence and reports relating to electrical and skam power for the Hotel del Coronado from December 1918-January 1921. The 9 folders in Box 3 are labeled as follows:| Power Plant- New Electrical Units (4 folders) | Dec 6, 1918 – Sep 25, 1919 |
| Oct 4, 1919 – Dec 29, 1919 | |
| Jan 1, 1919 – Jun 14, 1920 | |
| May 18, 1920 – Jan 27, 1921 | |
| -Salt Water Intake (1 folder) | Feb 23, 1923 – Jun 5, 1923 |
| -Oil Separator (1 folder) | Dec 16, 1921 – Mar 28, 1922 |
| -Filters (1 folder) | Dec 13, 1923 – Jan 18, 1924, |
Dec. 22, 1943 |
|
| -Pipe Cutting Machinery (1 folder) | Mar 1, 1927 – Jun 30, 1927 |
| -New Vacuum Pumps (1 folder) | Mar 1, 1927 – Jun 8, 1928 |
Box Number 4
38 Spreckels Company secretary's files, regarding Hotel maintenance and upgrades (first two are non-Hotel related), all ca. 1933-1937:
-Proposed sale of Coronado Bank and Theatre Building,
including lots
1, 2, 16, 17, 18, and 19, in block
11, of the City of Coronado.
Booklet #899, Sep 14,
1933
-Proposed sale of Coronado Bank & Theatre Building, the
with Exclusive
Listing. Booklet #1121, 1938
-Swimming pool, landscaping and other improvements at
Hotel del
Coronado. Booklet #944
-Simplification of accounting. Booklet #959, June 1934
-Miscellaneous alterations, repairs, and equipment. Booklet #961 June 1934
-Demolition of Hotel bath house. Booklet #966, 1934
-Improvements at Hotel Coronado. Booklet #968, 1934
-Re-estimate of cost of swimming pool and other work in
connection therewith. Booklet #970, 1934
-Alterations to ocean front rooms. Booklet #984, 1934
-Removal of massage parlor and baths. Booklet #1000, 1934
-Alteration of boat house. Booklet #1001, 1935
-Alterations to basement corridor. Booklet #1002, 1935
-Construction of eleven additional cabanas and seven
children's cabanas.
Booklet #1010, 1935
-Alterations to dining room windows and new ventilators.
Booklet #1024, 1935
-Alterations to kitchen. Booklet #1028, 1935
-Two additional tennis courts and improvements to
ocean front.
Booklet #1029, 1935
-Committee room. Booklet #1048, 1936
-Crown Room windows. Booklet #1055, 1936
-Alterations to Silver Grill. Booklet #1056, 1936
-Alterations to redecorating Casino and Bar. Booklet #1057, 1936
-Lobby windows. Booklet #1058, 1936
-Laundry machinery. Booklet #1059, 1936
-Front porch extension. Booklet #1060, 1936
-Repairs to marquee. Booklet #1061, 1936
-Tennis court pergola. Booklet #1062, 1936
-Parlor carpet. Booklet #1063, 1936
-Renewing hot and cold water pipes. Booklet #1064, 1936
-Wooden backstop for tennis courts. Booklet #1965, 1936
-Ladies' rest room. Booklet #1066, 1936
-Lobby furniture. Booklet #1067, 1936
-Improvements to guest rooms. Booklet #1068, 1936
-Blanket appropriation: furniture & fixtures,
Machinery & equipment.
Booklet #1075, 1936
-Renovating mattresses. Booklet #1089, 1936
-Purchase of 1-1/2 ton Chevrolet truck. Booklet #1090, 1936
-Additional improvement to guest rooms. Booklet #1101, 1936
-Blanket appropriation: furniture & fixtures,
machinery & equipment.
Booklet #1118, 1937
-Western Union office. Booklet #1127, 1937
Box Number 4
Photographic copies from The San Diego Union:
April 8 & 9, 1920 Prince of Wales visit
One sheet blotter paper from guest register, printed
with San Diego business advertisements, early 1900's
Hotel del Coronado and surrounding properties parcel
maps (2): 6-19-63; showing proposed Coronado
Towers development, 7-12-63
Two glass base or resin phono records/masters,
unidentified, 16 inch diameter, one unlabeled
one labeled "Frankay & Jackson." (in poor condition)
Poster: "Bird’s Eye View of Coronado Beach, San Diego
Bay and City of San Diego, originally lithographed,1887,
reprinted 1978
Book Number 5
Newspaper clippings, c. 1928-1968
Book Number 6
Newspaper clippings, 1939-1955 - 20 folders
Aug-Dec 1922
Aug-Sep 1923 - in 8 original envelopes
Jul-Sep 1925
Book Number 7
Newspaper clippings, Mar-Apr 1966
1967-1968 (all months excluding Feb and May)
May 1970
1968-1974 "Del Tidings" (photocopies in a ring
notebook)
2 folders holiday menus, invitations, ca. 1930-1950, 2 from 1979
One Hotel employee "Crown" pin name tag
Hotel ashtray, ca. 1950s
2 folders holiday menus (30 total), 1925 1936-1940
(donation of John and Jane Adams, 1989)
Enamel Pin commemorating the Hotel's 100th Anniversary, 1988
Video: Hotel del Coronado Centennial Gal, Feb. 1920, 1988
Invitation-Rest Haven Preventorium, St. Patrick's Dinner Dance
1937, Archival Project and the Del Docent Program 1998
Book Number 9
Materials relating to railroad, Hotel entertainment,
1900 - 1 folder
Promotional materials, ca. 1940-1970 - 1 folder
Miscellaneous published materials, 1925-1965 - 1 folder
National Historic Landmark dedication ceremony,
Oct 30, 1977, official program and commemorative
plaque - 1 folder
Plaque (in Spanish) commemorating the meeting of Richard
Nixon, President of the United States, and Gustavo Diaz Ordaz,
President of the United States of Mexico, Coronado, CA,
3 Sep 1970
Letter of Virginia M. Patterson to Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Davidson,
Jul 29, 1916
Opening address (1915) of G.A. Davidson, President of the
Panama - California Exposition
Coronado Cookbook No. 3
Bound ed. Of various cookbooks, ca. 1888-1904
(recipes used by Hotel del chefs)
"William Wallace Ross (1828-89) of the Hotel del Coronado".
Compiled by Mary L. M. Toluchanina, ca. 1995.
Book Number 10
Original silver diazo microfilm reels of Hotel del
Coronado correspondence books numbered 1-89,
and subject index.
