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              FRANK S. DOLLEY COLLECTION
1862 - 1957
FINDING AID
The Huntington Library
Eric Steiger
January 21, 2009
©The Huntington LibraryFrank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 2
Administrative Information
Title:
Frank S. Dolley Collection, 1862-1957
Creator:
Dolley, Frank S.
Extent:
150 items.
Repository:
Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Acquisition Information:
Purchased from Yale and Brown in 1961 and 1962.
Conditions Governing Access/Restrictions:
The entire collection is open for qualified researchers.
Literary Copyright/Publication Rights:
The Huntington Library retains the literary rights to the material. In order to quote from, publish, or reproduce any of the manuscripts or visual materials, researchers must obtain formal permission from the office of the Library Director. In most instances, permission is given by the Huntington as owner of the physical property rights only, and researchers must also obtain permission from the holder of the literary rights. In some instances, the Huntington owns the literary rights, as well as the physical property rights. Researchers may contact the appropriate curator for further information.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Frank S. Dolley Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Name of Cataloger/Date Completed:
Eric Steiger, January 20, 2009
Biographical Note
Frank S. Dolley was born in Maine, graduated from Pomona College in 1907, and completed Bowdoin Medical School in 1911. He settled permanently in Los Angeles in 1929, where he Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 3
was a prominent thoracic surgeon. Beyond his medical interests, he was a collector and student of the history of the western United States, particularly the lower Colorado River.
Cataloger’s Notes
1. Frank Dolley’s research notebooks have been separated for preservation and to make them easier to use. The material in Box 2 was found in an accordion filer, but is treated here as a notebook. The material in Box 3 was found in two three-ring binders. Each notebook was counted as a single item.
2. Subjects identified in Ellen Robinson’s letters are indexed from the originals. The same subjects may also be present in the transcripts and in Frank Dolley’s manuscript of the Robinson letters.
3. There was a box of photographs transferred to Rare Books, call number photCL 123. There is a list of these photographs at the end of the finding aid.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of research materials collected by Dr. Frank Dolley for his study of the lower Colorado River, especially related to steam navigation. Included are two manuscripts written by Dr. Dolley. The first is a history of navigation on the lower Colorado River that includes a brief discussion of Spanish explorations of the Delta region but emphasizes the region’s nineteenth-century history, with particular attention paid to steamboat design and pilots. Included in this manuscript are discussions of the Chemehuevi, Cocopah, and Yuma Indians, the Colorado Steam Navigation Company, Captains George H. Derby and William H. Hardy, J.C. Ives, and A. H. Wilcox. The second manuscript is an edited version of Ellen M. Robinson’s letters, most between Ellen at Port Isabel on the Colorado Delta and her family in Maryland. These letters depict the experiences of a young woman moving across the country in 1869 with David Robinson, a husband she barely knew, as she tried to narrate the journey and describe her new home to her family. Among the notable experiences she relayed in her letters was a visit to the unfinished Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, a parade in San Francisco featuring General William T. Sherman, and a visit to Woodward’s Gardens while staying in that city. This second manuscript was published in as “Wife at Port Isabel: A Pioneer Woman’s Colorado River Letters,” Brand Book (Westerners. Los Angeles Corral) vol. 7 (1957): 271-285.
Also included in Dolley Collection are many of the original Ellen Robinson letters, copies of those made by Dr. Dolley, photographs, and other ephemera. Three of Dr. Dolley’s research notebooks are included, covering numerous subjects related to the lower Colorado River region and the Colorado Delta, with particular focus on the river’s steamboat activity. These notebooks have been divided for preservation and ease of use, but remain in the order in which they were found, which is loosely alphabetical by subject. There is repetition from one notebook to the other, though each also includes unique material. Most of these notes represent Dr. Dolley’s research in published sources, including periodicals, narrative accounts, and regional histories, but also includes correspondence with Percy Carter Linss, a descendent of Colorado River ferry operator and landowner Hall Hanlon.Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 4
The collection is organized into four sections: Manuscripts, Notes, Correspondence, and Ephemera. The correspondence section includes Ellen Robinson’s letters from the 1870s and Frank Dolley’s correspondence with Ellen’s daughter Margaret Robinson in the 1950s.
Container List
Box 1: Manuscripts and Notes
1. Dolley, Frank S. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [monograph] [c. 1957]. 1 item.
2. Dolley, Frank S. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [monograph: p. 49-164] [c. 1957]. 1 item.
3. Dolley, Frank S. “In the Days of Colorado Steamship Navigation: Ellen Robinson’s Letters from Port Isabel in the 1870s:” [manuscript] [undated]. 1 item.
4. Dolley, Frank S. “In the Days of Colorado Steamship Navigation:” [notes] [undated]. 2 items.
5. Dolley, Frank S. “In the Days of Colorado Steamship Navigation:” [transcripts of Ellen Robinson’s Letters] [c. 1957]. 4 items.
6. Maps [undated]. 2 items. In oversize.
7. Dolley, Frank S. Notecards [c. 1954-1957]. 26 items.
8. Dolley, Frank S. Notes [c. 1954-1957]. 8 items.
Box 2: Notes
1. Accordion File: Notes regarding Alarcon to Aztec (Steamer) [c. 1954-1957]. 7p.
2. Accordion File: Notes regarding Baja California to El Borro Grande [c. 1954-1957]. 28 p.
3. Accordion File: Notes regarding California Volunteers in Arizona to Colorado Steam Navigation Company [c. 1954-1957]. 72 p.
4. Accordion File: Notes regarding the Death of Colonel Craig to Dreadnaught [c. 1954-1957]. 10p.
5. Accordion File: Notes regarding Earthquakes to Expressions [c. 1954-1957]. 11 p.
6. Accordion File: Notes regarding Ferries to Fort Yuma [c. 1954-1957]. 32 p.
7. Accordion File: Notes regarding Fr. Francisco Herenagildo Garces to the Great Western [c. 1954-1957]. 21 p.
8. Accordion File: Notes regarding Hall Hanlon to John B. Hinton [c. 1954-1957]. 39 p.
9. Accordion File: Notes regarding Indians to George A. Johnson [c. 1954-1957]. 68 p.
10. Accordion File: Notes regarding La Paz [c. 1954-1957]. 11 p.
11. Accordion File: Notes regarding Letitia Elizabeth Landon to Mrs. Charles Linss [c. 1954-1957]. 9 p.
12. Accordion File: Notes regarding Mails, Telegraph, and Navigation to Montana (Steamer) [c. 1954-1957]. 26 p.
13. Accordion File: Notes regarding David Neahr to Nina Tilden [c. 1954-1957]. 11 p.
14. Accordion File: Notes regarding Ocean Steamers and Charles Overman [c. 1954-1957]. 4 p.
15. Accordion File: Notes regarding Captain W. H. Pierson to Charles D. Poston [c. 1954-1957]. 28 p.
16. Accordion File: Notes regarding Rhodes to Robinson [c. 1954-1957]. 25 p.
17. Accordion File: Notes regarding Stages to Colorado River Steamers in general [approx. Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 5
1954-1957]. 11 p.
18. Accordion File: Notes regarding Mr. Turnbull, Tucson, Steve Thorn [c. 1954-1957]. 3 p.
19. Accordion File: Notes regarding Uncle Sam (Steamer) and Victoria (Steamer) [c. 1954-1957]. 3 p.
20. Accordion File: Notes regarding Pauline Weaver to Woodward’s Gardens [c. 1954-1957]. 16 p.
21. Accordion File: Notes regarding Yuma, Yuma (Steamer), and Zarissa (Steamer) [c. 1954-1957]. 7 p.
Box 3: Notes
1. Notebook 1: Notes regarding a Discussion with Percy Carter Linss, Hall Hanlon, Hanlon Heading, Pilot Knob, Port Isabel, Montague Island, Hanon Ferry (1957). 29 p.
2. Notebook 1: Notes regarding the Colorado River (1957). 95 p.
3. Notebook 1: Notes regarding J.A. Mellon (1957). 62 p.
4. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Explorer (Steamer) and Sierra Nevada (Steamer) (1957). 13 p.
5. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Polhemos [sic] (1957). 16 p.
6. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Johnson Letters (1957). 29 p.
7. Notebook 1: Notes regarding A. H. Johnson [sic] (1957). 24 p.
8. Notebook 1: Notes regarding David C. Robinson (1957). 21 p.
9. Notebook 1: Notes regarding A.H. Wilcox, John Dow, and the Algodornes Land Grant (1957). 18 p.
10. Notebook 1: Notes regarding General Morehead, Lansford Warren Hasgings, Benjamin M. Hartshorne (1957). 22 p.
11. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Ft. Mohave, Uncle Sam (ocean Steamer), Jose Maria Redondo, and Sam Adams (1957). 15 p.
12. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Hall Hanlin, Callville, and F. X. Aubry (1957). 16 p.
13. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Alexander D. Johnson, W. B. Rhodes, and David Neahr (1957). 17 p.
14. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Ferry, John Moss, and Picacho (1957). 32 p.
15. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Charles D. Poston, John H. Belcher, and Uncle Sam (Steamer) (1957). 14 p.
16. Notebook 1: Notes regarding the History of the Territory of Arizona, Hardy, and Cocopah No. 1 (Steamer) (1957). 14 p.
17. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Nina Tilden, Colorado 2 (Steamer), and Searchlight (1957).
12 p.
18. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Cochan (Steamer), Jessup (Steamer), and Baja California (1957). 28 p.
19. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Alarcon and Areneños [c. 1957]. 24 p.
20. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Boundary, Caborca-Yuma Trail, California Volunteers in Arizona, and Camel [c. 1954-1957]. 24 p.
21. Notebook 2: Notes regarding the Colorado River [c. 1957]. 80 p.
22. Notebook 2: Notes regarding the Death of Colonel Craig, Ferries, Fort Mohave, and Fort Yuma [c. 1957]. 17 p.
23. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Charles B. Genug and the Great Western [c. 1957]. 8 p.
24. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Hardyville and John B. Hinton [c. 1957]. 7 p.
25. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Indians [c. 1957]. 34 p.Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 6
26. Notebook 2: Notes regarding L.J.F. Jaeger, Legislative acts, Mails, telegraphs, and navigation, and Misc. [c. 1957]. 5 p.
27. Notebook 2: Notes regarding the North American Desert, Papago, and Pasqual [c. 1957]. 7 p.
28. Notebook 2: Notes regarding La Paz [c. 1957]. 8 p.
29. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Pilot Knob, Pioneer Days in Arizona, Pioneer settlers, and Charles D. Poston [c. 1957]. 5 p.
30. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Rhodes, Desert Sand Storm, Sonora Exploring and Mining Company, and Turnbull [c. 1957]. 5 p.
31. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Pauline Weaver, Bill Williams, Yuma, and Yuma (Steamer) [c. 1957]. 11 p.
Box 4: Correspondence and Ephemera
1. Hayes, Floy. 4 letters (1871-1903) to Ellen M. Robinson.
2. Hayes, G. 2 letters (1874-1877) to Ellen M. Robinson.
3. Hayes, Margaret. 3 letters (1870-1871) to Ellen M. Robinson.
4. Hayes, Margaret and Floy Hayes. 4 letters (1871-1875) to Ellen M. Robinson.
5. Hayes, R.J. 1 letter (1884, May 27) to [Ellen M. Robinson].
6. Macdougall, J. 1 letter (1874, May 27) to David C. Robinson.
7. Payne, G.E. 1 letter (1957, Mar. 12) to Frank S. Dolley.
8. Polhamus, Isaac. 4 letters (1887-1896) to Ellen M. Robinson.
9. Robinson, David C. 7 letters (1871-1874) to Ellen M. Robinson.
10. Robinson, Ellen M. 3 letters (1870-1871) to Hanna Hayes.
11. Robinson, Ellen M. 27 letters (1870-1872) to Margaret Hayes.
12. Robinson, Ellen M. 1 letter (1870, Oct. 3) to “My Dear.”
13. Robinson, Margaret M. 3 letters (1954, July 24) to Frank S. Dolley.
14. Robinson, W.J. 3 letters (1868, July 12) to “Dear Brother.”
15. Ephemera: Dictaphone Records. (1957). 16 items.
16. Ephemera: Documents (1862-1870). 3 items.
17. Ephemera: Miscellaneous (1875-1907). 5 items.
18. Ephemera: Photographs (1876-[c.1915]). 8 items.
19. Ephemera: Santa Rosa Cemetery Deed and Pilot Papers (1874). 3 items.
20. Ephemera: Empty envelopes. 4 items.
Oversize
Indexing: Subjects
Chemehuevi Indians.
Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1).
Cocopah Indians of Arizona.
Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1). Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 7
Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letters (1870-1872) to Margaret Hayes.
Colorado Steam Navigation Company.
Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1).
Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “In the Days of Colorado Steamship Navigation:” Ellen Robinson’s Letters from Port Isabel in the 1870s: [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (3).
Derby, George Horatio, 1823-1861.
Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1).
Forster, John, 1814-1882.
Subject in Notebook 1: Notes regarding Johnson Letters. Box 3 (6).
Hardy, William Harrison, Captain, 1823-1906.
Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1).
Ives, J.C.
Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1).
Pico, Pio, 1801-1894.
Subject in Notebook 1: Notes regarding Johnson Letters. Box 3 (6).
Railroad Travel.
Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letter (1870, Oct. 3) to “My Dear.” Box 4 (11).
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letter (1870, Oct. 3) to “My Dear.” Box 4 (11).
Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah).
Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letter (1870, Sep. 17) to Hannah Hayes. Box 4 (9).
Wilcox, Alfred Henry, 1823-1883.
Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1).
Woodward’s Gardens.
Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letter (1870, Oct. 3) to “My Dear.” Box 4 (11).
Yuma Indians.
Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 8
[undated]. Box 1 (1).
Photograph Collection (photCL 123)
Frank Dolley Photograph Collection
photCL 123
Dr. Frank Dolley’s collection of pictures of the lower Colorado River, bought from Yale and Brown in 1961.
Note 1: These are all (except no. 96) photographs, so if the list indicates “lithograph” or other technique, it means a photograph of a lithograph.
Note 2: There are negatives for most of the images in this collection. They are stored separate from the prints.
Note 3: There is a discrepancy in the identifications of some of the people in the photographs. See the Frank S. Dolley manuscript collection for alternative identifications for some photographs.
Note 4: There is more information about many of these images in the collection information folder. Please contact Curator of Photographs to access collection files.
Yuma, Arizona, and Colorado River Steamers (1-18)
1. Yuma, 1852 (watercolor by Lt. Morris).
2. Fort Yuma (lithograph).
3. Steamer “St .Vallier.”
4. Yuma, showing RR bridge, steamer “Gila.”
5. Steamer “Cocopah.”
6. Steamer “Explorer” (lithograph).
7. Steamer “Cochan” and a barge.
8. Steamer “Searchlight.”
9. Steamer “Searchlight.”
10. “Searchlight” at Wharf at Yuma.
11. Yuma drawbridge (i.e. rising bridge), with ferry “Aztec.”
12. Steamer “St. Vallier.”
13. Steamer “Gila” and a barge.
14. Steamer “Gila.”
15. Hulk of the steamer “Explorer.”
16. Steamer “Mohave” with School picnic, 1876.
17. Bill Williams fork.
18. Colorado R. below Needles. Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 9
Colorado River Steamers (19-28)
19. Hulk of “Charles H. Spencer.”
[negatives and lantern slide only, no print]
20. “Cliff Dweller.” [Negative on file]
21. “Cochan.”
22. Colorado River Str. “Cochan.” [Negative on file]
23. Steamerr “Cochan” and tow at Needles, Cal. (late Nineties). [Negative on file]
24. “Cochan” and “Silas J. Lewis.” [Negative on file]
25. Steamer “Cocopah” with barge astern bound upriver.
26. “Cochan” and “Searchlight.” [Negative on file]
27. “Colorado No. 1.” [Negative on file]
28. “Colorado” No. 2 at wood yard.
Colorado River Steamers (29-35)
29. “Colorado No. 2” on ways at Port Isabel. [Negative on file]
30. Colorado No. 2 at Yuma Landing. [Negative on file]
31. Colorado No. 2 at Port Isabel at Low Tide. [Negative on file]
32. “Comet” (This is a vessel on the upper river, not the lower). [Negative on file]
33. Hulk of “Explorer.” [Negative on file]
34. “Gila.” [Negative on file]
35. “Iola.” [Negative on file]
Colorado River Steamers (36-45)
36. Schooner “Isabel” and a steamer (Mohave��?).
37. “Major Powell.” [Negative on file]
38. “Mohave.” [Negative on file]
39. “Mohave.” [Negative on file]
40. “Mohave.” [Negative on file]
41. “Retta.” [Negative on file]
42. “St. Vallier.” [Negative on file]
43. “St. Vallier.” [Negative on file]
44. “St. Vallier.” [Negative on file]
45. “Searchlight.”
Colorado River Steamers (46-55)
46. “Silas J. Lewis.” [Negative on file]
47. “Silas J. Lewis” as a dredge. [Negative on file]
48. “Undine.” [Negative on file]
49. Barge at Port Famine.
50. Unidentified barge, in tow. [Negative on file]
51. Ehrenberg ferry. [Negative on file]
52. Ehrenberg ferry. [Negative on file]
53. Ehrenberg ferry. [Negative on file]Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 10
54. Stern-wheel ferry and barge, Needles. [Negative on file]
55. “Old Yuma ferry” (flatboat). [Negative on file]
Colorado River Places (56-68)
56. Andrade, Calif.
57. Date palms at Andrade.
58. Date palms at Andrade.
59. Ehrenberg, Ariz. [Negative on file]
60. Ehrenberg, Ariz. [Negative on file]
61. “Gila” at El Dorado Canyon (with a barge). [Negative on file]
62. Topock bridge under construction, 1889.
63. Yuma 1878. [Negative on file]
64. Yuma in early ‘90s. [Negative on file]
65. Early view of Yuma. [Negative on file]
66. Yuma penitentiary and ferry.
67. Yuma 1877. [Negative on file]
68. Yuma 1866. [Negative on file]
People Related to the Colorado River steamers (69-82)
69. Mike Ghiotto - Yuma transferman. [Negative on file]
70. Hall Hanlon and Joseph Carter (Andrade pioneers). [Negative on file]
71. Hall Hanlon and Joseph Carter (Andrade Pioneers). [Negative on file]
72. John Mellon, river pilot. [Negative on file]
73. John Mellon, river pilot. [Negative on file]
74. Capt. Owens.
75. Capt. Owens.
76. David C. Robinson, river pilot.
77. Captain David C. Robinson [?] [Negative on file]
78. Captain David C. Robinson [?]
79. William Robinson.
80. Stevens.
81. Unidentified man.
82. David Robinson and daughter Margaret at Yuma [?] [Negative on file]
Maps (83-88)
83. Old Spanish map of head of Gulf (from Sykes). [Negative on file]
84. Lower Colorado by Ives (from Sykes). [Negative on file]
85. Lower Colorado and delta, with irrigable lands (from Sykes). [Negative on file]
86. Junction of the Gila and the Colorado, by José Salazar. [Negative on file]
87. Yuma, especially the military reservation (SPRR map). [Negative on file]
88. Yuma, especially the military reservation (SPRR map). [Negative on file] Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 11
Miscellaneous (89-96)
89. Broadside ad for a river excursion, 1893
90. Pilot Knob hotel
91. Aerial ferry near Ehrenberg. [Negative on file]
92. Railroad office, Yuma. [Negative on file]
93. Early auto on plank road between Yuma and Imperial Valley. [Negative on file]
94. Mud volcanoes, 1905 (from Sykes). [Negative on file]
95. “Cocopah Indian Warrior.”
96. Photostat of Pacific and Colorado Steam Navigation Company Prospectus.
Lantern Slides
19. Hulk of “Charles H. Spencer.”
34. Steamer “Gila.”
39. Steamer “Mojave.”
43. Steamer “St. Vallier.”
44. Steamer “St. Vallier.”
48. Steamer ��Undine.”
50. Unidentified barge in tow.
63. Yuma, 1878.
64. Yuma in early ‘90s.
68. Yuma, 1866.
83. Old Spanish map of head of Gulf.
94. Mud volcanoes, 1905.

Description

Title	Finding aid for Collection of Frank S. Dolley, 1862-1957.
Creator	Dolley, Frank S.
Extent	150 items.
Biographical Note	Frank S. Dolley was born in Maine, graduated from Pomona College in 1907, and completed Bowdoin Medical School in 1911. He settled permanently in Los Angeles in 1929, where he was a prominent thoracic surgeon. Beyond his medical interests, he was a collector and student of the history of the western United States, particularly the lower Colorado River.
Scope and Content	This collection consists of research materials collected by Dr. Frank Dolley for his study of the lower Colorado River, especially related to steam navigation. Included are two manuscripts written by Dr. Dolley. The first is a history of navigation on the lower Colorado River that includes a brief discussion of Spanish explorations of the Delta region but emphasizes the region's nineteenth-century history, with particular attention paid to steamboat design and pilots. Included in this manuscript are discussions of the Chemehuevi, Cocopah, and Yuma Indians, the Colorado Steam Navigation Company, Captains George H. Derby and William H. Hardy, J.C. Ives, and A. H. Wilcox. The second manuscript is an edited version of Ellen M. Robinson's letters, most between Ellen at Port Isabel on the Colorado Delta and her family in Maryland. These letters depict the experiences of a young woman moving across the country in 1869 with David Robinson, a husband she barely knew, as she tried to narrate the journey and describe her new home to her family. Among the notable experiences she relayed in her letters was a visit to the unfinished Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, a parade in San Francisco featuring General William T. Sherman, and a visit to Woodward's Gardens while staying in that city. The correspondence section includes Ellen Robinson's letters from the 1870s and Frank Dolley's correspondence with Ellen's daughter Margaret Robinson in the 1950s. Also included in the collection are copies of Ellen Robinson's letters, made by Dr. Dolley, photographs, and other ephemera. Three of Dr. Dolley's research notebooks are included, covering numerous subjects related to the lower Colorado River region and the Colorado Delta, with particular focus on the river's steamboat activity. These notebooks have been divided for preservation and ease of use, but remain in the order in which they were found, which is loosely alphabetical by subject. There is repetition from one notebook to the other, though each also includes unique material. Most of these notes represent Dr. Dolley's research in published sources, including periodicals, narrative accounts, and regional histories, but also includes correspondence with Percy Carter Linss, a descendent of Colorado River ferry operator and landowner Hall Hanlon.
Notes	All inquiries about this collection should be directed to the Curator, Hispanic, Cartographic & Modern Western Manuscripts.
Date	1862-1957.
Provenance	Purchased from Yale and Brown, 1961 and 1962.
Subject	Derby, George Horatio, 1823-1861. Dolley, Frank S. Forster, John, 1814-1882. Hanlon, Hall. Hardy, William Harrison, Captain, 1823-1906. Ives, J. C. Pico, Pío, 1801-1894. Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Wilcox, Alfred Henry, 1823-1883. Colorado Steam Navigation Company. Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah) Woodward's Gardens (San Francisco, Calif.) Chemehuevi Indians. Cocopa Indians -- Arizona. Railroad travel. River steamers. Steamboat lines. Yuma Indians. Arizona -- History -- Sources. California -- History -- Sources. Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Colorado River Delta (Mexico)
Form/Genre	Letters (correspondence) United States. (aat) Manuscripts United States. (aat) Monographs United States. (aat) Photographs United States. (aat) Research notes United States. (aat)
Contributors	Linss, Percy Carter.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssDolley collection
Physical Collection	Frank S. Dolley Collection
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	11 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black,
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Eric Steiger, January 21, 2009.
Citation Information	Finding aid for Frank S. Dolley Collection, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
Restrictions	Images in this collection are for scholarly research; please review the Huntington Library's copyright information: http://cdm16003.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about. For purchasing images for publication please review our permission to publish policy: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=590.
Cataloging Notes	The collection is organized into four sections: Manuscripts, Notes, Correspondence, and Ephemera.
Full Text	FRANK S. DOLLEY COLLECTION 1862 - 1957 FINDING AID The Huntington Library Eric Steiger January 21, 2009 ©The Huntington LibraryFrank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 2 Administrative Information Title: Frank S. Dolley Collection, 1862-1957 Creator: Dolley, Frank S. Extent: 150 items. Repository: Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108 Acquisition Information: Purchased from Yale and Brown in 1961 and 1962. Conditions Governing Access/Restrictions: The entire collection is open for qualified researchers. Literary Copyright/Publication Rights: The Huntington Library retains the literary rights to the material. In order to quote from, publish, or reproduce any of the manuscripts or visual materials, researchers must obtain formal permission from the office of the Library Director. In most instances, permission is given by the Huntington as owner of the physical property rights only, and researchers must also obtain permission from the holder of the literary rights. In some instances, the Huntington owns the literary rights, as well as the physical property rights. Researchers may contact the appropriate curator for further information. Language: English Preferred Citation: [Identification of Item], Frank S. Dolley Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Name of Cataloger/Date Completed: Eric Steiger, January 20, 2009 Biographical Note Frank S. Dolley was born in Maine, graduated from Pomona College in 1907, and completed Bowdoin Medical School in 1911. He settled permanently in Los Angeles in 1929, where he Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 3 was a prominent thoracic surgeon. Beyond his medical interests, he was a collector and student of the history of the western United States, particularly the lower Colorado River. Cataloger’s Notes 1. Frank Dolley’s research notebooks have been separated for preservation and to make them easier to use. The material in Box 2 was found in an accordion filer, but is treated here as a notebook. The material in Box 3 was found in two three-ring binders. Each notebook was counted as a single item. 2. Subjects identified in Ellen Robinson’s letters are indexed from the originals. The same subjects may also be present in the transcripts and in Frank Dolley’s manuscript of the Robinson letters. 3. There was a box of photographs transferred to Rare Books, call number photCL 123. There is a list of these photographs at the end of the finding aid. Scope and Content This collection consists of research materials collected by Dr. Frank Dolley for his study of the lower Colorado River, especially related to steam navigation. Included are two manuscripts written by Dr. Dolley. The first is a history of navigation on the lower Colorado River that includes a brief discussion of Spanish explorations of the Delta region but emphasizes the region’s nineteenth-century history, with particular attention paid to steamboat design and pilots. Included in this manuscript are discussions of the Chemehuevi, Cocopah, and Yuma Indians, the Colorado Steam Navigation Company, Captains George H. Derby and William H. Hardy, J.C. Ives, and A. H. Wilcox. The second manuscript is an edited version of Ellen M. Robinson’s letters, most between Ellen at Port Isabel on the Colorado Delta and her family in Maryland. These letters depict the experiences of a young woman moving across the country in 1869 with David Robinson, a husband she barely knew, as she tried to narrate the journey and describe her new home to her family. Among the notable experiences she relayed in her letters was a visit to the unfinished Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, a parade in San Francisco featuring General William T. Sherman, and a visit to Woodward’s Gardens while staying in that city. This second manuscript was published in as “Wife at Port Isabel: A Pioneer Woman’s Colorado River Letters,” Brand Book (Westerners. Los Angeles Corral) vol. 7 (1957): 271-285. Also included in Dolley Collection are many of the original Ellen Robinson letters, copies of those made by Dr. Dolley, photographs, and other ephemera. Three of Dr. Dolley’s research notebooks are included, covering numerous subjects related to the lower Colorado River region and the Colorado Delta, with particular focus on the river’s steamboat activity. These notebooks have been divided for preservation and ease of use, but remain in the order in which they were found, which is loosely alphabetical by subject. There is repetition from one notebook to the other, though each also includes unique material. Most of these notes represent Dr. Dolley’s research in published sources, including periodicals, narrative accounts, and regional histories, but also includes correspondence with Percy Carter Linss, a descendent of Colorado River ferry operator and landowner Hall Hanlon.Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 4 The collection is organized into four sections: Manuscripts, Notes, Correspondence, and Ephemera. The correspondence section includes Ellen Robinson’s letters from the 1870s and Frank Dolley’s correspondence with Ellen’s daughter Margaret Robinson in the 1950s. Container List Box 1: Manuscripts and Notes 1. Dolley, Frank S. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [monograph] [c. 1957]. 1 item. 2. Dolley, Frank S. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [monograph: p. 49-164] [c. 1957]. 1 item. 3. Dolley, Frank S. “In the Days of Colorado Steamship Navigation: Ellen Robinson’s Letters from Port Isabel in the 1870s:” [manuscript] [undated]. 1 item. 4. Dolley, Frank S. “In the Days of Colorado Steamship Navigation:” [notes] [undated]. 2 items. 5. Dolley, Frank S. “In the Days of Colorado Steamship Navigation:” [transcripts of Ellen Robinson’s Letters] [c. 1957]. 4 items. 6. Maps [undated]. 2 items. In oversize. 7. Dolley, Frank S. Notecards [c. 1954-1957]. 26 items. 8. Dolley, Frank S. Notes [c. 1954-1957]. 8 items. Box 2: Notes 1. Accordion File: Notes regarding Alarcon to Aztec (Steamer) [c. 1954-1957]. 7p. 2. Accordion File: Notes regarding Baja California to El Borro Grande [c. 1954-1957]. 28 p. 3. Accordion File: Notes regarding California Volunteers in Arizona to Colorado Steam Navigation Company [c. 1954-1957]. 72 p. 4. Accordion File: Notes regarding the Death of Colonel Craig to Dreadnaught [c. 1954-1957]. 10p. 5. Accordion File: Notes regarding Earthquakes to Expressions [c. 1954-1957]. 11 p. 6. Accordion File: Notes regarding Ferries to Fort Yuma [c. 1954-1957]. 32 p. 7. Accordion File: Notes regarding Fr. Francisco Herenagildo Garces to the Great Western [c. 1954-1957]. 21 p. 8. Accordion File: Notes regarding Hall Hanlon to John B. Hinton [c. 1954-1957]. 39 p. 9. Accordion File: Notes regarding Indians to George A. Johnson [c. 1954-1957]. 68 p. 10. Accordion File: Notes regarding La Paz [c. 1954-1957]. 11 p. 11. Accordion File: Notes regarding Letitia Elizabeth Landon to Mrs. Charles Linss [c. 1954-1957]. 9 p. 12. Accordion File: Notes regarding Mails, Telegraph, and Navigation to Montana (Steamer) [c. 1954-1957]. 26 p. 13. Accordion File: Notes regarding David Neahr to Nina Tilden [c. 1954-1957]. 11 p. 14. Accordion File: Notes regarding Ocean Steamers and Charles Overman [c. 1954-1957]. 4 p. 15. Accordion File: Notes regarding Captain W. H. Pierson to Charles D. Poston [c. 1954-1957]. 28 p. 16. Accordion File: Notes regarding Rhodes to Robinson [c. 1954-1957]. 25 p. 17. Accordion File: Notes regarding Stages to Colorado River Steamers in general [approx. Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 5 1954-1957]. 11 p. 18. Accordion File: Notes regarding Mr. Turnbull, Tucson, Steve Thorn [c. 1954-1957]. 3 p. 19. Accordion File: Notes regarding Uncle Sam (Steamer) and Victoria (Steamer) [c. 1954-1957]. 3 p. 20. Accordion File: Notes regarding Pauline Weaver to Woodward’s Gardens [c. 1954-1957]. 16 p. 21. Accordion File: Notes regarding Yuma, Yuma (Steamer), and Zarissa (Steamer) [c. 1954-1957]. 7 p. Box 3: Notes 1. Notebook 1: Notes regarding a Discussion with Percy Carter Linss, Hall Hanlon, Hanlon Heading, Pilot Knob, Port Isabel, Montague Island, Hanon Ferry (1957). 29 p. 2. Notebook 1: Notes regarding the Colorado River (1957). 95 p. 3. Notebook 1: Notes regarding J.A. Mellon (1957). 62 p. 4. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Explorer (Steamer) and Sierra Nevada (Steamer) (1957). 13 p. 5. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Polhemos [sic] (1957). 16 p. 6. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Johnson Letters (1957). 29 p. 7. Notebook 1: Notes regarding A. H. Johnson [sic] (1957). 24 p. 8. Notebook 1: Notes regarding David C. Robinson (1957). 21 p. 9. Notebook 1: Notes regarding A.H. Wilcox, John Dow, and the Algodornes Land Grant (1957). 18 p. 10. Notebook 1: Notes regarding General Morehead, Lansford Warren Hasgings, Benjamin M. Hartshorne (1957). 22 p. 11. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Ft. Mohave, Uncle Sam (ocean Steamer), Jose Maria Redondo, and Sam Adams (1957). 15 p. 12. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Hall Hanlin, Callville, and F. X. Aubry (1957). 16 p. 13. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Alexander D. Johnson, W. B. Rhodes, and David Neahr (1957). 17 p. 14. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Ferry, John Moss, and Picacho (1957). 32 p. 15. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Charles D. Poston, John H. Belcher, and Uncle Sam (Steamer) (1957). 14 p. 16. Notebook 1: Notes regarding the History of the Territory of Arizona, Hardy, and Cocopah No. 1 (Steamer) (1957). 14 p. 17. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Nina Tilden, Colorado 2 (Steamer), and Searchlight (1957). 12 p. 18. Notebook 1: Notes regarding Cochan (Steamer), Jessup (Steamer), and Baja California (1957). 28 p. 19. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Alarcon and Areneños [c. 1957]. 24 p. 20. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Boundary, Caborca-Yuma Trail, California Volunteers in Arizona, and Camel [c. 1954-1957]. 24 p. 21. Notebook 2: Notes regarding the Colorado River [c. 1957]. 80 p. 22. Notebook 2: Notes regarding the Death of Colonel Craig, Ferries, Fort Mohave, and Fort Yuma [c. 1957]. 17 p. 23. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Charles B. Genug and the Great Western [c. 1957]. 8 p. 24. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Hardyville and John B. Hinton [c. 1957]. 7 p. 25. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Indians [c. 1957]. 34 p.Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 6 26. Notebook 2: Notes regarding L.J.F. Jaeger, Legislative acts, Mails, telegraphs, and navigation, and Misc. [c. 1957]. 5 p. 27. Notebook 2: Notes regarding the North American Desert, Papago, and Pasqual [c. 1957]. 7 p. 28. Notebook 2: Notes regarding La Paz [c. 1957]. 8 p. 29. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Pilot Knob, Pioneer Days in Arizona, Pioneer settlers, and Charles D. Poston [c. 1957]. 5 p. 30. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Rhodes, Desert Sand Storm, Sonora Exploring and Mining Company, and Turnbull [c. 1957]. 5 p. 31. Notebook 2: Notes regarding Pauline Weaver, Bill Williams, Yuma, and Yuma (Steamer) [c. 1957]. 11 p. Box 4: Correspondence and Ephemera 1. Hayes, Floy. 4 letters (1871-1903) to Ellen M. Robinson. 2. Hayes, G. 2 letters (1874-1877) to Ellen M. Robinson. 3. Hayes, Margaret. 3 letters (1870-1871) to Ellen M. Robinson. 4. Hayes, Margaret and Floy Hayes. 4 letters (1871-1875) to Ellen M. Robinson. 5. Hayes, R.J. 1 letter (1884, May 27) to [Ellen M. Robinson]. 6. Macdougall, J. 1 letter (1874, May 27) to David C. Robinson. 7. Payne, G.E. 1 letter (1957, Mar. 12) to Frank S. Dolley. 8. Polhamus, Isaac. 4 letters (1887-1896) to Ellen M. Robinson. 9. Robinson, David C. 7 letters (1871-1874) to Ellen M. Robinson. 10. Robinson, Ellen M. 3 letters (1870-1871) to Hanna Hayes. 11. Robinson, Ellen M. 27 letters (1870-1872) to Margaret Hayes. 12. Robinson, Ellen M. 1 letter (1870, Oct. 3) to “My Dear.” 13. Robinson, Margaret M. 3 letters (1954, July 24) to Frank S. Dolley. 14. Robinson, W.J. 3 letters (1868, July 12) to “Dear Brother.” 15. Ephemera: Dictaphone Records. (1957). 16 items. 16. Ephemera: Documents (1862-1870). 3 items. 17. Ephemera: Miscellaneous (1875-1907). 5 items. 18. Ephemera: Photographs (1876-[c.1915]). 8 items. 19. Ephemera: Santa Rosa Cemetery Deed and Pilot Papers (1874). 3 items. 20. Ephemera: Empty envelopes. 4 items. Oversize Indexing: Subjects Chemehuevi Indians. Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1). Cocopah Indians of Arizona. Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1). Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 7 Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letters (1870-1872) to Margaret Hayes. Colorado Steam Navigation Company. Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1). Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “In the Days of Colorado Steamship Navigation:” Ellen Robinson’s Letters from Port Isabel in the 1870s: [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (3). Derby, George Horatio, 1823-1861. Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1). Forster, John, 1814-1882. Subject in Notebook 1: Notes regarding Johnson Letters. Box 3 (6). Hardy, William Harrison, Captain, 1823-1906. Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1). Ives, J.C. Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1). Pico, Pio, 1801-1894. Subject in Notebook 1: Notes regarding Johnson Letters. Box 3 (6). Railroad Travel. Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letter (1870, Oct. 3) to “My Dear.” Box 4 (11). Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letter (1870, Oct. 3) to “My Dear.” Box 4 (11). Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah). Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letter (1870, Sep. 17) to Hannah Hayes. Box 4 (9). Wilcox, Alfred Henry, 1823-1883. Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. [undated]. Box 1 (1). Woodward’s Gardens. Subject in Ellen M. Robinson letter (1870, Oct. 3) to “My Dear.” Box 4 (11). Yuma Indians. Subject in Frank S. Dolley. “Early Pilots of the Colorado River:” [manuscript]. Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 8 [undated]. Box 1 (1). Photograph Collection (photCL 123) Frank Dolley Photograph Collection photCL 123 Dr. Frank Dolley’s collection of pictures of the lower Colorado River, bought from Yale and Brown in 1961. Note 1: These are all (except no. 96) photographs, so if the list indicates “lithograph” or other technique, it means a photograph of a lithograph. Note 2: There are negatives for most of the images in this collection. They are stored separate from the prints. Note 3: There is a discrepancy in the identifications of some of the people in the photographs. See the Frank S. Dolley manuscript collection for alternative identifications for some photographs. Note 4: There is more information about many of these images in the collection information folder. Please contact Curator of Photographs to access collection files. Yuma, Arizona, and Colorado River Steamers (1-18) 1. Yuma, 1852 (watercolor by Lt. Morris). 2. Fort Yuma (lithograph). 3. Steamer “St .Vallier.” 4. Yuma, showing RR bridge, steamer “Gila.” 5. Steamer “Cocopah.” 6. Steamer “Explorer” (lithograph). 7. Steamer “Cochan” and a barge. 8. Steamer “Searchlight.” 9. Steamer “Searchlight.” 10. “Searchlight” at Wharf at Yuma. 11. Yuma drawbridge (i.e. rising bridge), with ferry “Aztec.” 12. Steamer “St. Vallier.” 13. Steamer “Gila” and a barge. 14. Steamer “Gila.” 15. Hulk of the steamer “Explorer.” 16. Steamer “Mohave” with School picnic, 1876. 17. Bill Williams fork. 18. Colorado R. below Needles. Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 9 Colorado River Steamers (19-28) 19. Hulk of “Charles H. Spencer.” [negatives and lantern slide only, no print] 20. “Cliff Dweller.” [Negative on file] 21. “Cochan.” 22. Colorado River Str. “Cochan.” [Negative on file] 23. Steamerr “Cochan” and tow at Needles, Cal. (late Nineties). [Negative on file] 24. “Cochan” and “Silas J. Lewis.” [Negative on file] 25. Steamer “Cocopah” with barge astern bound upriver. 26. “Cochan” and “Searchlight.” [Negative on file] 27. “Colorado No. 1.” [Negative on file] 28. “Colorado” No. 2 at wood yard. Colorado River Steamers (29-35) 29. “Colorado No. 2” on ways at Port Isabel. [Negative on file] 30. Colorado No. 2 at Yuma Landing. [Negative on file] 31. Colorado No. 2 at Port Isabel at Low Tide. [Negative on file] 32. “Comet” (This is a vessel on the upper river, not the lower). [Negative on file] 33. Hulk of “Explorer.” [Negative on file] 34. “Gila.” [Negative on file] 35. “Iola.” [Negative on file] Colorado River Steamers (36-45) 36. Schooner “Isabel” and a steamer (Mohave��?). 37. “Major Powell.” [Negative on file] 38. “Mohave.” [Negative on file] 39. “Mohave.” [Negative on file] 40. “Mohave.” [Negative on file] 41. “Retta.” [Negative on file] 42. “St. Vallier.” [Negative on file] 43. “St. Vallier.” [Negative on file] 44. “St. Vallier.” [Negative on file] 45. “Searchlight.” Colorado River Steamers (46-55) 46. “Silas J. Lewis.” [Negative on file] 47. “Silas J. Lewis” as a dredge. [Negative on file] 48. “Undine.” [Negative on file] 49. Barge at Port Famine. 50. Unidentified barge, in tow. [Negative on file] 51. Ehrenberg ferry. [Negative on file] 52. Ehrenberg ferry. [Negative on file] 53. Ehrenberg ferry. [Negative on file]Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 10 54. Stern-wheel ferry and barge, Needles. [Negative on file] 55. “Old Yuma ferry” (flatboat). [Negative on file] Colorado River Places (56-68) 56. Andrade, Calif. 57. Date palms at Andrade. 58. Date palms at Andrade. 59. Ehrenberg, Ariz. [Negative on file] 60. Ehrenberg, Ariz. [Negative on file] 61. “Gila” at El Dorado Canyon (with a barge). [Negative on file] 62. Topock bridge under construction, 1889. 63. Yuma 1878. [Negative on file] 64. Yuma in early ‘90s. [Negative on file] 65. Early view of Yuma. [Negative on file] 66. Yuma penitentiary and ferry. 67. Yuma 1877. [Negative on file] 68. Yuma 1866. [Negative on file] People Related to the Colorado River steamers (69-82) 69. Mike Ghiotto - Yuma transferman. [Negative on file] 70. Hall Hanlon and Joseph Carter (Andrade pioneers). [Negative on file] 71. Hall Hanlon and Joseph Carter (Andrade Pioneers). [Negative on file] 72. John Mellon, river pilot. [Negative on file] 73. John Mellon, river pilot. [Negative on file] 74. Capt. Owens. 75. Capt. Owens. 76. David C. Robinson, river pilot. 77. Captain David C. Robinson [?] [Negative on file] 78. Captain David C. Robinson [?] 79. William Robinson. 80. Stevens. 81. Unidentified man. 82. David Robinson and daughter Margaret at Yuma [?] [Negative on file] Maps (83-88) 83. Old Spanish map of head of Gulf (from Sykes). [Negative on file] 84. Lower Colorado by Ives (from Sykes). [Negative on file] 85. Lower Colorado and delta, with irrigable lands (from Sykes). [Negative on file] 86. Junction of the Gila and the Colorado, by José Salazar. [Negative on file] 87. Yuma, especially the military reservation (SPRR map). [Negative on file] 88. Yuma, especially the military reservation (SPRR map). [Negative on file] Frank S. Dolley Collection - Finding Aid - 11 Miscellaneous (89-96) 89. Broadside ad for a river excursion, 1893 90. Pilot Knob hotel 91. Aerial ferry near Ehrenberg. [Negative on file] 92. Railroad office, Yuma. [Negative on file] 93. Early auto on plank road between Yuma and Imperial Valley. [Negative on file] 94. Mud volcanoes, 1905 (from Sykes). [Negative on file] 95. “Cocopah Indian Warrior.” 96. Photostat of Pacific and Colorado Steam Navigation Company Prospectus. Lantern Slides 19. Hulk of “Charles H. Spencer.” 34. Steamer “Gila.” 39. Steamer “Mojave.” 43. Steamer “St. Vallier.” 44. Steamer “St. Vallier.” 48. Steamer ��Undine.” 50. Unidentified barge in tow. 63. Yuma, 1878. 64. Yuma in early ‘90s. 68. Yuma, 1866. 83. Old Spanish map of head of Gulf. 94. Mud volcanoes, 1905.

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Finding aid for Collection of Frank S. Dolley, 1862-1957.

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