CORREO:
THE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER OF THE CALIFORNIA MISSION STUDIES ASSOCIATION
January
2006
Vol. 4, No. 1
Edited by Robert M. Senkewicz
(Please submit any items for inclusion to rsenkewicz@scu.edu)
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CONTENTS:
1. CMSA AND CMF COLLABORATION
2. CMSA CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO
3. CMSA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
4. CMSA BOARD ELECTIONS
5. SANTA BARBARA PRESIDIO ARCHEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL, SUMMER 2006
6. RANCHO LOS CERRITOS HISTORIC SITE WINTER LECTURE SERIES
7. ACQUISITIONS EDITOR POSITION AT THE JOURNAL "KIVA"
8. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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1. CMSA AND CMF COLLABORATION
CMSA and the California Missions Foundation (CMF), two of the major
organizations in California concerned about the missions, have entered
into a collaborative relationship. Under the terms of the relationship,
the CMF will provide a significant grant supporting a generous portion
of the costs of publishing the CMSA Boletín. For its part, CMSA
will provide space in the Correo and the Boletín for CMF to
communicate with CMSA members and others about its activities and other
mission-related items of importance. CMSA wishes to thank Dr. Knox
Mellon, Executive Director of the CMF, Steve Hearst, Chairman, and all
members of the Board for undertaking this collaboration with us!
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2. CMSA CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO
Preparations for the CMSA conference at Mission San Diego from February
17-19 are coming along very nicely. The program and tours both promise
to be informative and exciting. If you have not yet registered,
do so quickly!
Registration information was sent to all members by US mail last year.
If you can ˙t find your copy, that information is on our web site
(http://www.ca-missions.org). The site has been experiencing some
technical difficulties lately. Our gurus are working on it, but if you
find that you cannot access it, please contact the editor of the Correo
(rsenkewicz@scu.edu) ), and I will send you the registration material
by e-mail.
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3. CMSA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Membership renewal forms were sent out to all members in November. CMSA
membership is on a calendar year basis. Thanks very much to those who
have already renewed. If you have not done so yet, please renew as soon
as possible. The next issue of the Boletín will be coming out in
March or April, and it will be sent only to those whose membership is
current for the year 2006.
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4. CMSA BOARD ELECTIONS
Ballots for the Board elections were sent out to all members in the
second week of January. Please return your ballots, in the envelope
provided, by February 11. Results of the voting will be announced at
the San Diego meeting.
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5. SANTA BARBARA PRESIDIO ARCHEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL „ SUMMER 2006
Bob Hoover has provided us with information about this summer ˙s Field
School:
The Field School is an intensive 6-week combination of excavation and
laboratory analysis of historical archaeological materials from the
northern yard of the Spanish presidio of Santa Barbara. The presidio
was founded in 1782, the last of four military posts in Spanish
California intended to defend the province from foreign invasion.
Attention will be focused on architectural remains which may provide
information for future reconstruction.
The presidio is located in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara.
Students should expect cool foggy nights and warm sunny afternoons in
an ideal climate. The class can be accommodated at no charge at a group
camp side at El Capitan State Beach, where hot showers and electricity
are available. Sleeping bags must be provided by the students, who are
also responsible for their own food. Other arrangements may be made.
Students should be in good physical condition. Tetanus shots are
required.
The Field School, now in its thirtieth year of operation, focuses on
the methods of historic archaeology. Material culture is used to
interpret the role of technology in the acculturation of the 1300
Indian neophytes to the culture of eighteenth century Spain.
Additional information is on the Web site; visit
www.countinuing-ed.calpoly.edu
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6. RANCHO LOS CERRITOS HISTORIC SITE WINTER LECTURE SERIES
Meighan Maguire has sent us the following information:
Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site in Long Beach California announces
its winter Lecture Series for 2006.
January 21, 10 AM: USC History Professor William Deverell, "California
Comes of Age: 1850-1900". William Deverell will discuss the pivotal
developments in California during the period of early statehood that
set the stage for contemporary challenges in the realms of cultural
diversity, environmental sustainability, and regional politics.
February 18, 10 AM: Autry National Center Curator Amy Scott, "On
Location: California Painting & Place in the American Frontier".
Amy Scott will discuss late-nineteenth century landscape paintings of
California, including those of the natural environment (Yosemite) and
those significant to the region (missions, vaqueros and the Gold Rush).
April 8, 10 AM: State Library Director of Special Collections Gary
Kurutz,"Photographing the Southern California Paradise: The Photographs
of Carlton E. Watkins and William Fletcher, 1870-1900". Using the
images of Watkins and Fletcher, Gary Kurutz will examine the role that
photography has played in promoting growth in Southern California and
establishing the region as a semi-tropical paradise.
These lectures are offered on Saturday mornings at Rancho Los Cerritos
Historic Site, 4600 Virginia Road, Long Beach. The cost is $5 general
public or $3 members/students, and this modest fee includes light
refreshments. Our gates open at 9:30 AM, and the lectures start
promptly at 10 AM. Reservations can be made by calling 562-570-1755. To
receive a flier, please contact meighan_maguire@longbeach.gov
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7. ACQUISITIONS EDITOR POSITION AT THE JOURNAL "KIVA"
From Dale S. Brenneman at the Arizona State Museum:
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society and Alta Mira Press
co-publish "Kiva, the Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and
History." Kiva is a refereed journal with a circulation (app.740)
that includes regional, national, and international distribution. The
Society is now accepting applications for the position of Acquisitions
Editor of Kiva.
The Acquisitions Editor spearheads the publishing process by working
with a Book Reviews Editor, Production Editor, and Alta Mira Press. The
Acquisitions Editor is an independent contractor through a written
Editorial Agreement with the Society's board of Directors. The
Editorship is based in Tucson and an Editor who resides elsewhere must
attend occasional meetings in Tucson at their own expense. Advice and
consultation are available through the Publications Committee appointed
by the Society and an Editorial Advisory board appointed by the
Acquisitions Editor. The Production Editor is an independent contractor
to Alta Mira Press. The Book Reviews Editor is appointed by the
Acquisitions Editor.
The Acquisitions Editor solicits, reviews, and edits volunteered
manuscripts for publication in four issues per year. Responsibilities
include maintaining the established high quality of the journal through
coordination with the other editors, with Alta Mira Press, the Society
˙s Membership Chair, Publications Committee, and Board of Directors.
Specific duties include Spanish abstract acquisition, maintaining
communication with authors and reviewers, and coordinating with postal
authorities to maintain the Society ˙s mailing privileges, which depend
on timely publication.
It is expected that the incoming Acquisitions Editor will serve a
three-year term, subject to renewal. Part of the first year will be
spent learning the process from the outgoing Acquisitions Editor.
Contract amount ranges from $1000 to $1500 per issue, depending on the
candidate ˙s qualifications which should include a background in
archaeology or related discipline.
Please visit http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/aahs/aahs.shtml
for more information.
Applicants: Please submit a letter of interest and full resume no later
than March 15, 2006 to:
Dr. Jenny L. Adams,
Chair, Kiva Acquisitions Editor Search Committee
Desert Archaeology, Inc.
3975 North Tucson Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-881-2244
520-881-0325
faxjadams@desert.com
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8. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Jeffrey Burns. Catholic San Francisco: Sesquicentennial Essays. Menlo
Park, CA: Archives of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 2005.
[This volume is a collection of essays which first appeared in 2003,
the sesquicentennial year. It includes contributions by CMSA members
Jeffrey M. Burns, William Issel, Bro. Lawrence Scrivani, S.M., Kevin
Starr and Msgr. Francis J. Weber.]
Mario T. Garcia. Padre: The Spiritual Journey of Father Virgil Cordano.
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 2005. ISBN: 1-59266-053-3 (hardcover);
1-52966-052-5 (paper). $27.95 (hardcover); $17.95 (paper).
Michael J. Gonzalez. This Small City Will Be a Mexican
Paradise: Exploring the Origins of Mexican Culture in Los Angeles,
1821-1846. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press,
2005. ISBN: 0-8263-3607-8. $22.95 (paper).
Charles C. Mann. 1491 : New Revelations of the Americas Before
Columbus. New York: Knopf. ISBN: 1-40004-006-X. $30.00.
John F. Schwaller, ed. Francis in the Americas: Reflections on the
Franciscan Family in North and South America. Berkeley: Academy of
American Franciscan History, 2005. ISBN: 0-88382-306-3. $30.00.
[This volume is an edited version of a conference held a few years ago
in Oakland. It includes essays on California by CMSA members Jack S.
Williams, Robert L. Hoover, Robert H. Jackson, and Rose Marie Beebe and
Robert M. Senkewicz.]
David J. Weber. Barbaros: Spaniards and Their Savages in the Age of the
Enlightenment. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2005. ISBN:
0-300-10501-0. $35.00.
Msgr. Francis J Weber. The California Missions. Strasbourg, France:
Editions du Signe, 2005. ISBN: 2-7468-1608-3. $45.00
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