Scope and Contents Billy Holcomb 1069 is a chapter of the Ancient and Honorable E Clampus Vitus located in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Founded in 1969, the chapter is dedicated to the preservation of history of the old West through plaque dedicating and education of its members. The materials in this box consist of articles on the west prepared for "clampouts," picnics, and other events and cover topics such as saving the Salton Sea, pocket mining in the San Jacintos, Saratoga...

Scope and Contents Platrix Chapter No.2 is the chapter of E Clampus Vitus covering the areas of Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties, including Catalina Island. The materials in this box contain the "clamper" publications of this chapter as well as ephemera related to clampouts and other activities. Also included in this box is B.T. Fripps's The Secret History of Southern California, edited by Abraham Hoffman. A folder of correspondence and membership information is...

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This file includes general information on E Clampus Vitus, as well as ephemera and correspondence from chapters other than Billy Holcomb 1069 or Platrix No. 2. Some of the flyers are for events which include more than one chapter.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. publishes a monthly newsletter which, in the early years, did not appear to have a title other than the logo at the top of the newsletter which contained all of the phrases Hollywood/ Magic Castle/ The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. within its design. Hoffman's 1963-1983 notebook of newsletters are an example of the earlier style. The individual newsletters from 1994 through 1999 are longer than the earlier ones (11-12 pages as opposed to 4), and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. publishes a monthly newsletter which, in the early years, did not appear to have a title other than the logo at the top of the newsletter which contained all of the phrases Hollywood/ Magic Castle/ The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. within its design. Hoffman's 1963-1983 notebook of newsletters are an example of the earlier style. The individual newsletters from 1994 through 1999 are longer than the earlier ones (11-12 pages as opposed to 4), and...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The Trans-Sierra Roisterous Alliance of Senior Humbugs (T.R.A.S.H.) is an independent, at-large affiliate of E Clampus Vitus which was created to promote and foster the cultural heritage and history of the West, and to seek and explore the trails and towns of the past. Created in 1974 by Marshall Fey, Julia C. Bulette, and Carl Briggs, TRASH's first trek included the Dog Valley portion of the Donner Trail in the summer of 1975. Treks have been conducted every year since then; guidebooks...