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Guide to the St. George Hotel Collection (1899-1984) – Contents

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SERIES I. HOTEL REGISTERS (1899-1928)

Seven (7) Boxes

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains seven (7) boxes containing hotel registers for the St. George Hotel. Some of these registers are water damaged.

SUBSERIES I.A. Hotel Register, 1899-1900

One (1) Box

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains the hotel register for 1899-1900. This register was donated by Alice Wilder in 1972, Accession # 72.8. This register has severe water damage, some of the writing on pages are badly faded. Also, on a couple of pages loose paper are stuck to the page covering the writing. Some interesting notes: visiting baseball clubs stayed at the St. George (the San Francisco Club on May 13th, Watsonville Club on May 17th, San Jose Club on May 19th, plus other clubs and dates.

Box ID#

1

SUBSERIES I.B. Hotel Register, 1903-1904

One (1) Box

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains the hotel register for 1903-1904. This register is in excellent condition with some slight wear on the cover. This register is in chronological order starting with June 27, 1903 to May 4, 1904. This register contains the guest’s names, their place of residence, and room they stayed in.

Box ID#

2

SUBSERIES I.C. Hotel Transfer Register, 1908-1909

One (1) Box

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains the hotel transfer ledger for 1908-1909. This register is in poor condition, cover and binding are gone, and the many of the pages are water damaged and sticking. The register is in alphabetical order. The entries include the guest’s names, dates they stayed at the hotel, and charges.

Box ID#

3

SUBSERIES I.D. Hotel Register, 1911

One (1) Box

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains the hotel register for 1911. This register is in poor condition with heavy water damage of the cover and pages, many pages are stuck together. The register is in chronological order starting with January 9, 1911 to October 21, 1911.

Box ID#

4

SUBSERIES I.E. Hotel Register, 1917-1918

One (1) Box

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains the hotel register for 1917-1918. This register is in excellent condition with some slight wear on the cover. This register is in chronological order starting with August 20, 1917 to June 15, 1918. This register contains the guest’s names, their place of residence, and room they stayed in. On June 14, 1918 a large number of people from the Monterey Presidio were visiting Santa Cruz.

Box ID#

5

SUBSERIES I.F. Hotel Register, 1918-1919

One (1) Box

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains the hotel register for 1918-1919. This register is in excellent condition with some slight wear on the cover. This register is in chronological order starting with June 15, 1917 to March 26, 1919. The register contains the guest’s names, their place of residence, and room they stayed in. Interesting note: as would be expected, during the Influenza Epidemic (about October 15 to January) business declined. But, for December 3rd, 4th and 5th there was a large increase in the number of guests who registered. The guests were from all over California. It is possible they were in town for Monsignor Fisher’s funeral, pastor of the Holy Cross Church and prominent member of the Catholic community.

Box ID#

6

SUBSERIES I.G. Hotel Transfer Ledger, 1926-1928

One (1) Box

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains the hotel transfer ledger for 1926-1928. This register has slight water damage around the edges. This ledger is in alphabetical order listing date of arrival, patrons name, place of residence, room rate, room number, and date of departure.

Box ID#

7

SERIES II. BUSINESS RECORDS (1969-1984)

Five (5) Books, Four (4) Folders, and Two (2) Envelopes

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains account, record, and money receipt books for the St. George Hotel. These books are in good condition.

SUBSERIES II.A. Account Books (1969-1973)

Two (2) Books

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains two green cloth covered account books. These account books appear to have been used as hotel registers listing room number, guest’s name, and address. One book goes from January 1969 to September 4, 1970. The other book goes from October 4, 1971 to August 2, 1973.

Box ID#

8

SUBSERIES II.B. Record Books (1970-1971)

Two (2) Books

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains two red covered record books. These record books are in chronological order. These books list guest’s payments. Information included is the room number, guest’s name, dates in the room, room charge, and tax. One book goes from May 13, 1970 to December 31, 1970. The other book goes from January 1, 1971 to July, 23 1971.

Box ID#

8

SUBSERIES II.C. Money Receipt Book (1970)

One (1) Book

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains one money receipt book. This book contains the paper receipt copies for guest’s who made payments. The book goes from August 21, 1970 to September 21, 1970.

Box ID#

8

SUBSERIES II.D. Daily Account Pages and Bank Deposit Receipts (1971-1972)

Three (3) Folders

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains daily account pages and bank deposit receipts. These pages are from December 1, 1971 to November 30, 1972.

Box ID#/Folder ID#

8-9: 1-3

SUBSERIES II.E. Business Receipts from Santa Cruz Hardware (circa 1971)

One (1) Folder

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains business receipts for Santa Cruz Hardware for various materials including keys.

Box ID#/Folder ID#

9: 4

SUBSERIES II.F. Room Payment Receipts (circa 1971)

One (1) Envelope

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains room payment receipts.

Box ID#/Folder ID#

9: 5

SUBSERIES II.G. Guest Receipts (1984)

One (1) Envelope

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

This subseries contains guest payment receipts. Monthly rate appears to have been $200 while the daily rate was between $12 and $18.

Box ID#/Folder ID#

9: 6

SERIES III. CORRESPONDENCE (1973)

One (1) Envelope

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains business related correspondence. There is one letter to a roofing company. There is another letter from the San Francisco Elks Hotel concerning rent increase. There is also a letter from the Santa Cruz Health Department specifying the health code violations identified during the July 18, 1973 inspection.

Box ID#/Folder ID#

9: 7

SERIES IV. EPHEMERA

Two (2) Folders, and One (1) Envelope

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains various ephemera from the St. George Hotel. There is a small clipboard, probably from the 1960s or 1970s, that lists the undesirables – Do Not rent to these people. There is also a set of room or cabinet keys or keyholders.

Box ID#/ Folder ID#

9-10: 8-9

SERIES V. SUPERIOR COURT DOCUMENTS (1956-1964)

Nine (9) Folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains some Santa Cruz Superior Court documents listed below:

    1. Deposition of Joseph Pfyffer taken on November 20, 1956. For Fred Pfyffer vs. Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company.
    2. Deposition of George Silliman taken on November 21, 1956. For George Silliman vs. Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company.
    3. Deposition of Alvin V. Gregory taken on November 19, 1956. For Alvin Gregory vs. Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company.
    4. Deposition of Tillman A. Morelli taken on January 11, 1957. For Morelli, Morelli, and Morelli vs. Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company.
    5. Deposition of Maria Caiocca taken on January 11, 1957. For Maria Caiocca vs. Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company.
    6. Deposition of Dennis Dimos taken on January 17, 1957. For Dimos and Dimos vs. Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company.
    7. Deposition of W.H. Whelan taken on January 17, 1957. For Molfino, Whelan Mori and Davenport Bakery vs. Santa Cruz Portland Cement Company.
    8. Deposition of Bernard C. Morrow taken on September 28, 1964. For Brookdale Lodge vs. Anderson, Morrow, Morrow, Waldron, Lloyd, and Morrow.
    9. Notice submitted to owner or owners of coin operated pinball machines by the Santa Cruz Police department. The notice includes the test results showing the machines were not in compliance with state regulations.

 Box ID#/Folder ID#

10: 10-18