Abalone Fishermen, Changing Management Practices, and the Creation of a False Dichotomy

This thesis traces the history of the abalone fisheries on the California Coast and how those fisheries have been understood and shaped by humans over time. An overarching interest that guides this effort is how indigenous populations used abalone and otters (as well as other marine resources) purposefully for millennia prior to European arrival. However, this work is not entirely focused on prehistory. Instead, it shows how a lack of understanding of this prehistory shaped the conservation efforts of the California Department of Fish and Game and its ultimate decision to close the commercial fishery in 1997. In this sense, there is a layer of this thesis that takes on the form of an institutional history of the California Department of Fish and Game, but it does so as a model of how management practices were developed and implemented during the twentieth century. In this frame, this thesis in also a history of twentieth century ecological and scientific practices that historicizes the closure of the commercial abalone fishery in 1997

The Indelible Scars of Private Hutchinson, Maine 15th Infantry Regiment

Private Albert E. Hutchinson of the 15th Maine Regiment survived thirteen long and dreary months of imprisonment in a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp, an experience so horrific he made two unsuccessful attempts at escape. It was over thirty years before he could tell his story of abandonment by his own regiment in Louisiana and incarceration in Texas. Surprisingly, his greatest trauma came after the war, when the released POW arrived home as a ‘straggler\u27 neglected and disregarded by officials and citizens in his home state. The glorious welcome other veterans received contrasted starkly with his shoddy treatment. Private Hutchinson’s confrontation with thirty years of bitterness provides interesting insight into the psychology of war and patriotism. Frederick Hoyt is Emeritus Professor of History at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. He holds a Ph.D from Claremont Graduate University and is a veteran of the Pacific Theater in World War II. His research interests include naval, Civil War, and Maine history

A. C. V. R.\u27s Tax Bill for the Year, 1851

A.C.V.R.\u27s tax bill for the year, 1851. [The tax bill is misdated, January 28, 1822! and is written by Hoyt G. Post, township treasurer.] Also a sample of many tax receipts dated October 6, 1851 and a document, Dulicate No. 47, dated March 14, 1851, which lists many of A.C.V.R.\u27s properties.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/1202/thumbnail.jp

An Excerpt from the Diary of Hoyt G. Post

An excerpt from the diary of Hoyt G. Post in which he stated that he attended Van Raalte\u27s church today. Van Raalte was not in good health, preaching with difficulty. Van Raalte preached on Luke 2:13-14. He then adds to his comments, The more I see of the Dutch, the more I see that disgusts me, they really are far below the standard of enlightenment. Post adds some particulars in his severe criticism of them.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/1449/thumbnail.jp

Diary Entry by Hoyt G. Post

A diary entry of Hoyt G. Post, in Part I, dated 1850, Post wrote an account of his life in the Holland Colony. He had arrived in the Colony in May 1848 to build a store. He enjoyed the hunting and fishing in the area. Hoyt\u27s diary, in general, is very negative about the Dutch settlers.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1840s/1203/thumbnail.jp

Hoyt G. Post Diary Entry

An entry in the diary of Hoyt G. Post in which he stated that he attended Van Raalte\u27s church with his older brother. Mr. Van Raalte evinced much satisfaction to see us, and was very agreeable during the short dine we had to see him at intermission. The more I see Mr. Van Raalte the more! see to admire. [page 14ff]https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1850s/1450/thumbnail.jp