• Factories in the Field: The Story of Migratory Farm Labor in California (a book report)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. In my ongoing research into the history of Fullerton, I will occasionally read books that give a broader context for this local history. Such a book is Carey McWilliams’ Factories in the Field: The Story…

  • Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right (a book report)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. In my ongoing research into the history of Fullerton, I will occasionally read books that give a broader context for this local history. Such a book is Lisa Mcgirr’s Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the…

  • Fullerton Tribune: 1901 Headlines

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of reading over the microfilm, year by year, to get…

  • Oral Histories: Herman Hiltscher

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Center for Oral and Public History in the Cal State Fullerton Library got started back in the 1960s, and for the past 50 years, students and faculty from the history department there have been…

  • Oral Histories: Gordon Melgren (College Teacher/Administrator)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Gordon Melgren was interviewed by Anne Riley for the Fullerton College Oral History Program in 1977. Melgren had retired that year after 31 years with the college. He taught history and political science, and was…

  • Oral Histories: Howard Crooke

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Howard Crooke, a long time Fullerton resident, was Interviewed by Ellis Delameter for the CSUF Oral History Program in 1975. Here’s a summary of that interview, along with some historic photos. Crooke was born in…

  • Fullerton Tribune Headlines: 1899

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of skimming over the microfilm, year by year, to get…

  • Fullerton College Weekly Torch Newspapers: 1926-1928

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Fullerton College web site contains digital archives of the Weekly Torch (now called The Hornet), Fullerton College’s newspaper, stretching all the way back to 1923. As part of my research into local history, I’ve…

  • Fullerton Tribune Headlines: 1898

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. The Local History Room of the Fullerton Public Library has microfilm from the Fullerton Tribune newspaper stretching back to 1893. I am in the process of skimming over the microfilm, year by year, to get…

  • Oral Histories: Mary Laura Campbell (Librarian)

    The following is from a work-in-progress about the history of Fullerton. You can support my ongoing research and writing on Patreon. Mary Laura Campbell, a long time Fullerton Librarian, was interviewed in 1972 for the CSUF Oral History Program by Shirley E. Stephenson. Here are some excerpts from that interview, along with some historic photos. I…