Guide to the Kuchel Family Papers
Processed by Adrian Turner; machine-readable finding aid created by
Adrian Turner
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Phone: (949) 824-3947
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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Geographical (By Place)--California--Los Angeles Area
Social Sciences--Publishing
Arts and Humanities--Art--Graphic Arts
Guide to the Kuchel Family Papers
Collection number: MS-R29
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries
University of California
Irvine, California
Contact Information
- Special Collections and Archives
- The UCI Libraries
- P.O. Box 19557
- University of California
- Irvine, California 92623-9557
- Phone: (949) 824-3947
- Fax: (949) 824-2472
- Email: spcoll@uci.edu
- URL: http://www.lib.uci.edu/rrsc/speccoll.html
- Processed by:
- Adrian Turner
- Date Completed:
- 2001
- Encoded by:
- Adrian Turner
© 2001 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Kuchel family papers,
Date (inclusive): 1860-1940
Collection number: MS-R029
Creator:
Kuchel family
Extent:
1.1 linear feet (2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises Anaheim-related printed ephemera, photographs, and clippings gathered by the Kuchel family, owners
and publishers of the
Anaheim Gazette, and documenting the family's publishing activities and other local commercial publishing. Other materials in this collection
record the meetings of the Anaheim City Trustees and the Anaheim Water Company Board of Trustees. The majority of materials
in this collection are printed ephemera from the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries, primarily printed for Anaheim companies
and citizens. These include stationery, business and calling cards, corporate and public notices, flyers, broadsides, advertisements,
tickets, and labels for wine, liquor, and other products. Some of these items were printed by the Kuchels' Anaheim Gazette
press.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Kuchel Family Papers. MS-R29. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Lutetia and Thomas H. Kuchel, 1965-1966.
Processing History
Processed by Adrian Turner in 2001.
Biography
The Kuchel family of Anaheim published Orange County's first newspaper, the
Anaheim Gazette, for 90 consecutive years. Henry Kuchel, editor of the
Gazette, was born in 1859 and arrived in Anaheim in 1860 with his German immigrant family. His father, Conrad Kuchel, was one of
the original fifty colonists of Anaheim in 1857. He owned several vineyards in the area, as well as the first meat market
in Anaheim. With his brother Charles, Henry purchased the
Gazette in 1887 after working extensively in the newspaper publishing business in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Henry married
Lutetia Kuchel of Texas in 1894. She assisted Henry in running the
Gazette and continued to write for the newspaper after Henry's death in 1935.
Their youngest son, Thomas H. Kuchel, practiced as a lawyer in Anaheim before he was elected as a Republican to the California
state Assembly. He was elected to the California State Senate in 1940 and served until 1945. Beginning in 1953, he served
in the United States Senate and was elected again in 1956 and 1962. He died in 1994.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises Anaheim-related printed ephemera, photographs, and clippings gathered by the Kuchel family, owners
and publishers of the
Anaheim Gazette, and documenting the family's publishing activities and other local commercial publishing. Other materials in this collection
record the meetings of the Anaheim City Trustees and the Anaheim Water Company Board of Trustees. The majority of materials
in this collection are printed ephemera from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily printed for Anaheim companies
and citizens. These include stationery, business and calling cards, corporate and public notices, flyers, broadsides, advertisements,
tickets, and labels for wine, liquor, and other products. Some of these items were printed by the Kuchels' Anaheim Gazette
press.
The collection also contains photograph portraits of Henry Kuchel and an assortment of newspaper clippings concerning the
Kuchel family and the Gazette. A scrapbook of
Gazette clippings records the meetings of the Anaheim City Trustees from 1894 to 1898, and a bound volume of holograph minutes records
the meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Anaheim Water Company from 1872 to 1882. The minutes were published in the
Gazette.
The printed ephemera provide a record of early Orange County business and cultural history. Among the business-related printed
ephemera are illustrated business cards for the city livery and stables, banks, grocery stores, vineyards, and hotels. Announcements
range from family wedding invitations and city concerts to grand balls hosted by the Native Sons of the Golden West.
Printed ephemera are arranged by material format (e.g., business cards, stationery, tickets). Within this arrangement, material
is grouped topically by function or purpose.
Separation Note
The principal Kuchel gift included a complete run of original copies of the
Anaheim Gazette from October 29, 1870 through February 19, 1960, totaling 4,426 issues of the newspaper, which was microfilmed by the UC
Irvine Libraries following the donation. The Kuchels also donated issues of the
Anaheim Daily Herald.
Extensive coverage of the
Gazette is represented in UCI holdings. For locations of microfilm holdings (1870-1871, 1874-1964), consult the UC Irvine Libraries'
online catalog. Scattered coverage of the original issues from 1880-1971 can be found in a related collection stored in UC
Irvine Special Collections and Archives, the California Newspapers Collection (Collection number MS-R70).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Kuchel family--Archives.
Kuchel, Henry, 1859-1935--Archives.
Anaheim gazette--Archival resources.
Orange County (Calif.)--Archival resources.
Anaheim (Calif.)--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Materials
Advertisements--California--Anaheim.
Broadsides--California--Anaheim.
Business cards--California--Anaheim.
Ephemera--California--Anaheim.
Photographic prints--California--Anaheim.
Wine labels--California--Anaheim.
Stationery--California--Anaheim.
Occupations
Publishers.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Anaheim Gazette Printers.
Kuchel, Henry, 1859-1935.
Kuchel, Lutetia, former owner.
Kuchel, Thomas H., former owner.
Collection Contents
Box 1 : 1
Historical and genealogical, ca. 1920-1930.
Box 1 : 2
Miscellaneous, 1896-1935 and undated
Box FB-16 : 2
Oversize material, undated.
Physical Description:
1 item.
Box 1 : 3
Los Angeles Vineyard Society deed, with seals and signature of Conrad Kuchel, 1860.
Box 1 : 4
Minutes of the Anaheim City Trustees, 1894-1898.
Note
Newspaper clippings of minutes pasted into scrapbook, with holograph annotations of meeting dates and index.
Box FB-16 : 1
Minutes of the Anaheim Water Company Board of Trustees, 1872-1882.
Note
Bound volume of holograph minutes.
Box 1 : 5-6
Newspaper and magazine clippings
Box 1 : 5
Anaheim Gazette, facsimiles, 1870 October 29.
Box FB-16 : 2
Anaheim Gazette, supplement, 1880 January 31
Box 1 : 5
Caricatures and illustrations, undated
Box 1 : 6
Events and family-related news, ca. 1895-1961 and undated
Box 1 : 7
Photographs, including portraits of Henry Kuchel, 1912 and undated.
Physical Description:
9 items.
Box 1 : 8
Anaheim Gazette ad file forms, undated
Box 1 : 9
Business cards and calling cards, undated
Box 1 : 10
Business card scrapbook, 1877 and undated
Box 1 : 11
Wine and liquor labels, undated
Box 1 : 12-15
Stationery, notices, flyers, broadsides, advertisements, and announcements
Box 1 : 12
Business, ca. 1860-1930 and undated
Box FB-16 : 2
Oversize material, 1877 and undated.
Physical Description:
5 items.
Box 1 : 13
City, school, and public services, 1877-1940 and undated
Box FB-16 : 2 and FB-17 : 1
Oversize material, 1880-ca. 1930 and undated.
Physical Description:
4 items.
Box 1 : 14
Private clubs and social organizations, 1882-1933 and undated
Box 1 : 15
Weddings and private gatherings, 1883 and undated
