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University of Nebraska Press, 2017
In the 1920s, the spectacular natural beauty of La Jolla was discovered by a young generation of ... more In the 1920s, the spectacular natural beauty of La Jolla was discovered by a young generation of pleasure seekers, artists, and entrepreneurs. Captivated by sandy white beaches, low rising hills, and a Mediterranean climate, these confident new arrivals transformed the rural seaside village into an internationally known, fashionable oasis on the Pacific Coast. The real estate market boomed as money came pouring in, sparking a wave of new housing developments from Mount Soledad to La Jolla Shores.
Jazz Age to Our Age focuses on 37 historically designated homes created by master architects such as Rudolph M. Schindler, Richard S. Requa, and Edgar V. Ullrich during the boom years of the 1920s. With architectural features drawn from colonial Mexico, the Southwest, Spain, and North Africa, these houses are now considered to be landmarks of design. They define the historic character of La Jolla neighborhoods and bear witness to the exuberance and improvisation that characterized the Jazz Age.
Articles - California History by Molly McClain
Timekeeper: La Jolla Historical Society, 2023
East Asian-style house in La Jolla, CA, built ca. 1911-16 by Florence White Howard (1855-1937).
Timekeeper, 2023
"Home: Where the Art Was," Timekeeper, 5, no. 2 (Summer/Fall 2023). The landscape artist Alfred ... more "Home: Where the Art Was," Timekeeper, 5, no. 2 (Summer/Fall 2023).
The landscape artist Alfred R. Mitchell and his wife Dorothea Webster Mitchell shared studio space in their homes, including "Deep Hearth," a San Diego house designed by architect Lloyd Ruocco in 1937.
The Journal of San Diego History, 2022
“Portrait of the Artist’s Wife: Dorothea Webster Mitchell: 1894-1985,” The Journal of San Diego H... more “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife: Dorothea Webster Mitchell: 1894-1985,” The Journal of San Diego History 68, nos. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 2022): 139-182.
https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2023/april/fall-winter-2022/
Journal of San Diego History, 2022
“In the Archives: The Artist’s Scrapbook,” The Journal of San Diego History, 67, no. 2 (Fall 2021... more “In the Archives: The Artist’s Scrapbook,” The Journal of San Diego History, 67, no. 2 (Fall 2021): 159-170.
Journal of San Diego History, 2021
The 112th Anniversary Charity Ball Special Edition Program., 2021
“For the Love of Children: The Charity Ball, 1909-2021,” The 112th Anniversary Charity Ball Speci... more “For the Love of Children: The Charity Ball, 1909-2021,” The 112th Anniversary Charity Ball Special Edition Program. San Diego: private printing, 2021.
Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society, 2020
“Wild Things to Make Your Heart Sing,” Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Histor... more “Wild Things to Make Your Heart Sing,” Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society 39, no. 2 (2020): 4-5.
"After the Exposition: San Diego's Torrey Pines," Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La J... more "After the Exposition: San Diego's Torrey Pines," Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society 36, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 2017): 8.
The Journal of San Diego History 62, nos. 3-4 (Summer/Fall 2015): 131-158
Article in IRVING J. GILL: ILLUSTRATING NEW ARCHITECTURE (San Diego: La Jolla Historical Society ... more Article in IRVING J. GILL: ILLUSTRATING NEW ARCHITECTURE (San Diego: La Jolla Historical Society & Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 2016)
University of Nebraska Press, 2017
In the 1920s, the spectacular natural beauty of La Jolla was discovered by a young generation of ... more In the 1920s, the spectacular natural beauty of La Jolla was discovered by a young generation of pleasure seekers, artists, and entrepreneurs. Captivated by sandy white beaches, low rising hills, and a Mediterranean climate, these confident new arrivals transformed the rural seaside village into an internationally known, fashionable oasis on the Pacific Coast. The real estate market boomed as money came pouring in, sparking a wave of new housing developments from Mount Soledad to La Jolla Shores.
Jazz Age to Our Age focuses on 37 historically designated homes created by master architects such as Rudolph M. Schindler, Richard S. Requa, and Edgar V. Ullrich during the boom years of the 1920s. With architectural features drawn from colonial Mexico, the Southwest, Spain, and North Africa, these houses are now considered to be landmarks of design. They define the historic character of La Jolla neighborhoods and bear witness to the exuberance and improvisation that characterized the Jazz Age.
Timekeeper: La Jolla Historical Society, 2023
East Asian-style house in La Jolla, CA, built ca. 1911-16 by Florence White Howard (1855-1937).
Timekeeper, 2023
"Home: Where the Art Was," Timekeeper, 5, no. 2 (Summer/Fall 2023). The landscape artist Alfred ... more "Home: Where the Art Was," Timekeeper, 5, no. 2 (Summer/Fall 2023).
The landscape artist Alfred R. Mitchell and his wife Dorothea Webster Mitchell shared studio space in their homes, including "Deep Hearth," a San Diego house designed by architect Lloyd Ruocco in 1937.
The Journal of San Diego History, 2022
“Portrait of the Artist’s Wife: Dorothea Webster Mitchell: 1894-1985,” The Journal of San Diego H... more “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife: Dorothea Webster Mitchell: 1894-1985,” The Journal of San Diego History 68, nos. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 2022): 139-182.
https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2023/april/fall-winter-2022/
Journal of San Diego History, 2022
“In the Archives: The Artist’s Scrapbook,” The Journal of San Diego History, 67, no. 2 (Fall 2021... more “In the Archives: The Artist’s Scrapbook,” The Journal of San Diego History, 67, no. 2 (Fall 2021): 159-170.
Journal of San Diego History, 2021
The 112th Anniversary Charity Ball Special Edition Program., 2021
“For the Love of Children: The Charity Ball, 1909-2021,” The 112th Anniversary Charity Ball Speci... more “For the Love of Children: The Charity Ball, 1909-2021,” The 112th Anniversary Charity Ball Special Edition Program. San Diego: private printing, 2021.
Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society, 2020
“Wild Things to Make Your Heart Sing,” Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Histor... more “Wild Things to Make Your Heart Sing,” Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society 39, no. 2 (2020): 4-5.
"After the Exposition: San Diego's Torrey Pines," Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La J... more "After the Exposition: San Diego's Torrey Pines," Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society 36, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 2017): 8.
The Journal of San Diego History 62, nos. 3-4 (Summer/Fall 2015): 131-158
Article in IRVING J. GILL: ILLUSTRATING NEW ARCHITECTURE (San Diego: La Jolla Historical Society ... more Article in IRVING J. GILL: ILLUSTRATING NEW ARCHITECTURE (San Diego: La Jolla Historical Society & Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 2016)
Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society, 2015
Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society, 2014
Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society, 2014
Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society, 2013
Pascal Theatre Company Website, 2024
In 1690 a series of emotionally charged letters passed between Mary, first duchess of Beaufort, a... more In 1690 a series of emotionally charged letters passed between Mary, first duchess of Beaufort, and her daughter Elizabeth, countess of Ailesbury, over a proposed Act of Parliament which would permit the latter's husband to make reversionary leases on the former Seymour estates in Wiltshire and Somerset. The letters highlight the difficulties which inheritances and settlements could cause in aristocratic families, particularly when great sums ofmoney were involved. They also illustrate the difference between a younger generation, seeking to free themselves from the constraints of the newly developed strict settlement, and an older generation that sought, above all, to preserve land from being sold.
The Yale University Gazette, 2003
Duke of Beaufort's narrative of his defense of Bristol (Beinecke Library, Osborn Collection) desc... more Duke of Beaufort's narrative of his defense of Bristol (Beinecke Library, Osborn Collection) described how he raised the militia with "incredible speed" to secure the city against James, duke of Monmouth, who sought to seize the English throne from King James II. He strengthened the city's fortifications and assembled four thousand foot soldiers and five hundred horsemen, some from the most remote parts of Wales. "I never saw men more cheerful nor readier, in my opinion, to make a good defense if the enemy had attacked us," he wrote. In fact, they never did. Still, he wrote his narrative to remind contemporaries just how difficult his task had been.( n1)
Political Culture and Cultural Politics in Early Modern England, 1995
On October 18, 2016, Dr. Molly McClain of the University of San Diego Department of History prese... more On October 18, 2016, Dr. Molly McClain of the University of San Diego Department of History presented a research talk in the department's brown bag series titled "Ellen Browning Scripps: Journalist, Suffragette, Investor, and Philanthropist." Dr. McClain's book "Ellen Browning Scripps: New Money and American Philanthropy" will be published in June 2017 by University of Nebraska Press.
Local scholar and Bishop's alumna Dr. Molly McClain '84 discusses the origins of The Bishop's Sch... more Local scholar and Bishop's alumna Dr. Molly McClain '84 discusses the origins of The Bishop's School and one of its most dynamic founders in her exclusive presentation, "Ellen Browning Scripps — Building Community One Project at a Time."
Preservation Magazine , Jan 1, 2015
La Jolla Light, Oct 27, 2013
Timekeeper: The Official Newsletter of the La Jolla Historical Society, Oct 2010
San Diego Union Tribune, Oct 15, 2010
VoiceofSanDiego.org, Jun 11, 2010
USD News Center, Apr 8, 2010
Scripps College, Genius of Women event, Mar 2010
Seonaid McArthur, Curator Molly McClain and Diane Kane, Co-Curators La Jolla Historical Society, ... more Seonaid McArthur, Curator
Molly McClain and Diane Kane, Co-Curators
La Jolla Historical Society, June 10-September 4, 2016
The Journal of San Diego History, 2023
Review Essay, Claremont COURIER/Focus 2018
![Research paper thumbnail of Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/40334421/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](![Research paper thumbnail of Landscape, Seascape, Dreamscape. Masterworks: Art of the Exposition Era [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/37616569/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](The Journal of San Diego History, May 2015
![Research paper thumbnail of Charles Reiffel: An American Post-Impressionist [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/68719488/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](The Journal of San Diego History, 2012
Review of Bram Dijkstra and Ariel Plotek, eds., Charles Reiffel: An American Post-Impressionist (... more Review of Bram Dijkstra and Ariel Plotek, eds., Charles Reiffel: An American Post-Impressionist (San Diego: San Diego Museum of art, 2012).
![Research paper thumbnail of Lilian J. Rice: Architect of Rancho Santa Fe, California [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/33465470/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](The Journal of San Diego History, 2011
![Research paper thumbnail of Proprietary Records of South Carolina, vols. 1-3 [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/44479913/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](The South Carolina Historical Magazine , 2008
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.
![Research paper thumbnail of San Diego County Victorians [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/33465479/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](The Journal of San Diego History, 2009
Management of California's Natural Resources, M. Kat anderson makes two important arguments. firs... more Management of California's Natural Resources, M. Kat anderson makes two important arguments. first, she challenges the concept of an unaltered pre-European landscape and shows how native Californians managed the land. anderson questions the conventional classification of humans into the categories of hunters/ gatherers, on the one hand, and agriculturalists, on the other. Instead she argues for a land management continuum, placing native Californians between the two categories. second, anderson argues Indian practices on the land are actually more beneficial to ecosystems than the later practice of trying to protect land completely from human influence.
[![Research paper thumbnail of Blindspot: A Novel [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/39158315/thumbnails/1.jpg)
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San DIego Union-Tribune, Dec 14, 2008
![Research paper thumbnail of For the Love of Animals: The Rise of the Animal Protection Movement [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/39158404/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](San Diego Union-Tribune, Jun 22, 2008
Seventeenth-Century News, 2008
![Research paper thumbnail of Materializing the Immaterial: The Architecture of Wallace Cunningham [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/33465487/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](The Journal of San Diego History, 2007
![Research paper thumbnail of Belle Baranceanu: The Artist at Work [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/33465482/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](The Journal of San Diego History, 2006
... Review by MOLLY MCCLAIN, UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO. ... de David and Le Triomphe de Judith with... more ... Review by MOLLY MCCLAIN, UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO. ... de David and Le Triomphe de Judith with the result that they were constantly reminded of the fate of the martyred King Charles I. During the 1690's, a large expatriate community gathered around the royal household. ...
Restoration: Studies in English Literary Culture, 1660-1700, 2009
... After a short exile in Holland, he returned to Cromwell's England where he occupied ... more ... After a short exile in Holland, he returned to Cromwell's England where he occupied himself with cultural activities. Andrew Ashbee's 'My Fiddle is a Bass Viol': Music in the Life of RogerL'Estrange describes his keen interest in music and his talent as a musician. ...
[![Research paper thumbnail of Samuel Pepys: A Life [review]](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/39158414/thumbnails/1.jpg)
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The American Historical Review, 1997