SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND BIBLIOGRAPHY—CHRONOLOGICAL

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San Clemente Island Bibliography—Chronological


  • 1894. Anthony, A.W. San Clemente Island, August 22-29, 1894 unpublished A. W. Anthony field catalogue. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA. 3 pp.


  • 1897. Grinnell, Joseph. Description of a new towhee from California [San Clemente Island] Auk 14(3):294-296, July 1897


  • 1898. Smith, W. S. T. A Geological Sketch of San Clemente Island 18th annual report of the U.S. Geological survey, 1896-97, pt. II (459-496) + 13 plates, 1898
[original in SCIF archives]


  • 1899. Smith, Ruth. One of California's Desert Islands Land of Sunshine 10:65-72, 1899
[original in SCIF archives]


[original in SCIF archives; Volume 21 bound. Ex-lib.]


  • 1907. Mearns, Edgar Alexander Mammals of the Mexican Boundary of the Untied States United States National Museum Bulletin No. 56.
“Station No. 102—San Clemente Island. Flora, Mollusks, Insects, Lizards, Birds, Mammals.”
[original in SCIF archives]







  • 1925. G. H. Banning. In Mexican Waters London: Martin Hopkinson & Co;, Ltd., 1925
Islands of Southern California (San Nicolas and San Clemente Islands; Guadalupe Island; Alijos Rocks and Clarion Island; Socorro Island; Las Tres Marietas Islands; Isabel Island; Las Tres Marias Islands; Carmen and San Josef Islands
[original in SCIF archives]



[original in SCIF archives]


[original in SCIF archives; 1931-1932 bound volume]


  • 1932. Van Rossem, A. J. On the Validity of the San Clemente Island Bell’s Sparrow Auk 49(4):490-491 October-December 1932


  • 1937. Shepard, Francis P. San Clemente Submarine Fault (abstract) Proceedings of the Geological Society of America 252, 1937



[original in SCIF archives]


[original in SCIF archives]


  • 1959. Hume, Robert A., Major, USAF. History of San Clemente Island Privately printed, (1959). Stapled wraps.
[original in SCIF archives]


  • 1962. Rozaire, Charles. A Burial from San Clemente Island Masterkey 36(3):85, 1962


  • 1962. Bruce, Bryan. Southwest Museum Excavations on San Clemente Island Masterkey 36(4):152, 1962


  • 1963. Bruce, Bryan. Museum Excavations on San Clemente Island Masterkey 37(1):8-10, 1963


  • 1963 Bruce, Bryan. Southwest Museum Excavations on San Clemente Island Masterkey 37(2):45-49, 1963


  • 1963. Bruce, Bryan. An Unusual Bowl from San Clemente Island Masterkey 38:138-139, 1964


[original in SCIF archives] [ex-lib M. D. Daily]
  • 1964. Redfeldt, Gordon. Excavations at the Ledge Site [San Clemente Island] Masterkey 38(1):8-10, 1964


  • 1965. Raven, Peter Notes on the Flora of San Clemente Island, California Aliso 6(1):11, 1965


  • 1969. Thorne, Robert A supplement to the floras of Santa Catalina and San Clemente islands, Los Angeles County, California Aliso 7(1):73-83 April 19, 1969


  • 1980. Hatheway, Roger G. and Roberta S. Greenwood An Overview of History and Historical Archaeology San Clemente Island Prepared for Chambers Consultants and Planners, September 1, 1980
[xerox copy in SCIF archives]


  • 1983. Axford, L. Michael and C. W. Meighan An Interpretation of a Midden Column Sample from an Ancient Site on San Clemente Island Ms. on file at Institute of Archaeology, UCLA


  • 1983. C. W. Meighan. New Findings at the Ledge Site, San Clemente Island Masterkey 57(4):164-168, 1983


  • 1985. Armstrong, Douglas V. Archaeology on San Clemente Island Summer 1985. Ms. on file, Natural Resources Office, Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego


  • 1987 Oliver, Charles W. and Mark S. Lowry Pinniped Studies conducted between August 1, 1981 and December, 1982 at San Clemente Island, California National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Center Administrative Report LJ-87-23, October 1987


  • 1988 Oliver, Charles W. et al. Pinniped Studies conducted at San Clemente Island during 1983 National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Center Administrative Report LJ-88-08, March 1988


  • 1988 Wexler, Jeanne and Charles W. Oliver Pinniped Research conducted at San Clemente Island during 1984 National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Center Administrative Report LJ-88-16, June 1988


[original in SCIF archives]


  • 1990. San Clemente Island Issue Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 26(2-3), April & July 1990
  • Yatsko, Andy. San Clemente Island Archaeology: An Introduction Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 26(2-3):1-9, April & July 1990
  • Raab, L. Mark and Andy Yatsko. Prehistoric Human Ecology of Quinquina, a Research Design for Archaeological Studies on San Clemente Island, Southern California Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 26(2-3):10-37, April & July 1990
  • Salls, Roy. The Ancient Mariners: Ten Thousand Years of Marine Exploration at Eel Point, San Clemente Island, California Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 26(2-3):60-92, April & July 1990
  • Eisenstraut, Phylissa J. Investigations of Prehistoric Seed Caches from Site CA-SClI1542, San Clemente Island Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 26(2-3):93-113, April & July 1990
  • Cameron, Constance. Tablets from the Murphy Collection, San Clemente Island Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 26(2-3):114-121, April & July 1990
[original in SCIF archives]



NOTE: Investigations at San Clemente Island were conducted from 1983 through 1987 by Clement Meighan. Reports by Meighan, his students, and other researchers appear in 36(1), 2000. Constance Cameron served as guest editor.



  • 2000. V36, N3 and N4 Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly issues contain the remaining reports on investigations at San Clemente Island, conducted from 1983 through 1987 by Clement Meighan. Constance Cameron served as guest editor.


  • 2000. "Welcome Aboard" San Clemente Island Range Complex Information Booklet, September 2000