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Born in [[Shoals, Indiana]], his family moved to [[Orange County, California]] in 1903. Serving in the [[United States Naval Reserve]] during World War One, he graduated from [[Pomona College]] (1922) and earned his M.S. in Ecological Studies from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] (1931). Meadows taught high school biology, and worked as a field supervisor for a biological survey of the [[Channel Islands of California|Channel Islands]] (1936–1941), and Park Naturalist at the [[Big Basin Redwoods State Park]] and [[Calaveras Big Trees State Park]] (1946–1952). His collections of moths and butterflies of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Catalina Island]] was one of the most important and comprehensive to date. ''Feralia meadowsi'' ([[Noctuidae]]) is an [[Endemism|endemic]] moth to the islands and was named in his honor.
Born in [[Shoals, Indiana]], his family moved to [[Orange County, California]] in 1903. Serving in the [[United States Naval Reserve]] during World War One, he graduated from [[Pomona College]] (1922) and earned his M.S. in Ecological Studies from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] (1931). Meadows taught high school biology, and worked as a field supervisor for a biological survey of the [[Channel Islands of California|Channel Islands]] (1936–1941), and Park Naturalist at the [[Big Basin Redwoods State Park]] and [[Calaveras Big Trees State Park]] (1946–1952). His collections of moths and butterflies of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Catalina Island]] was one of the most important and comprehensive to date. ''Feralia meadowsi'' ([[Noctuidae]]) is an [[Endemism|endemic]] moth to the islands and was named in his honor.


A founding Director of the [[Long Beach Natural History Museum]], he also serve on Board of Consultants for [[Los Cerritos Ranch House|Rancho Los Cerritos Museum]] and taught California history at [[Orange Coast College]] (1955–1960). He retired to [[Yuba City, California]] in 1985.
A founding Director of the [[Long Beach Natural History Museum]], he also served on the Board of Consultants for [[Los Cerritos Ranch House|Rancho Los Cerritos Museum]] and taught California history at [[Orange Coast College]] (1955–1960). He retired to [[Yuba City, California]] in 1985.


==Writings==
==Writings==
Meadows' writings focusing on Southern California, Orange County, and Baja California history. A partial bibliography includes
Meadows' writings focusing on Southern California, Orange County, and Baja California history. A partial bibliography includes
* Baja California, 1933-1950: A Biblio-history (1951)
* Baja California, 1933-1950: A Biblio-history (1951) <ref>{{cite book|author=Don Meadows|title=Baja California, 1533-1950: A Biblio-history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DN4vAAAAYAAJ|year=1951|publisher=Glen Dawson}}</ref>
* Publishes The American occupation of [[La Paz]] (1955)
* Publishes The American occupation of [[La Paz]] (1955)
* Brand Book #8, Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners (editor) (1959)
* Brand Book #8, Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners (editor) (1959)
* The House of [[Bernardo Yorba]] (1963) <ref>{{cite book|author=Don Meadows|title=The House of Bernardo Yorba|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x85QAQAAIAAJ|year=1963|publisher=Orange County Historical Society}}</ref>
* The House of [[Bernardo Yorba]] (1963)
* Historic Place Names in Orange County (1966)
* Historic Place Names in Orange County (1966) <ref>{{cite book|author=Don Meadows|title=Historic Place Names in Orange County|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XE0UAQAAIAAJ|year=1966|publisher=Paisano Press}}</ref>
* Orange County under Spain, Mexico, and the United States (1966)
* Orange County under Spain, Mexico, and the United States (1966)
* The Original Site of Mission San Juan Capistrano <ref>{{cite journal|author=Don Meadows|title=The Original Site of Mission San Juan Capistrano|publisher=Southern California Quarterly|volume=Vol. 49, no. 3 |year=1967|pages=pages 337-43|jstor=41171381}}</ref>
* A California Paisano: the Life of William McPherson (1972)
* A California Paisano: the Life of William McPherson (1972)
* A Friendly Community Near the Foothills (a history of El Modena) (1973)
* A Friendly Community Near the Foothills (a history of El Modena) (1973)
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==Associations==
==Associations==
Meadows was an active member of many historical and bibliographic organizations, including:
Meadows was an active member of many historical and bibliographic organizations, including:
* Death Valley '49ers
* [[Death Valley '49ers]]
* E Clampus Vitus
* [[E Clampus Vitus]]
* Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners
* Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners
* Los Compadres con Libros
* Los Compadres con Libros
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== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}

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== External links==
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*[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt467nb7jb Guide to the Don Meadows Papers.] Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
* Pamela Hallan Gibson, et al., ''Don Meadows remembered'' (Orange County: OCDC Press, 1995).
* Pamela Hallan Gibson, et al., ''Don Meadows remembered'' (Orange County: OCDC Press, 1995).


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== External links==

===Archival Collections===
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*[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt467nb7jb Guide to the Don Meadows Papers.] Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.


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Don Meadows
BornOctober 20, 1897
Shoals, Indiana
DiedNovember 9, 1994
Yuba City, California
EducationM.S. in Ecological Studies
Occupation(s)historian, teacher, writer

Don Meadows (October 20, 1897 - November 9, 1994) was an historian, scholar and bibliophile specializing in the American West.[1]

Born in Shoals, Indiana, his family moved to Orange County, California in 1903. Serving in the United States Naval Reserve during World War One, he graduated from Pomona College (1922) and earned his M.S. in Ecological Studies from the University of California, Berkeley (1931). Meadows taught high school biology, and worked as a field supervisor for a biological survey of the Channel Islands (1936–1941), and Park Naturalist at the Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Calaveras Big Trees State Park (1946–1952). His collections of moths and butterflies of Catalina Island was one of the most important and comprehensive to date. Feralia meadowsi (Noctuidae) is an endemic moth to the islands and was named in his honor.

A founding Director of the Long Beach Natural History Museum, he also served on the Board of Consultants for Rancho Los Cerritos Museum and taught California history at Orange Coast College (1955–1960). He retired to Yuba City, California in 1985.

Writings

Meadows' writings focusing on Southern California, Orange County, and Baja California history. A partial bibliography includes

  • Baja California, 1933-1950: A Biblio-history (1951) [2]
  • Publishes The American occupation of La Paz (1955)
  • Brand Book #8, Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners (editor) (1959)
  • The House of Bernardo Yorba (1963) [3]
  • Historic Place Names in Orange County (1966) [4]
  • Orange County under Spain, Mexico, and the United States (1966)
  • The Original Site of Mission San Juan Capistrano [5]
  • A California Paisano: the Life of William McPherson (1972)
  • A Friendly Community Near the Foothills (a history of El Modena) (1973)
  • Irvine, a city on Rancho San Joaquin (1975)
  • Los Compadres, the first twenty years (1979)

His substantial collection of archival materials in support his research, and voluminous correspondence, is maintained through the Online Archive of California.

Associations

Meadows was an active member of many historical and bibliographic organizations, including:

References

  1. ^ "Guide to the Don Meadows Papers". California Digital Library. 2006. Retrieved November 30, 2008.
  2. ^ Don Meadows (1951). Baja California, 1533-1950: A Biblio-history. Glen Dawson.
  3. ^ Don Meadows (1963). The House of Bernardo Yorba. Orange County Historical Society.
  4. ^ Don Meadows (1966). Historic Place Names in Orange County. Paisano Press.
  5. ^ Don Meadows (1967). "The Original Site of Mission San Juan Capistrano". Vol. 49, no. 3. Southern California Quarterly: pages 337-43. JSTOR 41171381. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); |volume= has extra text (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

  • Guide to the Don Meadows Papers. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
  • Pamela Hallan Gibson, et al., Don Meadows remembered (Orange County: OCDC Press, 1995).
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