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MAUI HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Finding Aid to the PAPERS of INEZ ASHDOWN 1902-1993
The bulk of the papers date from 1970-1978.
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NOTICE TO RESEARCHERS
Much of the writing in this collection is highly colored and may be inaccurate, as it relies on recollections influenced by personal belief.
Copyright to many of the printed materials and some of the original source materials is held by others. Researchers are advised to investigate the copyright status of any Ashdown materials before quoting or copying for publication.
ASHDOWN, INEZ (1899-1992). PAPERS, 1902-1993 (bulk 1970-1978). 10 linear feet.
Abstract
Personal papers, writings, and research notes created and compiled by a long-time Maui resident, historian, and storyteller. The bulk of the collection was created during her 1975-1982 tenure as historian and research analyst with the County of Maui Planning Department. The papers include personal papers, research notes, and writings for personal publication ("work for hire" projects) commingled with records created while employed as historian, largely 1975-1978. The papers have been arranged in series of Personal Papers and Research Files. The focus of the collection is Maui history, legends, people, and government, as well as topics of general Hawai'i historical interest. Many early notes were typed, retyped, edited, and amended for later use or publication. Some later files were added from sources other than Mrs. Ashdown.
Personal Papers include autobiographical and biographical materials, correspondence, articles, and a few personal papers and photographs. Several of Mrs. Ashdown's books and major unpublished writings by and about Mrs. Ashdown are present in the collection, including "Aina Kaulana: Pride to the Land: The Memoirs of Inez MacPhee Ashdown," as told to Jill Engledow and Lynne Ashdown, unpublished (?) typescript (photocopy), 1986; Ka Alaloa O Maui, published 1971 (photocopy); and Stories of Old Lahaina.
Research Files, arranged alphabetically by topic, consist of two subseries, Mrs. Ashdown's writings and reference material collected from secondary sources. Mrs. Ashdown's writings include items written, co-authored, or recorded from primary archival resources (such as missionary letters), observations during field trips to sites, personal interviews with individuals, personal recollections, interpretations of stories, events, and recollections of others; or secondary sources. Also included are scattered letters. Some writings were created while working with the Maui Historical Society in the late 1950s, together with a few items written by Historical Society officers Virginia Wirtz and Beatrice Savage. Other articles were co-authored with Pilahi Paki.
Newspaper articles form the bulk of the reference material in the Research Files, supplemented by writings by others, excerpts from secondary sources, reports, and plans. The reports and plans produced by County of Maui agencies or local civic organizations are among the most significant items for research use. Of particular interest are the Maui Historic Commission records of the Lahaina Historic Restoration project during the early 1960s. Also noteworthy are the files on archaeological and historic sites (including Hui Hana Malama), Maui Bicentennial Committee, birds and bird sanctuaries, burial places and sites, the Chinese in Hawai'i, Maui and Moloka'i churches (especially the Catholic and Congregational Churches), climate and conditions, fish and fishponds, geography, government of the County of Maui, Hawaiian language, the history of Hawai'i, O'ahu and Maui (especially of the Lahaina District), Honolua Ranch (later part of Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc.), Kula Sanatorium, Lahaina Restoration Foundation, Hawaiian legends and folklore, "people," ranching, the sugar industry, and Wailuku and Iao Valley.
Researchers are cautioned that much of the writing in this collection is highly colored and may be inaccurate, as it relies on recollections influenced by personal belief.
Researchers may wish to consult the Ashdown photographs which are filed separately in the Maui Historical Society photograph collection.
Biographical Sketch
Inez MacPhee was born December 20, 1899, at Camp Carlin, Fort D.A. Russell, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Her parents were Angus MacPhee (b. August 9, 1874), grandson of a Scotch immigrant, and Della Talbot, of English descent.
Young Angus MacPhee homesteaded with his father, and later opened a Denver, Colorado meat market. Shortly after his marriage to Della Talbot on December 19, 1898, he volunteered as a civilian in the quartermaster corps during the Spanish-American War. He traveled to Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Alaska. Eventually, the family returned to ranching in Wyoming.
In 1907, MacPhee participated in a western show for guests President Theodore Roosevelt, and Eben Parker Low, of Parker Ranch on the Island of Hawai'i. Low had brought a troupe of musicians and dancers to tour the United States. MacPhee's performance as a champion roper won him an invitation to visit Hawai'i. Mrs. Ashdown writes that her father was a member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and was invited to come to Hawai'i for the first such show. The family arrived in Honolulu aboard the S.S. Alameda in December 1907. Inez MacPhee was presented to Queen Liliu'okalani at Mo'ili'ili Park in Honolulu, a meeting which greatly inspired both the little girl and the woman. She became a member of the Queen's hanai family, and in turn, the Queen told her many wonderful stories of the ali'i and the spirit of aloha.
The family remained in the islands, where the young girl was tutored by her mother and educated by a correspondence course through Punahou School. The family moved to Maui when MacPhee was hired by owners Dr. and Mrs. J.H. Raymond as manager of Ulupalakua Ranch. Living on the ranch, young Inez learned to ride, rope, race, fish, and swim, as well as the more usual school lessons. She also learned Hawaiian lore and the tenets of her Catholic faith, both of which influenced her future life and interests.
Angus MacPhee lost an arm in a hunting accident in 1910, and subsequently lost his job. He worked for H.P. Baldwin as a butcher. In 1910, Mr. and Mrs. MacPhee divorced. Mrs. MacPhee and Inez returned to the Talbot family home in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where Inez remained until the summer of 1915. At that time, Inez was allowed to return to Maui to live with her father in Wailuku. He owned the Bismark Stables, the Maui Meat Market, and Kahakuloa Ranch. Angus MacPhee was a founder of the Maui County Fair and the Maui County Fair and Racing Association. Inez MacPhee was also adopted as a hanai member of the von Tempski family.
Inez MacPhee graduated from Maui High School in 1918. She had also attended Dana Hall, a girls' school in Wellesley, Massachusetts, for one year and Castello's Boarding School in Palo Alto, California.
In 1917 or 1918, Angus MacPhee leased land for a ranch on Kaho'olawe, joined in 1922 by Harry Baldwin as a partner. When the land was taken over by the U.S. military in 1941, much bitterness was created in the family. Angus MacPhee returned to Ulupalakua in 1922 and remained as manager until 1925 when he went to Kahokuloa Ranch. He remarried three times, including Margaret Victoria Keawe, a Hawaiian woman whom Inez liked very much. He died on July 16, 1948.
In 1928, Inez MacPhee married Charles Ashdown, an English exchange student she had met at the University of California, Berkeley. They settled in Hawai'i. He went to work as timekeeper, and later, postmaster, bookkeeper, and office manager at Honolua Ranch (part of Baldwin Packers, Ltd.).
In the 1930s, Mrs. Ashdown began to write local news items for Donald Billam-Walker, Maui editor of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. She took a correspondence course with the New York Institute of Journalism. Later, she also wrote for other newspapers and journals. Mrs. Ashdown worked as a communications operator at the Naval Air Station, Puunene from March 1943 to December 1946, when she apparently had a heart attack.
Later Mrs. Ashdown worked as an executive with the Girl Scouts on Maui, with the Signal Corps, Ft. Armstrong, APO, San Francisco, and as a teacher at Ulupalakua School. She was appointed to the County of Maui Commission for Historic Sites and was involved with the planning of the Maui Historical Society.
The Ashdowns lived on Maui for twenty years, where they had two sons, Angus and James. The family also lived in Honolulu for some years. In 1952 or so, the Ashdowns returned to Maui and moved to Kihei after Mr. Ashdown had a heart attack. They later moved to Makawao, and in the 1970s, to a house on Ulupalakua Ranch. Mrs. Ashdown went to work for Seibu Fudosan, the Japanese conglomerate planning to build a resort in Makena, writing the historical background of the area.
Mrs. Ashdown was a member of Hui Hanai, the group which helped open and support the Queen Liliu'okalani Children's Center in Honolulu. She helped found the Hui Hana Malama, affiliated with the County of Maui Mayor's office, to preserve historic sites on Maui, and was a founding member of the Maui Historical Society in 1956.
In 1975, at age 75, she began work as county historian and Research Analyst Trainee in the County of Maui Planning Department, to "writ[e] down all the history [I] remember and could research." It was her goal to create an archives or central information office on Maui, record oral interviews with local notables, place markers on all important historical sites on Maui, and have the County of Maui finance publication of her book, "The Kingdom of Maui." She remained in that position for three years. In 1982, she was named County Historian Emeritus by Mayor Hannibal Tavares in recognition of her years of writing and speaking about the history and legends of Maui.
During her lifetime, Inez Ashdown was a prolific writer. Her favorite subjects included her ancestry and family history, cattle ranching on Maui (especially her own early years on Ulupalakua Ranch) and paniolos (cowboys), the history of Maui, Queen Liliu'okalani and Hawaiian royalty and ali'i, Christian churches (in particular the history of Maui's early Catholic churches such as Maria Lanakila Church, St. Anthony's Church, Wailuku, and the mission of Santa Ynez, her namesake), language and place names, Hawaiian legends and folklore, and the preservation of archaeological and historic sites in Hawai'i and Maui. She published three books, including Stories of Old Lahaina and Ke Alaloa O Maui, and contributed countless articles and stories to local journals and newspapers. She also wrote a column for The Maui Sun weekly newspaper.
Both her husband, Charles, who died February 25, 1977, and her son Angus, predeceased her. Mrs. Ashdown's later years were spent at Hale Makua nursing home in Wailuku, where she died October 18, 1992.
For additional information, please see the biographical and autobiographical files in Mrs. Ashdown's papers.
The collection consists of two series of papers collected and created by Inez Ashdown: PERSONAL PAPERS and RESEARCH FILES. The focus of the collection is Maui history, legends, people, and organizations, as well as topics of historical and general interest about Hawai'i and other islands.
PERSONAL PAPERS include autobiographical and biographical materials, correspondence, other personal papers and files, and a few photographs. The bulk of the photographs have been separated and processed as part of the Maui Historical Society photograph collection.
The autobiographical materials include "Aina Kaulana: Pride to the Land: The Memoirs of Inez MacPhee Ashdown," as told to Jill Engledow and Lynne Ashdown, in manuscript form. Autobiographical and biographical materials include sketches, articles, notes, writings, and talks, by and about Mrs. Ashdown, and about her early years and family, and a draft biographical sketch written by Mollie Geyer in April 1977. A later set of biographical sketches was compiled by Frank Nitche on behalf of Maui Historical Society in 1987, and revised in 1991.
Inez Ashdown's personal papers include a folder of Planning Department assignments, 1975-1976, and projects, 1966-1967, primarily articles and stories written by Mrs. Ashdown, probably for her newspaper column. Other assignments are filed with Research Files. There is Mrs. Ashdown's 1977 contract with Calvin L. Wilson, a literary or design agent.
Two folders of Correspondence and Personal Papers include personal and work-related letters and cards written and received by Mrs. Ashdown. Included are letters to members of Hawaii's Congressional delegation and the County of Maui mayor, and letters about her writings, assignments, and research. Two folders contain Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, and Miscellaneous Writings by Mrs. Ashdown, including fragments of papers and examples of Mrs. Ashdown's newspaper columns.
Personal Notes consist of a notebook with various writings and jottings, some of which may have been written by another person. Some may be autobiographical. Personal Papers include a cancelled promissory note to Maui Agricultural Company, September 14, 1938, signed by Inez and Charles Ashdown, and a July 11, 1941 letter explaining the cancellation and return of payments, signed by H.A. Baldwin.
The Photographs include two black and white prints, with captions, of Inez MacPhee as a child in Seattle, 1903; and black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Ashdown in later life, some showing the cover of Mrs. Ashdown's book Ke Alaloa O Maui (published in 1971). Five photographs and 12 negatives, all in black and white, show the landscape and area near Lanakula Church, Hau'ula, ca. July 1966, and close-up shots of Inez Ashdown and her half-sister, Agnes MacPhee Gilliland. One folder of miscellaneous prints includes two color prints, July 18, 1969, of Charles Ashdown and Tex Bray, one small black and white print of "Pard and me at Kanaio," 1922, and four small black and white prints of men working and buildings on Maui.
The "Research" portion of this series consists of reference material, specifically, writings by others, reports, plans, and other secondary sources. Newspaper clippings and articles from Maui and Honolulu newspapers form the bulk of the reference materials. Some of the reports and plans were produced by County of Maui agencies and committees or Maui civic and other organizations. While relatively few in number, these items may be among the most useful items to researchers and historians. Of particular interest are the research files of the Maui Historic Commission on the Lahaina Historic Restoration project (Lahaina Historical Restoration and Preservation Project) during the early 1960s.
Among the many Research files, several merit special notice. The Archaeological and Historic Sites writings files, 1951-1978 (including Hui Hana Malama), include letters to federal agencies and departments, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Congressional representatives, concerning raising funds and building support for preservation efforts. Other writings concern identification of sites, the ancient village of Kahikinui and Kahikinui House, 1967-1978; legislation, 1951-1976, upon which state and county historic sites preservation legislation was modeled; and lists of sites.
To document the Bicentennial of the American Revolution in 1976, Mrs. Ashdown collected personal writings and notes, and agenda, minutes, and letters of the Maui Bicentennial Committee and the Hawaii Bicentennial Commission; Mayor Elmer F. Cravalho's Maui County Bicentennial Report, a supplement to The Maui News, 1976; and articles.
Mrs. Ashdown's interest in archaeological and historic sites was complemented by an interest in preservation of birds and bird sanctuaries. As a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Development of Kanaha Pond, she supported the return of the area as an active fishpond and sanctuary. There are writings and research, 1947-1976, on Birds and Bird Sanctuaries, and on the preservation of the Kanaha Ponds, as well as writings and research on Fish and Fishing, and Fish and Fishponds on Maui, Moloka'i, and the Island of Hawai'i.
Several files concern various ethnic groups on Maui and in Hawai'i. Mrs. Ashdown was interested in the history of the Chinese in Hawai'i, and corresponded with the Hawaii Chinese History Center in Honolulu and others about individuals and Chinese societies and tongs.
Of special interest to Mrs. Ashdown was the history and preservation of churches in the County of Maui, particularly the Maui and Moloka'i Catholic, Congregational, and Episcopal churches and buildings. She wrote extensively and collected background information about Maria Lanakila Catholic Church and Santa Ynez Shrine, Pu'u Ani'ani, Kahikinui. Researchers may find useful the Souvenir Booklet from 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the Catholic Mission on Maui, April 3, 1921, and anniversary and other publications, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1960, 1976-1977.
Congregational churches on Maui also are documented extensively. Separate files contain anniversary brochures, letters, writings, newspaper articles (some added to the collection at a later date), and other information about Iao Congregational Church, Kahului Union Church, Ka'ahumanu Church, Wailuku Mission, Wailuku Female Seminary, Wailuku Union Church, and Alexander Parsonage, as well as churches in Makena and the Hawaiian Conference of the United Churches of Christ. Some of the early material was written by Beatrice Savage. Also included is a small amount of information about Congregational churches on the Island of Hawai'i.
A file on Genealogy consists of writings, notes, and research, primarily about Hawaiians, chiefs, ali'i, and legends. Writings and research on Geography and Geology record Mrs. Ashdown's field trips, and relate to other writings on archaeological and historic sites and legends.
Among the documentation of Haleakala National Park are writings and notes, secondary source material about the park site and on the City of Refuge / Pu'uhonua, and a public hearings packet (Park Wilderness Proposal). Planning records consist of a preliminary draft of the Park Master Plan, September 1971, and a draft Development Concept Plan, June 1976.
Mrs. Ashdown's interest in the Hawaiian language and the translation and meanings of Hawaiian words, may be found in her many writings filed under the headings of Hawaiian Language, Place Names, and Street Names.
Related to her interest in archaeological and historic sites and Hawaiian legends are files concerning heiau, which include writings, notes, essays, descriptions, letters, and research. Notes and articles of Beatrice Savage also are present.
Mrs. Ashdown's efforts to identify and preserve Maui's historic sites are illustrated through memoranda, notes, and reports of the Historic Sites Commission, 1951-1959, 1977.
General and short writings, notes, and research on the topic of the History of Hawai'i are filed together. This subseries includes "A Hawaiiana Study of Seibu Lands at Honua'ula, Maui, Hawaii," by Inez Ashdown, 1974; and a series of articles or short pieces entitled "Kalana O Maui."
The History of Maui files include letters, memoranda, a project outline, a description of an oral history project, and other materials concerning general Maui history. There also are various drafts of an untitled manuscript edited by June Gutmanis, September 1977, based on research by Inez Ashdown, and annotated by Mrs. Ashdown. Sections of the manuscript describe the history of Lahaina District, Hana, Kaho'olawe, Lana'i, Makawao, Moloka'i, Molokini, and Wailuku District.
Writing a history of Honolua Ranch (later part of Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc.) was one of Mrs. Ashdown's projects during the early to mid-1970s. The work apparently was undertaken at the request of Colin C. Cameron, president of the Company, to be the basis of a short book prepared to augment its land development efforts. Present in the collection are the first, second, third, various undated, and final drafts of the manuscript (or book plan), 1972. The title of the manuscript varied. Also included are correspondence with Cameron and Thomas Rohr, president of Kapalua Land Company, Ltd., a subsidiary of Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc., letters written to others seeking information, and other background research, including a photocopy of a 1905 letter from H.P. Baldwin to Jos. Cooke, land records, and maps. Other assistance was provided by Mr. Ashdown and Joseph Swezey, a retired Maui Land and Pineapple Company administrative assistant. Mrs. Ashdown's manuscript was never published, and may have been the basis of a history of Honolua and Kapalua written by Shuji Seki.
In addition to a photocopy of Mrs. Ashdown's book, Ke Alaloa O Maui, there are letters, reviews, and an article. She describes the book as the work of Hui Hana Malama, the "Group Working to Preserve and to Protect," dedicated to marking historic sites and recording them on tax maps to ensure future preservation of sites. Her book concerns the sites, many of which she visited during field trips supported by the County of Maui.
Of interest to those researching Kula Sanitorium will be the secondary source material present in the collection. There are Annual Reports, 1935-1937, July 1948-June 1949, July 1, 1950-June 30, 1951, 1957-1959, and 1968-1969; brochures and pamphlets, historical information, "Ka Alele O Kula," ("The Kula Messenger," vol. VIII, no. 1), Dedication Edition, 1937, and "Kula Through the Years," 30th Anniversary, May 19, 1940, or, "Thirty Years of Progress: The Story of Kula," by Kenneth P. Jones, M.D.
Especially well represented in the collection is the history of Lahaina and the Lahaina District. There are a variety of writings on historic buildings, historic sites, heiau, history, legends, people, place names, roads and trails, salt and stones, and schools; notes from library sources, research, and a February 21, 1953 script of "Hawaii Calls," concerning the famous Lahaina banyan tree. Among the reports are "A General Plan For the Lahaina District, County of Maui," prepared for the Maui County Planning Commission by the joint venture of Hiroshi Kasamoto and Muroda and Tanaka, Inc., Economic Analysis by Western Management Consultants, Inc., written by Anthony N. Hodges, December 1968; the final draft of a "Lahaina Boat Harbor Master Plan Study, 1974," prepared for Harbors Division, Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii, June 1974; and the "Lahaina Community Development Plan," prepared for the County of Maui, by Chapman, Phillips, Brandt, and Associates, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, December 1973. Also of interest is a Program from the Dedication of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii as a Registered National Historic Landmark, May 19, 1965. A copy of Stories of Old Lahaina, by Inez Ashdown, with notes, comments, errata, letters, and maps, also is present.
The work of the Lahaina Restoration Foundation is illustrated in small files of executive committee minutes, and minutes and financial reports (from the files of Virginia Wirtz or Beatrice Savage). Also in the collection, filed under the topic of Maui Historic Commission, are the records of the Commission's support of the Lahaina Historic Restoration (Lahaina Historical Restoration and Preservation Project). Mrs. Ashdown was a County of Maui
Following an appropriation of funds in 1962 by the State of Hawaii for the restoration of historic buildings, structures, and other features in Lahaina, the Maui Historic Commission hired consulting architect Ray Morris to survey, do historical research, provide architectural and inspection services, collect data, and make recommendations as to what restoration and work would be needed for several specified buildings and sites in Lahaina.
There are files of general correspondence, memoranda, maps, reports, and a proposed general plan, 1960-1976; and correspondence between consulting architect Ray Morris and Humio Okimoto, Commission chairman, contracts, and reports, 1963-1964. Filed after these general files are an Analysis of Project, by the State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, November 1, 1965; "A Report on the Progress of the Project," by Ray Morris, February 1, 1966; Remarks, February 10, 1966, reports by Ray Morris and other materials collected during his visits to Mainland Restoration Projects, 1964; and Morris' archaeological and historical research files, 1967. Included in the latter files are an index, bibliography, and information about Maria Lanakila Roman Catholic Church, the archaeological excavation of Brick Palace, Chiefs' House, and Hauola Stone; information about the taro patch, Custom House / Post Office, automobile parking, site work; Baldwin House (Excerpts from Missionary Letters); Fort; Hale Piula, Hoapili Residence; Richards House; whaling industry; and Seamen's Reading Room, Seamen's Chapel and Cemetery, liquor and tobacco, Dr. Chapin House, and Court House. Additional files contain maps; correspondence between author Gavan Daws and Stanley S. Gima, outlines, and drafts, 1969, of a Lahaina walking tour brochure; and correspondence concerning the artifact collection of Wesley Wong.
Extensive files of Legends also reflect Mrs. Ashdown's great interest in Hawaiian folklore. These files contain materials formerly filed separately as gods and goddesses, legends, Pele, sharks (Ma-no), spirits, and superstitions. Included is "Laha'ina-Loa: Broad Land of Prophesies," an undated writing by Inez Ashdown, and a photocopy of Kepelino's Traditions of Hawaii, edited by Martha Warren Beckwith, Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 95, July 1932.
One folder of letters, writings, and articles, by and about Eben Parker Low, including a biographical memoir written by Mrs. Ashdown, illustrate the life of a family friend and influential man in Mrs. Ashdown's childhood. The interest of Angus MacPhee and his daughter in horses and county fairs are reflected in files of programs from the Maui County Fair and the Maui County Fair and Racing Association.
Mrs. Ashdown's employment by the County of Maui led to her desire to help create a County Archives. She gathered small files of memoranda, articles and other information about various county departments and functions, including the Maui County Fire Departments (Lahaina, Wailuku), Library, Parks and Recreation Department and Summer Fun Program (including her program plan), Planning Department (including a draft of the Maui County General Plan, November 29, 1977), Planning Department Pukalani Advisory Committee minutes, Police Department, Water Department and Water Supply, and Waterworks Board.
There is a small file of writings, notes, letters, minutes, and research concerning the beginnings of the Maui Historical Society, 1956.
Concerning the history of the missionaries to Hawai'i, there are typewritten copies of Stewart, Richards, Spaulding, Baldwin, S.N. Castle, Bingham, and Bishop missionary letters and a journal of Rev. D. Baldwin, transcribed from originals at Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library, Honolulu. These materials may not be published without permission from the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society.
The island of Moloka'i is represented in the collection by writings, 1949, 1967-1976; Mrs. Ashdown's correspondence (some concerning Maui Historic Commission), 1951-1959, 1975-1976; minutes and reports, 1951-1952, of the Molokai Sites Committee; and research materials, 1938, 1941, 1967-1969, 1973-1990.
The file on the island of O'ahu contains a number of articles or other short writings by Inez Ashdown and Pilahi Paki. Most of the writings concern stories, legends, and general historical topics.
Several files retain their original titles of "People," and are further divided into categories of Caucasians (foreign, haoles), Hawaiians, Maui, and Portuguese, reflecting the titles assigned by Mrs. Ashdown. These small files contain writings and articles.
The Maui Pineapple Industry is represented by writings and notes from Ralph Moltzau, research materials, and photographs of the Haserot Pineapple Co., ca. 1977.
Mrs. Ashdown's interest in Ranching is reflected in her files of writings and research, a history of Grove Ranch, and a 1989 Maui News supplement commemorating the 100th anniversary of Haleakala Ranch. Her early years at Ulupalakua Ranch are well-documented in the autobiographical and biographical files, supplemented by writings and research filed under Ulupalakua - Kula.
The Maui Sugar Industry and Plantations are represented by writings, research, articles, a copy of a history of Oluwalu Mill by Eugene Hamberg, n.d., and information on Pioneer Mill, R.W. Meyer Sugar
Mill, Moloka'i, Claus Spreckels, Spreckelsville, Spreckelsville Plantation, and Wailuku Sugar Company.
Two files document the history and life of Wailuku and Iao Valley, and the Wailuku District (Waihee, Waiehu).
Other published writings by Inez Ashdown include a series of newspaper articles entitled "Wayside Plants and Places," 1964-1976.
Finally, a folder entitled "Weather" gathers together a variety of writings and research materials formerly filed under separate topics, including winds, sun, stars, space, sky, rains, clouds, surf, sea, and astronomy.
PERSONAL PAPERS
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS
A2 1-1 "Aina Kaulana: Pride to the Land: The Memoirs of Inez MacPhee Ashdown," as told to Jill Engledow and Lynne Ashdown, 1986 - Typescript (photocopy, annotated), pp. 1-130
1-2 Autobiographical Sketches, Articles, Notes, Writings, and Talks, 1947-1976
1-3 Biographical Notes for KNUI Interview, 1976
1-4 Biographical Sketch, by Mollie Geyer, April 1977 - Handwritten and Typescript copies (photocopy)
1-5 Biographical Sketches and Articles, some compiled by Frank Nitche, July 15, 1987, revised April 17, 1991
PERSONAL PAPERS
1-6 Assignments and Projects, 1966-1967, 1975-1976
1-7 Contract with Literary or Design (?) Agent, Calvin L. Wilson, December 7, 1977
Correspondence and Personal Papers
1-8 1912-1915, 1919, 1922, 1930, 1937, 1941-1942, 1962, 1969, 1971-1972, 1975-1976
1-9 1977-1978, n.d.
1-10 Miscellaneous
1-11 Miscellaneous Writings (fragments)
1-12 Personal Notes (notebook)
1-13 Personal Papers
PHOTOGRAPHS
1-14 Inez MacPhee as a child in Seattle, 1903
2 b/w prints, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" - alone, and with other children
1-15 Inez MacPhee Ashdown as an adult
1 b/w print, 4" x 5"
1 b/w print, 5" x 7" - looking at scrapbook
1 b/w print, 5" x 7" - with Charles Ashdown and holding her book, Ke Alaloa O Maui
2 b/w prints, 8" x 10" - with her book, Ke Alaloa O Maui
1-16 Lanakula Church Area, Hau'ula, ca. July 1966 - Photographs and Negatives
2 b/w prints, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" - Inez Ashdown and her half-sister, Agnes MacPhee Gilliland
3 b/w prints, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" - Area near Lanakula Church
12 b/w negatives, 120mm
1-17 Miscellaneous Photographs
2 color prints, 3 1/4" x 4" - Charles Ashdown and Tex Bray, Hilton Hotel, July 18, 1969
1 b/w print, 1 3/4" x 2 1/2" - "Pard and me at Kanaio," 1922
4 b/w prints, 1 1/2" x 2" - Men working and buildings
RESEARCH FILES
A2 1-18 Agriculture and Farming, 1947, 1976-1978, n.d. (Writings)
1-19 Agriculture and Farming (Research)
1-20 Ahihi Bay, Makena, 1973 (Writings and Map)
1-21 Airports, Maui, including recollections of Puunene Air Station, 1946, n.d. (Writings)
1-22 Alexander House, post 1945 (Writings)
1-23 Ali'i, Chiefs, and Hawaiian Royalty, 1974-1975 (Writings)
1-24 Ali'i, Chiefs, and Hawaiian Royalty, 1974-1975 (Research)
see also Genealogy (Writings); Kamehameha I (Writings, Research); Legends (Writings, Research)
1-25 American Indians, n.d. (Writings)
1-26 American Indians, n.d. (Research)
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 see Bicentennial (Writings and Research)
Anglican Church see Churches - Episcopal
1-27 Animals (horses, legends, and history), 1966, n.d. (Writings)
1-28 Animals, 1973-1974, 1976 (Research)
see also Cattle (Writings, Research); Ranching (Writings, Research)
1-29 Animals - Maui County Humane Society Annual Report, March 1976 (Research)
Archaeological and Historic Sites
1-30 1951-1971 (Writings)
1-31 1972-1978 (Writings, also Hui Hana Malama)
1-32 Kahikinui, 1967-1978 (Writings, Research)
1-33 Legislation, 1951-1976 (Bills and legislation used as models for historic sites preservation legislation)
1-34 Lists of Sites, including from Thrum; 1955, 1973- 1977, n.d.
see also Ahihi Bay, Makena (Writings); Heiau (Writings and Research); Lahaina and Lahaina District, Historic Sites and Heiau (Writings)
1-35 Armas, Joaquin (early Catholic settler on Maui) (Writing)
1-36 Arms and Armaments, n.d. (Writings)
see also Battles
1-37 Arts and Crafts (ancient and modern) (Writings)
Arts
1-38 Crafts, Fine Arts (Research)
1-39 Lahaina Arts Society, 1976-1977 (Research)
1-40 West Maui Cultural Council, 1976 (History and By-Laws)
Astronomy see Weather (Writings, Research)
1-41 Baldwin, Henry Perrine, n.d. (Writings, Drafts of Biographies)
Bananas see Agriculture and Farming (Writings); Plants (Native Hawaiian and Imports) (Writings)
1-42 Banks and Banking, 1975 (Writings)
1-43 Battles and Wars (Hawai'i) (Writings)
RESEARCH FILES
Bicentennial
A2 1-44 Writings and Notes, 1975-1976
1-45 Maui Bicentennial Committee - Agenda, Minutes, and Letters, 1973-1976 (Research)
1-46 Mayor Elmer F. Cravalho's Maui County Bicentennial Report, supplement to The Maui News, 1976 (Research)
1-47 Maui Events - Articles, 1976 (Research)
Hawaii Bicentennial Commission
1-48 Agenda, Minutes, November 24, 1975; Articles, 1976-1977 (Research)
1-49 Annual Reports, 1973, 1974 (Research)
1-50 Annual Report, 1975; Final Report, 1976 (Research)
1-51 Newsletters - "The Sandwich Isles Gazette," 1973-1976 (Research)
1-52 Birds and Bird Sanctuaries, 1947-1976 (Writings)
1-53 Bird Sanctuaries - Kanaha Pond Preservation, ca. 1957-1976 and Mau'oni Pond (Writings)
1-54 Bird Sanctuaries - Kanaha Pond Bird Sanctuary Park Advisory Committee - Minutes, Reports, and Articles, 1961-1972 (Research)
1-55 Birds and Bird Sanctuaries (Research)
1-56 Bishop Estate and Friends of Kamehameha School, 1966-1976 (Writings, Notes, and Articles)
1-57 Bishop Museum, 1971-1974 (Letters, Notes)
1-58 Boy Scouts and Scouting, 1966, 1970 (Research, including Booklet from 50th Anniversary of Scouting in Maui County)
Buddhist Missions see Churches - Buddhist
1-59 Buildings - Maui County Historic Buildings (Writings, Letters)
1-60 Buildings - Maui County Historic Buildings (Research)
1-61 Burial Places, 1973-1976 (Writings, Letters)
1-62 Burial Places (Research, Articles, and Writings by Others)
1-63 Burial Sites - Honokahua, 1987-1990 (Articles)
1-64 Canoes and Canoe Clubs, 1976, n.d. (Writings)
1-65 Canoes and Lahaina Canoe Club (Research)
see also Voyaging (Writings)
Catholic Churches see Churches - Catholic; Damien, Father
1-66 Cattle, 1976 (Writings)
1-67 Cattle, n.d. (Research)
see also Ranching (Writings, Research)
Cemeteries see Burial Places (Writings and Research)
Chiefs and Chiefesses see Ali'i, Chiefs, and Hawaiian Royalty (Writings)
1-68 Chinese in Hawai'i, 1975-1978 (Correspondence)
1-69 Chinese in Hawai'i (including Tongs, Societies), 1972-1978 (Writings)
1-70 Chinese in Hawai'i, 1960-1977 (Research)
RESEARCH FILES
Churches
A2 1-71 Buddhist and Lists of Other Churches on Maui, 1970-1976 (Articles)
Catholic Churches
1-72 On Maui, 1963, 1966, 1973, 1975-1977 (Writings, including "Maria Lanakila Catholic Church," by Mrs. Ashdown)
1-73 On Maui - Santa Ynez Shrine, Pu'u Ani'ani, Kahikinui and Maria Lanakila Church, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1977, n.d. (Writings, Articles)
1-74 On Maui - Souvenir Booklet from 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the Catholic Mission on Maui, April 3, 1921 (Research)
1-75 On Maui and in Hawai'i (including anniversary publications), 1939, 1941, 1946, 1960, 1976-1977 (Research)
1-76 On Moloka'i, 1973, 1976 (Writings)
1-77 On Moloka'i, 1976 (Research, including on priests and nuns)
Congregational Churches
1-78 In Hawai'i (Research, including booklet about Mokuaikaua Church, Kailua, Kona)
1-79 On the Island of Hawai'i - Imiola Congregational Church, 1956, n.d. (Research)
1-80 On Maui |
