The Journal of San Diego History
SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY
Spring 2008, Volume 54, Number 2
Iris H. W. Engstrand & Molly McClain, Editors
Theodore Strathman & David Miller, Review Editors

Front and Back Matter
“Liberty Station” and the Naval Training Center in San Diego
Molly McClain
San Diego’s Sweetheart: Maureen Connolly
Joey Seymour
Life Beyond Gold: A New Look at the History of Julian, California
Kathryn Jordan
The Balboa Theatre: A Preservation Project Completed
Iris Engstrand
The Charity Ball
Mary Clark and Iris Engstrand
Book Reviews
Complete Journal Issue 4.4Mb

Publication of The Journal of San Diego History has been partially funded by generous grants from the Joseph W. Sefton Foundation; Quest for Truth Foundation of Seattle, Washington, established by the late James G. Scripps; and an anonymous friend and supporter of the Journal.

Publication of this issue of The Journal of San Diego History has also been supported by a grant from The Journal of San Diego History Fund of the San Diego Foundation.

front cover    back cover

Front Cover: Postcard, “A Salute from the U.S. Naval Training Station, San Diego, California,” pre-1944; SDHC PC#84-95

Back Cover: View in 2008 through the arches at Liberty Station, formerly the U.S. Naval Training Station, San Diego, California. Author’s collection.

Cover design: Allen Wynar


The San Diego History Center is able to share the resources of four museums and its extensive collections with the community through the generous support of the following: City of San Diego Commission for Art and Culture; County of San Diego; foundation and government grants; individual and corporate memberships; corporate sponsorship and donation bequests; sales from museum stores and reproduction prints from the Booth Historical Photograph Archives; admissions; and proceeds from fund-raising events.

Articles appearing in The Journal of San Diego History are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life.

All material in the print and on-line versions of The Journal of San Diego History is protected by copyright, © San Diego History Center.