Clyde Arbuckle

Clyde Arbuckle (1903–1998) was an American historian of, and lifelong resident of, San Jose, California.^[1]^[2]^{[self-published source]} He is the author of Clyde Arbuckle's History of San José.^[3]^[4] This 500 page book^[5] has been extensively referenced by historians.^[6]

Early life

Arbuckle was the son of W. J. Arbuckle, and the brother of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, a silent film star.^[7] As a young man, Arbuckle played the banjo.^[8] Arbuckle was also a road bicycle racer with the Garden City Wheelmen,^[9]^[10]^[11] and a referee at the Burbank Velodrome.^[12] In 1922 he set a national cycling speed record.^[13]

Career

Arbuckle was the founder and curator^[14]^{[self-published source]} of the San José Historical Museum (now called History San Jose).^[15] He was secretary of the San Jose Historic Landmarks Commission.^[16]

Arbuckle was San Jose's official historian for more than fifty years.^[17]^[18]^{[self-published source]} During this time he amassed a large collection of photographs of the area, which are now housed at the San Jose Public Library.^[8] The photographs have been used to illustrate many history books.^[19]^[20]

Death and legacy

A biography of Arbuckle's life, Clyde Arbuckle: A 90 Year Biography, was written by Leonard McKay published by Memorobilia of San Jose in 1993. Arbuckle died in 1998.^[5] San Jose residents have named a public school in his memory.^[21]

Publications

Santa Clara County Ranchos, 1968
Oil Boring in Santa Clara Valley, 1959
Clyde Arbuckle's history of San Jose, 1985.^[22]^[23]
History of San José: Transportation - Volume 5, 2004
New Almaden Mercury Mines: A Long Perspective and History, 1965, with A. C. Innes and R. Burton Rose.

References

^ Leonard McKay (1993). Clyde Arbuckle: A 90 Year Biography. Memorobilia of San Jose.
^ Thomas M. King (2012). History of San Jose Quakers, West Coast Friends. Lulu.com. pp. 431–. ISBN 978-1-105-69540-7.
^ Barnes, Cecily. "Willow Glen residents think of their community, rather than their history, on Founders Day 1998." Willow Glen Resident. Retrieved August 24, 2012
^ Barnes, Cecily. "Helen Arbuckle's Herstory: Widow of famed local historian gets the last word.". Retrieved August 24, 2012
^ ^a ^b Singh, Gary. "History in the Making". MetroActive.
^ John V. Young (1 June 2002). Ghost Towns of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Great West Books. pp. 121–. ISBN 978-0-944220-12-2.
^ "Arbuckle never aided his family, stepmother says". Sausalito News, Volume 37, Number 38, 17 September 1921
^ ^a ^b Lauren Miranda Gilbert; Bob Johnson (2004). San Jose's Historic Downtown. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-7385-2922-6.
^ "Wheels of Time". Metro Silicon Valley.
^ "Hall of History". MetroActive.
^ "Herhold: Remembering a cycling legend who awaits a new heart". Mercury News
^ "Road Racing is hit by new law". San Jose Evening News - Jun 5, 1939
^ "Local cycling history" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Spinning Crank.
^ Gordon Greb (December 2009). Google Brain: Making Your Memoir a Time Machine on the Internet. iUniverse. pp. 135–. ISBN 978-1-4401-8430-7.
^ "History – History San Jose". Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
^ Erwin Gustav Gudde (1960). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. pp. 3–. GGKEY:403N5Z6QERG.
^ Robin Chapman (16 April 2013). California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley. The History Press. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-1-61423-922-2.
^ Emma S. Garrod (26 June 2012). One Life, Mine. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 342–. ISBN 978-1-4771-2906-7.
^ John D. Unruh (1 January 1993). The Plains Across: The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60. University of Illinois Press. pp. 352–. ISBN 978-0-252-06360-2.
^ Henry Luna (18 January 2006). Niles Canyon Railways. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-1-4396-3090-7.
^ Richard Whitmire (27 May 2014). On the Rocketship: How Top Charter Schools Are Pushing the Envelope. Wiley. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-1-118-61126-5.
^ Assistant Professor of Political Science Richardson Dilworth; Richardson Dilworth (1 April 2009). The City in American Political Development. Routledge. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-1-135-85318-1.
^ Christine Finn (2002). Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley. MIT Press. pp. 218–. ISBN 978-0-262-56154-9.

Arbuckle, Jim. "Clyde Arbuckle in Restless Valley." http://www.mountaincharlie1850.org/restless_valley_video2.html Retrieved August 24, 2012
Barnes, Cecily. "Renowned chronicler of the past becomes part of history: Clyde Arbuckle, an expert on San Jose history, dies at 94." Mercury News. "http://mytown.mercurynews.com/archives/wgresident/01.14.98/ClydeArbuckle.html^{[permanent dead link‍]} Retrieved August 24, 2012

External links

[McKay1993-1] Leonard McKay (1993). Clyde Arbuckle: A 90 Year Biography. Memorobilia of San Jose.

[King2012-2] Thomas M. King (2012). History of San Jose Quakers, West Coast Friends. Lulu.com. pp. 431–. ISBN 978-1-105-69540-7.

[3] Barnes, Cecily. "Willow Glen residents think of their community, rather than their history, on Founders Day 1998." Willow Glen Resident. Retrieved August 24, 2012

[4] Barnes, Cecily. "Helen Arbuckle's Herstory: Widow of famed local historian gets the last word.". Retrieved August 24, 2012

[singh-5] Singh, Gary. "History in the Making". MetroActive.

[Young2002-6] John V. Young (1 June 2002). Ghost Towns of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Great West Books. pp. 121–. ISBN 978-0-944220-12-2.

[7] "Arbuckle never aided his family, stepmother says". Sausalito News, Volume 37, Number 38, 17 September 1921

[GilbertJohnson2004-8] Lauren Miranda Gilbert; Bob Johnson (2004). San Jose's Historic Downtown. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-7385-2922-6.

[9] "Wheels of Time". Metro Silicon Valley.

[10] "Hall of History". MetroActive.

[11] "Herhold: Remembering a cycling legend who awaits a new heart". Mercury News

[12] "Road Racing is hit by new law". San Jose Evening News - Jun 5, 1939

[13] "Local cycling history" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Spinning Crank.

[Greb2009-14] Gordon Greb (December 2009). Google Brain: Making Your Memoir a Time Machine on the Internet. iUniverse. pp. 135–. ISBN 978-1-4401-8430-7.

[15] "History – History San Jose". Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-08-24.

[Gudde1960-16] Erwin Gustav Gudde (1960). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. pp. 3–. GGKEY:403N5Z6QERG.

[Chapman2013-17] Robin Chapman (16 April 2013). California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley. The History Press. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-1-61423-922-2.

[Garrod2012-18] Emma S. Garrod (26 June 2012). One Life, Mine. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 342–. ISBN 978-1-4771-2906-7.

[Unruh1993-19] John D. Unruh (1 January 1993). The Plains Across: The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60. University of Illinois Press. pp. 352–. ISBN 978-0-252-06360-2.

[Luna2006-20] Henry Luna (18 January 2006). Niles Canyon Railways. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-1-4396-3090-7.

[Whitmire2014-21] Richard Whitmire (27 May 2014). On the Rocketship: How Top Charter Schools Are Pushing the Envelope. Wiley. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-1-118-61126-5.

[DilworthDilworth2009-22] Assistant Professor of Political Science Richardson Dilworth; Richardson Dilworth (1 April 2009). The City in American Political Development. Routledge. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-1-135-85318-1.

[Finn2002-23] Christine Finn (2002). Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley. MIT Press. pp. 218–. ISBN 978-0-262-56154-9.

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