California Hall of Fame
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Conceived by First Lady Maria Shriver
, the California Hall of Fame was established at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts
to honor individuals and families who embody California’s
innovative spirit and have made their mark on history. Since 2006, the Museum has hosted an annual ceremony to induct roughly a dozen people per year.
Inducted on December 6, 2006, the inaugural class: Ronald Reagan
, César Chávez
, Walt Disney
, Amelia Earhart
, Clint Eastwood
, Frank Gehry
, David D. Ho, M.D., Billie Jean King
, John Muir
, Sally K. Ride, Ph.D., Alice Walker
and the Hearst and Packard Families, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
Inducted on December 5, 2007, the 2007 inductees: Ansel Adams
, Milton Berle
, Steve Jobs
, Willie Mays
, Robert Mondavi
, Rita Moreno
, Jackie Robinson
, Jonas Salk, M.D.
, John Steinbeck
, Elizabeth Taylor
, Earl Warren
, John Wayne
, and Tiger Woods
.
Inducted on December 15, 2008, the 2008 inductees: Dave Brubeck
, Jane Fonda
, Theodor Geisel
("Dr. Seuss"), Robert Graham
, Quincy Jones
, Jack LaLanne
, Dorothea Lange
, Julia Morgan
, Jack Nicholson
, Linus Pauling
, Leland Stanford
and Alice Waters
.
Inducted on December 1, 2009, the 2009 inductees: Carol Burnett
, Andy Grove, Hiram Johnson
, Rafer Johnson
, Henry J. Kaiser
, Joan Kroc, George Lucas
, John Madden, Harvey Milk
, Fritz Scholder
, Danielle Steel
, Joe Weider
and General Chuck Yeager
.
On July 7, 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announced the 2010 inductees, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, James Cameron
, John Doerr
, A.P. Giannini, Merle Haggard
, Anne Lamott
, George Shultz, Dr. Kevin Starr
, Levi Strauss
, Barbra Streisand
, Wayne Thiebaud
, Betty White
, Serena Williams
and Mark Zuckerberg
. The induction ceremony was to be held on December 14, 2010 at The California Museum.
On September 9, 2011, the class of 2011 was announced. They included Buzz Aldrin
, The Beach Boys
, Elizabeth Blackburn
, Gregory Boyle, Doris
and Donald Fisher
, Magic Johnson
, Ed Roberts
, Carlos Santana
, Amy Tan
, and Roger Traynor.
The California Hall of Fame exhibit includes a striking display in the museum lobby, as well as a collection of over 100 historic and original items representing the lives and legacies of the inductees, originally located on the second floor. In 2008, the exhibit moved to the first floor galleries, expanding the floor space to over 3000 square feet (278.7 m²).
The California Hall of Fame exhibit is on view year-round.
and First Lady Maria Shriver
, was held at The California Museum on December 1, 2009, and was followed by a reception and a viewing of the exhibit.
Each inductee was present to accept their award, while family members accepted posthumous awards. Linda Ardell Wendfeldt accepted on behalf of her mother, Joan Kroc, Dr. Kevin Starr accepted on behalf of Hiram Johnson, Carlyn Kaiser Stark accepted on behalf of her grandfather Henry Kaiser, Stuart Milk accepted on behalf of his uncle, Harvey Milk, and Dr. Sondra Clark accepted on behalf of her brother, Fritz Scholder.
's People’s Choice Award, Emmy Award, Once Upon a Mattress Playbill, tap shoes worn in Sills and Burnett at the Met, Japanese silk Q & A dress from The Carol Burnett Show
's Olympic silver medal (1956), tank top, shorts and shoes from 1984 Olympic ceremony, Helms trophy, Olympic torch, US track & Field Hall of Fame award
's 1953 Kaiser Traveler car, health care proposal, ship model
's second draft of the American Graffiti screenplay, R2-D2, C-3PO, AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, Indiana Jones hat, jacket and whip
's Super Bowl trophy, Madden NFL game covers
's college yearbook, Presidential Medal of Freedom, time capsule, campaign buttons, bronze bust
's artwork: Cat, Super Chief, Indians and Tepees, Heart Indian, Indian Contemplating Columbus
's antique bell-shaped weight, Publisher of the Year Award, Vintage magazines, Muscle Beach Award
's flight jacket, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Silver Star, 2 model planes
and First Lady Maria Shriver
, was held at The California Museum on December 15, 2008, and was followed by a reception and a viewing of the exhibit. Introductions were given by presenting sponsors Chevron Corporation and Accenture. Museum Board Chair Dina Eastwood
welcomed the Governor and First Lady.
Governor Schwarzenegger opened the reading of the citations. He presented Jack LaLanne, who in turn presented Alice Waters. Waters presented Ellen North, who accepted the award on behalf of her great-aunt Julia Morgan. North presented Linus Pauling, whose award was accepted by son Dr. Linus Pauling, Jr. Pauling read the citation for Robert Graham.
Graham was unable to attend the ceremony, so his son, Steven Graham stood in his place. Graham read Leland Stanford's citation, who was represented by great, great grand-nephew Tom Stanford. Stanford read Jane Fonda's citation, who in turn presented Dorothea Lange's award. Lange was represented by her son Daniel Dixon, who read the citation for Quincy Jones. Jones read Dave Brubeck's citation.
Brubeck began to read the citation for Jack Nicholson, but half way through the first paragraph tossed his planned remarks to the side and spoke about his personal encounter with the young actor. Nicholson remarked at the podium, "Everybody else discovers molecules and I'm a drunk in a bar."
Nicholson completed the ceremony by reading a poem in Seuss style dedicated to Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel.
's Gold album for Time Out
; vintage album covers, artistic Time
magazine featuring Brubeck from 1964; cattle brand from the Brubeck’s family ranch near Ione, CA; Fats Waller
album, the first album he ever bought, at age 14; various posters for shows throughout the world; concert programs, including one from his appearance in the USSR; reel to reel tape of his performance at the White House in 1964; his iconic eyeglasses from the early 1960s; original sheet music.
's Oscars for her performances in Klute
(1972) and Coming Home (1978); the pantsuit she wore to accept her Oscar in 1972; her Emmy for her performance in The Dollmaker
(1984); movie posters for Klute, 9 to 5 (1980), and On Golden Pond
(1981); magazine cover for Life
and Ladies Home Journal dating back to Fonda’s modeling days; a print of the 1982 painting by Andy Warhol
of Fonda.
" Geisel's five “unorthodox taxidermy” heads: a Sawfish, the Mulberry Street Unicorn, the Andulovian Grackler, a Kangaroo Bird and a Goo-Goo-Eyed Tasmanian Wolghast, and ten framed lithographs, including “Star Belly Friends,” “Cat in the Hat,” “Turtle Tower,” and “Joyous Leaping of Uncanned Salmon.”
's three maquettes of public monuments: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
in Washington, D.C., the Olympic ceremonial gateway for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
, and the Great Bronze Doors of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
; three small bronze sculptures; and 12 drawings.
' platinum album for Thriller
; his Garfield High School letter jacket; sheet music for "We Are the World
," signed by all artists; albums: We Are the World, the soundtracks for The Color Purple
and Roots
, Quincy Jones Back on the Block, Sinatra at the Sands
, and Thriller
; and the original artwork for the Mellow Madness
LP.
's handcuffs worn on the famous Alcatraz swim; jumpsuit and aerobic slippers; hand-stand work-out equipment; the Glamour Stretcher and other original exercise devices; album of an exercise routine instructed by LaLanne; video reels of his 1950s television show; LaLanne brand vitamins; and of course, a Jack LaLanne Power Juicer.
's two cameras; a silver bracelet Lange frequently wore in photographs; and photographs, which include Lange’s historic Migrant Mother series.
's drafting table; commencement hood from UC Berkeley; working model of Hearst Castle
; reproductions of drawings for Hearst Castle, Wyntoon
, YWCA and others; certificate to practice architecture; originally designed tiles; and mosaic replica of Hearst Castle pool tiles.
's Oscars for his performances in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(1975), Terms of Endearment
(1983) and As Good as It Gets
(1997); costumes from Batman
(1989), The Witches of Eastwick
, and The Departed
(2006); scripts for The Shining
(1980) and The Witches of Eastwick (1987) with Nicholson’s notes and drawings; movie posters for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Hoffa
(1992); his 2nd grade report card; his Manasquan High School yearbook; and his Lakers championship ring.
's three molecular models designed and used by Pauling; two family-owned Nobel Prize
replicas; 1961 Henney Kilowatt Electric Car; anti-war button collection; 1958 anti-nuclear petition sent to the United Nations, signed by more than 11,000 scientists; first edition of his famous 1937 textbook; notebooks, letters, notes, and calculations; Pauling brand Vitamin C bottle; and the 2008 Linus Pauling commemorative postal stamp artwork.
's Golden Spike
, marking the connection between the Transcontinental Railroad
; telegraph key used to send message of completion of Transcontinental Railroad; horse-drawn carriage; commemorative trowel used in laying cornerstone of Stanford University
; stonecutters tools used in building Stanford University; sword cane; official Thanksgiving Proclamation issued by Stanford in 1863; and appointment to the US Senate in 1885.
' mortar and pestle; glassware with Chez Panisse
logo; Chez Panisse special event menus; Chez Panisse posters; and cookbooks.
and First Lady Maria Shriver
, was held at The California Museum on December 5, 2007, and was followed by a reception and a viewing of the exhibit.
For the posthumous awards, Dr. Michael Adams accepted on behalf of his father, Ansel Adams, Lorna Berle on behalf of her husband, Milton Berle, Rachel Robinson on behalf of her husband, Jackie Robinson, Dr. Peter Salk on behalf of his father, Jonas Salk, Thomas Myles Steinbeck on behalf of his father, John Steinbeck, Bob Warren on behalf of his father, Earl Warren and Patrick Wayne on behalf of his father, John Wayne.
’ book, Born Free and Equal, Zeiss Ikon Camera, Hat, National Park Service Award, Altimeter/compass/barometer, Original Photo of Adams as a child, Original Gelatin Silver prints
’s Costume "Always Leave Them Laughing", Giant cigar in wood box, Milton Berle Crazy Car toy, Joke Cards, Physical fitness certificate, Time Magazine, Newsweek Magazine, TV Guide, NBC Walk of Fame Plaque, Photos with Marilyn Monroe, Young Berle photo, 5 Lobby Cards, Photo of Berle, Kennedy, Sinatra, Humidor, Signed photo with Governor Schwarzenegger
helped popularize the personal home computer and co-founded multi-billion dollar company Apple Inc.
’ Signed baseball, Sports Illustrated Willie Mays cover, July 27, 1970, Signed baseball jersey and bat
’s Mondavi UCD ephemera, 4½ foot Corkscrew, Olympic Torch and Photo, Older Wooden Wine Case, 3 liter bottle from 40th anniversary of Robert Mondavi Winery, 9 liter bottle of 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Old wine labels, Legion of Honor Certificate, Jacket made of corks and Poster of Robert Mondavi wearing cork jacket
’s Awards, The King & I headdress, Advertising card for The King and I, Movie posters, West Side Story dress
’s Signed baseball, Life Magazine 1950 Jackie Robinson on cover, May 8, 1950, Civil rights memorabilia, 1948 Jackie Robinson decal bat
’s Test Tubes, Needle holder and Original Vaccine from the 1954 trials, Lab coat, Book, The Survival of the Wisest, Notes from Speech, Original Cover Artwork for Time Magazine
’s Academy Awards, Original Photo, Shoes, "Liz" Versace Jacket, Legion of Honor, Dame award, Book, Nibbles and Me, Pantsuit, Dress, Original Sketches, Telegrams, Andy Warhol Print, Perfume bottle and House of Taylor bracelet
’s Gavel, Desk Name Plate, Hat, Briefcase as Governor of California, Time magazine, original cover artwork and framed photo of Kennedy inauguration, Campaign ephermera, 1935–1950, License plate, Photo, Cartoon, Telegram from President Dwight Eisenhower, National Headlines: St. Louis Globe - Democrat, September 28, 1964, Clarinet and placard, Office Chair and Side Table, Supreme Court Robe
’s Saddle, Hat and Boots, Commemorative Mugs, Red Jacket, Costume, Signed letter
A formal ceremony, presided over by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
and First Lady Maria Shriver, was held at The California Museum on December 6, 2006, and was followed by a reception and a viewing of the new exhibit.
Each inductee was present to accept their award, while family members accepted posthumous awards. Ron Reagan and Patti Davis accepted on behalf of their father, President Ronald Reagan, Paul Chávez on behalf of his father, César Chávez, Diane Disney Miller on behalf of her father, Walt Disney, Amy Kleppner on behalf of her aunt, Amelia Earhart, Ross Hanna on behalf of his grandfather, John Muir, Stephen Hearst on behalf of The Hearst Family, and David Woodley Packard on behalf of The Packard Family.
’s Tax Axe, Flight Jacket, Theater Poster for Cavalry Charge, Cowboy Boots, Rancho Del Cielo Guest Book, English Riding Saddle, Piece of the Berlin Wall
’s Handwritten Speech, Short-handled hoe presented to Chávez as a gift from
Governor Jerry Brown
in 1975, UFW Banner, Tennis Shoes and Work Shirt
’s Academy Award for Best Production in the Short Subject Live Action
Classification for “Grand Canyon” (1959), Emmy Award for an hour-long
Disneyland episode about the filming of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1955)
’s Script and Itinerary (Unforgiven
), Note from Paul Newman, William Munny Costume (Unforgiven), National Geographic, Inspector Harry Callahan Costume Element, Continuity Shot (Dirty Harry
), Director’s Chair, Frank Dunn Costume (Million Dollar Baby
), People Magazine, Academy Awards for two Best Pictures and two for Best Director (Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby), Campaign Buttons, Parks Commissioner Badge
’s Flight Suit and Helmet, Lockheed Vega Model Airplane (circa 1930s)
’s Sketches for the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Diamond 7 Bentwood Chair, Vitra Cloud Lamp
’s Tennis Racquet, Wimbledon Trophy – Women’s Singles (1967), World TeamTennis Outfit - The Philadelphia Freedoms tennis team (1970s), United States Tennis Association Plaque
’s Journal, Sketches, Mastodon Tusk, Specimens, Original Manuscript for Stickeen, Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Muir (1903)
’s Set Design Painting from the Broadway Production of The Color Purple
, Storyboards and props from the Movie The Color Purple
, Books Read Around the World, Pulitzer Prize, Clapboard from the Film Production of The Color Purple, Announcements of the Publication of In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens, Quilt
Model, Auction Catalog, Phoebe Hearst
’s Calling Card, Cosmopolitan, Certificate of Incorporation, Senatorial Books, Memorial Plaque, Hearst
for Governor Campaign Buttons, Postcard Album, Jacket and Shoes that belonged to Phoebe Hearst, Mathematics Book, Branding Iron
200B Oscillator (circa 1942), Presidential Medal of Freedom, The First Handheld Calculator, HP’s First Personal Computer
, The First Inkjet Printer (1980), Tickertape, The Packard Foundation’s First Check
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Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver is an American journalist and author of six best-selling books. She has received a Peabody Award, and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As executive producer of The Alzheimer's Project, Shriver earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of...
, the California Hall of Fame was established at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts
The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts
The California Museum, formerly The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts – home of the California Hall of Fame – is housed in the State Archives Building in Sacramento, one block from the State Capitol...
to honor individuals and families who embody California’s
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
innovative spirit and have made their mark on history. Since 2006, the Museum has hosted an annual ceremony to induct roughly a dozen people per year.
Inducted on December 6, 2006, the inaugural class: Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
, César Chávez
César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers ....
, Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
, Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean...
, Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
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, Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
Frank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions...
, David D. Ho, M.D., Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
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, John Muir
John Muir
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions...
, Sally K. Ride, Ph.D., Alice Walker
Alice Walker
Alice Malsenior Walker is an American author, poet, and activist. She has written both fiction and essays about race and gender...
and the Hearst and Packard Families, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
Inducted on December 5, 2007, the 2007 inductees: Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams
Ansel Easton Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West, especially in Yosemite National Park....
, Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Milton Berlinger , better known as Milton Berle, was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater , in 1948 he was the first major star of U.S. television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr...
, Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc...
, Willie Mays
Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays, Jr. is a retired American professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his...
, Robert Mondavi
Robert Mondavi
Robert Gerald Mondavi was a leading California vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi aggressively promoted labeling wines varietally rather than...
, Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the only Hispanic and one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award....
, Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
, Jonas Salk, M.D.
Jonas Salk
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, John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
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, Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
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, Earl Warren
Earl Warren
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, John Wayne
John Wayne
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, and Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
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.
Inducted on December 15, 2008, the 2008 inductees: Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
David Warren "Dave" Brubeck is an American jazz pianist. He has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills...
, Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou. She has won two Academy Awards and received several other movie awards and nominations during more than 50 years as an...
, Theodor Geisel
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
("Dr. Seuss"), Robert Graham
Robert Graham (sculptor)
Robert Graham was a sculptor based in the state of California in the United States. His monumental bronzes commemorate the human figure and are featured in public places across America.-Biography:...
, Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
, Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanne
Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne was an American fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert and motivational speaker who is sometimes called "the godfather of fitness" and the "first fitness superhero." He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a "junk food junkie" until he was 15...
, Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration...
, Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan was an American architect. The architect of over 700 buildings in California, she is best known for her work on Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California...
, Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
, Linus Pauling
Linus Pauling
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, Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford
Amasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, industrialist, robber baron, politician and founder of Stanford University.-Early years:...
and Alice Waters
Alice Waters
Alice Louise Waters is an American chef, restaurateur, activist, and author. She is the owner of Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, California restaurant famous for its organic, locally-grown ingredients and for pioneering California cuisine.Waters opened the restaurant in 1971. It has consistently ranked...
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Inducted on December 1, 2009, the 2009 inductees: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Carol Creighton Burnett is an American actress, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she made her television debut...
, Andy Grove, Hiram Johnson
Hiram Johnson
Hiram Warren Johnson was a leading American progressive and later isolationist politician from California; he served as the 23rd Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945.-Early life:...
, Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson
Rafer Lewis Johnson is an American former decathlete and film actor.-Biography:Johnson was born in Hillsboro, Texas, but the family moved to Kingsburg, California, when he was nine. For a while, they were the only black family in the town. A versatile athlete, he played on Kingsburg High School's...
, Henry J. Kaiser
Henry J. Kaiser
Henry John Kaiser was an American industrialist who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding. He established the Kaiser Shipyard which built Liberty ships during World War II, after which he formed Kaiser Aluminum and Kaiser Steel. Kaiser organized Kaiser Permanente health care...
, Joan Kroc, George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
, John Madden, Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
, Fritz Scholder
Fritz Scholder
Fritz Scholder was one of the most renowned Native American artists of the 20th century. Born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, Scholder was one-quarter Luiseño, a California Mission tribe. Scholder's most influential works were post-modern in sensibility and somewhat Pop Art in execution as he sought...
, Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel
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, Joe Weider
Joe Weider
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and General Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound...
.
On July 7, 2010, Governor Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announced the 2010 inductees, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, James Cameron
James Cameron
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, John Doerr
John Doerr
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, A.P. Giannini, Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
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, Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott
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, George Shultz, Dr. Kevin Starr
Kevin Starr
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, Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss
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, Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
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, Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud is an American painter whose most famous works are of cakes, pastries, boots, toilets, toys and lipsticks. He is associated with the Pop art movement because of his interest in objects of mass culture, although his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate...
, Betty White
Betty White
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, Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
and Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known for co-creating the social networking site Facebook, of which he is chief executive and president...
. The induction ceremony was to be held on December 14, 2010 at The California Museum.
On September 9, 2011, the class of 2011 was announced. They included Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history...
, The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
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, Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Helen Blackburn, AC, FRS is an Australian-born American biological researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, who studies the telomere, a structure at the end of chromosomes that protects the chromosome. Blackburn co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the...
, Gregory Boyle, Doris
Doris Fisher
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and Donald Fisher
Donald Fisher
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, Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers...
, Ed Roberts
Ed Roberts
Ed Roberts is an American poet, writer and publisher.- Biography :After a life-threatening illness in the year 2000 Roberts decided to publicly share his work...
, Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
, Amy Tan
Amy Tan
Amy Tan is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages...
, and Roger Traynor.
The California Hall of Fame exhibit includes a striking display in the museum lobby, as well as a collection of over 100 historic and original items representing the lives and legacies of the inductees, originally located on the second floor. In 2008, the exhibit moved to the first floor galleries, expanding the floor space to over 3000 square feet (278.7 m²).
The California Hall of Fame exhibit is on view year-round.
Ceremony (2009)
A formal ceremony, presided over by Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
and First Lady Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver is an American journalist and author of six best-selling books. She has received a Peabody Award, and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As executive producer of The Alzheimer's Project, Shriver earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of...
, was held at The California Museum on December 1, 2009, and was followed by a reception and a viewing of the exhibit.
Each inductee was present to accept their award, while family members accepted posthumous awards. Linda Ardell Wendfeldt accepted on behalf of her mother, Joan Kroc, Dr. Kevin Starr accepted on behalf of Hiram Johnson, Carlyn Kaiser Stark accepted on behalf of her grandfather Henry Kaiser, Stuart Milk accepted on behalf of his uncle, Harvey Milk, and Dr. Sondra Clark accepted on behalf of her brother, Fritz Scholder.
Carol Burnett
Carol BurnettCarol Burnett
Carol Creighton Burnett is an American actress, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. After becoming a hit on Broadway, she made her television debut...
's People’s Choice Award, Emmy Award, Once Upon a Mattress Playbill, tap shoes worn in Sills and Burnett at the Met, Japanese silk Q & A dress from The Carol Burnett Show
Andy Grove
Andy Grove's IEEE medal of honor, CCNY Student ID card, Intel’s first MOS dot, interactive displays about microprocessorsRafer Johnson
Rafer JohnsonRafer Johnson
Rafer Lewis Johnson is an American former decathlete and film actor.-Biography:Johnson was born in Hillsboro, Texas, but the family moved to Kingsburg, California, when he was nine. For a while, they were the only black family in the town. A versatile athlete, he played on Kingsburg High School's...
's Olympic silver medal (1956), tank top, shorts and shoes from 1984 Olympic ceremony, Helms trophy, Olympic torch, US track & Field Hall of Fame award
Henry J. Kaiser
Henry J. KaiserHenry J. Kaiser
Henry John Kaiser was an American industrialist who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding. He established the Kaiser Shipyard which built Liberty ships during World War II, after which he formed Kaiser Aluminum and Kaiser Steel. Kaiser organized Kaiser Permanente health care...
's 1953 Kaiser Traveler car, health care proposal, ship model
George Lucas
George LucasGeorge Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
's second draft of the American Graffiti screenplay, R2-D2, C-3PO, AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, Indiana Jones hat, jacket and whip
John Madden
John MaddenJohn Madden (American football)
John Earl Madden is a former American professional football player in the National Football League, a former Super Bowl-winning head coach with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and later the NFL, and a former color commentator for NFL telecasts. In 2006, he was inducted into...
's Super Bowl trophy, Madden NFL game covers
Harvey Milk
Harvey MilkHarvey Milk
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
's college yearbook, Presidential Medal of Freedom, time capsule, campaign buttons, bronze bust
Fritz Scholder
Fritz ScholderFritz Scholder
Fritz Scholder was one of the most renowned Native American artists of the 20th century. Born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, Scholder was one-quarter Luiseño, a California Mission tribe. Scholder's most influential works were post-modern in sensibility and somewhat Pop Art in execution as he sought...
's artwork: Cat, Super Chief, Indians and Tepees, Heart Indian, Indian Contemplating Columbus
Joe Weider
Joe WeiderJoe Weider
Josef E. "Joe" Weider is co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders along with brother Ben Weider and creator of the Mr. Olympia, the Ms. Olympia, and the now-defunct Masters Olympia bodybuilding contests...
's antique bell-shaped weight, Publisher of the Year Award, Vintage magazines, Muscle Beach Award
General Chuck Yeager
General Chuck YeagerChuck Yeager
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound...
's flight jacket, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Silver Star, 2 model planes
Ceremony (2008)
A formal ceremony, presided over by Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
and First Lady Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver is an American journalist and author of six best-selling books. She has received a Peabody Award, and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As executive producer of The Alzheimer's Project, Shriver earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of...
, was held at The California Museum on December 15, 2008, and was followed by a reception and a viewing of the exhibit. Introductions were given by presenting sponsors Chevron Corporation and Accenture. Museum Board Chair Dina Eastwood
Dina Eastwood
Dina Ruiz Eastwood is an American reporter, TV news anchor and film actress. In March 1996 she married actor/director Clint Eastwood and has acted in two films which he directed.- Private life :...
welcomed the Governor and First Lady.
Governor Schwarzenegger opened the reading of the citations. He presented Jack LaLanne, who in turn presented Alice Waters. Waters presented Ellen North, who accepted the award on behalf of her great-aunt Julia Morgan. North presented Linus Pauling, whose award was accepted by son Dr. Linus Pauling, Jr. Pauling read the citation for Robert Graham.
Graham was unable to attend the ceremony, so his son, Steven Graham stood in his place. Graham read Leland Stanford's citation, who was represented by great, great grand-nephew Tom Stanford. Stanford read Jane Fonda's citation, who in turn presented Dorothea Lange's award. Lange was represented by her son Daniel Dixon, who read the citation for Quincy Jones. Jones read Dave Brubeck's citation.
Brubeck began to read the citation for Jack Nicholson, but half way through the first paragraph tossed his planned remarks to the side and spoke about his personal encounter with the young actor. Nicholson remarked at the podium, "Everybody else discovers molecules and I'm a drunk in a bar."
Nicholson completed the ceremony by reading a poem in Seuss style dedicated to Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel.
Dave Brubeck
Dave BrubeckDave Brubeck
David Warren "Dave" Brubeck is an American jazz pianist. He has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills...
's Gold album for Time Out
Time Out (album)
Time Out is a jazz album by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, released in 1959 on Columbia Records, catalogue CL 1397. Recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, it is based upon the use of time signatures that were unusual for jazz such as 9/8 and 5/4. The album is a subtle blend of cool...
; vintage album covers, artistic Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine featuring Brubeck from 1964; cattle brand from the Brubeck’s family ranch near Ione, CA; Fats Waller
Fats Waller
Fats Waller , born Thomas Wright Waller, was a jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer...
album, the first album he ever bought, at age 14; various posters for shows throughout the world; concert programs, including one from his appearance in the USSR; reel to reel tape of his performance at the White House in 1964; his iconic eyeglasses from the early 1960s; original sheet music.
Jane Fonda
Jane FondaJane Fonda
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou. She has won two Academy Awards and received several other movie awards and nominations during more than 50 years as an...
's Oscars for her performances in Klute
Klute
Klute is a 1971 film which tells the story of a prostitute who assists a detective in solving a missing persons case. It stars Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi and Roy Scheider. The movie was written by Andy Lewis and Dave Lewis and directed by Alan J. Pakula.Klute was the first...
(1972) and Coming Home (1978); the pantsuit she wore to accept her Oscar in 1972; her Emmy for her performance in The Dollmaker
The Dollmaker
The Dollmaker is an American made-for-TV movie, starring Jane Fonda. It was first broadcast on ABC in 1984. The movie is based on the novel of the same title, written by Harriette Arnow and originally published in 1954.-Plot summary:...
(1984); movie posters for Klute, 9 to 5 (1980), and On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond (1981 film)
On Golden Pond is a 1981 American drama film directed by Mark Rydell. The screenplay by Ernest Thompson was adapted from his 1979 play of the same title. Henry Fonda won the Academy Award in what was his final film role. Co-star Katharine Hepburn also received an Oscar, as did Thompson for his...
(1981); magazine cover for Life
Life (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
and Ladies Home Journal dating back to Fonda’s modeling days; a print of the 1982 painting by Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Andrew Warhola , known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art...
of Fonda.
Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel
Theodor "Dr. SeussDr. Seuss
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer, poet, and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen names Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone....
" Geisel's five “unorthodox taxidermy” heads: a Sawfish, the Mulberry Street Unicorn, the Andulovian Grackler, a Kangaroo Bird and a Goo-Goo-Eyed Tasmanian Wolghast, and ten framed lithographs, including “Star Belly Friends,” “Cat in the Hat,” “Turtle Tower,” and “Joyous Leaping of Uncanned Salmon.”
Robert Graham
Robert GrahamRobert Graham (sculptor)
Robert Graham was a sculptor based in the state of California in the United States. His monumental bronzes commemorate the human figure and are featured in public places across America.-Biography:...
's three maquettes of public monuments: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
The memorial's design concept of four outdoor "rooms" and gardens is animated by water, stone, and sculpture.The 1974 design competition was won by Lawrence Halprin; but for more than 20 years Congress failed to appropriate the funds to move beyond this conceptual stage...
in Washington, D.C., the Olympic ceremonial gateway for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...
, and the Great Bronze Doors of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, also called "COLA" and the Los Angeles Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, United States...
; three small bronze sculptures; and 12 drawings.
Quincy Jones
Quincy JonesQuincy Jones
Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
' platinum album for Thriller
Thriller (album)
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall...
; his Garfield High School letter jacket; sheet music for "We Are the World
We Are the World
"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World...
," signed by all artists; albums: We Are the World, the soundtracks for The Color Purple
The Color Purple
The Color Purple is an acclaimed 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker. It received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction...
and Roots
Roots (TV miniseries)
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still...
, Quincy Jones Back on the Block, Sinatra at the Sands
Sinatra at the Sands
Sinatra at the Sands is a 1966 live album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones, recorded live at the Copa Room of the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas....
, and Thriller
Thriller (album)
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall...
; and the original artwork for the Mellow Madness
Mellow Madness
Mellow Madness is a 1975 studio album by Quincy Jones. This was Jones' first album recorded since treatment for a Cerebral aneurysm. The album also featured an early appearance by The Brothers Johnson.- Track listing :...
LP.
Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanneJack LaLanne
Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne was an American fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert and motivational speaker who is sometimes called "the godfather of fitness" and the "first fitness superhero." He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a "junk food junkie" until he was 15...
's handcuffs worn on the famous Alcatraz swim; jumpsuit and aerobic slippers; hand-stand work-out equipment; the Glamour Stretcher and other original exercise devices; album of an exercise routine instructed by LaLanne; video reels of his 1950s television show; LaLanne brand vitamins; and of course, a Jack LaLanne Power Juicer.
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea LangeDorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration...
's two cameras; a silver bracelet Lange frequently wore in photographs; and photographs, which include Lange’s historic Migrant Mother series.
Julia Morgan
Julia MorganJulia Morgan
Julia Morgan was an American architect. The architect of over 700 buildings in California, she is best known for her work on Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California...
's drafting table; commencement hood from UC Berkeley; working model of Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle is a National Historic Landmark mansion located on the Central Coast of California, United States. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947 for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951. In 1957, the Hearst Corporation donated the property to...
; reproductions of drawings for Hearst Castle, Wyntoon
Wyntoon
Wyntoon is the name of a private estate on the McCloud River in rural Siskiyou County, California, owned by the Hearst Corporation. Famous architects Willis Polk, Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan all designed structures for Wyntoon....
, YWCA and others; certificate to practice architecture; originally designed tiles; and mosaic replica of Hearst Castle pool tiles.
Jack Nicholson
Jack NicholsonJack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
's Oscars for his performances in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a 1975 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey....
(1975), Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment is a 1983 romantic comedy-drama film adapted by James L. Brooks from the novel by Larry McMurtry and starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, and Jack Nicholson...
(1983) and As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by James L. Brooks and produced by Laura Ziskin. It stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with an asthmatic son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. The screenplay was...
(1997); costumes from Batman
Batman (1989 film)
Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Michael Keaton in the title role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance...
(1989), The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (film)
The Witches of Eastwick is a 1987 American horror comedy based on John Updike's novel of the same name. Directed by George Miller, the film stars Jack Nicholson as Daryl Van Horne, alongside Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer as the eponymous witches...
, and The Departed
The Departed
The Departed is a 2006 American crime thriller film, fashioned as a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs. The film was directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan...
(2006); scripts for The Shining
The Shining (film)
The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. A writer, Jack Torrance, takes a job as an...
(1980) and The Witches of Eastwick (1987) with Nicholson’s notes and drawings; movie posters for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Hoffa
Hoffa
Hoffa is a 1992 biographical film directed by Danny DeVito and written by David Mamet, based on the life of Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa. Jack Nicholson plays Hoffa, and Danny DeVito plays Hoffa's fictional longtime friend Robert "Bobby" Ciaro, an amalgamation of several Hoffa associates over...
(1992); his 2nd grade report card; his Manasquan High School yearbook; and his Lakers championship ring.
Linus Pauling
Linus PaulingLinus Pauling
Linus Carl Pauling was an American chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator. He was one of the most influential chemists in history and ranks among the most important scientists of the 20th century...
's three molecular models designed and used by Pauling; two family-owned Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
replicas; 1961 Henney Kilowatt Electric Car; anti-war button collection; 1958 anti-nuclear petition sent to the United Nations, signed by more than 11,000 scientists; first edition of his famous 1937 textbook; notebooks, letters, notes, and calculations; Pauling brand Vitamin C bottle; and the 2008 Linus Pauling commemorative postal stamp artwork.
Leland Stanford
Leland StanfordLeland Stanford
Amasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, industrialist, robber baron, politician and founder of Stanford University.-Early years:...
's Golden Spike
Golden spike
The "Golden Spike" is the ceremonial final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the United States connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory...
, marking the connection between the Transcontinental Railroad
Transcontinental railroad
A transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple railway companies...
; telegraph key used to send message of completion of Transcontinental Railroad; horse-drawn carriage; commemorative trowel used in laying cornerstone of Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
; stonecutters tools used in building Stanford University; sword cane; official Thanksgiving Proclamation issued by Stanford in 1863; and appointment to the US Senate in 1885.
Alice Waters
Alice WatersAlice Waters
Alice Louise Waters is an American chef, restaurateur, activist, and author. She is the owner of Chez Panisse, a Berkeley, California restaurant famous for its organic, locally-grown ingredients and for pioneering California cuisine.Waters opened the restaurant in 1971. It has consistently ranked...
' mortar and pestle; glassware with Chez Panisse
Chez Panisse
Chez Panisse is a Berkeley, California restaurant known for using local, organic foods and credited as the inspiration for the style of cooking known as California cuisine. Well-known restauranteur, author, and food activist Alice Waters co-founded Chez Panisse in 1971 with film producer Paul...
logo; Chez Panisse special event menus; Chez Panisse posters; and cookbooks.
Ceremony (2007)
A formal ceremony, presided over by Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
and First Lady Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver
Maria Owings Shriver is an American journalist and author of six best-selling books. She has received a Peabody Award, and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As executive producer of The Alzheimer's Project, Shriver earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of...
, was held at The California Museum on December 5, 2007, and was followed by a reception and a viewing of the exhibit.
For the posthumous awards, Dr. Michael Adams accepted on behalf of his father, Ansel Adams, Lorna Berle on behalf of her husband, Milton Berle, Rachel Robinson on behalf of her husband, Jackie Robinson, Dr. Peter Salk on behalf of his father, Jonas Salk, Thomas Myles Steinbeck on behalf of his father, John Steinbeck, Bob Warren on behalf of his father, Earl Warren and Patrick Wayne on behalf of his father, John Wayne.
Exhibit Highlights (2007)
Ansel Adams
Ansel AdamsAnsel Adams
Ansel Easton Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West, especially in Yosemite National Park....
’ book, Born Free and Equal, Zeiss Ikon Camera, Hat, National Park Service Award, Altimeter/compass/barometer, Original Photo of Adams as a child, Original Gelatin Silver prints
Milton Berle
Milton BerleMilton Berle
Milton Berlinger , better known as Milton Berle, was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater , in 1948 he was the first major star of U.S. television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr...
’s Costume "Always Leave Them Laughing", Giant cigar in wood box, Milton Berle Crazy Car toy, Joke Cards, Physical fitness certificate, Time Magazine, Newsweek Magazine, TV Guide, NBC Walk of Fame Plaque, Photos with Marilyn Monroe, Young Berle photo, 5 Lobby Cards, Photo of Berle, Kennedy, Sinatra, Humidor, Signed photo with Governor Schwarzenegger
Steve Jobs
Steve JobsSteve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc...
helped popularize the personal home computer and co-founded multi-billion dollar company Apple Inc.
Willie Mays
Willie MaysWillie Mays
Willie Howard Mays, Jr. is a retired American professional baseball player who played the majority of his major league career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets. Nicknamed The Say Hey Kid, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his...
’ Signed baseball, Sports Illustrated Willie Mays cover, July 27, 1970, Signed baseball jersey and bat
Robert Mondavi
Robert MondaviRobert Mondavi
Robert Gerald Mondavi was a leading California vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi aggressively promoted labeling wines varietally rather than...
’s Mondavi UCD ephemera, 4½ foot Corkscrew, Olympic Torch and Photo, Older Wooden Wine Case, 3 liter bottle from 40th anniversary of Robert Mondavi Winery, 9 liter bottle of 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Old wine labels, Legion of Honor Certificate, Jacket made of corks and Poster of Robert Mondavi wearing cork jacket
Rita Moreno
Rita MorenoRita Moreno
Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the only Hispanic and one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and was the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award....
’s Awards, The King & I headdress, Advertising card for The King and I, Movie posters, West Side Story dress
Jackie Robinson
Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
’s Signed baseball, Life Magazine 1950 Jackie Robinson on cover, May 8, 1950, Civil rights memorabilia, 1948 Jackie Robinson decal bat
Jonas Salk
Jonas SalkJonas Salk
Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first safe and effective polio vaccine. He was born in New York City to parents from Ashkenazi Jewish Russian immigrant families...
’s Test Tubes, Needle holder and Original Vaccine from the 1954 trials, Lab coat, Book, The Survival of the Wisest, Notes from Speech, Original Cover Artwork for Time Magazine
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age...
’s Academy Awards, Original Photo, Shoes, "Liz" Versace Jacket, Legion of Honor, Dame award, Book, Nibbles and Me, Pantsuit, Dress, Original Sketches, Telegrams, Andy Warhol Print, Perfume bottle and House of Taylor bracelet
Earl Warren
Earl WarrenEarl Warren
Earl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring...
’s Gavel, Desk Name Plate, Hat, Briefcase as Governor of California, Time magazine, original cover artwork and framed photo of Kennedy inauguration, Campaign ephermera, 1935–1950, License plate, Photo, Cartoon, Telegram from President Dwight Eisenhower, National Headlines: St. Louis Globe - Democrat, September 28, 1964, Clarinet and placard, Office Chair and Side Table, Supreme Court Robe
John Wayne
John WayneJohn Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
’s Saddle, Hat and Boots, Commemorative Mugs, Red Jacket, Costume, Signed letter
Ceremony (2006)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
and First Lady Maria Shriver, was held at The California Museum on December 6, 2006, and was followed by a reception and a viewing of the new exhibit.
Each inductee was present to accept their award, while family members accepted posthumous awards. Ron Reagan and Patti Davis accepted on behalf of their father, President Ronald Reagan, Paul Chávez on behalf of his father, César Chávez, Diane Disney Miller on behalf of her father, Walt Disney, Amy Kleppner on behalf of her aunt, Amelia Earhart, Ross Hanna on behalf of his grandfather, John Muir, Stephen Hearst on behalf of The Hearst Family, and David Woodley Packard on behalf of The Packard Family.
Exhibit Highlights (2006)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
’s Tax Axe, Flight Jacket, Theater Poster for Cavalry Charge, Cowboy Boots, Rancho Del Cielo Guest Book, English Riding Saddle, Piece of the Berlin Wall
César Chávez
César ChávezCésar Chávez
César Estrada Chávez was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers ....
’s Handwritten Speech, Short-handled hoe presented to Chávez as a gift from
Governor Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. is an American politician. Brown served as the 34th Governor of California , and is currently serving as the 39th California Governor...
in 1975, UFW Banner, Tennis Shoes and Work Shirt
Walt Disney
Walt DisneyWalt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
’s Academy Award for Best Production in the Short Subject Live Action
Classification for “Grand Canyon” (1959), Emmy Award for an hour-long
Disneyland episode about the filming of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1955)
Clint Eastwood
Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
’s Script and Itinerary (Unforgiven
Unforgiven
Unforgiven is a 1992 American Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood with a screenplay written by David Webb Peoples. The film tells the story of William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after he had hung up his guns and turned to farming...
), Note from Paul Newman, William Munny Costume (Unforgiven), National Geographic, Inspector Harry Callahan Costume Element, Continuity Shot (Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry is a 1971 American crime thriller produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan....
), Director’s Chair, Frank Dunn Costume (Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman...
), People Magazine, Academy Awards for two Best Pictures and two for Best Director (Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby), Campaign Buttons, Parks Commissioner Badge
Amelia Earhart
Amelia EarhartAmelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean...
’s Flight Suit and Helmet, Lockheed Vega Model Airplane (circa 1930s)
Frank O. Gehry
Frank GehryFrank Gehry
Frank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions...
’s Sketches for the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Diamond 7 Bentwood Chair, Vitra Cloud Lamp
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean KingBillie Jean King
Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...
’s Tennis Racquet, Wimbledon Trophy – Women’s Singles (1967), World TeamTennis Outfit - The Philadelphia Freedoms tennis team (1970s), United States Tennis Association Plaque
John Muir
Folding Binoculars, Assorted Books, John MuirJohn Muir
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions...
’s Journal, Sketches, Mastodon Tusk, Specimens, Original Manuscript for Stickeen, Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Muir (1903)
Malice Walker
Alice WalkerAlice Walker
Alice Malsenior Walker is an American author, poet, and activist. She has written both fiction and essays about race and gender...
’s Set Design Painting from the Broadway Production of The Color Purple
The Color Purple (musical)
The Color Purple is a Broadway musical based upon the novel The Color Purple by Alice Walker. It features music and lyrics written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, with a book by Marsha Norman. It ran on Broadway in 2005 and has been touring throughout the US...
, Storyboards and props from the Movie The Color Purple
The Color Purple (film)
The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director , and was a change from the summer blockbusters for which he had become famous...
, Books Read Around the World, Pulitzer Prize, Clapboard from the Film Production of The Color Purple, Announcements of the Publication of In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens, Quilt
Hearst Family
Hearst CastleHearst Castle
Hearst Castle is a National Historic Landmark mansion located on the Central Coast of California, United States. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947 for newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who died in 1951. In 1957, the Hearst Corporation donated the property to...
Model, Auction Catalog, Phoebe Hearst
Phoebe Hearst
Phoebe Apperson Hearst was an American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist. She was also the mother of William Randolph Hearst.-Biography:...
’s Calling Card, Cosmopolitan, Certificate of Incorporation, Senatorial Books, Memorial Plaque, Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst was an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The San Francisco Examiner from his father...
for Governor Campaign Buttons, Postcard Album, Jacket and Shoes that belonged to Phoebe Hearst, Mathematics Book, Branding Iron
Packard Family
Hewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
200B Oscillator (circa 1942), Presidential Medal of Freedom, The First Handheld Calculator, HP’s First Personal Computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
, The First Inkjet Printer (1980), Tickertape, The Packard Foundation’s First Check
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