Employee Appreciation Days
Paul Ecke Ranch, Inc. held employee appreciation days throughout its existence. This spanned from trips fishing, to Disneyland, and to company picnics on the Ranch. These days helped to build a community for the Ranch employees.
The Paul Ecke Ranch collection at CSUSM holds archival material about these appreciation days. To get you started on your research, here are some examples of relevant series & box numbers:
- Prints & photographs: (e.g., Box 353; Box 354; Box 367; Box 384)
- Business operations: (e.g., Box 364)
Please consult our Finding Aid for the Ecke collection for more information about what is within the collection. If you have any questions, please contact us at archives@csusm.edu.
Gallery
Company Picnic (c. 1950s-1960s)
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Employee Fishing Trip (c. 1960s-1980s)
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Summer Employee Party, Range 14
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Employee event at the Paul Ecke Ranch in Encinitas
From left to right: Paul Ecke III, Kathy Liggett, and Blair Hoey.
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Employee Summer Party at the Ranch
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Company Trip to Disneyland
Presumably a Paul Ecke Ranch company trip to Disneyland. Center (man with glasses): John Bjornstad, General Manager at the time.
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Access Restrictions Note
The Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room is accessible by appointment only, Monday-Friday, 8am - 4pm. Final requests for materials must be made one hour prior to closing. Please submit requests for archival materials at least 48 hours in advance of desired appointment. Materials requested over the weekend will be available on the following Wednesday at the earliest.
Please note that Special Collections and University Archives observes all campus holiday closures as noted in the Library Calendar. For more information, please send an email to archives@csusm.edu or call at 760-750-4312. The Ecke collection includes records with restricted access, including medical records, documents listing Social Security numbers, personnel records, archival original media (including fragile original photographic formats, audio and/or video recordings, and disk media), and materials named in the gift agreement as restricted to use for a stipulated period of time.
The Special Collections and Archives department does not itself waive such restrictions, nor will it act as an advocate for any researcher seeking such waivers. Access to restricted materials requires the permission of the donor or donor’s agent, and the application process is the responsibility of the researcher.