TITLE: Althee Modesti Collection
DATE RANGE: 1870-1930
CALL NUMBER: Y-MS 65
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
PROVENANCE: Donated by Marie Elise Modesti Spencer
COPYRIGHT: The Yuma County Library District owns the copyright to this collection.
RESTRICTIONS: This collection has no restrictions.
CREDIT LINE: Althee Modesti Collection Y-MS 65, Yuma County Library District, Yuma, Arizona
PROCESSED BY: Laurie Boone
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Silvestro Modesti (a.k.a. Antoine Lorette) first came to Yuma in 1870 and opened a general merchandise store in 1872. Lorette married the widow Jesus “Chu” Monreal de Aguilar. He sent to Corsica for his son, Althee Modesti (1858-1946) to come and work in his father’s store. Eventually Althee Modesti had his own store, and the Hotel Modesti at Agua Caliente Springs as well as other properties in Yuma. He married Elisa Bustamante and along with their eight children, alternated their time between Yuma and Los Angeles.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: With the exception of two files, the collection consists of photographs and photo albums. Nearly all the photographs are identified with family members’ names, dates and places. Families included are: Lorette, Bustamante, Bain, Leon, Ortiz, Burgess, Foncerada, Molina, Noriega, Salazar.
CONTAINER LIST:
| Box | Folder | Description | Dates |
| 1 | 1 | Biographical: Althee Modesti family history notes | n.d. |
| 2 | Biographical: Journal (author unidentified) | ||
| 3 | Photographs: Hotel Modesti at Agua Caliente Springs | 1903-1905, n.d. | |
| 4 | Photographs: Mexican Methodist Church, Epworth League, Los Angeles | 1916-1936, n.d. | |
| 5 | Photographs: Modesti Family | 1870s-1930s | |
| 6 | Photographs: Modesti Family | 1870s-1930s | |
| 7 | Photographs: Modesti Family | 1870s-1930s | |
| 2 | 1 | Photographs: Modesti Family | 1870s-1930s |
| 2 | Photographs: Modesti Family | 1870s-1930s | |
| 3 | Photographs: Modesti Home and Store, Yuma | 1895, n.d. | |
| 4 | Photographs: Relatives: Burgess, Foncerada, Molina (friend), Noriega, Salazar | n.d. | |
| 5 | Photographs: Relatives: Bustamante | 1890-1909, n.d. | |
| 6 | Photographs: Relatives: Bustamante | 1898-1909, n.d. | |
| 7 | Photographs: Relatives: Bustamante: Bain, Leon, Ortiz | 1900-1903, n.d. | |
| 3 | 1 | Photographs: Relatives: Bustamante: Cordova, Oro, Ortiz, Salazar | 1890-1895, 1900, n.d. |
| 2 | Photographs: Relatives: Bustamante: Cordova, Hernandez | 1894, 1909, 1917,1932, n.d. | |
| 3 | Photographs: Relatives: Bustamante: Lorete (in front of the Iglesia Metodista in Pitiquito, MX) | 1900, n.d. | |
| 4 | Photographs: Relatives: Bustamante: Monreal | 1893-1895, n.d. | |
| 5 | Photographs: Relatives: Monreal, Montijo | 1902-1908, n.d. | |
| 6 | Photographs: Relatives: Bustamante: Oros, Tellez | 1893-1905, n.d. | |
| 7 | Photographs: Relatives: Pancrazi | 1891-1893, n.d. | |
| 4 | 1 | Photo Albums: Bustamante of Pitiquito | 1880s-1900s |
| 2 | Photo Albums: Modesti, relatives and friends | 1880s-1900s | |
| 5 | 1 | Photo Albums: Modesti, relatives and friends | 1880s-1900s |
Last Updated 12/8/2023
