Montjoy family photograph collection, circa 1900s-1980s, bulk 1926-1973

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Creators:: Montjoy, William R. and Montjoy family
Abstract:: The Montjoy Family Photograph Collection consists of 686 photographs of family and friends of the Montjoy family between 1900s-1980s. The bulk of the photographs are family photographs of the Montjoy family taken at residences in Alameda and Oakland, California during the 1920-1930s and include photographs of family outings at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California and at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The collection also includes photographs of students and campus buildings of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas in the 1920s.
Extent:: 1 linear foot (1 box + 1 oversized box)
Language:: Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:: Montjoy family photograph collection, MS 53, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Scope and content:: The Montjoy Family Photograph Collection consists of 686 photographs of family and friends of the Montjoy family between 1900s-1980s. The bulk of the photographs are family photographs of the Montjoy family taken at residences in Alameda and Oakland, California during the 1920-1930s and include photographs of family outings at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California and at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The collection also includes photographs of students and campus buildings of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas in the 1920s.
Processing information:: Processed by Sean Heyliger, 08/31/2013.
Arrangement:: Series I. Photographs Series II. Certificates and letter
Rules or conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Subjects:: Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, Calif.)--Pictorial works.
Lake, Merritt (Calif.).
Oakland (Calif.)--Social life and customs.
Photographs.
Names:: Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.)--History.
Montjoy family.
Montjoy, William R.

Access and use

Restrictions:

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish from the Montjoy Family Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred citation:: Montjoy family photograph collection, MS 53, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Location of this collection:: Oakland Public Library, African American Museum and Library at Oakland

659 14th Street

Oakland, CA 94612, US