Portraits of the Past Collection, 1969-1973

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Summary

Creators:
Haig, Phyllis
Abstract:
The Portraits of the Past Collection contains clippings of articles written by Joann Leach Larkey and published in the Davis Enterprise from 1969-1973 as a supplement to the book Davisville '68: the History and Heritage of the City of Davis, Yolo County, California (1968). Topics covered include: early Davis and University history, Davis pioneer families, landmarks, and community life through the years.
Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Language:
Collection materials in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Portraits of the Past Collection, D-510, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains clippings of articles written by Joann Leach Larkey and published in the Davis Enterprise from 1969-1973 as a supplement to the book Davisville '68: the History and Heritage of the City of Davis, Yolo County, California (1968), also by Larkey. Topics covered include: early Davis and University history, Davis pioneer families, landmarks, and community life through the years.

The clippings, which were collected by Phyllis Haig, have been photocopied for preservation reasons.

Arrangement of the Collection

The clippings are arranged chronologically by the date that they were published in the Davis Enterprise.

Biographical / historical:

The book, Davisville '68: the History and Heritage of the City of Davis, Yolo County, California, was published in 1968 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Davisville in 1868. As supplement to the book, Joann Leach Larkey wrote a series of articles, Portraits of the Past, which were published in the Davis Enterprise from 1969-1973 as a supplement to the book.

Acquisition information:
Gift of David Haig in 2009.
Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid with assistance from student employees Jane Oh and Linda Trach.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Portraits of the Past Collection, D-510, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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