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Virginia Stephens Coker

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series contains items related to Virginia Stephens Coker's winning entry for the Panama-Pacific Exposition, her graduation from Boalt School of Law, and her membership in the California State Bar Association.
Box 1:1

Letter from Charles C. Moore to Virginia Stephens re: "Jewel City" 1915-11-16

Box 1:1

Photograph of Panama-Pacific Exposition 1915

 

Report cards, Pacific Grove School

Box 1:1

Pacific Grove School report of Virginia Stephens for the school year 1914-15-16 1914

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Pacific Grove School report of Virginia Stephens for the school year 1916-17-18 1916

Box 1:1

Virginia Stephens invitation to the School of Jurisprudence of the University of California commencement exercises 1929

Box 1:1

State Bar of California membership certificates 1929-1952

Box OM21

California State Legislature resolution relative to the retirement of Virginia Coker 1966

Box 1:1

Blank letterhead undated

Box 1:1

Portrait of Virginia Stephens Coker 1929

Box 1:1

Portrait of Virginia Stephens Coker 1915

Box 1:1

Portrait of Virginia Stephens Coker undated

Box 1:1

Portrait of Buster Johnson (first cousin), inscribed To Virginia and Pauline from Buster undated

Box OM21

Portrait of Douglas Fairbanks, inscribed To Miss Virginia Stephens with very best wishes Douglas Fairbanks 1920

 

William Stephens

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series consists of personal portraits and correspondence regarding opposition to William's purchase of a house in Oakland.
Box 1:2

Letter from J.S. Francis, re: civil rights bill 1896

Box 1:2

Letter from William Stephens to G.E. Sheldon, re: housing discrimination 1931

Box 1:2

Portrait of Pauline Stephens 1896

Box 1:2

Portrait of William Stephens 1901

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Portrait of William Stephens undated

 

Stephens Restaurant

Series Scope and Content Summary

Ephemera and photographs relating to William Stephen's restaurant enterprise.
Box 1:3

Lease 1925

Box 1:4

Advertisement for Stephens' Restaurant undated

 

Business cards

Box 1:3

Stephens' Restaurant business card undated

Box 1:3

Stephens' Restaurant business card undated

Box 1:3

Stephens' Restaurant business card 1924

 

Menus

Box 1:3

Stephens' Restaurant menu 1931-08-05

Box 1:3

Stephens' Restaurant menu 1933-09-04

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Stephens' Restaurant menu 1933-09-08

Box 1:3

Stephens' Restaurant menu 1933-11-05

Box 1:3

Stephens' Restaurant menu 1933-11-11

Box 1:3

Stephens' Restaurant menu 1934-10-09

Box 1:3

Blank letterhead undated

Box 1:3

Tape receipts 1926

 

Photographs

Box 1:4

Interior of Stephens' Restaurant [002] circa 1925

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Interior of Stephens' Restaurant [003] circa 1925

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Interior of Stephens' Restaurant [005] circa 1925

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William Stephens (right) and employee inside Stephens' Restaurant [009] circa 1920s

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W.T. Rawleigh Co. employees farewell dinner to manager C.M. Cooper at Stephens' Restaurant [010] 1930-01-16

Box 1:4

Interior of Stephens' Restaurant [013] undated

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Stephens' Restaurant dance parlor [014] circa 1925

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Exterior of Stephens' Restaurant, corner of 2nd Ave. and E. 12th St. [200 International Blvd.] Oakland, California [015] circa 1925

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Group of men standing in front of Stephens' Restaurant & Lunch Room [016] circa 1920s

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Exterior of Stephens' Restaurant, corner of 2nd Ave. and E. 14th St. [200 International Blvd] Oakland, California [017] circa 1925

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Collage of photographs, William Stephens and Stephens' Restaurant [020] circa 1920s

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Group of men standing in front of Stephens' Restaurant & Lunch Room [021] circa 1920s