Guide to the Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection MSS.2016.03.05

Rita Wang
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
1/3/2017
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
special.collections@sjsu.edu


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection
creator: Edwards, Don, 1915- 2015
creator: Wilkie, Edith
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2016.03.05
Physical Description: 5 boxes 5.5 linear feet.
Date (inclusive): 1926-2015
Abstract: The Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection consists of personal photograph albums, scrapbooks, articles, clippings, and correspondence related to the Don Edwards family. A bulk of the material is focused on former congressman Don Edwards and his partner and wife, Edith Wilkie.

Biographical / Historical

Don Edwards was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives between the years of 1963-1995. He was born in San Jose, California on January 6, 1915 and passed away October 1, 2015 at the age of 100. Edwards was married to Edith Wilkie in 1981 after 11 years together. Wilkie was a peace promoter and arms control activist, working as the executive director of Congress' bipartisan and bicameral Arms Control and Foreign Policy Caucus from 1978 to 1995. Wilkie passed away March 31, 2011 due to cancer and pulmonary disease at the age of 64. A majority of the photograph albums and scrapbooks within this collection were put together by Wilkie.

Related Materials

Don Edwards Congressional Papers, MSS-1995-01-23, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.

Preferred Citation

Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection, MSS-2016-03-05, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives

Arrangement

The Don Edwards Family Photograph Album collection is arranged into four series: Series I. Photographs; Series II. Articles and Clippings; Series III. 100th Birthday Correspondence; and Series IV. Scrapbooks and Binders. All series are organized chronologically. The collection is arranged by series size and promenance.

Content Description

The Don Edwards Family Photograph Album collection consists of photo albums, scrapbooks, clippings, articles, and correspondence related to the Don Edwards family, namely former congressman Don Edwards and his partner and wife, Edith Wilkie. Photographs are generally of family outings, travel, and political gatherings and events. Articles and newspaper clippings relate to Edith Wilkie's passing, Don Edwards' 100th birthday, and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. There are various cards and correspondence which relate to Don Edwards' 100th birthday.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives 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 reader.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Rita Wang (2017).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Calif.) -- Photographs
Legistators -- United States -- Photographs
Edwards, Don, 1915- 2015
Wilkie, Edith

 

Series I. Photographs 1926-2008

Scope and Contents

This series contains photographs and photo albums which document the lives of the Don Edwards Family, namely former congressman Don Edwards and his partner and wife, Edith Wilkie. Photograph subjects include family outings, travel, and political gatherings and events. This series ranges between 1926-2008, where a bulk of the material ranges between 1967-2006.

Arrangement

This series is arranged chronologically.
Box 1, Folder 1

1926-1969

Box 4, Folder 1

Lyndon B. & Lady Bird Johnson 1965

Box 4

1967-1969 Photograph Album

Box 1, Folder 2

June 1970-April 1973

Box 1, Folder 3

May 1973-September 1973

Box 1, Folder 4

August 1973-June 1974

Box 1, Folder 5

June 1974-October 1974

Box 1, Folder 6

November 1974-July 1975

Box 1, Folder 7

September 1975-December 1975

Box 1, Folder 8

1976

Box 1, Folder 9

1977

Box 1, Folder 10

1978

Box 1, Folder 11

April 1979-August 1979

Box 1, Folder 12

September 1979-December 1979

Box 1, Folder 13

February 1980-August 1980

Box 1, Folder 14

August 1980-November 1980

Box 1, Folder 15

1981

Box 1, Folder 16

Don Edwards and Edith Wilkie Wedding (September 11-13, 1981) (1 of 2)

Box 1, Folder 17

Don Edwards and Edith Wilkie Wedding (September 11-13, 1981) (2 of 2)

Box 2, Folder 1

1982

Box 2, Folder 2

1983

Box 2, Folder 3

December 1983-December 1985

Box 2, Folder 4

Spring 1985-September 1987

Box 2, Folder 5

Fall 1985-October 1989

Box 2, Folder 6

1988

Box 2, Folder 7

1989-1992

Box 2, Folder 8

January 1990-June 1994 (H.PT.)

Box 2, Folder 9

January 1993-November 1995

Box 5

Don & Edie Provence 1995 Photograph Album

Box 2, Folder 10

January 1996-May 1997

Box 2, Folder 11

June 1997-May 1999

Box 2, Folder 12

June 1999-November 2000

Box 4, Folder 2

2001-2003

Box 2, Folder 13

2004-2005

Box 2, Folder 14

2006

Box 2, Folder 15

Post-2006 undated

Box 5

Undated Oversize Photograph Album

Box 5

Undated Framed Photographs

 

Series II. Articles and Clippings 1989-2015

Scope and Contents

This series contains articles and newspaper clippings on various topics related to Don Edwards and Edith Wilkie. Articles on Edith Wilkie focus primarily on her passing and her biography. Articles, newspaper clippings, and rememberances on Don Edwards relate to Edwards' retirement, 100th birthday, his passing, and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. Includes a CD containing a digital photograph album in memory of Don Edwards. Also included within this series are newspaper clippings related to golfing, sent to Edwards from a news publication. The materials with this series date between the years of 1989-2015.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in chronological order based on each folder's earliest date.
Box 3, Folder 1

Golfing Newspaper Clippings 1989-2013

Box 3, Folder 2

Don Edwards Articles, Clippings, and Rememberances 1994-2015

Box 3, Folder 3

Edith Wilkie Edwards Commemoration 2011

 

Series III. 100th Birthday Correspondence 2014-2015

Scope and Contents

This series contains all correspondence and commendations received by Don Edwards related to his 100th birthday on January 6, 2015. Included are cards, letters, e-mails, and multiple copies of a congressional record. These materials range between late 2014 to early 2015.

Arrangement

This series is arranged in the original order.
Box 3, Folder 4

Don Edwards' 100th Birthday Correspondence (January 6, 2015) (1 of 2) 2014-2015

Box 3, Folder 5

Don Edwards' 100th Birthday Correspondence (January 6, 2015) (2 of 2) 2014-2015

 

Series IV. Scrapbooks and Binders 1969-2015

Scope and Contents

This series contains one scrapbook from the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The photographs and newsletters within this scrapbook date from the years 1988-2006, with a bulk of the material falling between 1988-2000.
Box 3

Personalized Binders 1969-2015

Box 4

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Scrapbook 1988-2006 1988-2000