Description
This collection contains Harry Alley's mayoral
newsletters, Rio Vista Superintendent of Schools Newsletters, Letters to the
Editor, and various other speeches, writings (fiction and non-fiction),
biographical material, and school material.
Background
Harry Edward Alley (1902-1999) spent virtually his entire life in the
small Sacramento River town of Rio Vista, California. He graduated from the
local high school (1920), passed state teachers' examinations shortly afterward
and began teaching in rural Solano County elementary schools. Alley rose slowly
through the ranks of his profession, becoming Principal of Rio Vista High
School during the late 1930s and Superintendent of the Rio Vista Schools
(1949-1967). Alley led a campaign for the fluoridations of the Rio Vista water
supply (1953-58). Following his retirement in 1967, Harry Alley was elected to
the Rio Vista City Council and ultimately served as Mayor (1970-1975). While in
his mid-eighties, Alley taught gifted eighth-grade math students in the local
Middle School.
Restrictions
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.
Availability
Collection open for research.