History
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Access
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Creator:
Haig, Phyllis
Title: Portraits of the Past Collection
Date (inclusive): 1969-1973
Extent:
0.4 linear feet
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.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as
many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-510
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
History
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.
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Larkey, Joann Leach
Davis (Calif.)--History
Yolo County (Calif.)--History
Davis Enterprise
Haig, Phyllis.
Access
Collection is open for research.
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Portraits of the Past Collection, D-510, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
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.