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Inventory of the Portraits of the Past Collection
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  • 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.