Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Schultz, Vera Smith, 1902-
- Extent:
- 14.30 linear feet (9 cartons, 2 flat boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Vera Smith Schultz papers, BANC MSS 96/62 c,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The bulk of the Vera Smith Schultz papers contains subject files related to Schultz's career on the Marin County Board of Supervisors from 1952-1960 and her subsequent political activities and interests in Marin County. Prominent subjects include the design of the Marin County Civic Center and her work with the Marin Senior Coordinating Council.The collection also includes both personal and business correspondence, clippings, and some personal materials.
- Biographical / historical:
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Vera Lucille Smith Schultz was born in 1902 near Caliente, Nevada. She graduated from the University of Nevada in 1924 and went on to get a teaching fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley. She married Ray C. Schultz and they had a daughter named Joyce. Vera was the first woman elected to the Mill Valley City Council in 1946 and then to the Marin County Board of Supervisors in 1952. Throughout her career, she championed various causes, from the establishment of Marin General Hospital to promoting low-cost housing and racial integration. Vera also advocated for the Marin County Civic Center to be designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. She lost her reelection bid for Supervisor in 1960. She went on to run for State Senate in 1964, but was not elected. After her career in Marin County politics, Vera still engaged in many local organizations including the Marin Senior Coordinating Council and the effort to save the Marin County Free Library. Vera passed away in 1995.
- Acquisition information:
- The Vera Smith Schultz papers were gifted to The Bancroft Library in 1995 by Joyce Hester.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Presley Hubschmitt in 2024 with funding from Jo Freeman.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged to the file level.
- Accruals:
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No future additions are expected.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Vera Smith Schultz papers, BANC MSS 96/62 c,The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481