Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection focuses on materials conerning Sacramento natives Eleanor Wakefield Armstrong (1914-2002) and her daughter, Nancy Phillips. The collections is comprised primarily of school records and ephemera documenting Eleanor Wakefield's studies and extracurricular activities at Sutter Junior High School and Sacramento High School. Nancy Phillips' papers include additional music programs, school newsletters, a yearbook and class portrait, and rosters from the Sacramento Rotary.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet (2 Archival Boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Eleanor Wakefield Armstrong and Nancy Phillips papers, MC 41, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection is organized by creator and ordered chronologically. It is comprised primarily of school records and ephemera documenting Eleanor Wakefield's studies and extracurricular activities at Sutter Junior High Schhol and Sacramento High School. In addition, is a a handwritten book dedicated to her mother entitled "Children's Poems for the Year" (1928), correspondence with friends (1931-1936), and music programs from local performances (1915-1932). Nancy Phillips' papers include additional music programs (1951), school newsletters frrom Hollywood Park Junior High School, a California Junior High School yearbook and class portrait, and rosters from the Sacramento Rotary.
- Biographical / historical:
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Eleanor Wakefield Armstrong was born in Sacramento on July 11, 1914, to William and Mabel Wakefield. She attended Sutter Junior High School (1928-1930) and Sacramento High School (1930-1932). Eleanor married George F. Lloyd, a truck driver from Woodland, in 1936, and in 1950 was remarried to Eugene R. Armstrong, who worked for Capital Nursery. eleanor resided in Sacramento all her life and passed away on March 7, 2002. Her daughter, Nancy (Carol Lloyd) Phillips, was born in 1942 and attended local schools, including Hollywood Park Junior High School, California Junior High School and McClatchy High School. She went on to study government at Mills College. Nancy worked for Sacramento Public Library as a librarian at the Central Library location for many years and served as president of the Genealogical Association of Sacramento.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Eleanor Wakefield Armstrong and Nancy Phillips papers, MC 41, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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828 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 264-2797