Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Pilkington, Maude C.
- Abstract:
- Includes biographical material, clippings, travel magazines, photograph albums of Maude Pilkington and her husband Richard Lukens.
- Extent:
- 2 boxes, 1 flat
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes biographical material, travel magazines, photograph albums, and article clippings by and on Maude Pilkington and her husband Richard Lukens.
- Biographical / historical:
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Maude C. Pilkington was a journalist and travel writer who was born on January 22, 1888, and raised in the Seabright neighborhood of Santa Cruz, California. After school she became a writer for the San Jose Mercury Herald, and in 1919, after a 10 year courtship, she married Richard R. Lukens, captain of a ship in the service of the U.S. Geodetic Survey. She continued her journalistic endeavors well into the 1930's, publishing travel narratives. In 1936 the couple bought a home in Riverside, CA, where they resided after retirement. Captain Lukens died in 1964, followed by Maude on May 29, 1966.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Elliot Evans, 1971.
- Physical location:
- Stored offsite at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547