Calle de Alvarado Scrapbook, 1937-1938

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Summary

Title:
Calle de Alvarado Scrapbook
Dates:
1937-1938
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
1 item; 51 x 34 cm.
Language:
Preferred citation:

Calle de Alvarado Scrapbook. Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives

Background

Scope and content:

Organized into series of weekly newspaper articles; Arranged chronologically.

Biographical / historical:

Antoinette Guernsey Gay (ca. 1894-1981) grew up in Pacific Grove. She became a social worker for the Child Welfare Society in New York City; then returned to Pacific Grove after World War I. She taught kindergarten, and in 1925 became a reporter for the [Monterey] Peninsula Daily Herald. In 1933, she and her husband Milus Gay, also a Herald reporter, started the weekly newspaper; The Monterey Trader, for which she later wrote the "Calle de Alvarado" and a history of the Presidio of Monterey for the city of Monterey.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives staff.
Date Prepared:
1937-1938
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.

Terms of access:

Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.

Preferred citation:

Calle de Alvarado Scrapbook. Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives

Location of this collection:
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940, US
Contact:
(831) 646-2091
libchr@monterey.gov
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