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Calle de Alvarado Scrapbook
ARC 549  
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Description
Consists of a scrapbook containing 24 articles under the column title, "Calle de Alvarado," published in the Monterey Trader from Dec. 3, 1937 to July 8, 1938.
Background
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.
Extent
1 item; 51 x 34 cm.
Restrictions
Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
Availability
Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.