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Title: Frank S. Christy collection
Dates: 1849-1993
Collection number: MS0059
Creator:
Christy, Frank S. (Frank Stanley)
Collection Size:
17.75 linear feet (17 boxes)
Repository:
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, California 95811-0229
Abstract: The Frank S. Christy collection comprises subject files accumulated by local historian Frank S. Christy on a wide variety
of topics relating to the history of Sacramento from the 1850s through the 1980s, in addition to a small group of photographs,
essays, and other items created by Christy himself. Formats include over 3,500 photographic prints and negatives, pamphlets,
newspaper clippings, brochures, scrapbooks, and programs. The bulk of the files consist of photographs and printed ephemera.
Files significantly document the Capitol; churches and religious denominations; businesses, residences, and streets; significant
individuals, including politicians, business owners, and historians; organizations, including the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW), and Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission; railroads; rivers; schools;
and State Fairs.
Physical location: 4G2-3, 4F2, 4F1 Drawer B-D, MC 13:02
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research use.
All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted
in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron.
No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], Frank S. Christy collection, MS0059, Center for Sacramento
History.
The Frank S. Christy Collection was donated by the Sacramento Trust for Historic Preservation to the Center for Sacramento
History between 1998-1999 (accession #1998/722).
Processed by James Henley and Patricia J. Johnson, 1998-1999. Finding aid prepared by Patricia J. Johnson 1998-1999 and revised
in 2002. Updated according to DACS and item-level descriptions of ephemera by Sean Heyliger, 2019.
Biography / Administrative History
Historian Frank S. Christy (1918-1995) was a long-time Sacramento resident and leader of many historical organizations in
the area who also wrote extensively on local history, including books on the Odd Fellows in California and the Native Sons
of the Golden West. He received two commendations from the Sacramento City Council for his interest in history. In 1954,
he was elected president of the newly formed Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission, the forerunner of the Museum and History
Commission. He was hired as the Sacramento City Council's first historical consultant in 1963 to gather information about
buildings and sites in what became Old Sacramento. He was also co-founder and life member of the Sacramento Historical Society
and served as its president in 1965, and was seven times grand historian for the Native Sons of the Golden West.
The Frank S. Christy collection comprises subject files accumulated by local historian Frank S. Christy on a wide variety
of topics relating to the history of Sacramento from the 1850s through the 1980s, in addition to a small group of photographs,
essays, and other items created by Christy himself. Formats include over 3,500 photographic prints and negatives, pamphlets,
newsclippings, brochures, scrapbooks, and programs. The bulk of the files consist of photographs and printed ephemera. Files
significantly document the Capitol; churches and religious denominations; businesses, residences, and streets; significant
individuals, including politicians, business owners, and historians; organizations, including the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW), and Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission; railroads; rivers; schools;
and State Fairs. Christy's primary "A" to "Z" subject arrangement scheme has been maintained. Files were organized secondarily
by format (i.e., photographs and ephemera) during processing.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Sacramento (Calif.)--History--20th century
Sacramento (Calif.)--History--19th century
Sacramento (Calif.)--Social life and customs
Sacramento (Calif.)--Biography
Sacramento (Calif.)--Politics and government
Sacramento (Calif.)--Commerce
Churches--California--Sacramento
Schools--California--Sacramento
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Native Sons of the Golden West
Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission