Clifford Fallon, Jr. Collection

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Contra Costa County Historical Society

724 Escobar Street

Martinez, California 94553

(925) 229-1042

http://www.cocohistory.com/

2018

Descriptive Summary

Title: Clifford Fallon, Jr. Collection

Dates: 1931-35

Collection Number: 2018.25

Creator/Collector: Fallon, Jr., Clifford

Extent: 1 manila envelope

Repository: Contra Costa County Historical Society

Martinez, California 94553

Abstract: The collection includes two yearbooks from Marin Jr. College (1931 and 1932) and the program from the May 1935 graduation ceremony at UC Berkeley. According to the Deed of Gift for the items described here, the donation also included yearbooks from Roosevelt Junior High School in Richmond and Richmond Union High School from the 1920s. These books may be stored in the Society’s Yearbooks archives; they are not stored with the Marin Jr. College and UC Berkeley books that comprise this Clifford Fallon Jr. Collection.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.

Preferred Citation

Clifford Fallon, Jr. Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society

Biography/Administrative History

. Clifford Fallon Jr. (1912-1987) was a member of an early Contra Costa County family. The Fallon family moved from Trinity County to the San Pablo area in 1860, according to information provided by donor Elva Christian. Clifford Fallon Jr. attended junior high and high school in Richmond, then Marin Junior College in Kentfield (Marin County), and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1935 with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Scope and Content of Collection

The three books are in a manila envelope, stored inside the box marked “Clyma Collection”/”Clifford Fallon Jr. Collection” include: 2 yearbooks from Marin Jr. College (1931 and 1932) and the program from the May 1935 graduation ceremony at UC Berkeley.

Indexing Terms

Yearbooks, Marin Jr. Collection

Program, U.C. Berkeley

Additional collection guides

Guide to Collection