Morton Family Photograph Album, circa 1910-1920

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Summary

Creators:
Morton, Florence E.
Abstract:
Photograph album documenting the life and activities of the Morton Family, early settlers in the San Joaquin Valley.
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Morton Family Photograph Album, MC297, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

Album of 162 snapshot-sized images recording the lives and travels of a family of early San Joaquin Valley settlers. The album appears to have been assembled by Florence E. Morton (whose parents settled in the area in the 1850s) for her son, William P. Morton and his wife, Violet. Some detail on the family history is provided in two newspaper clippings laid into the album. William Morton was a farmer, and many interesting images document the working life of the farm: harvesting hay, alfalfa, pumpkins, and melons; orange groves; dairy cows, goats, and pigs; mule teams at work, etc. There are shots of the family homestead as well as those of relatives in neighboring counties, with locales in Stockton, Coalinga, and Kern County identified. The family appears to have been relatively prosperous. Will stands proudly next to his first car (likely a 1917 Reo Model M), and the family is shown vacationing at Pismo Beach, sending a son to Camp Sequoia and seeing the big trees, and traveling to Washington State and Canada. (Description courtesy of Walkabout Books)

Biographical / historical:

The Morton family were early settlers in the San Joaquin Valley.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Walkabout Books, 2019.
Processing information:

This collection was processed by Liz Phillips.

Physical / technical requirements:

Album pages are fragile. Some photographs are not well attached to pages.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Morton Family Photograph Album, MC297, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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