Finding aid to the Aubrey Commons family papers, MS 4140
Marie Silva
California Historical Society
2019
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
reference@calhist.org
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
Title: Aubrey Commons family papers
Creator:
Commons, Aubrey, 1917-2005
Identifier/Call Number: MS 4140
Physical Description:
0.45 linear feet
(1 document box)
Date (inclusive): circa 1917-2007
Date (bulk): 1934-1946
Abstract: Consists of letters written by Aubrey
Commons to his parents while he was serving in the United States Air Force during World War
II (1941-1946); photographs of Commons and his family, including images related to Commons'
military service during World War II and his education at San Jose State University after
the war (circa 1934-1965); color transparencies of Grass Valley, California, and of Aubrey
Commons' father in the Grass Valley mines (circa 1920s); ephemera; and a Cornish cookbook
(2007).
Language of Material: Collection materials are in
English.
Consists of letters written by Aubrey Commons to his parents while he was serving in the
United States Air Force during World War II (1941-1946); photographs of Commons and his
family, including images related to Commons' military service during World War II and his
education at San Jose State University after the war (circa 1934-1965); color slides of
Grass Valley, California, and of Aubrey Commons' father in the Grass Valley mines (circa
1920s); ephemera; and a Cornish cookbook (2007).
Aubrey Marshall Commons was born in 1917 to Marshall and Beatrice Commons. The Commons
family moved to Grass Valley, California, in 1922, where Marshall Commons worked as a miner.
The family was of Cornish heritage. Aubrey Commons served in the United States Air Force as
an officer during World War II, and was stationed in England. After the war, he studied
education at San Jose State University on the G.I. Bill, and worked as a high school teacher
in Sacramento, California.
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Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Aubrey
Commons were transferred to the California Historical Society (CHS) on April 15, 2019 by
Lisa Adam. Reproduction or publication of materials in this collection beyond that allowed
by fair use requires the written permission of CHS. Please contact rights@calhist.org.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lisa Adam, 2019.
[Identification of item]; Aubrey Commons family papers, MS 4140; California Historical
Society.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Grass Valley (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Miners -- California -- Grass Valley -- Pictorial works
Cornish -- California -- Grass Valley
Slides
Adam, Lisa