Guide to the Linda Mae Mahon Lema Foundation Digital Collection, 2016 to 2024

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Summary

Abstract:
Created between 2016 to 2024, the Linda Mae Mahon Lema Foundation Digital Collection documents the history of the people, families and institutions, of Elk Grove, California, through a combination of audio and visual digital content.
Extent:
.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Linda Mae Mahon Lema Foundation Digital Collection, MC 134, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California

Background

Scope and content:

Collection is comprised of 104 folders and 317 individual mp3 and mp4 files. Collection is also housed both cloud storage and Seagate 5 terabyte external hard drive. Original order has been maintained with the collection sorted into four distinct series: Series I. Family Stories; Series II. Elk Grove Southeast Asia Series; III. Local Area Stories; and IV. Veterans Stories. File abbreviations designated by creators are as follows: EGSEA: Elk Grove Southeast Asia Stories; BI: Business and Industry Stories; HE: Historical Events Stories; IE: Important Eras Stories; SS: Social Setting Stories; Family Stories; and Veteran Stories.

Biographical / historical:

The Linda Mae Mahon Lema Foundation was created to honor lifelong Elk Grove resident Linda Mae Mahon Lema (1947-2015) and her love for, and commitment to, the promotion of family and local history within her hometown. This ethic has been manifested through the Lema Foundation's aggressive collection of primary content relating to the Elk Grove area's rich and diverse history. As stated in in its mission statement, "research, document, record and preserve, present and publish the personal stories and family histories of the greater area of Elk Grove." More information on the Lema Foundation can be found at www.lmmlfoundation.org.

Located in southern Sacramento County, Elk Grove rests on the ancestral lands of the Plains Miwok. Post-European contact Elk Grove was first established in 1850 as a stagecoach stop. Incorporated in 2000, Elk Grove has been a center of agricultural activity for centuries. A strong tradition of wine, hops, grape, cattle, dairy, pear, and poultry production was enhanced by Elk Grove's close proximity to the north-south right away of the Southern Pacific Railroad which enabled stable access to markets in Sacramento, Stockton, the Bay Area and beyond. Over the last half-century, much of the area's traditional agricultural lands have given way to hyper-urbanization while a combination of both residential and commercial build up has made Elk Grove one of the fastest growing cities in the United States and second largest in Sacramento County next to Sacramento proper.

Physical facet:
Single Seatgate 5TB external hard drive
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Sacramento Public Library must be submitted in writing to sacroom@saclibrary.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Sacramento Public Library 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Linda Mae Mahon Lema Foundation Digital Collection, MC 134, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California

Location of this collection:
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 264-2797
sacroom@saclibrary.org
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