Collection of trade cards, maps, letterhead, matchbooks, menus, postcards, advertisements, photographs, receipts, show cards; dance cards, and various other paper items relative to primarily Sacramento life during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, all collected and organized by Gerald T. Kirrene.

Gerald "Jerry" Thomas Kirrene was born in San Francisco, California, on December 5, 1934. By 1944, he had moved with his family to Sacramento. In 1953, he graduated from Christian Brothers High School where he played baseball, basketball, and football. While in high school he met his wife, Rosemary Reynolds. They married in June 1957. Kirrene graduated from Santa Clara University in 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He also served as the school's Student Body President.

1.5 Linear Feet Single acid-free banker's box

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