Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Guide to the Gerald Kirrene Ephemera Collection
- Dates:
- 1870-2000
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Gerald Kirrene Ephemera Collection, MC 102, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection is divided into six series, primarily based on format: Series I. Trade Cards; Series II. Matchbooks; Series III. Maps; Series IV. Travel and Promotional Materials; Series V. Postcards and First Day Covers; and Series VI. Miscellaneous Paper. Items are located in two cardboard boxes, six acid free folders, and one Mylar sleeve.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
Returning to Sacramento, Kirrene worked in real estate from 1964 to 1983, finishing as a sales executive for Dunnigan & Associates Realtors. He served with the Santa Clara University Alumni Association, both as the president in 1973 and then in other leadership positions in the 1970s and 1980s. He was an active member of the Sierra Club and formerly leader of the Catholic Youth Organization at the Sacramento Diocese. In his later years, Kirrene worked as the archivist for Christian Brothers High School. He passed away in 2022.
As an avid student of Sacramento and Northern California history, Kirrene collected paper items reflecting the day-to-day operation of businesses, schools, sporting clubs, and government agencies in the Capital Region and beyond.
- Physical facet:
- Single acid-free banker's box
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-08-14 14:42:35 -0500 .
Access and use
- Terms of access:
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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], Gerald Kirrene Ephemera Collection, MC 102, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California
- Location of this collection:
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828 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 264-2976