Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Guard Clement Darrah Politics Collection
- Dates:
- 1849-1976
- Abstract:
- The Guard Clement Darrah Politics Collection includes family papers, documents and articles about San Joaquin County politics and business, and books collected by Darrah, a noted attorney and political figure in San Joaquin County during the middle of the twentieth century.
- Extent:
- 2.1 linear feet
- Language:
- Records written in English
- Preferred citation:
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Preferred citation: [Item name], Guard Clement Darrah Politics Collection, MS29, San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum, Lodi, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Guard Clement Darrah Politics Collection includes a variety of books from Darrah's personal library that date from 1849 to 1976, as well as family documents and articles and papers related to San Joaquin County business and politics from 1889 to the 1930s.
- Biographical / historical:
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Guard Clement Darrah (1895-1987) was born in Lodi, California. In 1914, he graduated from Stockton High School. During the First World War, he served in France with the American Expeditionary Force. Returning home, he entered Stanford University, which awarded him bachelors and law degrees in 1920 and 1922, respectively. For the next four years, Darrah practiced law in Stockton and in 1926 was elected district attorney of San Joaquin County. A Democrat, Darrah also held a post on the San Joaquin County Planning Commission and ran unsuccessful campaigns to become judge on the California Superior Court (1938) and to serve in the California State Assembly (1960). Darrah married Lois Bertha Stroup (1899-1991), another San Joaquin County native, in 1922.
- Physical location:
- Erickson Vault
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 2015
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid prepared by Leigh Johnsen April 30, 2015
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment.
- Terms of access:
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The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.
- Preferred citation:
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Preferred citation: [Item name], Guard Clement Darrah Politics Collection, MS29, San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum, Lodi, California.
- Location of this collection:
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11793 North Micke Grove RoadLodi, CA 95241, US
- Contact:
- (209) 331-2055