Guide to the Elvira Davis Wiggan Photograph Collection
Sean Heyliger
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
659 14th Street
Oakland, California 94612
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African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Elvira Davis Wiggan Photograph Collection
Collection number: MS 18
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
Oakland, California
- Processed by:
- Sean Heyliger
- Date Completed:
- 06/25/2013
- Encoded by:
- Sean Heyliger
© 2013 African American Museum & Library at Oakland. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Elvira Davis Wiggan photograph collection
Dates: circa 1860s-1941
Collection number: MS 18
Creator:
Wiggan, Elvira Davis.
Collection Size:
.2 linear feet
(18 photographs)
Repository:
African American Museum & Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)
Abstract: The Elvira Wiggan Photograph Collection includes 18 photographs of friends and family of Elvira Davis Wiggan. Included in
the collection is a 1860s tin-type portrait of an African American woman, several photographs of Elvira Wiggan’s uncle, Samuel
Davis, and photographs of Elvira Wiggan’s father, John Davis, dressed in his Pullman porter uniform.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.
Access Restrictions
Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.
Publication Rights
Permission to publish from the Elvira Davis Wiggan Photograph Collection must be obtained from the African American Museum
and Library at Oakland.
Preferred Citation
Elvira Davis Wiggan photograph collection , MS 18, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland,
California.
Processing Information
Processed by Sean Heyliger, 06/25/2013.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Elvira Wiggan Photograph Collection includes 18 photographs of friends and family of Elvira Davis Wiggan. Included in
the collection is a 1860s tin-type portrait of an African American woman, several photographs of Elvira Wiggan’s uncle, Samuel
Davis, and photographs of Elvira Wiggan’s father, John Davis, dressed in his Pullman porter uniform.
Arrangement
I. Photographs
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Oakland (Calif.)--History.
African American families--California--Oakland.
Pullman porters--California--Oakland--History--Pictorial works.
Photographs
Physical Description: 18 photographs
Series Scope and Content Summary
Includes 18 photographs of Elvira Davis Wiggan's family and friends.
Arrangement
Arranged by photograph identification number.
Box 1:1
Tintype portrait of a woman [001]
circa 1860s
Box 1:1
William ‘Bill’ Williams in Oakland fireman’s uniform holding dog, ‘Dale,’ on sidewalk [002]
circa 1920s
Box 1:1
Samuel Davis in military uniform sitting on front porch steps, 1315 Campbell St. Oakland, California [003]
circa 1910s
Box 1:1
Marylee Golphin leaning against car with California license plate [004]
circa 1920s
Box 1:1
Group photograph of Pullman porters [005]
circa 1910s
Box 1:1
John Davis in Pullman porter uniform standing at 16th St. depot, Oakland, California [006]
circa 1910s
Box 1:1
Portrait of John G. Wiggan [007]
circa 1930s
Box 1:1
Wiggan family portrait, (back): John G. Wiggan, Elvira Davis Wiggan; (front): Walter Wiggan, Carlton Wiggan [008]
1919
Box 1:1
Graduation portrait of Elvera Wiggan, Fremont High School [009]
1940
Box 1:1
Portrait of Samuel Davis [010]
circa 1910s
Box 1:1
Herman Wiggan football portrait, Fremont High School [011]
1939
Box 1:1
Dolores Williams Cooper riding a pony next to Elvera Wiggan [012]
1932
Box 1:1
Baby portrait of Elvera Wiggan [013]
1922
Box 1:1
Portrait of Clarence Williams (boy) standing next to chair [014]
1920
Box 1:1
Dolores Williams Cooper wearing U.S. navy cap [015]
1930
Box 1:1
Elvera Wiggan standing outside of house at 1235 62nd Ave., Oakland, California [016]
1941
Box 1:1
Geraldine Inman Fong wearing straw hat standing in front of row of houses, Campbell St., Oakland, California [017]
1917
Box 1:2
Portrait of Samuel Davis and ‘mother’ holding candlesticks, Houston, Texas [018]
circa 1898
