Arrangement
Biographical Note
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Related Materials
Scope and Contents
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Fern Kilburn Photograph Collection
source:
Hyde, Marilyn
source:
San José State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives
Identifier/Call Number: MSS-2018-08-15
Physical Description:
1 Box
(1 linear foot)
Date (inclusive): 1916-1917
Abstract: The Fern Kilburn Photograph Collection consists of 51 photographs taken between 1916-1917. Photos depict San Jose State Normal
School students, buildings, Kindergarten Training School faculty and students, members of the Browning Literary Society, and
various photos of Kilburn and associates.
Arrangement
Original order maintained when moved from photo album.
Biographical Note
Fern Kilburn (1893-1959) graduated from Watsonville High School in 1913. She attended the San Jose State Normal School Kindergarten
Training School, and graduated in 1917. Kilburn was a member of the Browning Literary Society, and was the President of the
Kindergarten Training School students' group. She married Harold Anthony Hyde, a graduate of UC Berkeley and they had one
son. She lived in Berkeley, Carmel and Watsonville until her death in 1959.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for
permission to publish or quote manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of San Jose State University Special
Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives 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 reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files
from or derived from these collections is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
Fern Kilburn Photograph Collection, MSS-2018-08-15, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jacob Rabinowitz January 2019
Related Materials
San José State University Archives Photograph Collection, MSS-2006-05-01
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this photo collection appears to have been taken during Fern Kilburn's senior year at San Jose State Normal School
in 1917, many of the photographs depict events/socials involving the junior and senior class of the Kindergarten Training
School. One of the photographs is of the Browning Literary Society, with the name of each member written on the back of the
photo. Other photographs include San Jose State Normal School buildings, the 1917 Normal School senior commencement, students
and faculty, including those from the Kindergarten Training School, members of the Browning Literary Society, and various
people and homes in San Jose.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Jose State Normal School -- Students
San Jose State Normal School -- Photographs
Photobooks
Hyde, Marilyn
San José State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives