Wright (Clarence) photograph collection, circa 1930s

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Summary

Title:
Clarence Wright photograph collection
Dates:
circa 1930s
Creators:
Wright, Clarence
Abstract:
The Clarence Wright photograph collection, circa 1930s, (SAFR 23372, P77-013) is comprised of two photographs of yachting on the San Francisco Bay, California. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.
Extent:
2 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P77-013 (SAFR 23372), Clarence Wright photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Clarence Wright photograph collection, circa 1930s, (SAFR 23372, P77-013) is comprised of two photographs of yachting on the San Francisco Bay, California. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.

Contains photographs of unidentified yachts underway, circa 1930s. There are 2 unique photographic images, in 2 physical forms (black-and-white photographic prints). One photograph was taken by Walter A. Scott.

Biographical / historical:

Clarence Wright (1890-1976) was a lithographer that lived in the San Francisco Bay Area of California for many years.

Clarence Allen Wright was born September 21, 1890, in Arizona. His father was born in New York (although one source listed his birthplace as England) and his mother was born in California. It is unknown at what point he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1910, he was employed as a printer for a newspaper in San Francisco. In 1912, he was elected to serve as the vice-president of the recently organized apprentices of the San Francisco Typographical Union No. 21. He was employed at Schwabacher-Frey Stationary Co. of San Francisco in 1915.

Clarence enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 7, 1917, and served as a sergeant during World War I. He returned to San Francisco and worked as a printer at least throughout the early 1920s. Little biographical information was found regarding the later part of his life. It is possible that the same Clarence A. Wright moved to Tracy, California, sometime between 1930 and 1932 and worked in real estate. It is also possible that the same Clarence A. Wright moved to Tulare, California, sometime between 1935 and 1940 and worked as a hay buyer. The 1940 Census lists his marital status as widowed, but no record of a marriage was found.

Clarence last lived in Daly City, California. He died February 23, 1976, and is buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California.

References:
  • 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line].; Census Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California; Roll: T627_327; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 39-102. Accessed May 15, 2013. Ancestry.com.
  • California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Place: San Mateo; Date: 23 Feb 1976; Social Security: 555166257. Accessed May 15, 2013. Ancestry.com.
  • Crocker-Langley San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1910 (San Francisco: Crocker-Langley, 1910). Accessed May 15, 2013. http://archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1910dire.
  • Crocker-Langley San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1915 (San Francisco: Crocker-Langley, 1915), Accessed on May 15, 2013. http://archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1915sanfrich
  • National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Accessed on May 15, 2013. Ancestry.com.
  • "News of Labor Unions." San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), May 7, 1912. Accessed May 15, 2013. California Digital Newspaper Collection, http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc.
  • San Francisco Voter Registration, 1921, 1924. Accessed May 15, 2013. Ancesty.com.
  • San Joaquin County Voter Registration Records, 1930-1932. Accessed May 15, 2013. Ancestry.com.
Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

GOGA-00789

Two photographic prints were donated to the San Francisco Maritime Museum by Bob Battaglia on August 18, 1977. They were the property of Clarence Wright, a lithographer, who died in 1976. Battaglia was his neighbor.

SAFR-00001 is a blanket accession that was transferred from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in September 1988. GGNRA had previously acquired the collection from the San Francisco Maritime Museum when it became a unit of the National Park Service in 1977.

GOGA-00789 was transferred from the J. Porter Shaw Library to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in February 1985.

Processing information:

Each photographic image has been assigned an Item number.

Description Notes: Dates refer to when the original photograph was taken. It is possible that the photographic prints in this collection are copies that were made much later than when the original photograph was taken, and the dates of these reproductions were noted when known.

The descriptions in this collection guide were compiled using the best available sources of information. Such sources include the creator's annotations or descriptions, collection accession files, primary and secondary source material and subject matter experts. While every effort was made to provide accurate information, in the event that you find any errors in this guide please contact the reference staff in order for us to evaulate and make corrections to this guide.

Please cite the title and collection number in any correspondence with our staff.

Arrangement:

Not arranged due to the small size of the collection.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: M. Crawford, May 2013.
Date Prepared:
2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 8/19/2013 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Terms of access:

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P77-013 (SAFR 23372), Clarence Wright photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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