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Title: Last Man’s Club Collection
Dates: 1932-1989
Collection Number: 1988.51
Creator/Collector:
Furrer, A.J.
Extent: 1 box
Repository:
Contra Costa County Historical Society
Martinez, California 94553
Abstract: Club was founded on Feb. 10, 1932 by A.J. Furrer. The membership consisted of 32 prominent Contra Costa Republican business
and civic leaders who were veterans of World War 1. A few years later they bought a bottle of champagne which became a symbol
of unity and a prize to be passed along to the last man. They met every year on Veteran’s Day, a total of 51 times, and the
last meeting was in 1988. A.J. Furrer was the last man and died in 1989, at the age of 96.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.
Last Man’s Club Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society
Scope and Content of Collection
The Last Man’s Collection is contained in one box.
Box 1
1. Folder #1 – Constitution & by-laws
2. Correspondence
3. Finances
4. 1988-89 – news clippings
5. Clippings and notes
6. News clippings
Veterans, World War I
Correspondence
Last Man's Club
Contra Costa County Republicans
newspaper clippings