Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection
- Dates:
- 1926-2015
- Creators:
- Edwards, Don, 1915- 2015 and Wilkie, Edith
- Abstract:
- The Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection consists of personal photograph albums, scrapbooks, articles, clippings, and correspondence related to the Don Edwards family. A bulk of the material is focused on former congressman Don Edwards and his partner and wife, Edith Wilkie.
- Extent:
- 5 boxes 5.5 linear feet.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection, MSS-2016-03-05, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Don Edwards Family Photograph Album collection consists of photo albums, scrapbooks, clippings, articles, and correspondence related to the Don Edwards family, namely former congressman Don Edwards and his partner and wife, Edith Wilkie. Photographs are generally of family outings, travel, and political gatherings and events. Articles and newspaper clippings relate to Edith Wilkie's passing, Don Edwards' 100th birthday, and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. There are various cards and correspondence which relate to Don Edwards' 100th birthday.
- Biographical / historical:
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Don Edwards was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives between the years of 1963-1995. He was born in San Jose, California on January 6, 1915 and passed away October 1, 2015 at the age of 100. Edwards was married to Edith Wilkie in 1981 after 11 years together. Wilkie was a peace promoter and arms control activist, working as the executive director of Congress' bipartisan and bicameral Arms Control and Foreign Policy Caucus from 1978 to 1995. Wilkie passed away March 31, 2011 due to cancer and pulmonary disease at the age of 64. A majority of the photograph albums and scrapbooks within this collection were put together by Wilkie.
- Processing information:
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Collection processed by Rita Wang (2017).
- Arrangement:
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The Don Edwards Family Photograph Album collection is arranged into four series: Series I. Photographs; Series II. Articles and Clippings; Series III. 100th Birthday Correspondence; and Series IV. Scrapbooks and Binders. All series are organized chronologically. The collection is arranged by series size and promenance.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2017-05-30 12:54:33 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jose State University Library 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.
- Preferred citation:
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Don Edwards Family Photograph Album Collection, MSS-2016-03-05, San Jose State University Library, Special Collections & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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One Washington SquareSan Jose, CA 95192-0028, US
- Contact:
- 408-808-2062