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Creator:
College Park Association (Davis, Calif.)
Title: College Park Association Collection
Date (inclusive): 1923-1973
Extent:
1 linear foot
Abstract: In 1923, a group of Davis citizens formed the College Park Association and developed a new residential area north of the University
campus. The collection contains materials relating to the history of the Association including: correspondence, board of directors
meeting minutes, and financial statements, as well as several maps.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-512
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
In 1923, a group of Davis citizens formed the College Park Association and developed a new residential area north of the University
campus. The group purchased 24.44 acres of land from H.H. and Merle Schmitt for $20,500, subdivided it into lots, and subsequently
built homes. Individuals listed on the original articles of incorporation included: F.J Veihmeyer, I.F. Smith, E.H. Hughes,
B.D. Moses, H.A. Jones, G.H. Vansell, H.H. Schmitt, E.H. MacGuire, H.E. Jacob, W.E. Tomson, A.H. Hoffman, A.J. Winkler, E.J.
Stirniman, A.J. Greer, D.A. Maclise, F.P. Wray, E.S. McBride, W.L. Howard, B.H. Thomas, C.L. Brewer, J.F. Wilson, H.A. Wadsworth,
C.B. Williams, W.M. Regan, V.H. Florell, L.J. Fletcher, and J.T. Rosa.
The collection contains materials relating to the history of the Association including: correspondence, board of directors
meeting minutes, and financial statements, as well as several maps.
The collection is arranged four series: 1. About the College Park Association, 2. Meeting minutes and reports, 3. Correspondence,
4. Water related materials.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
College Park Association (Davis, Calif.)--Archives
Housing--California--Davis
Davis (Calif.)--History
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.
Donated by Frank Veihmeyer in 1973.
[Identification of item], College Park Association Collection, D-512, Department of Special Collections, General Library,
University of California, Davis.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis 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 researcher.