Overview of the Collection
Scope and Contents
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Overview of the Collection
Title: Sonoma Valley Union High School commencement announcements
Date (inclusive): 1915 and 1918
Identification: SPC.00001
Creator:
Sonoma Valley Union High School (Sonoma, Calif.)
Physical Description:
0.1 linear feet
1 document folder (31 x 25 cm)
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Repository:
Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
725 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA,
Abstract: The collection contains commencement exercise announcements for the 1915 and 1918 Sonoma Valley Union High School graduating
classes. The 1918 announcement includes a card for E. Lester Hawkins and an envelope addressed to Miss Esther Hawkins of Oakland,
Calif.
Biography/Organization History
In the 1891 Sonoma's first high school used the three-story Cumberland College building located on Broadway. During the eight
years of its existence, the college flourished and had at one time as many as 400 students, mostly from other parts of California
and nearby states. It was closed when the State University of California campus opened in Berkeley. Sonoma Valley Union High
School had its first commencement in 1894, graduating two students. The Principal from 1897 to 1901 was Benjamin Weed. San
Francisco's 1906 earthquake tumbled buildings in Sonoma, among them the high school. Students attended classes in a church
basement and the upstairs of Clewe's store on the corner of Broadway and Napa Street, until a new school was built on the
foundation of the old Cumberland College. Classes, varying in size from three to more than a dozen continued in this building.
Over time, the campus was transformed through a number of building projects. The high school is still in existence and remains
the only high school in Sonoma. In 2018, the school served over 1300 students.
Scope and Contents
Commencement exercise announcements for the 1915 and 1918 Sonoma Valley Union High School graduating classes.
Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Personal Names
Hawkins, E. Lester.
Hawkins, Esther.
Personal Names
Sonoma Valley Union High School (Sonoma, Calif.)
Topical Terms
Commencement ceremonies--California--Sonoma
Genre and Format Terms
Announcements
Archival materials
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
Access Information
Conditions of Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this collection available and believes
that the collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its
copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Collection may not be in the Public Domain under the laws
of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and
reuse information at
https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo
[Identification of item], Sonoma Valley Union High School commencement announcements, 1915 and 1918. SPC.00025, History and
Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library, Santa Rosa, CA.
Gift: donor unknown
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