Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Mabel Taft Davis papers
- Dates:
- 1870-1985
- Abstract:
- Mabel Taft Davis was born Mabel Gertrude Taft on August 18, 1901, and spent most of her life in the Oak Park neighborhood in Sacramento, before her death on May 11, 1994. The Mabel Taft Davis papers are comprised of personal papers and records documenting her research into family history and the history of Amador and El Dorado counties.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet 4 archival boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Mabel Taft Davis papers, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Mabel Taft Davis papers are comprised of personal papers and records documenting her research into family history and the history of Amador and El Dorado counties. Davis' personal papers consist primarily of school records from San Jose High School, San Jose Normal School and correspondence regarding teacher certification. Her genealogical research papers include correspondence with family, notes, news clippings, photographs and other records from her mother and father's families (Taft and Aurner). Correspondence, notes, articles and news clippings document her research into the history of Amador County and more specifically the small town of Volcano (1850s to 1870s). Highlights include Dennis Townsend's patent folding globe (ca. 1870) with associated biographical information. Also included are a ceramic panther and glassware purportedly from Joyland Amusement Park in Oak Park.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mabel Taft Davis was born Mabel Gertrude Taft on August 18, 1901, in Kansas to Grace Harriet and Carl M. Taft, and spent most of her life in the Oak Park neighborhood in Sacramento. After graduating from San Jose High School in 1918, she earned her teaching credential for the kindergarten level from San Jose State Normal School in 1921. Mabel married Ernest Byron Davis in the early 1920s, and they had two children: Ruth E. Davis (b. 1924) and Byron Ernest Davis (b. 1925). After relocating to Sacramento, she served as a clerk for the State of California for many years. Mabel remarried years after Ernest's death in 1950, to Rufus May Smith (in 1965). She retired by 1970 and later pursued interests in genealogy and California history. Mabel Taft Davis passed away on May 11, 1994.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-25 13:55:50 -0500 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Sacramento Public Library must be submitted in writing to sacroom@saclibrary.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Sacramento Public Library 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 patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Mabel Taft Davis papers, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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828 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 264-2976