Davis Family Papers, 1841-2003

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Summary

Creators:
Davis family
Abstract:
Family correspondence, photographs, account books and date books of the Davis family of Fair Oaks, California.
Extent:
7.8 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Davis Family Papers, D-442, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

Family correspondence, photographs, account books and date books.

Biographical / historical:

Walter Mangum Davis and Oma Bennett Davis had three children: Walter Jefferson (1903-1940), Oma Bennett (1907-2006), and Elizabeth Catherine (1909-1996). The Davis Family owned a citrus and olive orchard in Fair Oaks, California.

Processing information:

Liz Phillips encoded this finding aid with help from student assistant Aditi Sinha.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. 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 Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Davis Family Papers, D-442, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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