Online content
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Crump Family Papers
- Dates:
- 1892-1956
- Creators:
- Crump, Ross Owen Crump, Shelley C.
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- .5 linear feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Crump Family Papers. History San Jose Research Library
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers of Santa Clara County's Ross Crump family, including a small amount of property records and financial records of the family's orchard operations. Includes letters from Shelley C. Crump to his future wife Josephine Eldridge (1892-1894), and property agreements and transactions between Shelley Crump and Catherine M. Sessarego for property in Willow Glen.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ross Owen Crump was born in Michigan circa 1901, arriving in Santa Clara County at the age of 16. He attended San Jose High School and graduated from Stanford University in 1926. Crump was a member of the County Farm Bureau, the Prune and Apricot Growers Association, and a trustee of the Evergreen Soil and Conservation District. He died in June 1964, and is buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated to History San Jose in 2008 by Ross Crump's niece as part of a larger family collection.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1892-1956
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The papers are available to the public for research by appointment.
- Terms of access:
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Contact History San Jose's Research Library for information on publication and reproduction.
- Preferred citation:
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Crump Family Papers. History San Jose Research Library
- Location of this collection:
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1661 Senter RoadSan Jose, CA 95112, US
- Contact:
- (408) 287-2290