Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Davies, Edwin G.
- Abstract:
- The Edwin G. Davies Papers (1918-1926) includes 5 photographs, 2 tintypes, certificates, and diplomas.
- Extent:
- 1 box
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes family portraits, school, church and activity certificates, diplomas and miscellaneous photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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Edwin G. Davies was a longtime Pasadena resident. He was an estate consultant with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago.
Davies was born in Helena, Montana in 1904. He received a BA in science from the University of Toronto and attended the Osgood Law School in Toronto. He worked in Chicago as a sales engineer and then became an estate consultant selling life insurance. In 1933 he established his own office, first in Chicago and then in California in 1940.
Davies was married to Miriam Valeta Rice and had two children, Charles and Amalia. He had two children, Ann and Gary, from a previous marriage.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Virginia Thomas.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Estate Planning--California--Pasadena
- Names:
- Davies, Edwin G.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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470 West Walnut StreetPasadena, CA 91103-3594, US
- Contact:
- 626.577.1660