Guide to the Edwin G. Davies Papers, 1918-1926
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Geographical (By Place)--California--Los Angeles Area
Guide to the Edwin G. Davies Papers, 1918-1926
Pasadena Museum of History
Research Library and Archives
Pasadena, California
Contact Information:
- Pasadena Museum of History
- Research Library and Archives
- 470 West Walnut Street
- Pasadena, California 91103-3594
- Phone: (626) 577-1660, Ext. 13
- Fax: (626) 577-1662
- Email: research@pasadenahistory.org
- URL: http://www.pasadenahistory.org
- Processed by:
- The Pasadena Museum of History staff
- Date Completed:
- October 1999
- Encoded by:
- UCSC OAC Unit
© 2002 Pasadena Museum of History. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Edwin G. Davies Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1918-1926
Collection number: Consult repository
Creator:
Davies, Edwin G.
Extent:
1 box
Repository:
Pasadena Museum of History
Pasadena, California 91103-3594
Abstract: The Edwin G. Davies Papers (1918-1926) includes 5 photographs, 2 tintypes, certificates, and diplomas.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open to the public for research. Use is restricted by rules intended to protect and preserve the materials
in good condition for the future. For additional information please contact the Pasadena Museum of History.
Publication Rights
Use of the materials is governed by all applicable copyright law. The Pasadena Museum of History reserves the right to restrict
any materials from reproduction at any time. Property rights reside with the Pasadena Museum of History. Literary rights
are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. The Museum's physical ownership of the materials in its collection
does not imply ownership of copyright. It is the user's responibility to reslove any copyright issues related to the use
and distribution of reproduced materials. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Pasadena Museum of
History.
Preferred Citation
Suggested citation of these records: [Identification of item], Edwin G. Davies Papers, Research Library and Archives, Pasadena
Museum of History.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Virginia Thomas.
Biography
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.
Scope and Content
This collection includes family portraits, school, church and activity certificates, diplomas and miscellaneous photographs.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Davies, Edwin G.
Estate Planning--California--Pasadena
Box-folder 1:2
3 black and white photographs
Box-folder 1:2
2 tintypes of Davies and family members
Box-folder 1:3
Church attendance diploma, 1918
Box-folder 1:3
School certificates, 1916, 1920-1922
Box-folder 1:3
Junior high school diploma, 1920
Box-folder 1:3
Royal Life Saving Society Certificates, 1919, 1922, 1923
Box-folder 1:3
Boy Council Mayor (Davies) and Aldermen portrait
Box-folder 1:3
University of Toronto Engineering Society officers' pictures, 1925-1926
Box-folder 1:3
Engineering Society At Home Committee picture, 1925-1926
