Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Mailliard Family Papers
Date (inclusive): 1818-1979,
Date (bulk): bulk 1920-1960
Collection Number: BANC MSS 80/88 c
Creator :
Mailliard, William Somers, 1917-1992.
Extent:
Number of containers: 10 cartons, 3 boxes, 2 oversize folders
Linear feet: 14
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Mailliard Family Papers contain correspondence to and from
various members of a socially and politically prominent San Francisco family. In addition,
the collection contains family records, journals and diaries, newspaper clippings and
scrapbooks, and various publications and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection is focused
on the life and career of William S. Mailliard, who was most notably a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives from California's Fourth District, serving from 1953 to 1974. The
collection also includes the correspondence of William S. Mailliard's parents, John Ward
Mailliard, Jr. and Kate Peterson Mailliard, as well as that of other family members.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite
and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mailliard Family Papers, BANC MSS 80/88 c, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
John Ward Mailliard Papers, BANC MSS 75/90.
William S. Mailliard Papers, BANC MSS 75/109 c.
Mailliard Family Pictorial Collection, circa 1800-1967, BANC PIC 1980.027--ALB.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Legislators--California
Family papers.
Scrapbooks.
Mailliard, Kate Peterson
Mailliard, William Somers,
1917-1992
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Mailliard Family Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by William S. Mailliard in
1980.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Alexandra Black in 2009.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Mailliard Family Papers contain correspondence to and from various members of a
socially and politically prominent San Francisco family. In addition, the collection
contains family records, journals and diaries, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks, and
various publications and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection is focused on the life and
career of William S. Mailliard, who was most notably a member of the U.S. House of
Representatives from California's Fourth District, serving from 1953 to 1974. The collection
also includes the correspondence of William S. Mailliard's parents, John Ward Mailliard, Jr.
and Kate Peterson Mailliard, as well as that of other family members.
A large part of the correspondence in the William S. Mailliard series is comprised of
letters to and from each of his parents, spanning the years from his school days in the
early thirties through his parents' deaths. This series also contains various personalia
related to his careers with both the U.S. Navy, in which he served during World War II, and
the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Mailliard Family series deals with the remainder of the family, primarily, Kate
Peterson Mailliard. The Kate Peterson Mailliard subseries contains a wealth of
autobiographical material, including numerous address books, school notebooks, and diaries
spanning the period from her grammar school days until her death in 1980, as well as a
typescript copy of her memoirs. Another subseries deals with the Taft School in Watertown,
Connecticut, which several of the Mailliard men attended, including John Ward Mailliard, Jr.
and William S. Mailliard. The series also contains books belonging to Mailliard ancestors
and various correspondences between Mailliards and other prominent families to whom they had
ties. Hundreds of newspaper clippings referencing various members of the Mailliard family
can be found in this series as well, dating back to the late 1800s.
The collection is a unique chronicle of American political and social history, specifically
California and San Francisco history, in the 20th century. The primary source material
regarding the U.S. Navy as well as Congress is of particular interest, as are William S.
Mailliard's journals and letters written as World War II broke out while he was a Naval
Ensign in Europe.