Finding aid for the Cora L. Black Postcard Collection
Lindsay Moxley
Santa Clara County Archives
© 2010
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Finding aid for the Cora L. Black Postcard Collection
Collection number: 2010-007
Santa Clara County ArchivesSan Jose, California
- Processed by:
- Lindsay Moxley
- Date Completed:
- 2010
- Encoded by:
- Lindsay Moxley
© 2010 Santa Clara County. All rights reserved.
Title: Cora L. Black postcard collection
Dates: 1902-1946
Collection number: 2010-007
Physical Description: 65 postcards
Collector:
Black, Cora L.
Repository:
Santa Clara County Archives.
San Jose, CA 95112-2527
Abstract: This collection contains postcards to Cora L. Black, which were separated from the probate
court records. Her will was contested in the probate court by the University of
Southern California v. the University of California at Los Angeles.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials,
please consult Archives staff.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
The Archives can claim physical ownership only for some collections. Users are responsible for
securing permission of the copyright holder for publication or quotation.
Cora L. Black postcard collection, 2010-007, Santa Clara County Archives.
This collection was transferred from the Santa Clara County Superior Court in 2006.
Mrs. Cora L. Black died in 1957 in Santa Clara County. Her will was contested by the University
of Southern California and the University of California at Los Angeles. In her will, she gave her
assets "To the University of Southern California known as the U.C.L.A. My entire Estate for
Educational purposes. My estate consists of Stocks bonds. The house in which I live is to be sold
and the money shall be part of The Estate. All monthly bills shall be paid by the Bank of California
Who are to administer This Estate" (Estate of Black, 1962). The probate court decided to give the
contents of the will to University of California at Los Angeles.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains postcards sent to Cora L. Black by family and friends.
This collection is arranged chronologically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Probate courts--California.
Postcards.
Travels
UCLA
University of California at Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Series I: Correspondence of Cora L. Black, 1902-1946
Physical Description: 1 box