Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Maude C. Pilkington papers,
- Dates:
- 1914-1964, bulk (bulk 1916-1934)
- Creators:
- Pilkington, Maude C.
- Abstract:
- Includes biographical material, clippings, travel magazines, photograph albums of Maude Pilkington and her husband Richard Lukens.
- Extent:
- 2 boxes, 1 flat
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
Maude C. Pilkington Papers. MS 61. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes biographical material, travel magazines, photograph albums, and article clippings by and on Maude Pilkington and her husband Richard Lukens.
- Biographical / historical:
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Maude C. Pilkington was a journalist and travel writer who was born on January 22, 1888, and raised in the Seabright neighborhood of Santa Cruz, California. After school she became a writer for the San Jose Mercury Herald, and in 1919, after a 10 year courtship, she married Richard R. Lukens, captain of a ship in the service of the U.S. Geodetic Survey. She continued her journalistic endeavors well into the 1930's, publishing travel narratives. In 1936 the couple bought a home in Riverside, CA, where they resided after retirement. Captain Lukens died in 1964, followed by Maude on May 29, 1966.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Elliot Evans, 1971.
- Physical location:
- Stored offsite at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by UCSC OAC Unit. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: December 2003.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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Maude C. Pilkington Papers. MS 61. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547