Pierce Family Albums, circa 1900-1920

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Summary

Title:
Pierce Family albums
Dates:
circa 1900-1920
Creators:
Pierce, Edwin, 1891-
Abstract:
This collection contains one photograph album of the Walter S. Pierce family's life in San Francisco, one album of the family's summer camping expeditions in the Santa Cruz mountains, and one scrapbook documenting Edwin Pierce's 1904-06 summer adventures in Marin and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Also included are thirty seven loose photographs of the family's Grand Tour of Europe.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet 2 flats
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Piece Family albums. MS 208. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains one photograph album of the Walter S. Pierce family's life in San Francisco, one album of the family's summer camping expeditions in the Santa Cruz Mountains that includes a diary by Edwin Pierce of his activities with the 1915 Boys Club of San Francisco, and one scrapbook by Edwin Pierce of his 1904-1906 summer adventures in Marin and clippings of the 1906 earthquake ruins. Also included are loose photographs of the family's Grand Tour of Europe.

Biographical / historical:

Walter S. Pierce was born in Massachusetts in 1842. By 1880 he had moved to San Francisco with his first wife Lucille and was making his living as a music instructor. He prospered and by 1905 was the proprietor of the Walter S. Pierce Piano Manufacturing Company in San Francisco. His son, Edwin was born in 1891, and daughter Ruby was born in 1894. Upon the death of his first wife, he married Minnie E. Miller.

Acquisition information:
Purchased in 1963.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
UCSC OAC Unit
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-16 12:04:57 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

The University of California Santa Cruz Library believes that this item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. For more information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.

Preferred citation:

Piece Family albums. MS 208. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives, University Library
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Contact:
(831) 459-2547
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
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