Wenzel (Caroline) Collection, 1914-1969

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Summary

Title:
Caroline Wenzel Collection,
Dates:
1914-1969
Creators:
Wenzel family
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Caroline Wenzel Collection, California State Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, greeting cards, clippings, notes, speeches, receipts, State Library School materials, Pony Express information, photographs, notes on historic buildings, Caroline Wenzel School materials, tax receipts; Arthur, Florine, Jennie, George, Robert and Wenzel family materials.

Biographical / historical:

Caroline Wenzel was born in San Francisco, the daughter of George F. and Jennie Wenzel. She graduated from the California State Library School in 1914 and joined the California State Library the same year. Her memberships and offices included a charter membership in the Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission, a trusteeship with the California Historical Society, and a board seat on the California Historical Foundation, College of the Pacific. She was employed at the State Library 37 years, 22 years as head of the California Section.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by The California State Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Xiuzhi Zhou
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Unrestricted.

Terms of access:

Please credit California State Library.

Copyright has not been assigned to California State Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Caroline Wenzel Collection, California State Library.

Location of this collection:
900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
Contact:
(916) 654-0176
cslcal@library.ca.gov
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