Description
The Willy Collection consists of eleven scrapbooks of Stockton, Calif.
history (1862-1929); a few photographs of historical sites in Stockton and in
Oakland, Calif.; a Stockton tax assessor's plat book (1858); and, some loose
clippings on Stockton history.
Background
John Willy (1851-1939) was Deputy Assessor of San Joaquin County, Calif.
(1879-1934). Educated at Oakland College, he married Grace Ralph of Stockton
and moved there in 1879. Hired shortly after by his father-in-law, County
Assessor Calvin R. Ralph, Willy served as Deputy Assessor for the rest of his
life. Willy kept scrapbooks outlining Stockton history (1862-1929).
Availability
Collection is open for research.