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George R. Dorman Collection.
MANUSCRIPT2981MANUSCRIPT3016-3048
Collection Overview

Title:

George R. Dorman Collection
Dorman

Creator/Contributor:

Dorman, George R., creator

Abstract:

This collection consists of genealogical research and findings, both original and copies, for the extended family of George R. Dorman, residents of Fresno and the State of California, specific ethnic groups, and persons of historical interest to California. Its material includes genealogical charts, research notes, newspaper clippings, ephemera, photographs, and postcards.

Date:

19uu (issued)

Contents:

Box 2981: Oversize materials; Boxes 3016-3019: Spanish and early California genealogy; Boxes 3020-3022: California genealogy; Boxes 3023-3033: Fresno County genealogy; Boxes 3034-3038: Dorman family files; Box 3039: Biographical and California history files; Boxes 3040-3044: Assorted subject files; Box 3045: Fresno area vital statistics; Boxes 3046-3048: Notes.

Subject:

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Genealogical research
Governors -- California -- Biography
Baptismal records -- California
California -- History
California -- History -- To 1846
California -- History, Local
Fresno (Calif.)
Fresno County (Calif.)
Fowler (Calif.)
Easton (Calif.)
Oleander (Calif.)

Note:

George R. Dorman was born in Oleander, California on March 3, 1901 and graduated from Central California Commercial College in Fresno in 1923 after a 2-year stint in the U.S. Army. He recieved a BS in Business Administration from UC Berkeley in 1929, a Bachelor of Education degree and secondary teaching credential from UCLA in 1932, and a Master of Arts in Education from University of Oregon, Eugene in 1941. During this period he worked for various business firms and also for the California Conservation Corps. Dorman married Kathleen Mavourneen on January 24, 1941, and after a lifetime of genealogical study and collection, died on September 20, 1983.
Dorman.
Gift; Kathleen Dorman; Received: 3/10/89.
Gift; Kathleen Dorman; Received: 11/2/89.
Gift; Kathleen Dorman; Received: 8/93.
Gift: Edward A. Holt; Received: 1/10/94.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Inventory available in library; folder level control.

Type:

biography

Physical Description:

print
33 file boxes; 16 x 12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.
1 file folder; 36 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.