Fern Kilburn Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this photo collection appears to have been taken during Fern Kilburn's senior year at San Jose State Normal School in 1917, many of the photographs depict events/socials involving the junior and senior class of the Kindergarten Training School. One of the photographs is of the Browning Literary Society, with the name of each member written on the back of the photo. Other photographs include San Jose State Normal School buildings, the 1917 Normal School senior commencement, students and faculty, including those from the Kindergarten Training School, members of the Browning Literary Society, and various people and homes in San Jose.
Dates
- Creation: 1916-1917
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives 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. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files from or derived from these collections is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Biographical / Historical
Fern Kilburn (1893-1959) graduated from Watsonville High School in 1913. She attended the San Jose State Normal School Kindergarten Training School, and graduated in 1917. Kilburn was a member of the Browning Literary Society, and was the President of the Kindergarten Training School students' group. She married Harold Anthony Hyde, a graduate of UC Berkeley and they had one son. She lived in Berkeley, Carmel and Watsonville until her death in 1959.
Extent
1 Box (1 linear foot)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Fern Kilburn Photograph Collection consists of 51 photographs taken between 1916-1917. Photos depict San Jose State Normal School students, buildings, Kindergarten Training School faculty and students, members of the Browning Literary Society, and various photos of Kilburn and associates.
Arrangement
Original order maintained when moved from photo album.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Jacob Rabinowitz January 2019
- Title
- Guide to the Fern Kilburn Photograph Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jacob Rabinowitz
- Date
- January 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
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(408) 808-2063 (Fax)
special.collections@sjsu.edu