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Collection
Identifier: MSS-2013-03-01
Abstract
This collection documents the Santa Clara County Chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC), 1973-2002. It consists of administrative and financial records, publicity materials, campaign materials, ephemera and various documents related to other California NWPC chapters.
Dates:
1971-2002
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2015-06-23
Abstract
The Older Women's League (OWL), Santa Clara County Chapter Records documents thirty years of the history of the OWL Santa Clara County Chapter. The records include OWL publications, the minute records of the Board of Directors, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, event documents, newsletters, news clippings, financial records, and ephemera.
Dates:
1977-2013; Majority of material found in 1990-1996
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2012-09-14
Abstract
The One Inc. Magazine Collection 1953-1982 (Bulk: 1953-1967) includes One Institute Quarterly: Homophile Studies (1958-1965); Mattachine Review (1956-1962); and One Magazine (1953-1967, 1972), as well as miscellaneous bibliographies and articles. One Inc. was founded in 1952 and in 1953 incorporated as a “…non-political and non-sectarian organization concerned with the interests of the millions of homosexual American men and women.” According to the articles of incorporation their primary...
Dates:
1953-1982; 1953 - 1967
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2015-04-20
Abstract
The Panama Stereocard collection consists of thirty-six cards published by Underwood and Underwood featuring scenes in the Republic of Panama from the first decade of the 20th century. Stereograph views were a very popular entertainment medium predating television and film. Stereograph views were produced in the millions by photographers all over the world. The set contains photographs of citizens on water ways, rural scenes in villages, the daily lives and work of the indigenous people,...
Dates:
1904-1907
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2019-05-02
Abstract
This collection contains materials from Ralph Parkman's career in the Engineering Department at San José State University. Included are historical narratives about engineering programs and curricula, teaching materials, and related newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1966-2014
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2019-09-11
Abstract
This collection contains various ephemera collected by Dr. Robert D. Pepper spanning 1735-1869. Materials include: a reproduction of the Sixth Congress of the United States, two British indenture contracts on parchment, and a 1869 map of San Francisco's Bernal Heights.
Dates:
1735-1869
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2013-06-27
Abstract
The Performing Arts Program Collection documents theater productions from venues in New York, San Francisco, and San Jose between the years 1894-1941. The programs consist of orchestra, theater, symphony, opera, and recital programs. Each one is compiled with event details, song lists, performers, and background information pertaining to each show. Additional items in the collection include commencement brochures from the University of the Pacific and two photographs of Haus Kronald and Jos....
Dates:
1894-1941; Majority of material found within 1908-1917
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2010-10-04
Abstract
The Poetry Journals and Chapbooks Collection provides a representative sample of the poetry published in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. The collection includes poetry chapbooks and journal issues, literary catalogs, publishing guides, magazine and press directories, broadsides, art prints, and other items. Most of the poetry journals and chapbooks were produced by small presses in the United States. A few of the journals contain interviews with writers and poets and some...
Dates:
1930-1984
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2003-04
Dates:
1989-1992 1991; 1991 - 1991
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2006-10-18
Abstract
Shortly after her fourth child was diagnosed with Down's syndrome, Florene Stewart Poyadue became involved with Parents Helping Parents (PHP), a Santa Clara Valley based local support network for parents of disabled children. Under her direction, Poyadue transformed PHP from a small local support group to a prototype for parent resource networks. Items in this collection document Poyadue's unwavering commitment to PHP, and highlight how her vision and work impacted the lives of countless...
Dates:
1967-2005; Majority of material found within 1985-2001
