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Black Americana Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2010-01-15
Abstract

The Black Americana Collection is a collection of photographs, printed materials, textiles, and three-dimensional objects related to the African American experience in northern California, and collected by Ted Sahl, a photo-journalist who practiced in San Jose.

Dates: 1887-2008 (bulk 1980-2000)

Black Masque Honor Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2010-12-01
Abstract

The Black Masque Society Records document the history of the San José State University’s Black Masque Honor Society, alumni, and reunion activities from 1957 to 2013. The collection materials consist of the adminstrative records, correspondence, negatives, memorabilia, and scrapbooks with photographs, newsclippings, and announcements.

Dates: 1930-2013; Majority of material found within 1965-1985

Howard "Lefty" Blethen Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2019-10-05
Abstract

This collection of baseball memorabilia honors San Jose State University Hall of Fame baseball player Howard "Lefty" Blethen. Materials include two awards, two autographed baseballs, and one autographed football. The materials are dated between 1978 and 2001.

Dates: 1978-2001

Bohnett Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2020-11-13
Abstract The Bohnett Family Papers contain materials from the estate of Joan Evans Bohnett, a San José State University alumnus (Class of 1966), whose grandfather was an advisor to Presidents MacQuarrie and Wahlquist. Materials include newspaper clippings, newsletters, Tower Lists, faculty awards, programs, a Sigma Phi Epsilon journal, a School of Business annual report, a book of poems, student handbooks and student activities calendars, and other items of campus memorabilia from the 1960s and...
Dates: 1929-1979; Majority of material found in 1950-1970

Burbank Historic Homes Survey Records

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Identifier: MSS-1996-11-04
Abstract

The Burbank Historic Homes Survey Records includes materials relating to the survey of historic homes in the Burbank district of San Jose. The survey was conducted in 1991 by Mardi Bennett for Marben Associates. The records consist of preliminary data records, completed DPR forms, evaluation sheets, photographs and area maps.

Dates: 1980-1995

Charles B. Burdick Military History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2010-03-01
Abstract

The Charles B. Burdick Military History Collection, 1914-1984 (bulk 1939-1966), represents the research files and collections amassed by military historian and SJSU history professor, Charles B. Burdick. The collection documents the history of World War I and World War II.

Dates: 1914-1984

Charles B. Burdick War Poster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2010-02-02
Abstract The Charles B. Burdick War Poster Collection 1914-1979 (bulk 1914-1945) is a graphic art collection of posters documenting World War I and World War II. The collection consists of over 1,400 posters created by both the United States and foreign nations. War posters were used as propaganda to sell the war to the American public. The posters generally defined war as a struggle between good and evil, and featured the sale of liberty bonds to protect American democracy. A broad range of topics...
Dates: 1914-1979 1914-1945; 1914 - 1945

Burmahln Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1986-04-11
Abstract

This collection contains the family documents of Lyle and Clarence Burmahln, who are responsible for funding San José State University's Clarence F. and Lyle V. Burmahln Scholarships. The Burmahln documents were given to the university by Austen Warburton, the Burmahlns' lawyer and advisor, when the scholarships were established in the mid-1980s.

Dates: 1877-1986

Daisy Butler Postcard Collection

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Identifier: MSS-2023-06-05
Abstract

Two hundred and eighty-nine postcards and a newspaper clipping depicting early scenes of the Santa Clara Valley with a focus on towns, points of interest, and agriculture, accompanied by sixteen pages of handwritten instructor's notes. Circa 1905 - 1925, 1947, 1952, 1956.

Dates: Circa 1905 - 1925, 1947, 1952, 1956

John Byrne Collection

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Identifier: MSS-1971-01-01
Abstract Friends of Irish Freedom (FOIF), the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic (AARIR), the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), the Irish Press (Dublin, Ireland), the Irish Republican Prisoners and Soldiers Dependents Fund, and the Celtic Cross Association are among the many Irish American organizations that worked to support and fund Ireland's fight for independence. This collection primarily consists of materials and documents from the...
Dates: 1886-1987

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Mexican American leadership -- Santa Clara County (Calif.) 2
Mexican Heritage Plaza (San Jose, Calif.) 2
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Language
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Freimark, Bob 2
Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940 2
Bazar, Joan 1
Black Masque Honor Society 1
Burmahln family 1