Name/Title
Folder with documents regarding creation of Longfellow Park, 1932-1941Entry/Object ID
2011.57.1Description
Accession No. 11.57.1
Subject Category: City of Alameda, Recreation and Parks; Longfellow School PTA
Date or Period: 1932 - 1941
Object: Folder, file
Description: Light tan file folder with documents held together with a metal clip at the top. Folder tab has a green label, with typed caption: “(underlined:) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY”, “Longfellow Park (Girls Train.Home)”. Folder was placed in an acid-free legal size (L 14 3/4” X W 9”) folder in 2011.
Size: L 15" X W9"
History of Object:
Documents found in City Hall attic during remodel in the 1990s. Folder contains correspondence and Resolution regarding the property the California Girls' Training Home getting deeded as a park - Longfellow Park. Donated by Mrs. Baxter, dedication April 30, 1941. Includes list of Board members of the Training Home. City Managers, Ralph M. Bryant (1932-1934), B. Ray Fritz (1935-1947); Mayors: Hans W. Roebke (1935), James N. Eschen (1937), Henry A. Weichhart (1941). City Attorney: Wm. J. Locke; City Clerk: S. G. Blood (1936)
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Date Cataloged: October 1, 2011