Identification Card William Nankervis, Block Warden, Alameda Defense Council, 1942

Object/Artifact

Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Identification Card William Nankervis, Block Warden, Alameda Defense Council, 1942

Entry/Object ID

1974.15.40

Description

ACC. NO. 74.15.40 SUBJECT CATEGORY: WORLD WAR 2. DATE OR PERIOD: 1942 OBJECT: IDENTIFICATION CARD, ALAMEDA DEFENSE COUNCIL DESCRIPTION: CARD SIZE: 2½" X 4" HISTORY OF OBJECT: IDENTIFICATION CARD, ALAMEDA DEFENSE COUNCIL. DATE: APRIL 29, 1942. CERTIFIES THAT WILLIAM NANKERVIS HAS BEEN APPOINTED BLOCK WARDEN IN THE CITY OF ALAMEDA. THE CARD ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION SUCH AS DATE OR BIRTH, THUMB PRINT, ETC. PART OF A COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PAPERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS BELONGING TO WILLIAM NANKERVIS. BORN IN 1901. ATTENDED LINCOLN AND ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL. BOYHOOD HOME 2717 CENTRAL AVENUE. HE WAS A SAN FRANCISCO ATTORNEY, AND MASTER OF THE OAK GROVE LODGE OF MASONS (1943). DATE: SEPT 25, 1974