Photocopied reminiscence by Mrs. Simmons about 891 Union Street, 2006

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Photocopied reminiscence by Mrs. Simmons about 891 Union Street, 2006

Entry/Object ID

2006.51.1

Scope and Content

ACC. NO. 06.51.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA DATE OR PERIOD: CURRENT OBJECT: LETTER DESCRIPTION: A FIVE-PAGE PHOTOCOPIED LETTER. INTRODUCTORY PAGE HAS A BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "AND SO I WRITE, ONCE IN LOVE WITH 891; ALWAYS IN LOVE WITH 891." HISTORY OF OBJECT: A LETTER COMPOSED BY MRS. JOHN SIMMONS, CONCERNING EVENTS DURING HER RESIDENCY AT 891 UNION STREET, ALAMEDA. THE HOME WAS BUILT BY JOSEPH A. LEONARD AS HIS PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE LETTER WAS SENT TO THE DONOR WHO WAS THEN OWNER OF THE HOME AND SUBSEQUENTLY SENT TO THE MUSEUM. DONOR: CARY L. DICTOR, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, CATALOGED: JULY 1, 2006