Name/Title
Clippings about death of Elizabeth Howell Minor, 1995Entry/Object ID
2020.57.4Description
Acc. No. 20.57.4 A, B
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda, Alameda High School
Date or Period: 1995
Object: Clippings
Description: Newspaper clippings about the death of Elizabeth (Betty) Howell Minor. A. has caption: Longtime Alamedan dies at 77, B. includes obituaries from several other Alamedans, but also: "Memorical services set for Elizabeth Minor'. B. has the following annotation written in Blue pen: "HIGH JUNIOR (EDITOR)". Date and source of A. are unknown, B. is from the Alameda Journal, May 16 - May 18, 1995.
Sizes: irregular, but at most A: L 7 1/2 X W 7 inches, B: L 15 1/2 X 13 1/2 inches (folded: L 7 X W 6 inches).
History of Object: Clipping of Obituary of Elizabeth Howell Minor, who was born in Alameda around 1918, died May 6, 1995. Her maternal grandparents, Frederic and Marie Tardiff, settled in Alameda in 1891, and Mrs Tardiff is credited with naming Fair Oaks Avenue. The Minor family moved around between 1953 and 1965, but returned to Alameda. Elizabeth worked at the Alameda Library. She was the mother of noted Alameda historian Woodruff Minor.
These clippings were found in a 1933 Acorn. Elizabeth Minor (Howell) was a high Junior and editor for that publication.
Acquired from: unknown
Cataloged: October 12, 2020.
