Name/Title
Membership card Telco Ice Skating Club, 1930sEntry/Object ID
2023.42.2Description
Acc. No. 23.42.2
Subject Category: Utilities, Telephone; Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: 1930s
Object: membership card
Description: A card, printed in navy blue type on grey, stating ‘Telco Ice Skating Club’. Name (D. Gray), department (‘Alameda Ofc’), and days (Wednesdays and Fridays) are filled in in black by typewriter; card is signed W.A. Roberts.
Size: L 2” x W 3 1/2”
History of Object: Membership card for a branch-centric or company skating club of D. Gray, of the Alameda Office. Dorothy May Gray Nelson (d. 1997) moved, at age 19, to Alameda from Rhode Island with her widowed mother, Addie Iris (nee Brightman) who was a nurse (d. Alameda, 1957). Dorothy and colleague Marjorie Morrison worked as operators at Pacific Bell. Addie Iris and Dorothy first rented at 1830 Santa Clara, later Dorothy lived at 2152 San Jose. Although the club’s name suggests ice skating, the members also participated in roller skating events. W.A Roberts issued the passes and may have been the club’s membership coordinator.
Acquired from: Jane Burgelin
Donation Date: Not known (2022/2023); Catalog Date: 12/3/2023
