Name/Title
Autograph Album of Mary Thornton, c. 1880sEntry/Object ID
2003.38.6Description
ACC. NO. 03.38.6
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1880's
OBJECT: ALBUM, AUTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION: HARD-BOUND AUTOGRAPH ALBUM WITH HIGHLY DECORATIVE INCISED COVER IN GOLD-AND-SILVER COLORED TYPE ON A BROWN-COLORED LEATHER BACKGROUND. COVER STATES, "AUTOGRAPHS,"
SIZE: L 8-1/4" X W 7"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: AUTOGRAPH ALBUM, INSCRIBED, "MS. MARY THORNTON, ALAMEDA, CAL. "DECEMBER 25, 1879, HIGH STREET NEAR CENTRAL AVE." MARY FRANCES THORNTON RECEIVED THE AUTOGRAPH ALBUM AT THE AGE OF 8. SHE WAS DAUGHTER OF THE PIONEER EAST END FARMER, ABEL THORNTON. SHE MARRIED FRED LINDERMAN IN 1895 AND THEY WERE THE PARENTS OF THE LATE MABEL KOLLMYER.
DONOR: ESTATE OF MABEL KOLLMYER
CATALOGED: APRIL 12, 2003
