Name/Title
Christmas Wishes and Envelope from Alice Royal to Ida Clinton and sister, 1988Entry/Object ID
1994.42.48Description
Acc. No. 94.42.48 A, B
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: 1988
Object: Letter and Envelope
Description:
A. Envelope, with USA 25 LOVE stamp with pink rose; sender's stamp from: Mrs. Alice C. Royal, (number too faint), Visalia; post stamp: Bakersfield, PM, 5 Dec. 1988; addressed to: Ms. Ida Clinton + Sister, 1525 Morton St, Alameda, Calif.
Has printed in block letters in pencil on top of it: DAUGHTER OF SADIE HACKETT CALBERT
Size: L 4 1/4” X W 9 1/2”
B. Printed poem in green ink, decorated with a star at the top right, signed by Alice Royal, and with caption: "Showers of Blessings".
Size: L 11" X W 8 1/2"
History of Object:
Christmas wishes for 1988 to Ida Clinton and her sister (Aneta, unnamed), from Alice Royal (1923-2014), nee Alice Lucinda Calbert. She was born in Allensworth, the first town in California established exclusively by African Americans, in 1908. In 1933 the family moved to Alameda, where her mother, Sadie Calbert, nee Hackett, worked as a governess. Royal graduated from Haight School in 1936, and completed Alameda High School in 1940. After a lifelong career in nursing, primarily in Oakland, and two marriages, Royal retired to Visalia to take care of her mother. There she dedicated much time to preserving the history of Allenstown.
Acquired From: Albert Stefani
Date: November 19, 1994
Cataloged: October 19, 2020
