Name/Title
Biographical Sketch of William Hayes McFarland (1917-2002), 2002-2005Entry/Object ID
2005.18.2Description
ACC. NO. 05.18.2
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA; SCHOOLS; MISCELLANEOUS
DATE OR PERIOD: 2002-2005
OBJECT: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
DESCRIPTION:
AN ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (COMPUTERIZED). SOFT COVER HAS A PHOTOGRAPH IN COLOR ON A WHITE-COLORED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: L 11" X W 8-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF WILLIAM HAYES MCFARLAND (1917-2002). MR MCFARLAND WAS A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF ALAMEDA, AND SERVED AS PRINCIPAL OF OTIS SCHOOL AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF HAIGHT SCHOOL. HE SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE BOARD THAT CREATED PERALTA JUNIOR COLLEGE SYSTEM. HE WAS ALSO A TRUSTEE IN THE FORMATION OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT. IT WAS THROUGH HIS EFFORTS THAT THE FIRST BOARD MEMBERS WERE SELECTED. HE ATTENDED THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF THE COLLEGE IN 1968. HE WAS A PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE ALAMEDA ELKS COLLEGE BAND.
DONOR: HERDIS BENTSON MCFARLAND
CATALOGED: MARCH 12, 2005
