Name/Title
High School student council voting roster, c. 1923.Entry/Object ID
2023.28.1Description
Acc. No. 23.28.1
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda, Schools, Public, Alameda High
Date or Period: c. 1923
Object: voting roster
Description: A card stock flyer, darkened to brown by age, with in large Bold print: 'PROGRESSIVE PARTY' followed by 'Ye olde spirit' in gothic print. Listed are 5 names in bold, for President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary, and Yell Leader. Below are further names.
Size: L 9 1/4" x W 5 3/4".
History of Object: Alameda High School voting roster or flyer, naming Bill Knowland as Financial Secretary, stating he has been president of his class. Bill graduated AHS in or before 1926. Bill Knowland went into politics at state and federal level and would serve in US Senate 1945-1959. His father was Joseph Knowland, US Congressman 1902-1916. On this roster are also Maxwell Barry, Fred Cuthbertson and Marion Mitchell, class of 1924. Ruth Herrick is also listed on this roster - sister to Helen who would marry Bill Knowland.
Acquired from: unknown.
Donation Date: unknown; likely pre-1971, and not cataloged until now.
Catalog Date: 10/27/2023