Name/Title
Report of proposed use of Maritime Training Center as College, 1956Entry/Object ID
2011.53.3Description
Accession No. 11.53.3
Subject Category: City of Alameda; Naval Air Station
Date or Period: 1956
Object: booklet
Description: spiral bound, soft-cover booklet. Front cover has a stylized map of the Bay Area, with most of the land orange, but the coastal section, from San Leandro to Richmond, in black. Caption reads: “A Study Of The Use Of The U. S. MARITIME TRAINING STATION In Alameda, California For CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGE PURPOSES”. Below, “STANFORD, CALIFORNIA”, NOVEMBER 30, 1956.
Size: L 8 1/2” X W 11 1/2”
History of Object: Object found in the attic of City Hall prior to renovation. Report by researchers from Stanford University, retained by the Alameda Chamber of Commerce. Includes history and future as viewed by the Chamer of Commerce in 1956, a map of the Maritime Training facility, and statistics and predictions about school and college attendance in the region from San Leandro to Richmond.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Date Cataloged: 9/17/11