Name/Title
Diary pages of R. Frank Clark with photo of Mrs. Eliza Clark, 1878Entry/Object ID
1987.15.1Scope and Content
Acc. No. 87.15.1 a, b, & c.
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: 1878
Object: Diary pages
Description: 3 pages removed from a journal or diary handwritten in sepia colored ink. Page A has sepia tinted photographs pasted on the reverse side.
Size: L-8 1/4 x W-10 1/2 inches.
History of Object: Journal or diary pages written by R. Frank Clark, old-time resident of Alameda. Mr. Clark brought his family from San Francisco to Alameda in 1878. They resided at 1724 Alameda Avenue. On page A of the diary, Mr. Clark tells of a visit to Alameda as a guest of Mrs. Riddell. The entry is dated May 23, 1878.
Note: Photographs on page A. depict
Herbert D. Clark with chinese cook, & Mrs. Clark (mother of R. Frank Clark). Mrs. Clark died in Alameda.
Acquired from:
Estate of the late Eleanor Clark (granddaughter of R. Frank Clark)
Herbert D. (father of Eleanor), was the son of R. Frank Clark.
Date: 2-4-87
