Name/Title
Scrapbook compiled by H. D. Maynard, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
1997.490.23Description
ACC. NO. 97.490.23
SUBJECT CATEGORY: DEPRESSION
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930's
OBJECT: SCRAPBOOK
DESCRIPTION:
SOFT-BOUND SCRAPBOOK, WITH COVER DESIGN OF VARIOUS SUBJECT MATTER, APPROPRIATE FOR SCRAP BOOK CONTENTS. COVER HAS BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "SCRAP BOOK," IN YELLOW- AND ORANGE-COLORED TYPE. NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS WITHIN.
SIZE: L 15" X W 10-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
SCRAP BOOK COMPILED BY THE LATE H D MAYNARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EMPLOYMENT BUREAU, CITY OF ALAMEDA. MR MAYNARD SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER IN ASSISTING PEOPLE IN LOCATING EMPLOYMENT DURING THE DEPRESSION. AN OFFICE WAS PROVIDED FOR HIS USE IN CITY HALL. MR MAYNARD RESIDED IN ALAMEDA ON ENCINAL AVENUE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ELKS' LODGE. THIS COLLECTION WAS GIVEN TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ON MAY 12, 1973, BUT HERETOFORE NOT OFFICIALLY CATALOGED.
ACQUIRED FROM:
UNKNOWN
CATALOGED: SEPTEMBER 6, 1997
