Name/Title
Papers of the Fenn family, prior 2017Entry/Object ID
2018.21.1Scope and Content
Acc. No. 18.21.1
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: Various
Object: Personal papers
Description: A collection of various papers, of a business or civic nature, belonging to two generations of the Fenn family of Alameda.
Various sizes.
History of Object: An assortment of paper material, including receipts, lodge membership cards, notices and receipts; Red Cross material; a death certificate and other legal forms; insurance policies; World War II items including rationing booklets and civil defense information; plus many more items involved in the lives of two generations of this family, Ernest and Maude Fenn, the parents, resided at 2038 Alameda Ave., their son Chester and his wife Helga, resided at 3015 Lincoln Avenue.
Acquired from: Elizabeth Anne Cate, daughter of Chester and Helga Fenn
Date: 05/26/2018