Name/Title
Copies of Alameda High School 'The Acorn' of June 1914Entry/Object ID
2001.137.11Description
ACC. NO. 01.137.11. A, B
SUBJECT CATEGORY: SCHOOLS, ALAMEDA HIGH
DATE OR PERIOD:1914
OBJECT: PUBLICATION
DESCRIPTION: TWO COPIES OF A SOFT-BOUND BOOKLET. ILLUSTRATED COVER IS IN THE CRAFTSMAN STYLE OF AN ACORN AND LEAVES. BOLD PRINTED CAPTION, "THE ACORN," IS IN GOLD-, BROWN-, AND BLACK-COLORED TYPE ON A TAN-COLORED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: L 7-1/4" X W 11"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: TWO JUNE 1914 EDITIONS OF THE ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL PUBLICATION, "THE ACORN." CONTENTS INCLUDE PORTRAITS OF THE STUDENT BODY, STUDENT ARTICLES RELATING TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS, AS WELL AS ADVERTISEMENTS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES. EDITION "A" BELONGED TO OTTO RITTLER, LONG-TIME DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR THE ALAMEDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WAS NUMBERED "462-A." VOLUME "B" ORIGINALLY BELONGED TO WILLIAM CATHART.
DONOR: UNKNOWN
CATALOGED: JULY 21, 2001
