Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2010.017.0194Description
Newspaper photo of the dedication ceremonies for the California State Historical Landmark honoring the 1852 founding in Benicia of the Young Ladies Seminary -- forerunner of today's Mills College (May 2, 1965). Given to Jack O'Grady by Benicia Herald editor Marcus Griffin.
Shown in the photo are: Anne von Colditz age 10 and her mother Mrs. Herbert W. von Colditz from Lafayette. (There was a note attached to the photo giving their names.) Anne inspired the historic occasion. Her mother is national president of the Mills Alumnae Association.Collection
Benicia Historical Museum Collection