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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c84q81w3 No online items Guide to the Frank S. Christy collection James Henley and Patricia Johnson Center for Sacramento History 551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd. Sacramento, California 95811-0229 Phone: (916) 808-7072 Fax: (916) 264-7582 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.centerforsacramentohistory.org/ © 2013 Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved. Guide to the Frank S. Christy MS0059 1 collection Guide to the Frank S. Christy collection Collection number: MS0059 Center for Sacramento History Sacramento, CA Processed by: James Henley and Patricia Johnson Date Completed: 1999 Encoded by: Sean Heyliger © 2013 Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Frank S. Christy collection Dates: 1849-1993 Collection number: MS0059 Creator: Christy, Frank S. (Frank Stanley) Collection Size: 17.75 linear feet (17 boxes) Repository: Center for Sacramento History Sacramento, California 95811-0229 Abstract: The Frank S. Christy collection comprises subject files accumulated by local historian Frank S. Christy on a wide variety of topics relating to the history of Sacramento from the 1850s through the 1980s, in addition to a small group of photographs, essays, and other items created by Christy himself. Formats include over 3,500 photographic prints and negatives, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, brochures, scrapbooks, and programs. The bulk of the files consist of photographs and printed ephemera. Files significantly document the Capitol; churches and religious denominations; businesses, residences, and streets; significant individuals, including politicians, business owners, and historians; organizations, including the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW), and Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission; railroads; rivers; schools; and State Fairs. Physical location: 4G2-3, 4F2, 4F1 Drawer B-D, MC 13:02 Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English Access Collection is open for research use. Publication Rights All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records. Preferred Citation [Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], Frank S. Christy collection, MS0059, Center for Sacramento History. Acquisition Information The Frank S. Christy Collection was donated by the Sacramento Trust for Historic Preservation to the Center for Sacramento History between 1998-1999 (accession #1998/722). Processing Information Processed by James Henley and Patricia J. Johnson, 1998-1999. Finding aid prepared by Patricia J. Johnson 1998-1999 and revised in 2002. Updated according to DACS and item-level descriptions of ephemera by Sean Heyliger, 2019. Biography / Administrative History Guide to the Frank S. Christy MS0059 2 collection Historian Frank S. Christy (1918-1995) was a long-time Sacramento resident and leader of many historical organizations in the area who also wrote extensively on local history, including books on the Odd Fellows in California and the Native Sons of the Golden West. He received two commendations from the Sacramento City Council for his interest in history. In 1954, he was elected president of the newly formed Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission, the forerunner of the Museum and History Commission. He was hired as the Sacramento City Council's first historical consultant in 1963 to gather information about buildings and sites in what became Old Sacramento. He was also co-founder and life member of the Sacramento Historical Society and served as its president in 1965, and was seven times grand historian for the Native Sons of the Golden West. Arrangement The Frank S. Christy collection comprises subject files accumulated by local historian Frank S. Christy on a wide variety of topics relating to the history of Sacramento from the 1850s through the 1980s, in addition to a small group of photographs, essays, and other items created by Christy himself. Formats include over 3,500 photographic prints and negatives, pamphlets, newsclippings, brochures, scrapbooks, and programs. The bulk of the files consist of photographs and printed ephemera. Files significantly document the Capitol; churches and religious denominations; businesses, residences, and streets; significant individuals, including politicians, business owners, and historians; organizations, including the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW), and Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission; railroads; rivers; schools; and State Fairs. Christy's primary "A" to "Z" subject arrangement scheme has been maintained. Files were organized secondarily by format (i.e., photographs and ephemera) during processing. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Sacramento (Calif.)--History--20th century Sacramento (Calif.)--History--19th century Sacramento (Calif.)--Social life and customs Sacramento (Calif.)--Biography Sacramento (Calif.)--Politics and government Sacramento (Calif.)--Commerce Churches--California--Sacramento Schools--California--Sacramento Independent Order of Odd Fellows Native Sons of the Golden West Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission Series 1. Subject files Series Scope and Content Summary Subject files accumulated by local historian Frank S. Christy on a wide variety of topics relating to the history of Sacramento from the 1850s through the 1980s. Formats include pamphlets, newsclippings, brochures, scrapbooks, and programs. Files document the California State Capitol; churches and religious denominations; businesses, residences, and streets; significant individuals, including politicians, business owners, and historians; organizations, including the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW), and Sacramento Historic Landmarks Commission; railroads; rivers; schools; and State Fairs. Admission Day Box 12:1 Sacramento Admission Day Committee letterhead undated Box 12:1 California Admission Day parade reservation 1958-09-09 Box 12:1 Official car N.S.G.W. N.D.G.W. bumper sticker undated Box 12:1 California Admission Day parade bumper sticker 1958-09-09 Box 12:2 Admission Day parade in Old Sacramento I.O.O.F. entry drillmaster Laroy Hendricks , color bearers Duard Fyffe, Frank S. Christy, and Tom Juarez 1979-09-09 Guide to the Frank S. Christy MS0059 3 collection Series 1. Subject files Box 12:2 Capitol Lodge #87 Larry Coleman, Phil Lenoir, Joe Dietrich, and Harry Gayle 1979-09-09 Box 12:2 El Dorado Lodge #8 Hugh Liebig, Paul Suiter, Ray Gjesvoldt, Lorin M. Swift 1979-09-09 Airports Box 1:1 Army Air Forces presents open house, 1505th Base Unit Mather Air Force Base 1945 Box 1:1 Sacramento Air Fair 50th anniversary of powered flight, Sacramento Municipal Airport 1953-10-11 Box 1:1 Silver Wings Aviation Museum self guided tour program undated Box 1:1 Newspaper clippings 1957-1986 Albert Maver Winn Box 11:11 Obituary for Mrs. Louise Brainard, granddaughter of Albert Maver Winn undated Box 11:11 "River of the holy Sacramento," Sara Louise Brainard 1924-05 Box 11:11 Albert Maver Winn," by Frank Christy 1993 Box 11:11 Invitation to the dedication of the Albert Maver Winn Elementary School 1962-04-08 Box 11:11 Brainard Brothers receipts 1955 Box 11:11 Notes undated Box 11:11 Dedication of A.M. Winn park 1917-09-08 Box 11:11 Newspaper clippings 1932 Box 11:11 William Watkin Winn: an autobiography 1957 Annual reports Box 2:5 Annual report of Walter B. Ferral health officer of the city of Sacramento, California for the fiscal year ending April 1, 1884 1884 Box 2:5 City of Sacramento municipal report 1945 Box 2:5 City of Sacramento municipal report 1946 Box 2:5 City of Sacramento municipal report 1960 Box 2:5 City of Sacramento municipal report 1961-1962 Box 2:5 A plan for shopping centers, City Planning Commission Sacramento, California 1963 Box 2:5 A community plan for East Broadway 1963 Box 2:5 Annual report Division of Water and Sewers Sacramento, California 1962-1963 Box 2:5 Public water supply of Sacramento its purification and distribution 1935 Box 2:5 Sacramento American revolution bicentennial committee final report 1976 Box 2:5 Planning for core area development in Sacramento 1957 Art gallery Box 1:3 Newspaper clippings 1979-1985 Box 1:3 Grand floral festival tendered by the citizens of Sacramento to Margaret E. Crocker programme of exercises 1885-05-06 Box 1:3 The Sacramento City Employee newsletter vol. 6 no. 11 1955-01 Box 1:3 E.B. Crocker Art Gallery presents Franz Schubert's die schone mullerin opus 25 1977-10-23 Box 1:3 Weclome to the E.B. Crocker Art Gallery undated Box 1:3 California State Employees Association Sacramento Chapter No. 2 tea at Crocker Art Gallery 1949-04-09 Box 1:3 Sacramento Book Collectors Club invitation 1985-04-12 Box 1:3 Sacramento Garden and Art Center brochure 1958 Box 1:3 Guide to art galleries and art museums in the Sacramento area 1987 Box 1:3 Accurate Art Gallery brochure 1987 Box MC 10:13 Treasures of Sacramento History Center poster undated Bakery Box 1:4 Vienna Bakery receipt 1925-1939 Box 1:4 Senator Bake Shoppe receipt