Sharkey Family Collection, 1865-1990s

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Title:: Sharkey Family Collection
Dates:: 1865-1990s
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Extent:: 31 boxes, 18 cu feet
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Preferred citation:: Sharkey Family Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society

Scope and content:: While the collection includes documents and news stories connected to Sharkey’s state senate activities, the bulk of the collection consists of personal correspondence between his son, Sharkey Jr, and his fiancée (later wife), Dorothy Jessen, 1925 –1951. In addition, the collection contains information on Sharkey Jr.’s military service, enrollment at Stanford University, and as an employee at the DMV. Other materials include greeting cards, audiotapes, and photographs of the Sharkey family, their friends, and colleagues.

Subjects:: correspondence, personal
documents, political
documents, legal
documents, military
California State Senator
newspaper editor
photographs
personal papers
newspaper clippings
letters
postcards
Names:: Martinez News-Gazette
Stanford University
Department of Motor Vehicles
California Rivers and Harbors Commission
Sharkey, William R.
Jessen, Dorothy

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Contra Costa County Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1865-1990s
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on April 17, 2025, 11:28 a.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.

Preferred citation:: Sharkey Family Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society

Location of this collection:: Contra Costa County Historical Society

724 Escobar Street

Martinez, CA 94553, US