Sharkey Family Collection, 1865-1990s
Sharkey Family Collection, 1865-1990s
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 31 boxes, 18 cu feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Sharkey Family Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
Indexed terms
- 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
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.
- Preferred citation:
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Sharkey Family Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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724 Escobar StreetMartinez, CA 94553, US
- Contact:
- 9252291042