Captain J. H. Adams was born in Edwardsville, Illinois, on June 13, 1820. and was a Captain in the Mexican American War. He arrived in Hangtown for gold on August 1, 1849. He then arrived in Santa Clara County in August 1853 and became sheriff in...
Written on back of the photograph:, "Mr. J. Z. Anderson, Calif. Pioneer." Anderson was born in 1829 in Pennsylvania, arrived in California in 1852 and became a gold miner and then a farmer. He sent refrigerated cherries from San Jose to...
Ambassadors; Lyons S.J., James J.; Rosso, Augusto, 1885-1964; Rossi, Angelo J. (Angelo Joseph), 1878-1948
A photograph of the Italian ambassador to the U.S., Augusto Rosso, University of Santa Clara President Fr. James J. Lyons, S.J., and Mayor Rossi of San Francisco.
Arnold, William R. (William Richard), 1881-1965; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964; Mission Santa Clara; Priests; University of Santa Clara
Photograph of president Herbert Hoover attending the memorial mass held at Mission Santa Clara for the victims of the "Akron" dirigible crash. At top stands Rev. Dennis L?, who presided over the mass. Lower row, third from left stands...
Men; Priests; Women; S.S. Santa Clara Victory; Warships
"Miss Alicia McCone christening the S.S. Santa Clara Victory at launching ceremony at the California Shipbuilding Corporation yard in Los Angeles Harbor. Other's in group, left to right, are...Mrs. J.W.H. Aicher, matron of honor, the reverend...
Braly Elementary School in the Santa Clara Unified School District is named in honor of John Hyde Braly and his father the Rev. John E. Braly. John Hyde Braly, Jr. was Vice President of San Jose State and he was the first Santa Clara County...
Big Basin Redwoods State Park (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Kenna, Robert; Hill, Andrew Putnam, 1853-1922;
Group from Santa Clara in front of the Santa Clara Tree at Big Basin Park. Santa Clara College President Robert Kenna is seated fifth from left, in broad-brimmed hat. Andrew P. Hill is standing at far right.
Books; Children; Composition (Language arts); Education; Essays; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Two essays on natural history and agriculture, the first by Mary Chadd of Gilroy School, age 15 years, entitled "A President Takes Office" (pp. 409-10). The second essay is by Ida Stewart of Moreland School, age 12 years, entitled...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Santa Clara (Calif.); Coins; Medals; Cornerstones;Mission Santa Clara
Image of coins, medals and crucifix blessed by Padre Junipero Serra on Nov. 19, 1781, and placed in cornerstone of Padre Marguia's Church at the third site of Mission Santa Clara. The items were found by workmen at the corner of Campbell Avenue and...
Santa Clara University (Calif.) Archives; Santa Clara University (Calif.); Eberhard Tannery
Old offices of Eberhard Tanning Co. in large adobe building and in excellent condition when razed by President Father Hauck, S.J. (Descended from Padre Murguia-Dela Pena mission tanning vats of Campbell-Franklin mission compund tannery, later Don...
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Ground breaking ceremonies; Students;
Timothy P. Connolly, '30, SCU Student body president, with William C. Gianera, S.J., Dean of Faculty, and Henry C. Miller, superintendent of construction, at groundbreaking for Nobili Hall. Nobili hall was completed in 1930.
Santa Clara University (Calif.); Conservation of natural resources;
Included in the portrait are Robert Kenna, S.J., Santa Clara's President (front row, leaning on cane), and Andrew P. Hill, standing in back, far right. Big Basin Redwoods State Park is California's oldest state park.
Mother Theresa accepts the St. Clare Award in 1986 from President William J. Rewak, S.J., and Justice Edward A. Panelli, '53, chair of the Board of Trustees.
