SERIES I: ERNEST OTTO ARTICLES (1930s – 1950s)
Two (2) books
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series consists of two scrapbooks filled to bursting with articles written by Otto Ernest. The series of articles covers the 1940s and 1950s. The articles are part of a large series written by Otto entitled Our Old Santa Cruz or Old Santa Cruz. These regularly run articles discussed Santa Cruz history and how things had changed and evolved over time.
This series is divided into two (2) subseries
Subseries IA. Scrapbook One (red)
Subseries IB. Scrapbook Two (black)
Subseries IA. Scrapbook One – Red (1930s – 1940s)
One (1) book
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries consists of one large scrapbook with a red colored cover. The book has one hundred plus pages. Each page has at least one, usually two, articles from the Our Old Santa Cruz/Old Santa Cruz series. The years on the articles date from the late 1930s to the 1940s.
Box ID #: Folder (Book) ID #
1:1
Subseries IB. Scrapbook Two – Black (1940s – 1950s)
One (1) book
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
This subseries consists of one large scrapbook with a black cover. The book is one hundred fifty plus pages long. Each page has at least one, usually two, articles from the Our Old Santa Cruz/Old Santa Cruz series. The years on the articles date from the 1940s to the mid-1950s.
Box ID #: Folder (Book) ID #
1:2
SERIES II: NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS – SCRAPBOOK THREE (1930s – 1940s)
One (1) book
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series has one scrapbook. It is has a red/brown cover. The volume contains about one hundred pages with newspaper clippings pasted on all available surfaces. The contents include feature articles, local interest pieces, and articles about gardening and nature from the late 1930s to the 1940s. All of these numerous articles are about the Santa Cruz area. While the clippings do not have the name of the newspaper attached, it is safe to say they are from local Santa Cruz newspapers.
Box ID #: Folder (Book) ID #
1:3
