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Oral History of Inez Sollom Mills Purser |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
Inez Sollom Mills Purser is a great-granddaughter of John Reed, who in 1843 received the first land grant to the southern Marin area. Inez was born in the family home at 90 Locust in 1903, inherited the house upon her mother's death in 1958, and lived there until 1989. In this oral history, titled "Remembrances," Inez recalls stories about her relatives. She discusses her mother, Jesse Deffebach Sollom, her uncle, John T. Reed, her great-aunt, Hilarita Reed Lyford, and friend of the family, Rose Verral, who inherited the Lyford House on the Tiburon Peninsula from John Joseph Reed. Inez also describes friends and experiences from her life in early Mill Valley, including riding horses, playing tennis, learning to drive a car, and working at Gump's. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
1993-06-25 |
Interviewee |
Purser, Inez |
Interviewer |
Jacobs, Jonathan |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 12pp Recording: 01:30:06 |
Search Terms |
9 Eldridge Avenue 90 Locust Avenue Automobiles Bieman, Harry Boyle, Hugh Childhood & youth Costigan, Gus Driving, Automobile El Paseo - Mill Valley Families - Marin County Gump's Horseback riding Jewelry Keiler, Jean Ward Lyford house Lyford, Dr. E.F. Lyford, Hilarita Reed Marsh, Lucien Marshlands MV history - Early Mill Valley to 1915 Reed, John Joseph Reed, John T. Richardson Bay Audubon Center Tamalpais Park |
Object ID |
2017.048.001 |
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Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 1993. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |