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  1. Copyright status unknown. Some materials in the Lucretia Little History Roo
  2. Cary and Elaine James, 1980
  3. Dart and Esther Cherk, courtesy of the Cherk family
  4. Dart and Esther Cherk, courtesy of the Cherk family
  5. Donn Emmons, 1980 - Print, Photographic

    2019.001.223

    Record Type: Photo

    Donn Emmons, 1980
  6. Locke McCorkle on Druid Heights - Druid Heights Oral History

    In this oral history, Locke McCorkle reminisces about Druid Heights and many of the people associated with the legendary bohemian community. Locke recounts first visiting Druid Heights in the early 1950s and his subsequent involvement in building some of the structures there. He conjectures that the community received its evocative name from one of its early residents, the poet Elsa Gidlow. In addition to Elsa, Locke discusses various other peopl...

    Record Type: Archive

    Locke McCorkle in 2016, courtesy of Locke McCorkle
  7. Oral History of Al Klyce - Oral History

    In this oral history, architect, builder, and Mill Valley native Al Klyce recounts his life. Born in 1931, Al is the grandson of one of Mill Valley's early pioneers, Harvey Klyce, who came from Tennessee and settled in the area in 1895. Al discusses his schooling in Mill Valley and recollects some of the old businesses in town when he was growing up. Al recounts how as young man he considered going into the ministry after being inspired by Gordon...

    Record Type: Archive

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  8. Oral History of Dart and Esther Cherk - Oral History

    In this oral history, visionary architectural and choral duo Esther and Dart Cherk recount their lives, their work, and their reflections on community. Esther and Dart describe growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown during World War II where they attended the same elementary school. Remarkably, they continued to attend the same schools all the way through college, both studying to become architects at U.C. Berkeley. In 1956 they got married, and...

    Record Type: Archive

    Dart and Esther Cherk, courtesy of the Cherk family
  9. Oral History of Marilyn and Kimberly Jessup - Oral History

    In this oral history, Marilyn Jessup and her daughter Kimberly recount their lives and community involvement in Mill Valley over the years. Born in 1928 in Phoenix, Arizona, Marilyn moved to Mill Valley with her husband Richard Jessup in 1956. Marilyn and Richard went on to have five daughters together, Kimberly being the youngest. Marilyn and Kimberly - the latter of whom followed in her father's footsteps in becoming an architect - describe Ric...

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  10. Photo of George Omi, date unknown
  11. The American Institute of Architects Honor Awards 1969 - Ephemera

    Pamphlet of the American Institute of Architects Honor Awards, 1969, in which the Mill Valley Library on Throckmorton Avenue has a page as one of the award winners.

    Record Type: Archive

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