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1. Helvetia Maurer and Victoria Anderson, Circa 1902 - Print, Photographic

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2. Oral History of Greg Sarris - Oral History

   In this oral history, author, scholar, and chairmen of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Greg Sarris tells the story of his life as a journey of self-discovery and social commitment. Raised in adoptive family in Santa Rosa, Greg did not know about his Coast Miwok/Pomo ancestry until adulthood. Greg recounts how he recovered his tribal identity and, in the process, became a successful author and academic. Greg explains that the historical ...

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3. Oral History of Inez Sollom Mills Purser - Oral History

   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, Hi...

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4. Oral History of Janet Upham - Oral History

   Janet Upham was born in San Francisco in 1927. Her father was Elmer Michael Shapiro, a Russian immigrant who came to San Francisco in 1893. Her mother was Ethel Margare Willis, a native San Franciscan whose mother came from Ireland. Janet's parents met on a blind date at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. Janet's grandfather owned properties in Mill Valley near the Blithedale Hotel, where the young family settled. They eventually moved to a h...

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5. Oral History of Marty Balin - Oral History

   In this oral history, musician and songwriter Marty Balin shares stories from his life at the center of the rock music scene and hippie culture of the 1960s and 1970s. Born in 1942, Marty grew up in both San Francisco and Richmond. He describes himself as having been a very musical child, born with "a song in [his] heart." Marty began his musical career in the San Francisco folk scene. When the clubs he was playing at in the early 1960s did not s...

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6. Oral History of Ray Strong, 1978 - Oral History

   California artist Ray Strong was born January 3, 1905 in Corvallis, Oregon, and was a resident of Mill Valley from 1948 to 1965. He married Elizabeth Rumsey Brown and they had two children, Timothy and Barbara. In this interview, Ray expresses deep admiration for the California landscape, and for the beauty of Mill Valley in particular. Ray's broad, interdisciplinary experiences shine through as he recalls his involvement in projects ranging from...

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