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Judge Paul C. Thorne, date unknown - Print, Photographic

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Oral History of Bob Burton - Oral History

In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley resident and former mayor Bob Burton recounts his life and discusses his involvement in the community. Born in 1930 in New York City, Bob was educated at Fieldston and Yale. After college, he worked for the New York Life Insurance Company, which gave him the opportunity early in his career to transfer to San Francisco. In 1966, Bob moved to Mill Valley with his wife, Elza, and their two children, Kenneth...

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Oral History of Dick Spotswood - Oral History

In this oral history, former Mill Valley City Council member Dick Spotswood gives an engaging account of a life in politics. Born in 1947, Dick situates his story within a larger family history and network of relations that stretch back to colonial Virginia on his father’s side and northwest Italy on his mother’s side. A San Francisco native, Dick first got into politics as president of the Young Democrats at the University of San Francisco, wher...

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Oral History of Doug Ferguson - Oral History

In this energetic oral history, attorney, activist and arch-storyteller Doug Ferguson recounts a remarkable life of political and cultural engagement. Born in Oakland in 1939, Doug attended public schools in Berkeley before attending Harvard as an undergrad and then going to Stanford Law School. Initially drawn to Marin by its rural character, he moved to Sausalito with his wife Jane in the late 1960s, and soon after to Mill Valley where they sta...

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Oral History of Elliott & Kent Seymour - Oral History

Editor's Note: The transcript of this interview differs from the audio interview. The transcript condenses and re-orders the interview. Kent and Elliott Seymour are twins, born July 10, 1902 in San Francisco. They were raised in Mill Valley, and have lived most of their lives in Mill Valley and Marin County. In the interview, they recount their school years in Mill Valley, and then their attendance at, and degrees from, the University of Cal...

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Oral History of Robert Andresen - Oral History

Robert Henry Andresen was born on November 20th, 1915, at St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco. Bob attended Balboa High where he lettered in football, track and tennis, and got a football scholarship to the University of San Francisco. He later transferred to San Mateo Junior College, graduating in 1936. After working as a bellboy on cruise ships he was admitted to Hastings Law School. His first job was at the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance...

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