| Title: |
Martha Foster Abbot
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Marin County Free Library. Civic Center Branch. Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Collection: |
Carla Ehat Oral History Program for the Anne T. Kent California Room
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| Description: |
Martha is the daughter of philanthropist and early San Rafael pioneer businessman Arthur William Foster (1850-1930). Martha was born in 1891 at Fairhills, the family’s 180-acre estate in San Rafael. She shares stories of her remarkable father and his career in the railroad and banking industries. She discusses life at Fairhills and recalls vacations at Sonoma and the Russian River. She describes in detail the interior of Fairhills and talks about family celebrations during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/mfabbotft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1977 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Abbot, Martha Foster, 1891-1987
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1891
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| Speaker place of birth: |
San Rafael, CA; California; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Age at speaking: |
86
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| Document location: |
San Rafael, CA
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| Document date: |
27-Jan-1977
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| Interviewer: |
Ehat, Carla; Kent, Anne
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| Locations discussed: |
California; Marin County, CA; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
California; California--History; Community; Local history; Marin County (Calif.)--History; Marin County, CA; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029586-32810
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