| Title: |
Catharine Pixley Robson
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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: |
Catherine is the granddaughter of William Pixley, who was the brother of Frank Pixley, an early California pioneer and creator of the San Francisco periodical, The Argonaut (1877-1958). Catherine discusses early residents in Corte Madera, including Captain John Van Reynegon. and early Marin and Corte Madera land holders including the Pixleys, Reeds, William Colemans, Forbes, McCues and Chapmans. Catherine also describes her grandparents’ life at their Owl’s Wood farm in Corte Madera.
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| URL: |
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/oralhistories/cpixleyrobsonft.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1975 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Robson, Catharine Pixley, 1909-1986
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1909
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Age at speaking: |
66
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| Document date: |
10-Sep-1975
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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: |
OHI0029618-32849
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