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Author/Creator:Sugg (Family)
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Title:Sugg and McDonald family papers, circa 1850-1973.
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Physical Description:50.1 linear feet (56 boxes)
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Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
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Notes:In English.
Purchased from Robert S. Brennan on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2013.
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Organization:Organized into three series: I. Papers, 1864-1962. II. Photographs, circa 1850-1973. III. Printed Material and Books, 1859-1964.
- Access and use:This material is open for research.
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Biographical / Historical note:The Sugg family and McDonald family were prominent African American families in Sonora, California, 1857-1982. The progenitors of the families were William Sugg (1828-1889) and Mary Elizabeth Snelling Sugg (1839-1915). They had eleven children: Julia "Fannie" Sugg (born circa 1856), Sarah Ann Sugg (circa 1857-1914), Elizabeth Francis Sugg (born circa 1858), Mary Anita Sugg (circa 1859-1917), William Sugg (1862-1908), Rosa Adele Sugg (1865-1941), Napoleon "Poli" Bonaparte Sugg (1867-1944), Alonzo Sugg (circa 1869-1923), Nellie Sugg (1871-1959), Melpomene "Babe" Sugg (1874-1950) and Ernest Alaric Sugg (1876-1952), as well as two grandsons, Earl Sugg McDonald (born 1903) and Vernon "Scoop" Sugg McDonald (1906-1982). In 1857, William Sugg built a three-room brick-faced adobe house at 37 Theall Street in Sonora. In 1984, the Sugg House became a listed property on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Summary:This collection documents the Sugg and McDonald families of Sonora, California, circa 1850-1973. Papers in the collection include correspondence, financial records, school records, recipes, photographs, and scrapbooks, as well as material related to collecting postage stamps. A group of papers documents the relationship between the Sugg family and George W. Nicol, a superior court judge in Tuolumne County, 1891-1922. Photographs in the collection consist chiefly of family portraits and snapshots, as well as examples of news photography created by Vernon McDonald for the Modesto Herald newspaper and Associated Press. The collection also includes books and printed material accumulated by the family.
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Variant and related titles:McDonald (Family)
- Format:Archives or Manuscripts
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Indexes/Finding aids:Finding aid available.
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Cite as:Sugg and McDonald Family Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Subjects:McDonald family.
McDonald, Earl Sugg, 1903-
McDonald, Vernon Sugg, 1906-1982.
Nicol, George W., -1922.
Suggs family.
Sugg, Alonzo, approximately 1869-1923.
Sugg, Elizabeth Francis, approximately 1858-
Sugg, Ernest Alaric, 1876-1952.
Sugg, Julia, approximately 1856-
Sugg, Mary Anita, approximately 1859-1917.
Sugg, Mary Elizabeth Snelling, 1839-1915.
Sugg, Melpomene, 1874-1950.
Sugg, Napoleon Bonaparte, 1867-1944.
Sugg, Nellie, 1871-1959.
Sugg, Rosa Adele, 1865-1941.
Sugg, Sarah Ann, approximately 1857-1914.
Sugg, William, 1862-1908.
Sugg, William, 1828-1889.
Modesto Herald.
African Americans--California--Sonora.
Historic sites--California--Sonora.
Urban African Americans--California--Sonora.
Sonora (Calif.)
Sonora (Calif.)--Social life and customs.
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Genre/Form:Negatives (photographic)
Postage stamps.
Photographic prints.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/11735391