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1913 State Farm Postcard Request Auctioned on E-Bay
With an ending date of December 5, 2008, a 1913 postcard from an Arbuckle tomato grower to the "University Farm" (reproduced here) was placed on auction on E-Bay.
RESEARCH NOTE: Enterprise Online Archives/Indexes Incomplete. Report by John Lofland
Several Davis history-oriented researchers have mentioned to me that the Davis Enterprise online archives/indexes at its web site and also at Newsbank do not include all news items published in the paper. Moreover, there is no warning about this at either site. This story reports a test archive/index search I performed that provides a clear example of this "short-fall." In addition, when asked about the short-fall, the Enterprise editor confirmed that the archive/index is incomplete.
1939 Davis Promotional Flyer Discovered, report by John Lofland
At a Sacramento "postcard and paper" show recently, I discovered a 1939 flyer apparently published by the Davis Chamber of Commerce extolling Davis as "the ideal place in which to make a home and raise a family."
Davis History Traveling Library Exhibit Schedule
The Davis History Research Group (DHRG) announces a new program titled "The Davis History Traveling Library" and its first three public exhibits
Major New Contribution to the Study of Davis History
Texas A&M historian David Vaught has recently published a major new study of the nineteenth century Davisville area.
Davis City Planning History Published
"Davis City Planning 1925-2006" published on the Old North Davis History website.
