Schweitzer, Melville, 1875-1932.
Biographical notes:
Schweitzer was a member of California Historical Society.
From the description of Melville Schweitzer collection of California miscellany, 1846-1878. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122563670
Biographical Information
Melville Schweitzer was born September 7, 1875. As a businessman, he was involved in the importation of meats from the Far East, first with Schweitzer & Co. and later with F. E. Booth Co. He married his wife, Lolita Heyneman Schweitzer in 1908. They were both members of the California Historical Society. Schweitzer amassed this collection of materials with the intent of donating them to the California Historical Society. Schweitzer died March 11, 1932, in San Francisco, where he had been taken after having a stroke in his Sonoma home.
From the guide to the Melville Schweitzer collection of California miscellany, 1846-1878, (California Historical Society)
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Subjects:
- Volunteer fire departments
- Volunteer fire departments
Occupations:
- Collector
Places:
- California--San Francisco (as recorded)
