James Mack and Elizabeth Lilienthal Gerstley family papers and photographs 1867-2003, bulk 1910-1985

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James Mack and Elizabeth Lilienthal Gerstley family papers and photographs 1867-2003, bulk 1910-1985

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The collection consists of the papers, scrapbooks, photographs, and photo albums of the family of James Mack and Elizabeth Lilienthal Gerstley. The family papers include some correspondence, a small amount of material from James Mack Gerstley's tenure at Borax, and historical/ biographical materials about the Gerstley and Mack families. There are a few autograph albums and scrapbooks in the collection as well. The bulk of the collection is made up of photographs and photo albums documenting the history of the Gerstley, Mack, Lilienthal, and Sloss families as well as the travels and milestones of James Mack and Elizabeth Gerstley and their children.

Number of containers: 11 cartons, 13 oversize boxes, and 4 oversize folders; Linear feet: 17.2

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Bancroft Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6661516

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Bancroft Library. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

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Judah L. Magnes Museum

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Gerstley, Elizabeth Lilienthal

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Biographical Information James Mack Gerstley (1907-2007) was born in London to James Gerstley and Adele Mack. The Gerstle(y) family can be traced to Ichenhausen, Germany, where the oldest identifiable ancestor appears to be Abraham Gerstle (1740-1796). Abraham's son, Isak Michael Gerstle (1787-1851) married Sara Sofie Weil and had seven children: Abraham, Karoline, Sophie, Handele, Löb, Jette, and Moritz. Löb Gerstle eventually moved to San F...

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Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

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Gerstley, James Mack, 1907-2007.

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James Mack Gerstley and Elizabeth Lilienthal married at the home of Madeleine Russell in Atherton in 1934. In the mid-1930s, James Mack Gerstley started working for the Pacific Borax Company in Los Angeles. By 1950, he had become president of the company, which later became known as U.S. Borax and Chemical Co. The company was cemented in the popular imagination by its 20-mule team, which became an icon of the American West. James Mack and Elizabeth had two children, Ann and Jimmy (James). Gerstl...

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