The scent of violets, 1966-1968

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The scent of violets, 1966-1968

Printer's copy. Recollections of her childhood in Los Angeles and at Rancho Los Alamitos. Included is background material relating to her family. The manuscript was prepared for publication after Mrs. Dakin's death by Elizabeth Wecter.

1 volume (128 leaves)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7012611

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Wecter, Elizabeth.

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Bixby family.

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Dakin, Susanna Bryant, 1905-1966

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Biography Susanna Bryant Dakin (born Susanna Bryant in 1905) was the daughter of Dr. Ernest Bryant and Sue Bixby. Her maternal grandfather was John W. Bixby, former owner of Rancho Los Alamitos. Dakin attended the elite Marlborough School in Los Angeles, and went on to study at Vassar College, graduating in 1925. She married Richard Y. Dakin in 1930, and raised a family of five children. Dakin had an active interest in writing and Southern Ca...