Gillis Family collection.

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Gillis Family collection.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/678169367

Valentines, postcards, and souvenirs associated with the Gillis family along with a wide assortment of paintings, photos, property title books, and other items whose connection to the family is unknown.

4 manuscript boxes; 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 3 in.1 archival box; 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 in.

California state library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7968835

California state library

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Gillis, J. L. (James Louis), 1857-1917

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James Louis Gillis was born in Richmond, Iowa on October 3, 1857. His family journeyed to California in 1861 and settled in Sacramento six years later. After a brief period in San Jose, and 22 years of employment with the Sacramento Valley Railroad, Gillis held positions with various state agencies until his election as California State Librarian in 1899. Known for numerous innovations during his tenure, Gillis remained State Librarian until his death in 1917. James Wils...

Gillis, Emily.

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Gillis, Mabel Ray.

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Mabel R. Gillis was born in Sacramento, California on September 24, 1882, and graduated from U. C. Berkeley in 1902. Two years later her father, State Librarian James L. Gillis, asked her to join the staff of the California State Library as an assistant in the Extension Department. In this capacity she greatly expanded the library's services to the visually impaired. Upon the death of her father in 1917, Mabel was promoted to Assistant State Librarian; under this position one of her responsibili...

Gillis, Ruth, 1935-

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