Manuscript Collections
Davis Family Papers
Collection Number: D-442
- Extent
- 8.2 linear feet
- Biography
- Walter Mangum Davis and Oma Bennett Davis had three children: Walter Jefferson (1903-1940), Oma Bennett (1907-2006), and Elizabeth Catherine (1909-1996). The Davis Family owned a citrus and olive orchard in Fair Oaks, California.
- Description
- Family correspondence, photographs, account books and date books.
- Inclusive Dates
- 1841-2003.
- Subject
- California History
- Access
- Many collections are stored offsite and need to be retrieved for your research visit. To begin the request process, researchers should e-mail speccoll@ucdavis.edu at least five business days before visiting. Please wait for confirmation that the collection is available before visiting.