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Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University"},{"label":"Language","value":"eng"},{"label":"Collection Location","value":"Dockweiler Family Collection, 1827-1996 CSLA - 12 Series 1: Family Members, Box 8, folder 19"},{"label":"Subject","value":"Social history--Societies and clubs--Social aspects; Historical societies--California--Los Angeles; Charitable organizations--California--Los Angeles; Pioneers--Commemoration--California--Los Angeles; Oral history--Preservation; Records--Preservation; "},{"label":"Object Identifier","value":"LML_CSLA-12-00551"},{"label":"Physical description","value":"6 leaves ; 33 x 22 cm"},{"label":"Names","value":"First Century Families of California (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History; Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul; "},{"label":"Note","value":"Mary Emily Foy (1862-1962) was the daughter of two early Los Angeles pioneers, and was the founder of First Century Families, an organization dedicated to preserving the history of Los Angeles' earliest settlers.  Foy was also the first woman to serve as the Los Angeles City Librarian, and was actively involved in the fight for women's suffrage."},{"label":"Description","value":"A typewritten essay that describes the establishment and history of the First Century Families of California and the group's annual luncheon. The essay additionally emphasizes the importance of preserving the stories exchanged at these annual lunches because they capture and reveal the great social and cultural changes in Los Angeles over time. Also included are a list of the officers and committee members for the First Century Families and what appears to be a list of members and their corresponding ancestors who were pioneers and early settlers in California. "},{"label":"Creator","value":"Foy, Mary Emily, 1862-1962"},{"label":"Title","value":"First Century Families"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1956"},{"label":"Type","value":["Manuscripts"]},{"label":"Rights","value":"https://library.lmu.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/"}],"description":"First Century Families","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/50f737b6-f90b-48ae-a123-c3593d14902f/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"LML_CSLA-12-005510001","height":6000,"width":3944,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/46134b6d-8daf-40fc-84d1-c3ff6773e19a/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/tif","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/46134b6d-8daf-40fc-84d1-c3ff6773e19a","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":2048,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":6000,"width":3944},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/50f737b6-f90b-48ae-a123-c3593d14902f/canvas/_1","metadata":[{"label":"Sponsorship","value":"Funding for a portion of this collection came from a Local History Digital Resource Project grant . The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php"},{"label":"Transcription","value":"FIRST CENTURY FAMILIES  Composed by Miss Mary Foy    Spontaneous Action       This founding of the Annual Luncheon was the result of spontaneous action all around. The whole thing started with a Tea given by the Sisters of Charity to commemorate their many years at their first site at the southeast corner of Alameda Street and Lovers' Lane, since renamed Macy Street. Incidentally, the name, Macy, was for my grandfather, Dr. Obed Macy, who had built a home on the north side of that street opposite the bottom of Olvera Street, and between North Main and Alameda.       Railroad development in Los Angeles seemed to call for all property on the east side of Alameda Street between Aliso and Macy for a great Union Station, there now. The Sisters' property was needed for that station. They sold and secured a temporary site on Boyle Blvd., Boyle Heights. (Now called Hollenbeck Heights, I am told.) As soon as possible after moving from their first home the Sisters gave a Tea -- an anniversary for the many years their School and Orphanage had operated in L.A. Incidentally, I would say the location of Boyle Heights north of Seventh Street was temporary only. They are now permanently settled between Boyle Heights and Mission San Gabriel at a place called Garvey, a portion of the old Ranch which had been the property of the late Richard Garvey, Senior. Now for this Tea, the Sisters had broadcast through the Public Press most cordial invitations to all whose families had migrated to Los Angeles, California, before the Sisters had to give up their place. We were all there. Protestant and Catholic -- Jew and Gentile. All were happy. All knew one another; everyone asking everyone why we did not meet more often. The neighborly spirit was    -1- "},{"label":"Source","value":"Department of Archives & Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University"},{"label":"Digital Identifier","value":"LML_CSLA-12-005510001"},{"label":"Title","value":"Page 1"},{"label":"Object identifier","value":"LML_CSLA-12-00551"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/46134b6d-8daf-40fc-84d1-c3ff6773e19a/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/50f737b6-f90b-48ae-a123-c3593d14902f/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"LML_CSLA-12-005510002","height":6000,"width":3936,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/624cea6f-0826-4283-9c92-fbbc372a57f6/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/tif","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/624cea6f-0826-4283-9c92-fbbc372a57f6","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":2048,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":6000,"width":3936},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/50f737b6-f90b-48ae-a123-c3593d14902f/canvas/_2","metadata":[{"label":"Sponsorship","value":"Funding for a portion of this collection came from a Local History Digital Resource Project grant . The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php"},{"label":"Transcription","value":"rampant, and before long all sorts of plans and suggestions were being offered. It seemed like a solution when someone called to Miss Mary Foy who was in the group. The call was something like this: \"\"Miss Mary Foy -- You know us all -- You really know everybody. That is what you get for being City Librarian so long, as well as a teacher now in the High School. Now matter how, but we know you know us all -- so, won't you get us together once in a while\"\" -- and Mary Foy promised.    The Run-a-way Party       In due time, 1938, as many of us had come to hope, we might succeed in drawing pioneer families generally interested. I called Mrs. Charles Masson and suggested we meet the following Monday for luncheon at the Women's Athletic Club to talk seriously over the situation. Mrs. Masson suggested several others who could help if interested. We interviewed these over the phone and found them not only interested, but all seemed to know others who would be glad to talk over the possibilities with us. The House Committee at the Club agreed to give us a table in the Patio. First suggestion was for self service in the Patio for ten, which quickly grew to two tables. The Committee rebelled, -- one table in the Patio, -- at most two -- no more. Inside of twenty-four hours, it looked as if we might fill the small dining room, but no self service for more than two tables in the small dining room. The upshot of it all was that on the next Monday, when we had planned to have a small meeting at the Shopper's Luncheon, we had the big dining room filled and every place taken, and since that, a luncheon annually. This year on September 24th, 1956, we will celebrate our 18th luncheon.    First Century Families Luncheon Group       For the eighteenth successive year the \"\"First Century Families'    -2- "},{"label":"Source","value":"Department of Archives & Special Collections, William H. 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The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php"},{"label":"Transcription","value":"Committee\"\" is again preparing for the Annual First Century Families' Luncheon. The objective has been to create an occasion for those who have personal memories or family traditions of early Los Angeles to meet together not only to enjoy the programmes, but also to take steps for recording these stories of the \"\"Old Era\"\" under the sovereignty first of Spain and then of Mexico, followed by stories of the \"\"New Era\"\" under the sovereignty of the United States.       In getting together annually to listen to old tales we then record the findings, in order to hold them available not only because of our personal interest in the stories but to insure the stories being passed on down through future generations and stored with those institutions in Southern California prepared to care for manuscripts over long periods of time. Most of us have been too close to what has been going on to really understand its significance. Here we are living where from generation to generation -- perhaps we would better say \"\"from decade to decade\"\" -- the changes are tremendous.        Some day a great genius may break in upon the scene and will proceed to explain to the readers of his day what brought about these great changes. Suppose such a writer were to attempt to explain to the readers of his decade in what ways were we different and what brought about the elements which made life so different as the decades passed. Once they walked from place to place. When horses became available every man had his horse. Then steady oxen were trained to pull carretas and whole families could go from place to place in these primitive equipages. Stages, buses and trains followed. In our time came the automobile and now the airplane.       In the days of '49 many covered wagon trains made the crossings from the Missouri River in nine months. Now on an airplane you can lease [sic] Los Angeles at daylight and reach New York or Washington City    -3- "},{"label":"Source","value":"Department of Archives & Special Collections, William H. 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The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php"},{"label":"Transcription","value":"for luncheon.       In Los Angeles last year it was reported that there were 200 more children at school each Monday morning than left the schools on the Friday afternoon before.       We are living in the midst of tremendous change. Let us leave records.    -4- "},{"label":"Source","value":"Department of Archives & Special Collections, William H. 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The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php"},{"label":"Transcription","value":"FIRST CENTURY FAMILIES  OFFICERS    Miss Mary E. Foy, Chairman Emeritus  Mrs. Charles M. Masson, General Chairman  Mrs. Samuel L. Kreider, Secretary-Treasurer  Mrs. John C. Wolfskill, Patronesses Chairman  Mrs. Josephine M. D. Stokes, Reservation Chairman  Mrs. William K. Young, Publicity Chairman    COMMITTEE  Mrs. Charles M. Masson  Mrs. Samuel L. Kreider  Mrs. John C. Wolfskill  Mrs. Charles E. Benton  Mrs. Marco R. Newmark  Mrs. James W. Montgomery  Miss Marguerite Winston  Mrs. Josephine M. D. Stokes  Mrs. Mary H. Brill  Mrs. William Kenyon Young  Mrs. Florence D. Schoneman  Mrs. Rose K. Bennett  MRs. Eleanor Johnson  Mrs. Thomas E. Workman "},{"label":"Source","value":"Department of Archives & Special Collections, William H. 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The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php"},{"label":"Transcription","value":"FIRST CENTURY FAMILIES   1956 [handwritten in blue ink]    Junior Hostesses:  Antecedents:  1. Mrs. Trent G. Anderson, Jr.  Wolfskill-Solano  2. Mrs. Eugene Bataille   Shafer  3. Mrs. Robert E. Benton  Dunkelberger  4. Mrs. James J. Bernard  Bernard - Shafer  5. Mrs. Thomas Brant, Jr.  Duque - Brant  6. Mrs. Robert K. Byerts  John Francis Stark  7. Mrs. Otis Chandler   Brant  8. Mrs. Thomas P. Cullen,Jr. [sic] Cullen  9. Mrs. Daniel Champan   Chapman  10. Mrs. Robert Craig   Meyler  11. Mrs. Robert Davidson  Bernard - Burkhard  12. Miss Julia Dockweiler  Dockweiler  13. Mrs. John Dillon   Brant - Bayly  14. Mrs. Frederick Dockweiler  Scully - Dockweiler  15. Mrs. James H. Forgie  Shafer  16. Mrs. Richard Janeway  Workman  17. Mrs. James H. Harding  Bernard - Kaya  18. Mrs. Arnold Kapan   Mellus  19. Mrs. John R. Lindley  Perry - Modini Woods  20. Mrs. Robert Liechti   Sepulveda  21. Mrs. Hugh Livingstone Macneil Slauson  22. Mrs. Constance Clarke Martin Clarke  23. Mrs. Samuel Schnitzer  Hellman  24. Mrs. Frank Strayer   Weyse - H. D. Barrows  25. Mrs. Richard Variel   Variel  26. Mrs. David G. Wolfskill, Jr. Wolfskill  27. Mrs. Henry Workman   Jones "},{"label":"Source","value":"Department of Archives & Special Collections, William H. 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