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Lemon Grove (Calif.)--History--Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Lemon Grove Chamber of Commerce Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0034
Scope and Contents The Lemon Grove Chamber of Commerce Records (1922-1975) document the operation and activities of the Chamber, with an emphasis on community upkeep and development.  The files consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial statements, maps, surveys, committee files, and reports.  The collection is divided into six series:  Board of Director Minutes (1937-1972), Committee Files (1947-1958), General...
Dates: 1922-1975

Agnes Osgood Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0180
Scope and Contents The Agnes Osgood Collection documents her involvement as a community activist in the San Diego area, with a particular focus on the Lemon Grove community. The collection is comprised of correspondence, employee business cards, newspaper clippings, Congregational church membership documentation, and documentation detailing the history of Lemon Grove. Highlights of the collection include letters to Osgood from Project Concern's South Vietnamese branch during...
Dates: 1894-1977; Majority of material found in 1960-1975

Anthony F. Sonka Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0242
Scope and Contents The Anthony F. Sonka Papers (1906-1972) document Sonka's business activities in Lemon Grove, including his role with the Lemon Grove Chamber of Commerce. Of particular interest is an anecdote of the famous Hatfield Flood (1916) in the Tony Sonka Day file, and Sonka's involvement with the installment of Lemon Grove's giant lemon. Arranged alphabetically, the collection includes correspondence, photographs, golf score cards, membership cards, a Padres ticket...
Dates: 1906-1972