Foster, A. W. (Arthur William), 1850-1930 |
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role
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Collector |
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dates
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1850-1930 |
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city
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Fairhills |
| state | CA |
| other cities | Antrim, Ireland; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; |
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sex
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historical notes
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Art collector, businessman and broker, a founder of the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy, a philanthropist and founder of the Bank of San Rafael which subsequently became the Crocker Bank.
He was President of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad and Regent of the University of California for 27 years.
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decades
of activity | 1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
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Archives/Repository |
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Collection Details |
Marin County Free Library, Civic Center Branch
Anne T. Kent California History Room |
Oral history: Martha Foster Abott, interviewed by Carla Ehat 1977 |
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