Preston Sawyer + Ephemera Collection

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About this Collection

This collection of ephemera originated with a substantial contribution from Preston Sawyer (1899-1968). He grew up in Santa Cruz and worked for local newspapers, and wrote the “Santa Cruz Yesterdays” feature in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. While most of his collection is at UCSC, some of his ephemera is at SCPL. The arts is one emphasis of the collection, with a particular focus on movies and movie theatres in the early 20th century.

More recent material in the collection has been added by librarians at SCPL from a variety of sources and donors.

Items in Preston Sawyer + Ephemera Collection

Groovy Midnight Movies, inc. The Love Goddesses

Nickelodeon's address: 214 Lincoln St, Santa Cruz CA 95060 (incongruent with 210 Lincoln St.)
Nickelodeon's tel#: (408)426-7500

Date: Undated
Source: Nickelodeon Theater
Type: Flyer

William Jennings Bryan

This is a clipped newspaper photograph (newspaper unknown, possibly SC Sentinel) informing Santa Cruzians of Bryan speaking at a Chautauqua event.

Date: May 7, 1917
Type: Photograph

Chautauqua Patriotic Year 1917

Notables: the Althea Players, Violet Beasey, Mayflower Beasey, Ruth Freeman, Grace Temple Wheeler, Enid Alexander, Helen Peck, Lou Beauchamp, Ada Roach, William Jennings Bryan, Brooks Fletcher, Thomas Brooks Fletcher, the Marion Ohio Tribune, William…

Date: May 4th, 1917
Type: Program guide

Ku Klux Klan Lecture Invitation

Points of interest:
-Sawyer was 26 at the time this was received, personally unknown if he was working at the Sentinel yet.
-The address might not be accurate/Sawyer's home address.
-One can only be invited to attend, and his inviter remained an…

Date: December 4, 1925
Type: Invitation

If Al Smith were President

A leaflet detailing how the "Knights of the Ku Klux Klan" will not allow Al Smith to enact a number of potential presidential actions he "COULD" do, such as filling positions with Roman Catholics, starting a war with Mexico, and unleashing Roman…

Date: 1927
Type: Leaflet

Oath of Allegiance of Ku Klux Klan

It is the oath of the Ku Klux Klan. It finishes off with a request to question who opposes themselves and an additional request to write in to a P.O. box, implying this is some witless recruiting leaflet.

Date: Undated
Source: Ku Klux Klan
Type: Leaflet

The Taming of the Shrew

An adaptive film of William Shakespeare's comedy. Distributed by Warner's Features Inc.

Date: Undated
Source: San Joaquin Theatre
Type: Leaflet

In the Power of a Hypnotist

The leaflet features a synopsis and five stills of the film. Featuring Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, and Sidney Olcott (a.k.a. Sid Olcott). Distributed by Warner's Features Inc.

Date: Undated
Source: San Joaquin Theatre
Type: Leaflet

WAR! WAR! TO-NIGHT AT THE San Joaquin

The leaflet covers four upcoming films: featuring "The Price of Victory", about the Civil War, plus "The Fickle Freak" and "Hypnotizing Mamie", two comedies.

Date: Undated
Type: Leaflet

TO-NIGHT AT THE San Joaquin

This leaflet speaks of three upcoming films: "The Quality of Mercy", featuring Adele Lane; "Betty in the Lion's Den", a.k.a. "A Moll of the Green Hills in the City", featuring Clara Kimball Young; "Custer's Last Stand", a lecture by A. L. Chapman…

Date: Undated
Type: Leaflet