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Stephens Family Papers

Owning Institution: Oakland Public Library, African American Museum and Library at Oakland

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The Stephens Family Papers consists of photographs and ephemera documenting Stephens Restaurant, Virginia's winning entry in a 1915 newspaper contest, and Virginia Stephens Coker's achievements as a lawyer. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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37 items found in this collection

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Advertisement for Stephens' Restaurant
Advertisement for Stephens' Restaurant
Collage of photographs, William Stephens and Stephens' Restaurant
Exterior of Stephens' Restaurant
Exterior of Stephens' Restaurant
Graduation portrait of Virginia Stephens
Group of men standing in front of Stephens' Restaurant & Lunch Room
Group of men standing in front of Stephens' Restaurant & Lunch Room
Interior of Stephens' Restaurant
Interior of Stephens' Restaurant
Interior of Stephens' Restaurant
Interior of Stephens' Restaurant
Letter from Charles C. Moore to Virginia Stephens re: "Jewel City"
Letter from J.S. Francis, re: civil rights bill
Letter from William Stephens to G.E. Sheldon, re: housing discrimination
Pacific Grove School report of Virginia Stephens for the school year 1914-15-16
Pacific Grove School report of Virginia Stephens for the school year 1916-17-18
Photograph of Panama-Pacific Exposition
Portrait of Buster Johnson
Portrait of Pauline Stephens
Portrait of Virginia Stephens
Portrait of William Stephens
Portrait of William Stephens
Stephens' Restaurant Armistice Day dinner menu
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