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Title
Oral History of Elliott & Kent Seymour
Contributing Institution
Mill Valley Public Library
Collection
Mill Valley History Online
Rights Information
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Description
Editor's Note: The transcript of this interview differs from the audio interview. The transcript condenses and re-orders the interview. Kent and Elliott Seymour are twins, born July 10, 1902 in San Francisco. They were raised in Mill Valley, and have lived most of their lives in Mill Valley and Marin County. In the interview, they recount their school years in Mill Valley, and then their attendance at, and degrees from, the University of California at Berkeley. They recalled memories of Mill Valley from the early days, including their experiences with the 1906 earthquake, the streets of Mill Valley, the old railroad station and the trains in Marin. Kent became an insurance and real estate agent, opening an office in partnership with colleagues, married Helen Rosalie Close, and had three children. Elliott became an attorney, in his own practice, married Virginia Kerber, and spent several years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Both are retired as of the date of the interview.
Identifier
1C875060-0167-4D22-AEDD-086942377290
2017.057.001
Subject
1906 Earthquake
Associations
Cagwin, Seymour, and Hamilton
Clubs
College education
College of Marin
Durbrow, Walcott
Earthquakes
Franklin, Christine
Franklin, H. Frederick
Franklin, Jane
Franklin, John
Franklin, Stephen
Guernewood Park
Hamilton, Bill
Hamilton, William A
Insurance Brokers
Kerber, Virginia
Law school
Lawyers
Marin County Republican Central Committee
Masonic organizations
Military service
MV history - Early Mill Valley to 1915
MV history - Interwar years
MV history - WWI and WWII
Oral history - Railways
Railroads
Reynolds, Florence
Roads
Russian River
Seymour, Donna
Seymour, Elliot
Seymour, Helen
Seymour, Jane Elliot
Seymour, Kent
Seymour, Susan Christine
Seymour, Virigina Kerber
Sidewalks
Southern Pacific Railroad
Stations, Railroad
Steam Trains
Tamalpais Park School
U.S. Navy
World War II

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