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Title
Portrait of Susanne B. Wilson
Contributor
Martin & Rita Rowe (photographic studio) (Creator)
Contributing Institution
San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
YWCA of Silicon Valley Collection
Rights Information
Copyright is assigned to the San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Special Collections & Archives. Copyright restrictions may apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact San Jose State University Special Collections & Archives department. http://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-and-archives
Description
A portrait of Susanne B. Wilson. She is wearing a checkered jacket and is facing slightly to the left.
Written on recto: "6." On verso: Stamped in black ink, twice: "Martin & Rita Rowe Photographs. 19042 Tilson Ave., Cupertino 95014. Phone (408) 252-4786." Susanne B. Wilson served as YWCA president from 1967 to 1970, which was a turning point for her. In 1973 she became a San Jose City Council woman and became Vice Mayor. She then spent 12 years on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, rising to Chairwoman. She never forgot the YWCA and in the mid-1980's Wilson helped spark the new headquarters and residence downtown, and drove the multimillion-dollar campaign to build it. From Fran Smith, "Breaking Ground:The Daring Women of the YWCA in the Santa Clara Valley, 1905-2005, " (2005), p. 69.
1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979
Scanned with Epson Perfection V700 photo; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
10 x 8.25 in.
Identifier
islandora:82_425
filename: ywca_1960_156
islandora: 82_425
Language
English
Subject
Young Women's Christian Association
Portraits
Women
Place
California
Relation
YWCA of Silicon Valley Collection

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