copyrighted Marin County Free Library. Anne T. Kent California Room Copyright 2009, Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library
Description
Melville and Fred were born on the 600-acre San Geronimo ranch their grandfather purchased in 1856. At the time of the interview, five generations of Dicksons had lived on the ranch. The brothers describe ranch life, changes in ranching, and struggles over the lean years. They discourse at some length on the Robert Dollar family; their mother was Grace Dollar, the only daughter of Robert Dollar. From 1974 to 1984, Carla Ehat, with partner Anne Kent, and later Genevieve Martinelli, interviewed a broad spectrum of Marin County's long-time residents, from ranchers to politicians, including descendants of early pioneer families. This program was co-sponsored by the Marin County Free Library and the Moya Library in Ross. The resulting archive, consisting of nearly 300 recordings and their corresponding transcriptions, are housed in the Anne T. Kent California Room at the Civic Center branch of the Marin County Free Library.
Oral Histories Ranchers Ranches Land grants--California--Marin County Ehat, Carla Kent, Anne T Dickson, Melville Dickson, Fred Tolson, Grace Katherine Dickson Dickson, William J Dollar, Robert, 1844-1932
Place
Marin County (Calif.) Woodacre (Calif.) San Rafael (Calif.) San Geronimo (Calif.)
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