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Title	First Century Families
Creator	Foy, Mary Emily, 1862-1962
Date Created	1956
Description	A typewritten essay that describes the establishment and history of the First Century Families of California and the group's annual luncheon. The essay additionally emphasizes the importance of preserving the stories exchanged at these annual lunches because they capture and reveal the great social and cultural changes in Los Angeles over time. Also included are a list of the officers and committee members for the First Century Families and what appears to be a list of members and their corresponding ancestors who were pioneers and early settlers in California.
Historical Background	Mary Emily Foy (1862-1962) was the daughter of two early Los Angeles pioneers, and was the founder of First Century Families, an organization dedicated to preserving the history of Los Angeles' earliest settlers. Foy was also the first woman to serve as the Los Angeles City Librarian, and was actively involved in the fight for women's suffrage.
Physical Description	6 leaves ; 33 x 22 cm
Form/Genre	Manuscripts;
Subject (Name)	First Century Families of California (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History; Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul;
Subject (Topic)	Social history--Societies and clubs--Social aspects; Historical societies--California--Los Angeles; Charitable organizations--California--Los Angeles; Pioneers--Commemoration--California--Los Angeles; Oral history--Preservation; Records--Preservation;
Country of Creation	US
Item/Call Number	Dockweiler Family Collection, 1827-1996 CSLA - 12 Series 1: Family Members, Box 8, folder 19
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Identifier	clloy_231
Collection Identifier	http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6v19r77t
Copyright Status	Public Domain
Copyright Statement	Materials in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Type	text
Language	eng
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
ARK Identifier	http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt438nf2ws
Project note	Funding for a portion of this collection came from a Local History Digital Resource Project grant . The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php

Title	CLLOY_231_PAGE001
Identifier	CLLOY_231_PAGE001
Transcription	FIRST CENTURY FAMILIES Composed by Miss Mary Foy Spontaneous Action This founding of the Annual Luncheon was the result of spontaneous action all around. The whole thing started with a Tea given by the Sisters of Charity to commemorate their many years at their first site at the southeast corner of Alameda Street and Lovers' Lane, since renamed Macy Street. Incidentally, the name, Macy, was for my grandfather, Dr. Obed Macy, who had built a home on the north side of that street opposite the bottom of Olvera Street, and between North Main and Alameda. Railroad development in Los Angeles seemed to call for all property on the east side of Alameda Street between Aliso and Macy for a great Union Station, there now. The Sisters' property was needed for that station. They sold and secured a temporary site on Boyle Blvd., Boyle Heights. (Now called Hollenbeck Heights, I am told.) As soon as possible after moving from their first home the Sisters gave a Tea -- an anniversary for the many years their School and Orphanage had operated in L.A. Incidentally, I would say the location of Boyle Heights north of Seventh Street was temporary only. They are now permanently settled between Boyle Heights and Mission San Gabriel at a place called Garvey, a portion of the old Ranch which had been the property of the late Richard Garvey, Senior. Now for this Tea, the Sisters had broadcast through the Public Press most cordial invitations to all whose families had migrated to Los Angeles, California, before the Sisters had to give up their place. We were all there. Protestant and Catholic -- Jew and Gentile. All were happy. All knew one another; everyone asking everyone why we did not meet more often. The neighborly spirit was -1-
Project note	Funding for a portion of this collection came from a Local History Digital Resource Project grant . The Local History Digital Resource Project is supported by the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information, please visit: http://www.califa.org/lhdrp.php

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