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Historical Study Of The Public Schools Of Lodi, California, From 1852 To 1938, Ralph Morton Wetmore

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The main purpose for such a study as this is two-fold. First, much of the information which is vital to such a collection of historical facts is becoming misplaced or lost. Old-time residents pass away and first-hand knowledge is forever lost. Certain records are destroyed by people not realizing the value of the documents. The longer one waits to collect historical information the more difficult the job becomes. In certain instances it becomes impossible to locate. Thus, of primary interest is the capturing of historical knowledge before it becomes too difficult to find.

Secondly, having one source to which one …