Santa Cruz, CA. Edwin Wilfred Fields 1906 Financial Diary

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This auction is for a 1906 E. W. Fields Financial Diary. Edwin Wilfred [E.W.] Fields was born in Hampshire, Illinois.  He moved to California and becoming a resident of Santa Cruz, CA. He worked  at the Santa Cruz Sentinel in 1888.  During his time with the Sentinel he gained notoriety for installing new machinery such as a No. 7 Babcock Standard bylinder press and other machinery that expedited printing at the Sentinel. In 1929 Edwin entered an agreement of partnership with F.D. McPherson to become third partner in the “Sentinel Publishing Company” and the “Santa Cruz Morning Sentinel”. He was a part owner from 1921 to 1937. Edwin retired from the printing business.  Edwin passed away in 1948.   Esther Rice (also called Esther Lucille Fields or Esther Fields Rice) was the daughter of Edwin Fields.  She got a  A.B. degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1929.  This information is for the Guide to the Esther Rice and Edwin Fields Collection. Santa Cruz, CA. Edwin Wilfred Fields 1906 Financial Diary.