San Diegans Who Made an Impact in 2011
From music to medicine and books to basketball, San Diegans put forth plenty that drew the world’s eye
Jane Kenealy, archivist
Deep in the San Diego History Center’s vaults this January, Kenealy unearthed two Abraham Lincoln documents: an 1841 legal argument handwritten by the Illinois lawyer and an 1865 appointment signed by the United States president. While the archivist is now sorting the diaries of Kate Sessions, the pioneering horticulturist who helped shape Balboa Park, Kenealy will recall 2011 as the year she found the Great Emancipator in San Diego. “How,” she asked, “can you top the Lincoln letters?”
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San Diego History Center (SDHC) is dedicated to helping people of all ages learn about, and enjoy, the history of San Diego, and to appreciate how our past, present, and future are interrelated. It is a museum, education center, and research library founded in 1928. SDHC serves as the region’s largest repository of historical research materials including 2.5 million photographs, tens of thousands of paintings, work of art on paper, decorative arts items, costumes, industrial artifacts and other items that document San Diego’s history.
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