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"D",, 1932-1976

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Contains a large collection of one family's Greek American correspondence, during the 1920s-1990s. Specifically, they are a Northern California family (primarily Lodi and Lockeford).

Michael Stamos [born circa 1890?] died of heart disease in [1968?]. By [1972?], Myrtle was married to Nick Diatsos. Her name was Mary Myrtle Diatsos.

The primary correspondent is Myrtle Stamos, who is married to Michael Stamos. Myrtle was a daughter to P.J. Pappas and his wife "Mama". She has 3 sisters: Yanula, Virginia and Helen (married to Frank).

Virginia married

Myrtle has the following children:

Frank William "Bill" Stamos, married to Lorna Dell Stamos (Decker) who was born June 13, 1927 in Sacramento and died February 17, 1993. At times, the family lived in Denver, Colorado and Buena Park, but primarily lived in Lodi. They had 2 daughters

Tommy, Richard, Dinno, Tony (married to Lorna), Esther and Frances.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932-1976

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The collection consists of material primarily in English, with some Greek correspondence.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (12 record cartons)

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
University Library, MS 6039
6000 J Street
Sacramento CA 95819 USA
916-278-6144