Edith Daley
Long-time San Jose librarian. Edith deserves much more credit for her time as a columnist and writer for the San Jose Evening News through 1922 where she wrote colorful and in-depth articles on local industries. Even though these were intended as flattering portraits, the articles give significant color and detail about local plants.
Edith also wrote the War History of Santa Clara County summarizing life in San Jose during World War I, and wrote a book of poetry entitled "The Angel in the Sun".
Articles
Among others:
July 14, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Richmond Chase Cannery.
July 14, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Hunt Brothers Packing Company.
July 16, 1919 San Jose Evening News: California Cooperative Canneries.
July 19, 1919 San Jose Evening News: George N. Herbert Packing Company cannery.
July 22, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Bisceglia Brothers.
July 23, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Pratt-Low Preserving Company.
July 24, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Salsina Canning Company. "Salsina isn't a man's name. I know because I inquired for him..."
July 25, 1919 San Jose Evening News: J.F. Pyle Canery.
July 29, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Joan Benett, nine year old acres]].
July 30, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Catherine Comstock, painter, sister in law of W.S. Matthew Jr.
July 31, 1919 San Jose Evening News: California Packing Corporation Plant #4 at Seventh and Taylor.
August 1, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Alba Canning Company, with Anthony and Gaspare Greco. Also mentions a past column on Salsina.
August 2, 1919 San Jose Evening NEws: 5 year old rock-throwing juvenile delinquent.
August 4, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Toma-Butter Soon to Appear on Every Table. (Greco Canning Company)
August 5, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Notre Dame College has its 60th anniversary.
August 6, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Wired Washer Cleans fruit at Flickinger's. (Image reversed in Google News Archive)
August 8, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Shaw Family Cannery. "I spelled 'science' with a capital letter purposely. You would, too, after visiting the most delectably enticing place in a valley 'so full of a number of things', mostly caneries - that 'I'm sure we should all be as happy as Kings' used to be!"
August 11, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Contadina Co. Packs Many 'Love Apples'.
August 12, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Arch-Bishop in Beautiful Rite for McLaughlin]
August 13, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Edith Daley Sums Up S.J. Canning Plants.
August 14, 1919 San Jose Evening News: Tells Pitiful Tale of Home Squalid, Dirty.
August 15, 1919 San Jose Evening News: American Can Girls Are a Triumph for Sex.
July 19, 1921 and July 20, 1921 San Jose Evening News: Pacific By-Products Company, Stanley Hiller, and Louis Clark.
[September 18, 1922] and [September 19, 1922] San Jose Evening News: WInchester Mystery House.
Articles that ought to have been written by her
There are a few articles without by-lines that almost seem in the Edith Daley voice:
August 6, 1928 San Jose Evening News article on Larson Ladder. Unlikely to be Edith's work, but worth including in this list.
"Pretty Feet Defeat SP"