de Saisset Museum

The de Saisset Museum exists in its current state thanks to the bequest of Isabel de Saisset, the last member of a pioneer San Jose/French family who died April 22, 1950. She had no children, so the Museum has served as a continuation of those ideas that she held dear. Before her death she had advised the President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College of her intention to donate a parcel of real estate, located at the northwest corner of Market and Post Streets, and the northeast corner of San Pedro and Post Streets, in the city of San Jose. De Saisset donated the property for the purpose of enabling the President and Board of Trustees to raise funds to defray the cost of erecting a building on the Santa Clara College campus to be known as the "de Saisset Art Gallery and Museum." The architectural style of the building was to be designed to conform to the other buildings on the campus, and was to have the family coat of arms displayed over the main entrance.

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