Personal belongings of the Crockers, including photographs,
correspondence, jewels, oil portraits, furniture, and ephemera,
are on view on the Museum's second floor. As a prominent
California family, the Crockers supported many social and civic
causes. Judge Edwin B. Crocker (1818-1875) practiced law and
served on the State Supreme Court. He was the brother of Charles
Crocker, one of the "Big Four" railroad barons, and acted as
legal council for the Central Pacific Railroad. In 1885, his
widow, Margaret (1822-1901), fulfilled their shared vision of
creating a public art museum when she presented the E. B.
Crocker Art Gallery and collection to the City of Sacramento and
the California Museum Association, "in trust for the public." -
Judge Edwin Judge Edwin B. Crocker (1818-1875) Edwin Bryant
Crocker was the eldest of five children born to Isaac and
Elizabeth Clark Crocker. He grew up in Troy, New York, and
attended the Rensselaer Institute (now Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute) where he earned a degree in civi