About Alma de Bretteville Spreckels

Alma de Bretteville Spreckels was a wealthy socialite and philanthropist in San Francisco, California. She was known both as "Big Alma" and "The Great Grandmother of San Francisco". Among her many accomplishments, she persuaded her first husband, sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels, to donate the California Palace of the Legion of Honor to the city of San Francisco.

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Alma de Bretteville Spreckels

American philanthropist (1881-1968)

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Occupation: socialite, philanthropist, art collector
Citizenship: United States
Born: March 24, 1881
Died: August 7, 1968

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