Finding Aid to the Jeanne C. Smith Carr Collection MS.556

Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 October 5
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org


Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Jeanne C. Smith Carr Collection
Creator: Shoop, C. F.
Creator: Carr, Jeanne C. Smith
Identifier/Call Number: MS.556
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1903-1962
Abstract: This collection includes a hand-written manuscript by Jeanne Carr, articles by C. F. Shoop from 1959 and 1962 on Carr scholar Frank T. Thompson and his research on the Carr home, a 1951 article by Thompson, and a Jeanne Carr obituary newspaper clipping from 1903.
Language of Material: English .

Processing History

Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Final processing and finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 5, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a hand-written manuscript by Jeanne Carr entitled "The First Families of California," undated; articles by C. F. Shoop from 1959 and 1962 on Carr scholar Frank T. Thompson and his research on the Carr home, Carmelita, and Jeanne and Ezra Carr; an article titled "Emerson and Etienne Geoffroy St. Hilaire" by Thompson, 1951; and a Jeanne Carr obituary newspaper clipping, 1903.

Acquisition

Carr manuscript donated with the George Wharton James collection, 1939-1940. Other materials assembled by Library staff.

Preferred Citation

Jeanne C. Smith Carr Collection, 1903-1962, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.556; [folder number] [folder title][date].

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Conditions Governing Access

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

First Families of California
Clippings
Obituaries
Emerson and Etienne Geoffroy St. Hilaire
Manuscripts
California -- History
California -- Biography
Carr, Ezra S. (Ezra Slocum)
Thompson, Frank T
Muir, John
Jackson, Helen Hunt
Serra, Junípero