Mexico Subject Collection

Preliminary arrangement and description by D. Tambo; latest revision A. Demeter
Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
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Guide to the Mexico Subject Collection, ca. 1910-1940

Collection number: Bernath Mss 259

Department of Special Collections

Davidson Library

University of California, Santa Barbara
Processed by:
D. Tambo
Date Completed:
2007
Latest revision:
Oct. 24, 2012
Encoded by:
A. Demeter
© 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Mexico Subject Collection
Dates: ca. 1910-1940
Collection number: Bernath Mss 259
Collection Size: .2 linear feet (1 half-sized document box).
Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Abstract: Collection contains printed ephemera relating to Mexico, including: guidebooks and maps, many of which relate specifically to auto or train travel.
Physical location: Del Norte.
Languages: English

Access Restrictions

None.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

[Item description], Mexico Subject Collection. Bernath Mss 259. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Multiple purchases, 2007.

Scope and Content of Collection

Collection contains printed ephemera relating to Mexico, including: guidebooks and maps, many of which relate specifically to auto or train travel.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Mexico—Maps.
Mexico—Guidebooks.
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico).
Juarez Chamber of Commerce.
National Railways of Mexico.
American Automobile Association.
Pemex Travel Club.
Mexico. Dirección General de Turismo.
Mexican Central Railway Co.
Rand McNally and Company.
C.S. Hammond & Company.
Fish Printing Company.
Poole Brothers.


 

Guidebooks

Box 1: 1

Juarez, Old Mexico, Juarez: Juarez Chamber of Commerce, ca. 1930

Box 1: 1

Mexico Travel Manual, Mexico D.F.: National Railways of Mexico, ca. late 1930s

Box 1: 1

Official Guide to Mexico of the American Automobile Association, ca. 1939

Box 1: 1

Mexico by Motor, Washington, D.C.: American Automobile Association, ca. 1940

Box 1: 1

Mexico's Western Highways, Mexico City: Pemex Travel Club, n.d.

Box 1: 1

The Inter-American Route, Juarez: Direccion General de Turismo, n.d.

 

Maps

Box 1: 2

Map of Mexico, Mexico City: Mexican Central Railway, ca. 1910

Box 1: 2

The Rand-McNally Indexed County and Railroad Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide of Mexico, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles: Rand McNally & Company, 1914

Box 1: 2

Hammond's Complete Map of Mexico, New York: C. S. Hammond & Company, 1916

Box 1: 2

Mexico: Rand McNally Indexed Pocket Map, Tourists' and Shippers; Guide, Chicago, New York: Rand McNally & Company, ca. 1910s-1920s

Box 1: 2

Mexican Central Railway, Boston: Fish Printing Company, ca. 1920s

Box 1: 2

National Railways Time Tables and General Information, Chicago: Poole Bros., Aug-Sept. 1926