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Title: Bill Muster collection
Identifier/Call Number: Bernath Mss 240
Language of Material:
English.
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
7 Linear Feet
(6 cartons, 1 flat oversize box, 11 audiotapes, and 8 motion picture films)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1919-1988
Date (bulk): 1940-1988
Abstract: The collection primarily contains photographs and slides taken by William N. (Bill) Muster, from the time he was in Germany
after WWII, in various parts of the U.S. (mainly the LA area), and trips around the world, often as part of the Society of
American Travel Writers groups.
The collection is open for research.
Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through
the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to
the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator
and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department
of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of
California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is
not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of Item], Bill Muster collection, Bernath Mss 240. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Multiple gifts from Nori Muster, daughter of Bill Muster, 2005-2006.
The collection primarily contains photographs and slides taken by William N. (Bill) Muster, from the time he was in Germany
after WWII, in various parts of the U.S. (mainly the LA area), and trips around the world, often as part of the Society of
American Travel Writers groups. Also included are materials relating to the Muster family, his business career (including
time as an executive with the Muzak company), and interests such as the Delta Queen (an American sternwheel steamboat designated
a National Historical Landmark).
Abbreviations: BM = Bill Muster = William N. Muster, SATW = Society of American Travel Writers.
In UCSB Library Special Research Collections: The Nori Muster Betrayal of the Spirit collection (ARC Mss 28).
In other repositories:
The Story of the Delta Queen Steamboat: A Legislative and Corporate History from the files of Bill Muster, papers held by the Cincinnati Historical Society. An index of the collection is online.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Travel photography
Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Pictorial works
Ansbach (Mittelfranken, Germany)
Athens (Greece) -- Pictorial works
Australia -- Pictorial works
Austria -- Pictorial works
Budapest (Hungary) -- Pictorial works
California -- Pictorial works
Canada -- Pictorial works
England -- Pictorial works
Egypt -- Pictorial works
Germany -- Pictorial works
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Pictorial works
Hawaii -- Pictorial works
India -- Pictorial works
Israel -- Pictorial works
Japan -- Pictorial works
Kenya -- Pictorial works
Liechtenstein -- Pictorial works
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
Mexico -- Pictorial works
Minnesota -- Pictorial works
New Guinea -- Pictorial works
New York (State) -- Pictorial works
New Zealand -- Pictorial works
Paris (France) -- Pictorial works
Portugal -- Pictorial works
Puerto Rico -- Pictorial works
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Pictorial works
Spain -- Pictorial works
Switzerland -- Pictorial works
Turkey -- Pictorial works
Yugoslavia -- Pictorial works
Photographs
Slides (photographs)
Muster, Bill
Muster, Nori J. (Nori Jean), 1956-
Delta Queen (Steamboat)