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Brown (Kirby) Collection on California Faience
BANC MSS 2023/222
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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Kirby Brown collection on California Faience
Creator:
Brown, Kirby, 1940-2019
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2023/222
Physical Description:
10.71 linear feet
(7 cartons, 5 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1877-2018
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
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Collection is open for research with the exception of digital materials which are currently in process.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifted to The Bancroft Library by Dr. Kirby W. Brown and his heirs, via Joseph Taylor and Sheila Menzies, agents of the Tile
Heritage Foundation, in 2021.
Kirby Brown was grandson of William V. Bragdon, co-founder and longtime owner of California Faience, a Berkeley ceramic and
tile studio founded by Chauncey Thomas and William V. Bragdon. Brown is the author of the book
California Faience: Ceramics for Cottages and Castles.
Kirby Brown Collection on California Faience, BANC MSS 2023/222, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Arranged at the file level during accessioning. Collection removed from hanging files and re-foldered by Bancroft accessioning
staff. Folders were labeled using information on hanging file tabs. Loose tile with glaze samples were stored in original
boxes and then boxed into one larger archival box.
Kirby Brown's research on Berkeley, California's ceramic and tile studio, California Faience; the company's pottery, tiles,
and glazes; and its founders Chauncey Thomas and William V. Bragdon. Much of Brown's research includes photocopies of original
materials, printouts of research conducted online, and correspondence. Bulk of collection is photocopies and computer printouts.
The files on Chauncey Thomas and William V. Bragdon include photocopies and originals of biographical records, personalia,
and their notes on the ceramic arts and glazing techniques. Also contains original records of California Faience, including
correspondence, ledgers, and samples of ceramic glazes fired on small pieces of ceramic tile. Contains one audiocassette.
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of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
California Faience (1913-1959)
Porcelain -- California
Pottery, American -- California -- 20th century