Finding Aid to the Clifford Park Baldwin Collection MS.781

Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 December 6
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org


Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Clifford Park Baldwin Collection
Creator: Baldwin, Clifford Park
Identifier/Call Number: MS.781
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (4 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1934-1939
Abstract: This collection contains manuscripts by Clifford Park Baldwin, correspondence, hand-drawn maps, notes and photographs from 1934 to 1939.
Language of Material: English .

Acquisition Information

Donations from Clifford Park Baldwin, 1934 September - 1939 September 6; and Frank Parcher, 1952 September.

Biographical Note

Clifford Park Baldwin (1889-1961) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Feb. 14, 1889. Baldwin moved to southern California in 1911 and had homes in Montrose and Carlsbad. He studied painting locally with Jean Mannheim, Paul Lauritz, and George Demont Otis. While on the staff of the Southwest Museum from 1933-41, he illustrated the books Gypsum Cave and Navajo Weaving.
Baldwin died in Oceanside, California on July 3, 1961.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains manuscripts by Clifford Park Baldwin, correspondence, hand-drawn maps, notes and photographs from 1934 to 1939. Includes three typescripts by Baldwin: "Caves and Petroglyphs of California," Saline Valley," and "Cave at Garbanza." The latter includes a newspaper clipping and a map.

Preferred Citation

Clifford Park Baldwin Collection, 1934-1939, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West; MS.781; [folder number] [folder title] [date].

Processing History

Processed by Library staff before 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 December 6, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

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

Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives  and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Typescripts
Panamint Range (Calif.)
Gabrielino Indians
Manuscripts
Petroglyphs -- California
Cave at Garbanza Saline Vallley
Maps
Caves and Petroglyphs of California
Correspondence
Photographs
Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.)
Saline Valley (Calif.)