Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Collection Description
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Carroll and Lorrin Morrison Photographic Collection
Collection number: CSLA-26
Dates: 1889-1964
Collector:
Morrsion, Carroll
Collector:
Morrison, Lorrin
Collection Size:
7 archival document boxes, 1 oversize box
Repository:
Loyola Marymount University. Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90045-2659
Abstract: The Carroll and Lorrin Morrison Photographic Collection, 1889-1964, consists of materials, primarily photographs, collected
by the Morrisons during their tenure as editors of the Journal of the West.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount
University.
Publication Rights
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
The photographs in the Carroll and Lorrin Morrison Photographic Collection collection are made available to researchers for
reference only, since many of these photographs are reproductions of originals held by other institutions. No reproductions
will be made. It is the responsibility of researchers who desire reproductions to contact the holding institution.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder number, Carroll and Lorrin Morrison Photographic Collection, CSLA-26,
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Acquisition Information
In 2002 Carroll Morrison donated these materials to the CSLA Research Collection, with Father Mike Engh, S.J., serving as
intermediary. Accession number: 2002.83.
Collection Description
The Carroll and Lorrin Morrison Photographic Collection, 1889-1964, consists of materials, primarily photographs, collected
by the Morrisons during their tenure as editors of the Journal of the West. Its size is approximately 5 linear feet. In 2002
Carroll Morrison donated these materials to the CSLA Research Collection, with Father Mike Engh, S.J., serving as intermediary.
The photographs of this collection illustrate Los Angeles history from the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth
century. The Morrisons acquired the photographs from many sources, most likely for use in articles published in their journal.
These sources include the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, the University of Southern California, the Huntington
Library, the Historical Society of Southern California, the California Historical Society, and many others. In short, many
of these photographs are reproductions of originals held by other institutions. The photographs in this collection are made
available to researchers for reference only. No reproductions will be made. It is the responsibility of researchers who desire
reproductions to contact the holding institution.
The subject matter of the photographs includes historic sites of Los Angeles, early Southern California families such as the
Pico, Avila and Machado families; Southern California architecture, particularly of the 1920s; Los Angeles industry and factory
life of the early twentieth century; and industrial parks of the middle twentieth century.
Many photographs are reproductions of photographs from the mid to late nineteenth century, originally from such collections
as the the Security Pacific Bank Collection, now in possession of the Los Angeles Public Library. The date of the reproduction
usually cannot be determined, so the date provided is that depicted in the subject of the original photograph. Numerous photographs
include an accompanying descriptive caption, either inscribed on the backside of the photograph or typed on a separate sheet.
In such cases, the caption has been repeated in this guide, enclosed in quotation marks. Where no caption exists, a general
description of the photograph has been provided.
Arrangement
The Carroll and Lorrin Morrison Photographic Collection has been divided into four separate series, based either on the original
order of the materials (when discernible) or subject matter of photographs.
- Series 1: Los Angeles Historical Photographs
- Series 2: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Photographs
- Series 3: Southern California Families Photographs
- Series 4: Frank A. Schilling Photographs
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Schilling, Frank A. (Frank Adam), b. 1885 -- Archives
Journal of the West -- Archives
Architecture -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Photographs
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Photographs