Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Litton Colonial Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1753-1884
Date (bulk): (bulk 1750s-1770s)
Collection Number: Mss 67
Collector:
Litton, Mrs. Richard E.
Extent:
.3 linear feet
(1 oversize box)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Del Sur Oversize.
Abstract: The collection contains letters and documents, mainly from the Colonial period, and apparently acquired from diverse sources.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
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
Litton Colonial Collection. Mss 67. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs. Richard E. Litton, n.d., and purchase, ca. 1988.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains letters and documents, mainly from the Colonial period, and apparently acquired from diverse sources.
Of particular interest is a document re George Washington, signed by John Hancock, 17 July 1776.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
United States.
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Letters (correspondence).
Clippings.
Hancock, John, 1737-1793.
Washington, George, 1732-1799.