Description
Henry Raup Wagner (1862-1957) collected books and made contributions to the history and bibliography of Latin America as well
as the American West. The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, research notes, and printed material including
his manuscript,
Bibliography of British Economics, 1499-1799.
Background
Wagner was born on September 27, 1862 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; A.B. (1884), LL.B (1886), L.H.D. (1946), Yale University;
D.Litt. (1935), Pomona College; LL.D (1949), University of California at Berkeley; admitted to Missouri bar in 1887 and began
practicing in Kansas City; became member of the executive committee (1918-20), the vice president (1920-21), American Smelting
and Refining Company, New York; began to collect books, and made contributions to the history and bibliography of Latin America
and the American West; member, American Antiquarian Society; published works include Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Around The World: Its Aims and Achievements (1926), Spanish Voyages to the Northwest Coast of America in the Sixteenth Century (1929), and The Grabhorn Press: a Catalogue of Imprints in the Collection of Henry R. Wagner (1938); he died on March 28, 1957.
Extent
4 boxes (2.0 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.