Finding Aid for the Francis Adelbert Blackburn Papers, 1860-1923
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Finding Aid for the Francis Adelbert Blackburn Papers, 1860-1923
Collection number: 815
UCLA Library Special Collections
UCLA Library Special Collections staff
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- UCLA Library Special Collections staff
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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- Josh Fiala, February 2002
© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Francis Adelbert Blackburn Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1860-1923
Collection number: 815
Creator: Blackburn, Francis Adelbert
Extent:
15 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Francis Adelbert Blackburn (1845-1923) taught high school in San Francisco, California and Old and Middle English at the University
of Chicago. He retired in 1913 and relocated to Hollywood, California. The collection consists of diaries, travel journals,
correspondence, legal papers, sketch books, photographs, family records, and lecture and research notes of Francis A. Blackburn.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Library Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Francis Adelbert Blackburn Papers (Collection 815). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
709377
Biography
Blackburn was born in 1845; BA, University of Michigan; Ph.D, University of Leipzig, Germany; taught high school in San Francisco,
California; taught Old and Middle English, University of Chicago; moved to Hollywood, California after retiring in 1913; died
in 1923.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of diaries, travel journals, correspondence, legal papers, sketch books, photographs, family records,
and lecture and research notes of Francis A. Blackburn. Includes journals from trips in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. Also
includes University of Michigan and University of Chicago memorabilia.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Diaries (Boxes 1-3).
- Journals of various trips (Box 4).
- Legal papers, correspondence, and sketch books (Box 5).
- Class notes, lecture notes, and research material (Boxes 7-15).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Blackburn, Francis Adelbert--Archives.
English teachers--United States--Archival resources.
Diaries.
Box 1
Diaries, 1863-1883 [1882-1883 in shorthand].
Box 2
Diaries, 1884-1901 [1884-1891 in shorthand].
Box 4
Journals of various trips made by Francis A. Blackburn.
Scope and Content Note
Including trips to Europe, walking trips in Germany, excursions to Yellow-stone National Park, Michigan, California, Montana,
the Northwestern United States and the Canadian Rockies.
Box 5
Legal papers, some correspondence, sketch books, family photographs and records, some correspondence, University of Michigan
and University of Chicago memorabilia, expense accounts, and biographical sketch of Francis A. Blackburn.
Boxes 7-15
Class notes and lecture notes (University of Michigan, Chicago, and Leipzig), class records, glossaries and research material
in the Anglo-Saxon Language.
