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Finding Aid for the Shannon Crandall Papers, 1931-1960
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Shannon Crandall Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1931-1960
    Collection number: 908
    Creator: Crandall, Shannon
    Extent: 21 boxes (10.5 linear ft.)
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: Shannon Crandall (1871- ) was born in Colusa, California. She was president of the California Hardware Company (1918), director of the Security First National Trust and Savings Bank and president, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (1929). The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, printed material, memorabilia, and papers relating to Crandall's career with the California Hardware Company and as president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
    Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of 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, 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.

    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 Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
    • Public Services Division
    • UCLA Library, Department of 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

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Shannon Crandall, Jr., 1965.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Shannon Crandall Papers (Collection 908). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 964559 

    Biography

    Crandall was born on March 25, 1871 in Colusa, California; attended San Francisco public schools; began work in wholesale hardware business in 1887; began affiliation with California Hardware Company in 1897, becoming president in 1918; president, National Wholesale Hardware Association; director, Security First National Trust and Savings Bank; president, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 1929.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, printed material (including nine volumes of hardware catalogs), memorabilia, and papers relating to Crandall's career with the California Hardware Company and as president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Crandall, Shannon--Archives.
    California Hardware Co. (Los Angeles, California)
    Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
    Hardware industry workers--California--Archival resources.