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Finding Aid for the Maxwell Hunley Rare Books records, 1952-1967
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Title: Maxwell Hunley Rare Books records
Date (inclusive): 1952-1967
Collection number: 1481
Creator: Maxwell Hunley Rare Books
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: This collection consists of the records of the firm Maxwell Hunley Rare Books, Beverly Hills, CA. The collection includes
correspondence, both business and personal; records of customers' collecting interests; invoices of sales and of Hunley's
purchases from other dealers; and other business records. The bulk of the papers date from 1963-1967.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging 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.
Partially processed by Lilace Hatayama, 1986. Fully processed by Helen McManus in the Center for Primary Research and Training
(CFPRT), with assistance from Kelley Wolfe Bachli, 2008.
[Identification of item], Maxwell Hunley Rare Books records (Collection 1481). Department of Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233384
Maxwell Hunley Rare Books was an antiquarian bookselling firm located on Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California.
Hunley specialized in Americana and modern first editions. He maintained jovial relationships with his customers and friends,
as evidenced in both his business and personal correspondence. In 2002 the Zamorano Club published an interview with Hunley,
in limited edition, entitled
A true and authentic account of the life of the distinguished bibliophile and bookseller Maxwell Hunley, Esq.: as heard from
his own lips.
This collection consists of papers from the firm Maxwell Hunley Rare Books, primarily covering the years 1963-1967. It includes
correspondence, both business and personal; records of customers' collecting interests; invoices of sales and of Hunley's
purchases from other dealers; and other business records.
Files are arranged alphabetically by subject. Where possible, items within each file are arranged in chronological order,
with undated materials in alphabetical order at the back of the file.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Maxwell Hunley Rare Books--Archives.
Antiquarian booksellers--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Hunley, Maxwell.