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Title: Harry F. Maidenberg scrapbooks
Collection number: 0069
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Container: 1
Physical Description:
1.0 linear ft.
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1950-1960
Abstract: This collection contains six scrapbooks containing clippings, photographs, and ephemera documenting the early history of California.
The scrapbooks were compiled by Harry F. Maidenberg, who was an insurance salesman in Los Angeles.
creator:
Maidenberg, Harry F., b. 1884
Harry F. Maidenberg was born in Russia in 1884 and moved to Los Angeles as a young child. Maidenberg was an insurance businessman
who began making scrapbooks documenting the history of California in the 1950s.
[Box/folder# or item name], Harry F. Maidenberg scrapbooks, Collection no. 0069, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers
on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers
when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish,
quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
This collection consists of six scrapbooks assembled by Harry F. Maidenberg containing clippings, photographs, and ephemera
documenting the history of California, with an emphasis on Southern California. Also included in the scrapbooks are clippings
pertaining to political events of the period in which they were assembled. Maidenberg also published brochures of historical
anecdotes to distribute among his friends, some of which are included in this collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California, Southern--History--Archival resources
California--History--Archival resources
Clippings
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Archival resources
Photographs
Printed ephemera
Scrapbooks
United States--Politics and government--20th century--Archival resources