Description
Adelbert Bartlett was a commercial photographer based in Santa Monica, California, and the director of the Near East Relief
Fund in Los Angeles. The collection contains photographs, negatives, periodicals, scrapbooks, and memorabilia relating to
Bartlett's life as a commercial photographer and to his involvement with the Near East Relief Fund.
Background
Adelbert Bartlett was born in 1887; became a commercial photographer based in Santa Monica, California; his photographs of
the Southern California lifestyle were widely published in the U.S. and abroad; director, Near East Relief Fund regional headquarters
news bureau in Los Angeles; worked for the Fund in Greece, Palestine, and Syria; died in 1966.
Extent
24.0 linear feet
(48 boxes and 21 oversize boxes)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.