Pictorial Material from the Anna Blake Mezquida Papers, circa 1860 -1965,, bulk , bulk circa 1900-1910

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Summary

Title:
Pictorial material from the Anna Blake Mezquida papers,
Dates:
circa 1860 -1965,, bulk , bulk circa 1900-1910
Creators:
Mezquida, Anna Blake
Abstract:
Collection includes an album of photographs, postcards, and prints from the 1906 earthquake and fire of San Francisco with captions apparently by Anna Blake Mezquida or a family member.
Extent:
1 box (ca. 300 photographic prints, postcards, collotypes, and etchings) and 2 oversize photographic prints 80 digital objects
Language:
Collection materials are in English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Pictorial Material from the Anna Blake Mezquida Papers, BANC PIC 1973.055--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes an album of photographs, postcards, and prints from the 1906 earthquake and fire of San Francisco with captions apparently by Anna Blake Mezquida or a family member. Some show ruins of Blake family home at 808 Hyde Street, and refugee camps. Also present are postcards of the disaster and general San Francisco views. Includes late 19th and early 20th century views from numerous American locations (including Maine), miscellaneous postcards, and two sets of etchings (of scenes related to Hawthorne and Whittier) by W.B. Closson. Three views of Benicia, Calif. are present, including a carte de visite of the "Young Ladies' Seminary, 1854-8" (apparently photographed in the 1860's).

Biographical / historical:

Poet, scenarist, critic, journalist, author of short stories, plays, and books, Mezquida (b. Sept. 1, 1883; d. Mar. 12, 1965) lived her entire life in San Francisco, Calif.

Acquisition information:
Pictorial Material from the Anna Blake Mezquida Papers was given to The Bancroft Library by the Wiltse family on June 8, 1973.
Processing information:

Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2005.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid written by James Eason.
Sponsor:
Funding for creating this finding aid was provided by The Bancroft Library.
Date Prepared:
© 2005
Date Encoded:
Finding aid encoded by Mary W. Elings and Jeanne Gahagan. Date of source: March 2006.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Access Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and does not constitute permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Pictorial Material from the Anna Blake Mezquida Papers, BANC PIC 1973.055--PIC, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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