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Title: R.A. Skelton Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1961-1966
Collection number: 925
Creator:
Skelton, R.A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: R.A. (Raleigh Ashlin) Skelton (1906-1970) was a author and contributor to
British Museum quarterly,
Geographical journal, and
Mariner's mirror. He was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a member of the Royal
Commonwealth Society. His published books include
Decorative printed maps of the 15th to 18th centuries (c. 1952),
Explorers' maps: chapters in the cartographic record of geographical discovery (1958), and
The European image and mapping of America, A.D. 1000-1600 (1964). The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, reproductions of illustrations, and glass negatives
relating to the production of the book,
James Cook, Surveyor of Newfoundland, which has an introduction written by Skelton.
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.
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.
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 David Magee, 1966.
[Identification of item], R.A. Skelton Papers (Collection 925). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233788
Skelton was born in 1906 in Plymouth, England; MA, D. Lit., Cambridge University; Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians, Fellow
of the Royal Historical Society, and member of the Royal Commonwealth Society; contributor to
British Museum quarterly,
Geographical journal, and
Mariner's mirror; published books include
Decorative printed maps of the 15th to 18th centuries (c. 1952),
Explorers' maps: chapters in the cartographic record of geographical discovery (1958), and
The European image and mapping of America, A.D. 1000-1600 (1964); he died in 1970.
Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, galleys, reproductions of illustrations, and glass negatives relating
to the production of the book,
James Cook, Surveyor of Newfoundland, for which Skelton wrote the introduction.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Skelton, R.A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970--Archives.
Geographers--England--Archival resources.
Historians--England--Archival resources.
Manuscripts for publication.