Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: d'Alté A. Welch papers,
Date (inclusive): 1925-1969
Collection number: 1407
Creator:
Welch, d'Alté A. (d'Alté Aldrich), 1907-1970
Extent: 19 boxes (9.5 linear ft.)
29 cartons (29 linear ft.)
15 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: d'Alté A. Welch (1907-1970) was a biologist and collector of children's books. His publications include
A bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821 (1972) and
A bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1831 (1973?). The collection consists of research material compiled by d'Alté Welch on children's book collections, including
microfilm, photographic negatives, card files, photocopies, correspondence, book dealers catalogs, offprints and selected
issues from library journals and bibliographic societies, and notebooks.
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.
Administrative 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.
Restrictions on Access
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], d'Alté A. Welch papers (Collection 1407). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Welch was born on April 9, 1907 in New York City, New York; MA (1931) and Ph.D (1937), Johns Hopkins University; taught biology
at John Carroll University beginning in 1942; became a collector of children's books; publications include
A bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1821 (1972) and
A bibliography of American children's books printed prior to 1831 (1973?); he died on January 4, 1970.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of research material compiled by d'Alté Welch on children's book collections, including microfilm, photographic
negatives, card files, photocopies, correspondence, book dealers catalogs, offprints and selected issues from library journals
and bibliographic societies, and notebooks. Includes photocopies of early children's books, primarily English and American.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Welch, d'Alté A. (d'Alté Aldrich), 1907-1970--Archives.
Biology teachers--United States.
Book collectors--United States--Archival resources.
Children's literature--Research.