Huntington Library Aeronautica Collection: Prints and Ephemera, 1762-1940, bulk 1780-1850
Series II. Loose prints and ephemera, 1762-1940 and undated
- Extent:
- approximately 411 items
- Scope and content:
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The contents list for this series provides basic descriptions of the more than 400 loose and matted prints and ephemera contained in the collection and captures each itemβs call number, item title, and, when known, date, artists, printer credit lines, and acquisition information. This list provides a preliminary inventory, and artist and printer names have not been standardized. Within the item notes, item type is identified broadly and the majority of images are listed simply as prints (though specific items incorporate intaglio, planographic, and relief printing techniques and include wood engravings, woodcuts, etchings, engravings, mezzotints, aquatints, and lithographs) or broadsides (though specific items include small advertisements, handbills, programs, and leaflets).
The items described in the contents list below are contained within the following call numbers: pri470 (Boxes 1-5), pri472 (Boxes 1-5), pri475 (Boxes 1-3), RB 3135, RB 3277, RB 4169, RB 4183, RB 4184, RB 4231, RB 10015 (Boxes 1-2), RB 72759-72762, RB 182143, RB 206395-206403, RB 240367, RB 646538, and RB 646539.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquisition information, when known, is included at the item level.
- Arrangement:
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Individual items within the series are arranged numerically by call number and listed in the following format:
Call number. Item Number. Title, Date.
- [item information]
- Artist(s)
- Printer/publisher inscription text
- Acquisition information
- Physical description:
- in 14 flat-top boxes, 2 portfolio boxes, and 22 oversized folders
Contents
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191