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Chambliss (Carlson R.) Collection
MS.137
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
William H. Hannon Library, Archives & Special Collections, Manuscripts
Title: Carlson R. Chambliss Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.137
Physical Description:
1.09 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1929-2005
Language of Material: English
Abstract: Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss is a professor emeritus who taught astronomy and is also an active philatelist. This collection consists
of postal material issued in Vatican City, including stamps, aerogrammes, and postcards.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Carlson R. Chambliss. Accession numbers: 2017.44; 2019.39
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon
Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
[Identification of item], Series number, Box and Folder number, Carlson R. Chambliss Collection, MS 137, Department of Archives
and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Dr. Carlson R. Chambliss was born in 1942 in Boston. He received an A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1962, and a Ph.D.
from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. Chambliss is professor emeritus of astronomy at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Chambliss is also an active philatelist and over the years has formed a large holding of stamps and postal material of
the Vatican City State.
Items are arranged into two different series separated by item type: Postage Stamps and Postal Stationary. Postal Stationary
is further broken into two subseries: Aerogrammes and Postcards.
This collection consists of postal material issued in Vatican City, including stamps, aerogrammes, and postcards.
Additional processing and description by Rachel Wen-Paloutzian.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Postage stamps
Vatican Palace (Vatican City)