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Copley (Ira C.) "Happy Days" yacht collection
Wyles Mss 200  
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  • Title: Ira C. Copley "Happy Days" yacht collection
    Identifier/Call Number: Wyles Mss 200
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1.33 linear feet (2 half-size document boxes, 1 oversize box)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1926-2005
    Date (bulk): 1928-1936
    Abstract: Materials related to the seagoing diesel yacht "Happy Days," designed for Ira C. Copley (October 25, 1864 – November 1, 1947) American publisher, politician, and utility tycoon, by Cox & Stevens Inc.
    Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is open for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of Item], Ira C. Copley "Happy Days" yacht collection, Wyles Mss 200. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Acquisition Information

    Library purchase, 2014.

    Scope and Content

    Materials related to the seagoing diesel yacht "Happy Days," designed for Ira C. Copley (October 25, 1864 – November 1, 1947) American publisher, politician, and utility tycoon, by Cox & Stevens Inc. Collection contains four photograph albums (with captions) documenting cruises to Scandinavia and Iceland, the West Indies, and Mexico, dating from 1928 to 1936. Materials also include original documentation, specifications, correspondence, photographs, passenger lists, maps, itineraries, and logs.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Yachts -- United States
    Scandinavia -- Pictorial works
    Iceland -- Pictorial works
    West Indies -- Pictorial works
    Mexico -- Pictorial works
    Photograph albums
    Photographs
    Itineraries
    Documents (object genre)
    Maps (documents)
    Passenger lists
    Ships' logs
    Correspondence
    Copley, Ira
    Cox and Stevens