Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Carey S. Bliss papers
- Dates:
- 1905-1990
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, drafts, and research materials related to Carey S. Bliss's Autos Across America: A Bibliography of Transcontinental Automobile Travel, 1903-1940.
- Extent:
- 0.83 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Carey S. Bliss papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Materials related to the research and writing of Carey S. Bliss's Autos Across America: A Bibliography of Transcontinental Automobile Travel, 1903-1940. Includes manuscript and typescript drafts, copies of the first (1972) and second (1982) editions, and correspondence with other scholars and writers. Research materials include magazines, scholarly articles, advertisements, and other ephemera related to automobile travel in the United States.
- Biographical / historical:
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Carey S. Bliss was born in 1914, the son of Leslie Bliss, head librarian of the Huntington Library from 1926-1958. Carey Bliss earned a degree from Pomona College in 1936 and began working as an assistant curator at The Huntington in 1937, serving as Curator of Rare Books until his retirement in 1982. He was an expert on the history of printing and had an interest in camellia cultivation. Carey Bliss was a longstanding member of the Rounce and Coffin Club, and served as the librarian for the Zamorano Club.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Anthony Bliss, November 2001
- Processing information:
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Processed at the time of accessioning by Kelly Kress in August 2023.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged by type of material.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-10 15:19:23 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Carey S. Bliss papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191