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Merritt (John F.) Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collection
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: John F. Merritt Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collection
Creator:
Merritt, John F., 1942-2016
Identifier/Call Number: 7103
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
5 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1899-2005
Date (bulk): 1910-1970
Abstract: A collection of Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collected by John F. Merritt, founder of Californians for Preservation
Action and its successor organization, California Preservation Foundation (CPF). The collection contains postcards, pamphlets,
magazines, produce crate labels, prints, comic books, illustrations, and countercultural political materials created between
1899 and 2005, with the bulk of the collection spanning from 1910 to 1970.
Language of Material:
English
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A collection of Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collected by John F. Merritt, including postcards, pamphlets,
magazines, produce crate labels, prints, comic books, illustrations, and countercultural political materials. The materials
in the collection were created between 1899 and 2005, with the bulk of the material spanning from 1910 to 1970.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder no. or item name], John F. Merritt Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collection, Collection no. 7103,
Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Betty Merritt, December 23, 2019.
Aimee Lind, a family member of the collection's donor and creators, provided an
item-level inventory of the collection in one of its previous arrangements. The box numbers and physical arrangement described in the linked inventory
are no longer accurate.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Agriculture -- California, Southern -- Archival resources
Citrus crate labels -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Fruit crate labels -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Graphic arts -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Postcards -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Postcards -- California -- Pasadena -- Archival resources
Postcards -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Alternative comics
Comic books
Crate labels
Magazines (periodicals)
Memorabilia
Pamphlets
Photographic postcards
Postcards
Printed ephemera
Prints
Merritt, John F., 1942-2016 -- Archives