Finding aid for the John F. Merritt Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collection 7103

Bo Doub
USC Libraries Special Collections
2020 January
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu


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 .

Content Description

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.

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

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.

Preferred Citation

[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.

Additional collection guides

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

Box 1, Box 2, Folder 1, Box 5, Folder 1-2

Pasadena / Arroyo - ephemera and publications

 

Ephemera

Box 2, Folder 3

Greater Southern California

Box 2, Folder 4

Greater California / Coast

Box 2, Folder 5

Other USA

Box 2, Folder 6-7

Los Angeles

Box 2, Folder 8

The Adventures of Fat Freddy's Cat

Box 3, Folder 1-2

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

Box 3, Folder 3

The Realist [newspaper]

Box 3, Folder 4

Ramparts [magazine]

Box 3

Souvenir folders

 

Binders of postcards

Box 3, binder 1

Citrus Belt

Box 4, binder 1

Greater Los Angeles / Coastal and Desert

Box 4, binder 2

Pasadena and Environs

Box 4, binder 3

Los Angeles Basin

General

"L.A. to Malibu to San Fernando to San Pedro & Long Beach"
Box 4, binder 4

[Untitled binder]

Box 5, Folder 3

"The Shasta Route in All of Its Grandeur: A Scenic Guide Book" [illustrations]

Box 5, Folder 4

Produce crate labels