Finding aid for the Travel and tourism ephemera collection 7105
Taylor Ytuarte
USC Libraries Special Collections
2020
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Travel and tourism ephemera collection
Identifier/Call Number: 7105
Physical Description:
3.5 Linear Feet
5 Boxes
Date (inclusive): 1896-2013
Abstract: The Travel and tourism ephemera collection consists of materials both informational and commemorative in nature, dating from
the years 1896 to 2013. The contents of the collection are varied in both format and geographic location. The majority of
the material focuses on points of interest in California, with a significant number of items dealing with Los Angeles and
the surrounding areas including information about tourist sites and souvenir booklets and items such as postcards. Additionally,
there are some materials containing travel and tourist information pertaining to sites and locations outside of California
as well as some material which originates outside of the United States.
Language of Material:
English
.
Scope and Contents
The Travel and tourism ephemera collection consists of materials both informational and commemorative in nature, dating from
the years 1896 to 2013. This includes postcards, booklets, pamphlets, flyers, souvenir prints, World Fair and Exposition programs/booklets,
and Olympiad programs from throughout Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California, locations throughout the United States,
and International locales.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
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], Travel and tourism ephemera collection, Collection no. 7105, Regional History Collection, Special
Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were acquired over time from a variety of unidentified sources.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Beaches -- California
California, Southern -- Archival resources
Canada -- Description and travel
England -- Description and travel
Long Beach (Calif.) -- Postcards
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Description and travel -- Archival resources
Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- Archival resources
Outdoor recreation -- California -- Yosemite National Park
Postcards -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Postcards -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
Postcards -- California -- Orange County -- Archival resources
Postcards -- California -- Pasadena -- Archival resources
Postcards -- California -- Riverside County -- Archival resources
Postcards -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Postcards -- United States -- History -- 20th century
San Diego County (Calif.) -- Postcards
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources
Travel
Tourism
United States -- Description and travel -- Archival resources
Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Postcards
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) -- Archival resources
Advertisements
Brochures
Fliers (printed matter)
Pamphlets
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards
Prints
Souvenir programs
Tourist maps
City of Los Angeles
1903 - circa 2010s
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, Folder 1-5, Box 5, Folder 1-2
Box 1, Folder 6
Hollywood
1925 - circa 2010s
Box 1, Folder 7
Santa Monica
1912 - circa 2010s
Box 1, Folder 8
Venice
1903 - circa 1980s
Box 1, Folder 9
Hotels and Restaurants
1916 - 2011
Scope and Contents
Includes menus, restaurant and hotel guides.
Box 1, Folder 10
Postcards
1909 - circa 2000s
Scope and Contents
Postcards depicting various points of interest around the city of Los Angeles, including oversized postcards and postcard
books.
County of Los Angeles
1907 - 2000
Box 2, Folder 1
Santa Catalina Island
1907 - 1941
Box 2, Folder 2
Miscellaneous Cities
1924 - 2000
Southern California
1906 - 2002
Box 2, Folder 3
Beach Cities
circa 1910s - 2002
Box 2, Folder 4
Palm Springs
1925 - circa 1960s
Box 2, Folder 5
San Diego
circa 1920s - 1995
Box 2, Folder 6-7
Miscellaneous Cities
1912 - 2000
Box 2, Folder 8
Postcards
1906 - circa 1970s
Box 2, Folder 9-10
Central California
1915 - 2007
Northern California
1907 - 2004
Box 3, Folder 2
San Francisco
1908 - 1949
Box 3, Folder 3, Box 5, Folder 3
Yosemite National Park
circa 1920s - 2004
Box 3, Folder 4-6
Miscellaneous Cities
1907 - circa 1925
Box 3, Folder 7
California
1905 - circa 2010s
Box 4, Folder 1-3, Box 5, Folder 4
United States
1896 - circa 2000s
Box 4, Folder 4-5
International
1908 - 1940
