Carpenter (Edwin H.) collection on Lawrence Clark Powell, 1934-1974
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Edwin H. Carpenter collection on Lawrence Clark Powell
- Dates:
- 1934-1974
- Creators:
- Carpenter, Edwin H. and Dawson's Book Shop
- Extent:
- 1.0 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Collection Title (Collection Number). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of correspondence and clippings of Edwin H. Carpenter relating to Lawrence Clark Powell.
- Biographical / historical:
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Carpenter was born on August 21, 1915 in Burlington, Iowa; attended Los Angeles Junior College, 1932-34; AB in English and history, MA (1939) and Ph. D (1949) in history, UCLA; MSLS, University of Southern California, 1950; page, Los Angeles public library, 1935-36; attendant in rare book reading room, Huntington Library, 1946-47; university archivist, UCLA Library, 1950; publications secretary, Huntington Library, 1950-53; bibliographical editor, New York Public Library, 1953-57; indexer, California Historical Society, 1957-60; bibliographer (1960-73) and in 1973, lecturer, Huntington Library; publications include Printers and publishers in Southern California, 1850-1876 (1964) and Early cemeteries of the city of Los Angeles (1973).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Dawson's Book Shop, 1996.
- Processing information:
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- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Dawson's Book Shop
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-23 15:42:19 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Collection Title (Collection Number). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988