Guide to the Eliot and Hazel Wittenberg Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Eliot and Hazel Wittenberg Collection
Creator:
Wittenberg, Eliot
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.EHW
Extent:
1.17 linear feet
Extent:
962 Megabytes
Date (inclusive): 1943-1945
Abstract: Eliot Wittenberg served in the U.S.
military in China at the close of World War II. The Eliot and Hazel Wittenberg Collection
documents his work as a control tower operator through photographs and souvenir ephemera he
brought back from China.
Language of Material: English
Scope and Contents
The
Eliot and Hazel Wittenberg Collection includes a
photograph album and souvenir embroidered handkerchief and fringed fabric items with dragon
and floral designs. The photographs document Eliot Wittenberg's work as a control tower
operator for the United States Army Airways Communications System in China at the close of
World War II. Wittenberg's photographs were primarily taken in Pengshan and Sian, China, but
some photographs were taken in Hsinching and Kunming. In addition to photographs of his time
in China, there are also images of Bombay and Calcutta, India, the USS General J.R. Brooke,
the Suez Canal, and Colombo, Ceylon [Sri Lanka].
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Hazel Wittenberg, 02/23/2018
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Mallory Furnier, 2019
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Photographs
Textiles
Box 1, Item 1
Embroidered Floral Handkerchief,
ca. 1943-1945
Box 1, Item 2
Embroidered Dragon Fabric with Cream Fringe,
ca. 1943-1945
Box 1, Item 3
Embroidered Dragon Fabric with Blue Fringe,
ca. 1943-1945
Folder
Photograph Album,
1943-1945
