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Stevens (Norman D.) collection of word and reading games
LSC.0287  
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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Organization and Arrangement
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Scope and Content
  • Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Norman D. Stevens collection of word and reading games
    Creator: Stevens, Norman D.
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0287
    Physical Description: 4.0 Linear Feet (4 cartons, 1 flat box)
    Date (inclusive): circa 1900-1993
    Abstract: Collection consists of word, card and reading games. Includes such word games as Boggle and Upwards, along with older reading games such as How Silas popped the question.
    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.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Portions of collection unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Source and date of receipt unknown.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Games are arranged according to their call number.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4234032 

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Word and reading games collection (Collection 287). Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
    Reprocessed by Lindsay Chaney, 2015. When this collection was re-processed in 2015, original box labels stated the collection title as "Children's games collection, 1979-" and the collector as Norman D. Stevens.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of word, card and reading games. Includes such word games as Boggle and Upwards, along with older reading games such as How Silas popped the question.

    Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

    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.