Marjorie and Edna R. Webster papers
Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant.
Special Collections & University Archives
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University of California
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Marjorie and Edna R. Webster papers
Date (inclusive): 1928-1973, undated
Collection Number: MS 147
Creator:
Webster, Edna Robb
Creator:
Webster, Marjorie Ellen
Extent:
1.94 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection contains photographs, notes, articles, and other materials from explorer Edna R. Webster and her daughter Marjorie
Webster. The majority of materials in the collection relate to Edna's exploration and study of Mayan ruins on the Yucatán
Peninsula in Mexico, and Marjorie's interest in Atlantis and its possible connection to Mexico.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Marjorie and Edna R. Webster papers (MS 147). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Marjorie and Edna R. Webster papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California,
Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project
was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Biographical Note
Edna Robb Webster was an early explorer of Mayan ruins on the Yucatán Peninsula. She was also an author, writing over 17 published
novels, including an account of her trips to Mexico published in 1973,
Early Exploring in Lands of the Maya.
Her daughter, Marjorie Ellen Webster, was a photographer, writer, artist, and educator. She married archaeologist and architect
Robert Stacey-Judd in 1949.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials related to Edna and Marjorie Webster's exploration and study of Mayan ruins in the Yucatán
Peninsula, including photographs from Edna's visits to multiple Mayan sites in the 1930s, and binders compiled by Marjorie
of photographs and articles related to those sites. The collection also includes materials collected by Marjorie on the legendary
ancient civilization Atlantis, and the possibility of its connection to Mexican ancient civilizations.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically, maintaining original folder titles when possible.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Atlantis (Legendary place)
Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)
Dzibilchaltún Site (Mexico)
Explorers
Mayas
Uxmal Site (Mexico)
Yucatán Peninsula
Genres and Forms of Materials
Black-and-white photographs
Clippings (information artifacts)
Notes
Box 1, Folder 1
Ancient Mediterranean Research Association
1973
Box 1, Folder 2
Atlantis - Articles and Newspaper Clippings
1951-1973
Box 1, Folder 3
Atlantis - Notes and Other Documents
1972, undated
Box 1, Folder 4
"Atlantis - Old Chichen, High Priest Grave"
1928-1968
Box 2, Folder 1
Atlantis Restaurant - Menus and Information
undated
Box 1, Folder 6
"Dzibilchaltun - The Cenote"
circa 1959
Box 1, Folder 7
"Dzibilchaltun: The City"
circa 1959
Box 1, Folder 8
Dzibilchaltun - Notes
1959
Box 1, Folder 9
Early Exploring in the Lands of Maya - Photographs
1928-1973
Box 1, Folders 10-11
Edna Robb Webster - Photographs
1930-1936
Box 1, Folder 12
"Found: A Key for the Maya Arch" by Edna Robb Webster
1951
Box 1, Folder 14
Sorrento - Imperial Hotel Tramontano
1962
Box 1, Folder 15
Tzompantli - Chichen Itza
circa 1930
Box 1, Folder 17
Uxmal - Notes and Legends
1967
Box 1, Folder 18
"Uxmal: Nunnery"
1930-1964
Box 2, Folder 2
Uxmal - Pyramid Photograph
undated
