Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Baja California Symposia Collection
Dates: 1963 – 2002
Collection Number: 2019_06
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 5 linear feet, 8 inches; 21 archives boxes, 1 card file box.
Repository:
Sherman Library and Gardens
Corona del Mar, California 92625
Abstract: This collection contains materials related to the annual La Asociación Cultural de Las Californias Baja California Symposium
between the years 1963 and 1993. The files include conference proceedings, programs, press clipping, photographs, maps, correspondence
and other ephemera. The collection also includes a mailing file for symposium contacts.
Language of Material: English
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary 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 Sherman Library do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
Baja California Symposia Collection. Sherman Library and Gardens
Acquisition Information
These materials were compiled by William O. Hendrick, the Library Director for Sherman Library & Gardens. Hendricks was both
an organizer and participant in the symposia.
Biography/Administrative History
The first Baja California Symposium was held in Los Angeles, California in 1963. Inspired by Glen Dawson, the aim of the symposium
was to promote a better understanding of the state of Baja California through presentations highlighting its culture, history,
prehistory and future development. In 1965, the international organization, La Asociación Cultural de Las Californias, was
formed to advance the symposia. Symposia were held annually, alternated each year between locations in California and Mexico.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains materials related to the annual La Asociación Cultural de Las Californias Baja California Symposium
between the years 1963 and 1993. The files include conference proceedings, programs, press clipping, photographs, maps, correspondence
and other ephemera. The collection also includes a mailing file for symposium contacts.
