Howland family collection, 1865 - 1949

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Summary

Creators:
Howland, William O. and Shepard, Isaac F. (Isaac Fitzgerald), 1816-1889
Abstract:
This collection contains documents belonging to William O. Howland and a letter from Isaac F. Shepard.
Extent:
0.3 Linear Feet (1 oversize box)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Howland family collection, Bernath Mss 11. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains several documents and two small account books of William O. Howland, who was U.S. Vice Consul in Hankow, China in the 1870s. Also included is an 1877 letter from U.S. Consul, Isaac F. Shepard, also in Hankow, to a young Shepard Howland. Also, correspondence to Gerald Shepard Howland, of Seaver-Howland Press, regarding its publication of "Have Faith in Coolidge," 1923-1924, and other correspondence, lists, and documents of the Howland family of Massachusetts, mainly regarding books and fine binding done by L. Averill Cole Howland (Mrs. Gerald S. Howland).

Custodial history:

Donated to the University of California in December 1959.

Processing information:

Collection contains materials previously identified as Howland family collection, Printers Mss 28; Gerald Shapiro Howland collection, Mss 50.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by creator.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and may be retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.

All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assignees for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Howland family collection, Bernath Mss 11. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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