Walter Otto Schneider papers, 1895-1962

Collection context

Summary

Abstract:
Walter Otto Schneider served as comptroller of the Los Angeles Country Club from 1915, the year he came to the US from Germany, until his death in 1962. This collection consists of files of receipts and correspondence with bookdealers, as well as other correspondence, receipts from record stores and art galleries, notebooks, lists of books and recordings, newspapers, clippings, articles and reprints, photographs, negatives, and memorabilia.
Extent:
4.0 linear ft. (8 document boxes)
Language:
and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Walter Otto Schneider Papers (Collection 157). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of files of receipts and correspondence with bookdealers, as well as other correspondence, receipts from record stores and art galleries, notebooks, lists of books and recordings, newspapers, clippings, articles and reprints, photographs, negatives, and memorabilia.

Biographical / historical:

Schneider served as comptroller of the Los Angeles Country Club from 1915, the year he came to the US from Germany, until his death in 1962.

Acquisition information:
Provenance unknown.
Processing information:

Re-processed by Lindsay Chaney in 2015 in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) with assistance from Jillian Cuellar.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. 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 UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Walter Otto Schneider Papers (Collection 157). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988