Finding aid for the Wally G. Shidler collection of Southern California ephemera 7089
Bo Doub
USC Libraries Special Collections
2019 April
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Wally G. Shidler collection of Southern California ephemera
source:
Shidler, Wally G.
Identifier/Call Number: 7089
Physical Description:
44.63 Linear Feet
43 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Date (inclusive): 1900-2005
Abstract: The Wally G. Shidler collection of Southern California ephemera consists of pamphlets, maps, postcards, theater programs,
city directories, electric railway time tables, and transit passes from the Los Angeles City, County, and adjacent areas collected
by former motion picture engineer, Wally G. Shidler. Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railway materials as well as theater
programs from most of the major theaters in the Los Angeles area comprise a significant portion of the collection.
Language of Material:
English
.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Wally G. Shidler, April 5, 2019.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates of many of the Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railway transit passes from the collection and the book,
As We See 'Em, a Volume of Cartoons and Caricatures of Los Angeles Citizens by Antony E. Anderson can be accessed via the USC Digital Library (see digital object link).
Wally G. Shidler has been amassing his collection of Southern California ephemera through years of foraging at swap meets,
trade shows, and used book stores since he was a teenager. Shidler is a third generation Angeleno and his interest in history
was piqued by his grandmother, who used to take him downtown to revel on the historic buildings that lined the streets. Wally's
long-time commitment to government and local groups is another testament to his dedication to the development and preservation
of history. Shidler spent most of his working life as a motion picture engineer residing in Los Angeles' Walnut Park neighborhood.
Adapted from "L.A. as Subject Honors Wally Shidler" and "On Paper, He's Quite the Collector" (see External Documents links).
[Box/folder no. or item name], Wally G. Shidler collection of Southern California ephemera, Collection no. 7089, Regional
History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
The collection is unprocessed.
The Wally G. Shidler collection of Southern California ephemera consists of pamphlets, maps, postcards, theater programs,
city directories, electric railway time tables, and transit passes from the Los Angeles City, County, and adjacent areas.
Pacific Electric and Los Angeles Railway materials as well as theater programs from most of the major theaters in the Los
Angeles area comprise a significant portion of the collection. The Shidler collection contains most of the Huntington Park
and Walnut Park City Directory's beginning in 1914. Also included are all of the Huntington Park Union High School (1911-1932)
and Huntington Park High School (1932-1959)
El Recuerdo yearbooks as well as a large quantity of the school newspapers,
The Bulletin and
Spartan Shield. Lastly, the collection contains a small collection of postcards organized alphabetically by geographical location or by
theme.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Directories
Railroads -- California, Southern -- Archival resources
Theaters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Postcards
Printed ephemera
Theater programs
Los Angeles Railway -- Archives
Pacific Electric Railway Company -- Archives
Shidler, Wally G.
Shidler, Wally G. -- Archives
Box 3
Matchbook covers / Dawsons catalogs
Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20
Huntington Park
Box 31, Box 32, Box 33, Box 34
Historical Collection Postcards
Box 1, Box 2, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24, Box 25, Box 26, Box 27, Box 28, Box 29, Box 30
Undescribed material
Box 35, Box 36, Box 37, Box 38, Box 39, Box 40, Box 41, Box 42, Box 43, Box 44, Oversize-folder 1
Materials accessioned separately