Autograph collection, 1578-1959

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Summary

Creators:
Charlotte E. Field
Abstract:
This collection consists of autographs of ecclesiastical figures, presidents, entertainers, and other personages, from the late sixteenth century to the mid twentieth century.
Extent:
4 autograph albums
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box and Leaf number, Autograph Collection, 007, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of autographs of ecclesiastical figures, presidents, entertainers, and other personages, from the late sixteenth century to the mid twentieth century. An autograph collection that Charlotte E. Field assembled and other collections of unknown provenance were combined to create this artificial collection, perhaps in 1995, the year the accession number was assigned to the collection.

Names of note are many and range from Harry S. Truman, to Catherine II, to Lucille Ball, to Pope Pius X.

Numbers in parentheses besides a name indicates that there are two copies of that person's signature.

Acquisition information:
Charlotte E. Field donated part of this collection to then Loyola University in 1938. Accession number: 1995.12
Processing information:

The autographs were mounted in archival-quality albums at unknown date, perhaps in 1995, when the current accession number was assigned to this collection. Mario A. Gallardo created the box and folder list for the collection in June 2015 and then encoded it in EAD in July that same year for inclusion in the Online Archive of California.

Arrangement:

Box 1 contains autographs of United States politicians, especially presidents. Box 2 contains ecclesiastical figures, including popes; Box 3, entertainers; and Box 4, foreign rulers.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University.

Terms of access:

Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box and Leaf number, Autograph Collection, 007, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Location of this collection:
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, US
Contact:
(310) 338-5710
Special.Collections@lmu.edu
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