Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- J. Sears McGee Collection
- Dates:
- ca. early 1600s-1880
- Creators:
- McGee, J. Sears (James Sears), 1942-
- Abstract:
- Photograph and diary (1854-1865) of Susan Alice Gray Sears, a 17th century indenture, and several southern Civil War era newspapers. Also, a number of 17th-18th century monographs, cataloged separately.
- Extent:
- 0.5 linear feet (1 half-size document box and 1 oversize box).
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
J. Sears McGee Collection. Mss 136. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains a photograph and diary (1854-1865) of Susan Alice Gray Sears, a 17th century indenture for land somewhere on the Hudson River. Additional items include Civil War-era newspapers, which have been moved to the William Wyles Newspaper Collection (Wyles Mss 127), and a number of 17th-18th century monographs, which have been cataloged separately. The collection was donated by J. Sears McGee, a UCSB history professor.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of J. Sears McGee in conjunction with the two millionth volume celebration, 1991.
- Physical location:
- Del Sur (box 1) and Del Sur Oversize (box 2).
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2012
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by A. Demeter. Date of source: Mar. 19, 2012.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is stored off-site; advance notice required for retrieval.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
-
J. Sears McGee Collection. Mss 136. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062