Finding aid for the Doris D. Hall Collection of Travel and Recreation Ephemera and La Dow Family Documents LSC.1936
Finding aid prepared by Kelly Besser, 2021.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 2021 January 19.
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Title: Doris D. Hall collection of travel and recreation ephemera and La Dow family documents
source:
Hall, Doris D.
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1936
Physical Description:
1.0 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1877-1982
Abstract: Doris D. Hall was a resident of Los Angeles, California. This collection consists of printed materials related to travel and
recreation within California and the greater U.S., ephemera, and home entertainment products of the 1930s-1980s. Also included
are the La Dow Family papers which consist of legal documents.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material:
English
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Restrictions on Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift from Doris D. Hall, July 24, 1999.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Doris D. Hall collection of travel and recreation ephemera and La Dow family documents (Collection
1936). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Biography/History
A native of Los Angeles, Doris D. Hall (1912-2011) was born Doris Marie D'Ooge and grew up in Inglewood. Her mother Josephine
D'Dooge (née Wright) was from Massachusetts and her father was from Michigan. Doris married Harvey R. Hall (1905-1998) and
they lived in the city of Los Angeles throughout their lives.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of printed materials related to travel and recreation within California and the greater U.S., including
such items as maps, travel guides and menus, as well as ephemera, and home entertainment products of the 1930s-1980s. Also
included are the La Dow Family papers which consist of legal documents. The connection between the Hall family and the La
Dow documents isn't clear.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hall, Doris D.
box 1, folder 1
Williams Pacific Tourist Guide
1877
Scope and Contents
Travel guide on the Union and Central Pacific railroad includes descriptions of railroad routes and points of interest.
box 1, folder 2
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, vol. XLVII, no. 1
1893 November
box 1, folder 3
California and Los Angeles Recreation
Ca. 1950-1975
Scope and Contents
Booklet on Inglewood events, pamphlets on the El Camino Real Bell, Old Los Angeles, and Hotel Franciscan in San Francisco,
guide to Los Angeles area recreation, map of El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Park, and a copy of the Centenial Edition of "California
Highways and Public Works" (vol. 29, nos. 9,10).
box 1, folder 4
Menus
Ca. 1930s
Scope and Contents
Menus from "Aladdin Studio Tiffin" in San Francisco and "Gestith Restaurant."
box 1, folder 5
Maps of California and U.S.
Ca. 1940s-1950s
box 1, folder 6
Thomas Guide Street Atlas
1979
box 1, folder 7
Pamphlets and publications
Ca. 1920s-1970s
Scope and Contents
Includes copy of "Etiquette, Entertaining and Good Sense," assorted pamphlets on sermons, how to be a succesful teacher, what
to say in a rental ad. Also guides for gas and energy use.
box 1, folder 8
Ephemera
Ca. 1940-1963
Scope and Contents
Old business cards, membership card for California Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc., timetables and itinerary for Union
Pacific trip.
box 2, folder 1
Product information guides for "Sound Products"
Ca. 1937
Scope and Contents
"Sound Products" was based in Hollywood, California.
box 2, folder 2
Home entertainment equipment publications and clippings
Ca. 1930s-1980s
Scope and Contents
Includes manuals, mailers, a 1978 issue of Popular electronics and materials on Splitdorf radios, Metzner turntables, Western
Electric Switch Mate, and Bell and Howell 16mm projectors.
box 2, folder 3
Issue of Los Angeles Times "West" magazine
1967 March 19
box 2, folder 4
La Dow family papers
1903-1959
Scope and Contents
Includes a corporation dead, estate documents and chiropractic licenses.
