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Finding Aid for the Wilkinson Collection of Library Postcards, ca. 1900-1990
1824  
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Wilkinson Collection of Library Postcards
    Date (inclusive): ca. 1900-1990
    Collection number: 1824
    Collectors: Ann M. Wilkinson Billy R. Wilkinson
    Extent: 12 oversize boxes
    Abstract: A collection of approximately 5800 library postcards collected by Ann M. and Billy R. Wilkinson. The postcards are primarily of early 20th century American libraries, including many Carnegie libraries. There also a few foreign libraries represented.
    Language: Finding aid is written in English.
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Ann M. and Billy R. Wilkinson, 2008, in memory of James Davis.

    Processing Note

    Processed by Kelleigh Martin, June 2009 and Benjamin Formaker-Olivas, May 2012 with assistance from Lilace Hatayama, May 2012.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Wilkinson Collection of Library Postcards (Collection 1824). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 6940350 

    Scope and Content

    A collection of approximately 5800 library postcards collected by Ann M. and Billy R. Wilkinson. The postcards are primarily of early 20th century American libraries, including many Carnegie libraries. There also a few foreign libraries represented.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Libraries --Photographs.

    Genres and Forms of Material

    Postcards.

    Other Index Terms Related to this Collection

    Wilkinson, Billy R., collector.
    Wilkinson, Ann M., collector.

    Related Material

    Collection of California postcards (Collection 1351)  . Available at Library Special Collections, UCLA.
    Collection of Postcards and Postcard Albums (Collection 1337)  . Available at Library Special Collections, UCLA.