The Finding Aid of the Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Ephemera 0129
Angela Maani and Kelsey Knox
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA, 90263-4786
kelsey.knox@pepperdine.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Ephemera
Identifier/Call Number: 0129
Physical Description:
1.68 Linear Feet
(4 Hollinger boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1900-2013
Abstract: The Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Ephemera chronicles the history of business establishments
and sites in Malibu and the surrounding area. The collection covers a period between the late 19th century and the 1980s,
and features matchbook covers, postcards, publications, and ephemera from restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels, motels, stores,
and other businesses from Malibu, Topanga, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Culver City, Venice Beach and Catalina Island.
The collection also includes publicity photographs, photojournalistic images, and candid snapshots from life in Malibu and
Southern California.
Container: 1-4
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: 1.Documents/Ephemera, 2.Matchbooks 3.Photographs and 4.Postcards. The
files are separated geographically within series, and ordered first alphabetically.
Biographical / Historical
Eric Wienberg is an avid collector of historical photographs and ephemera related to Southern California
history, particularly Malibu. He donated this collection, which includes matchbook covers, postcards,
photographs, slides, publications and other ephemera to the Pepperdine University Library starting in 2014. It is an ongoing
collection.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred by Eric Wienberg to Special Collections and University Archives starting on June 2, 2014 and
continuing through 2017. It will continue to be updated as items are recieved.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name],Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Ephemera, Collection no. 0129, Special
Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Processing Information
Collection processed by UCLA Intern Angela Maani in April 2016, under the supervision of Pepperdine University Archivist Kelsey
Knox.
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University.
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Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Rindge and Adamson Family Papers, Collection no. 0034, Malibu Historical Collection, Special Collections and University Archives,
University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Elinor Oswald Collection of Southern California Tourism Ephemera, Collection no. 0007, Malibu Historical Collection, Special
Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of matchbooks, postcards, photographs and collectibles dating from the early 1900s up until 2013.
It is arranged alphabetically by series and the files are sorted by subject and geography and put in alphabetical order. Items
are related to the history of business establishments and sites in Malibu and surrounding areas in Southern California; the
one exception is the Cliff House Restaurant Postcards file, which contains postcards from San Francisco, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Beaches -- California, Southern
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History
Malibu (Calif.) -- History
Pacific Coast Highway
Santa Monica Bay (Calif.)
Wildfires -- California, Southern
Color slides
Correspondence
Ephemera
Photographs
box 1-2
Series 1:
Documents/Ephemera
1920-2013
Documents and Ephemera from the Eric Wienberg Collection
Scope and Contents
This series is arranged geographically and alphabetically by file. Ephemera includes promotional materials, menus, napkins,
tickets, keys, pamphlets, patches, stickers, books, letters, and a 2013 CD copy of the 1956 film "Fire at Malibu".
Arrangement
Series 1 Documents and Ephemera is arranged alphabetically by title.
box 1, folder 1
"Fire at Malibu, 1958"
2013
box 1, folder 2-3
Miscellaneous Ephemera
1920-1969
box 1, folder 4
Miscellaneous Malibu/Coastal Ephemera
1960-2013
box 1, folder 5
Wienberg Correspondence
2013
Malibu Remuda Souvenir Program
1947 September
"Pot Pourri Revisted" Cookbook
1974 April
box 1-2
Series 2:
Matchbooks
1930-1979
Matchbook Covers from Eric Wienberg Collection
Scope and Contents
This series is arranged geographically and alphabetically by file. The Matchbook Covers are primarily from hotels, restaurants,
and bars in Malibu, and date from the early 1930s to the mid 1970s.
Arrangement
Series 2 Matchbooks is arranged alphabetically by title.
box 1, folder 8
Miscellaneous Matchbook Covers
1930-1979
box 2, folder 1
Other Southern California Matchbook Covers
1930-1979
box 2
Series 3:
Photographs
1910-1989
Photographs from the Eric Wienberg Collection
Scope and Contents
This series is arranged geographically and alphabetically by file. Photographs in this series are mostly black and white,
and include publicity photographs, photojournalistic images, and candid snapshots from life in Malibu and Southern California.
There are also some celebrity shots of stars like Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis located in the Malibu file.
Arrangement
Series 3 Photographs is arranged alphabetically by title.
box 2, folder 5-6
Miscellaneous Photographs
1910-1979
box 2, folder 7
Miscellaneous Slides
1950-1969
Wienberg Photos
1950s - 1960s
box 2, box 3-4
Series 4:
Postcards
1900-1999
Postcards from the Eric Wienberg Collection
Scope and Contents
This series is arranged geographically and alphabetically by file. Postcards in this series are largely from Malibu and other
Southern California beaches, canyons, and highways, with the exception of the Cliff House Restaurant (San Francisco) file.
The bulk of the postcards are unused, however some include correspondence/postage; they originate from the early 1900s up
through the late 1990s.
Arrangement
Series 4 Postcards is arranged alphabetically by title.
box 2, folder 8
Catalina Island
1900-1979
box 3, folder 1
Cliffhouse San Francisco
1900-1969
box 3, folder 5-6, box 4, folder 1
Miscellaneous Coastal
1900-1969
box 4, folder 2
Other Southern California
1900-1950s
box 4, folder 3
Pacific Palisades
1920-1979
box 4, folder 5
Santa Monica, Venice
1900s-1960s
box 4, folder 6
Santa Monica, Venice, Pacific Palisades
1900s-1960s
TouchNote Contemporary Postcards of Malibu Area
1928-1968
