Boltenstern (Werner von) Collection of Southern California History Photographs Collection, 1901-1950s

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Summary

Title:
Werner von Boltenstern Collection of Southern California History Photographs Collection
Dates:
1901-1950s
Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs of places, persons, and events in Southern California history.
Extent:
2 archival document boxes (1 linear foot)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box and Folder number, Werner von Boltenstern Collection of Southern California History Photographs Collection, MS111, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of over seventy black and white photographs, most of which are 8x10, documenting events, places, and persons related to Southern California history. Events include the "La Fiesta de Flores" of Los Angeles (1901) and the Tournament of Roses parade (1896, 1897). Also found are missions, such as the Mission San Diego; persons, such as the actor Basil Rathbone; Los Angeles landmarks, such as Angels Flight; and places such as Pasadena.

The descriptions and dates of the photographs in the box and folder list are taken from captions written on them. The dates of the photographs given in the date field are those of the original photographs, not the copies.

Many of the photographs are reproductions from the Security First National Bank Collection at the Los Angeles Public Library and the Title Insurance Trust Company Collection (now on deposit at the University of Southern California), and from photographers such as David M. Mills, a well-known photographer in the 1950s and 1960s, with a studio in Hollywood, California. Hence, Loyola Marymount University cannot reproduce these photographs.

Provenance

Internal evidence suggests that Werner von Boltenstern collected the photographs and probably gained some of them from a Helen Benshoff. The photographs most likely came to then Loyola University around 1967, when von Boltenstern donated his postcard collection to the university.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by individual photograph, with the description based on the accompanying captions.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Mario A. Gallardo, Bri Wong, Clay Stalls
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-02-12T13:43-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

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

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 Folder number, Werner von Boltenstern Collection of Southern California History Photographs Collection, MS111, 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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