Werner von Boltenstern Collection of Southern California History Photographs Collection MS111

Mario A. Gallardo, Bri Wong, Clay Stalls

Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University

1 LMU Drive

Los Angeles, CA, 90045-2659

(310) 338-5710

Special.Collections@lmu.edu

Title: Werner von Boltenstern Collection of Southern California History Photographs Collection

Identifier/Call Number: MS111

Contributing Institution: Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 2 archival document boxes (1 linear foot)

Date (inclusive): 1901-1950s

Abstract: This collection consists of photographs of places, persons, and events in Southern California history.

Conditions Governing Access Note

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

Publication Rights

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 Note

[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.

Collection Description

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Benshoff, Helen

Boltenstern, Werner von, 1904-1978

Angels Flight (Railway)

Fiesta de Los Angeles (1901: Los Angeles, Calif.)

Santa Inés Mission (Solvang, Calif.)

Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History

Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)

Parades -- California -- Los Angeles

San Diego Mission

Pasadena (Calif.) -- History

Tournament of Roses Parade

Mills, David M., 1927-

Box-folder 1:1

Caption on verso of photograph: "Los Angeles fiesta, Decorated Auto 1901 Los Angeles, Calf." Caption on accompanying loose sheet: "Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Los Angeles Fiesta of 1901 Decorated Autos. Courtesy of Miss Helen Benshoff." 1901