Dennis (Faith) Travel Journals and Scrapbooks, bulk 1913-1985 (bulk 1934-1978)

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Summary

Title:
Faith Dennis Travel Journals and Scrapbooks
Dates:
bulk 1913-1985 (bulk 1934-1978)
Creators:
Faith Dennis
Abstract:
Travel journals and scrapbooks created by Faith Dennis, curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1913-1985.
Extent:
20 boxes (10.0 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Faith Dennis Travel Journals and Scrapbooks (Collection 1816). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection documents Faith Dennis' travels through Europe, South America, Africa, Canada and the United States, 1913-1985. She kept meticulous records of her trips, including details of expenses, accommodations and tours, as well as comments on art, architecture and culture. Her scrapbooks contain photographs and postcards as well as ephemera and receipts collected on each trip.

Biographical / historical:

Faith Dennis was a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, for many years. She died in Essex Connecticut on 14 March 1997 at the age of 104 years.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Faith Dennis Morris, 2008.
Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged by date, following the chronology of her travels.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by December 2009; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2011
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; Date of source: 2011; frontmatter gathered MARC Record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Faith Dennis Travel Journals and Scrapbooks (Collection 1816). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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