Finding Aid for the Shannon Crandall Papers, 1931-1960
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UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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Finding Aid for the Shannon Crandall Papers, 1931-1960
Collection number: 908
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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© 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Shannon Crandall Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1931-1960
Collection number: 908
Creator: Crandall, Shannon
Extent:
21 boxes (10.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Shannon Crandall (1871- ) was born in Colusa, California. She was president of the California Hardware Company (1918), director
of the Security First National Trust and Savings Bank and president, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (1929). The collection
consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, printed material, memorabilia, and papers relating to Crandall's career
with the California Hardware Company and as president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
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.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Shannon Crandall, Jr., 1965.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Shannon Crandall Papers (Collection 908). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
964559
Biography
Crandall was born on March 25, 1871 in Colusa, California; attended San Francisco public schools; began work in wholesale
hardware business in 1887; began affiliation with California Hardware Company in 1897, becoming president in 1918; president,
National Wholesale Hardware Association; director, Security First National Trust and Savings Bank; president, Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, 1929.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, printed material (including nine volumes of hardware catalogs),
memorabilia, and papers relating to Crandall's career with the California Hardware Company and as president of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Crandall, Shannon--Archives.
California Hardware Co. (Los Angeles, California)
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
Hardware industry workers--California--Archival resources.
Box 8
National Wholesale Hardware Association, 1936-1937.
Box 12
Pamphlets, bulletins, 1938-1939.
Box 17
Awards, memorabilia, Code Authority [notebook].
Box 18
Correspondence - Federal Reserve Bank, 1934-1943.
