Finding Aid for the Enid C. Whittlesey Papers, 1878-1923

Processed by Kayla Landesman and Hilda Bohem; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Finding Aid for the Enid C. Whittlesey Papers, 1878-1923

Collection number: 2102

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA
Processed by:
Kayla Landesman and Hilda Bohem, 1982
Encoded by:
Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, March 2004
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Enid C. Whittlesey Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1878-1923
Collection number: 2102
Creator: Whittlesey, Enid C., d. 1981
Extent: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Beatrice G. Wittlesey, 1981.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Enid C. Whittlesey Papers (Collection 2102). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233993 

Scope and Content

Collection consists primarily of books related to spiritualism and typescript copies of lecture lessons from “The Temple of Living Thought” and other religious lectures by George Edwin Burnell. Also includes photographs illustrating the Delsarte System of Elocution and miscellaneous photographs of various friends and family members related to Enid Whittlesey.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Whittlesey, Enid C., d. 1981--Archives.
Spiritualism (Philosophy).
Books.
Photographs.


Note

Description derived from in-house card file.
 

Papers. v.p., v.d.

Creator/Collector: Whittleysey, Enid C., d. 1981, collector
Physical Description: (7 boxes)

Scope and Content Note

  • Boxes 1-2: books relating to spiritualism.
  • Boxes 3-6: typescript carbon copies of lecture lessons of The Temple of Libing Thought and miscellaneous religious lectures.
  • Box 7: Delsarte System of Expression by Genevieve Stebbins. New York: Werner, 1889. Together with photographs illustrating the Delsarte system and family portraits.