Mink (James V.) papers, 1951-1953

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Title:: James V. Mink papers
Dates:: 1951-1953
Creators:: Mink, James V. (James Vantine), 1923-
Abstract:: James Vantine Mink III (1923- ) was a University Archivist (1961- ), director of the oral history program (1965-72), and head of the Department of Special Collections (1972- ) at UCLA. The collection consists of correspondence and research materials for a dissertation on the Western Union Telegraph Company expedition to Alaska, 1865-66.
Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], James V. Mink Papers (Collection 1265). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of correspondence and research materials for a dissertation on the Western Union Telegraph Company expedition to Alaska, 1865-66.
Biographical / historical:: James Vantine Mink III was born on June 3, 1923 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; attended Occidental College, 1941-43; BA (1946) and MA (1949), UCLA; B.L.S., UC Berkeley (1952); certificate in archival administration, American University, 1953; assistant head, Department of Special Collections (1952-65) University Archivist beginning in 1961, director of oral history program (1965-72), and head of the Department of Special Collections beginning in 1972, UCLA Library; president, Society of California Archivists, 1971-73.
Acquisition information:: Gift of James V. Mink, December 1975.
Physical location:: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: College librarians--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Names:: Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867).
Mink, James V. (James Vantine), 1923- --Archives.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Anne Caiger; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:: ©2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-06-09T11:13-0700 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.

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Restrictions:: Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Terms of access:: Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library 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], James V. Mink Papers (Collection 1265). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US