Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
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Descriptive Summary
Title: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection
Date (inclusive): ca. 1898-ca. 1934
Collection number: 1756
Creator:
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946.
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.) of photographic prints
3 boxes of glass negatives
Abstract: This collection consists of glass photonegatives,
glass positive transparencies, and black & white photographic prints of the
photographer C.C. Pierce (1861-1946). The subject matter primarily covers Los
Angeles and the surrounding vicinity.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library 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 Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the 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.
Processing Note
The C.C. Pierce collection was originally part of Collection 98, Photographers Collection. In 1979, the photographic prints
were arranged by K. Siegel at the folder level by subject. In 2007, Pierce's collection was extracted from Col. 98 and given
its own unique collection number and was processed at the item level (glass negatives) and at the folder level (photographic
prints) in the Center for Primary Research and Training by Nina Meechoonuk, with assistance from
Elizabeth Sheehan.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection (Collection 1756). Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Charles C. Pierce (1861-1946) was a pioneer Los Angeles photographer. He came
to Los Angeles in 1886 from Chicago due to health issues and remained until his
death in 1946. Along with two other photographers who accompanied him, he began
to document the people and architecture of the area.
Pierce also became a collector and dealer in historical photographs of Los
Angeles and the surrounding vicinity and he assembled a pictorial record of most
of the important civic, commercial, and social events which occurred during the
half century after his arrival.
Library Special Collections acquired the account books for 1909 to
1921 of C.C. Pierce's photographic shop in Los Angeles. The large manuscript
ledgers in eight volumes give a detailed listing of his customers and the nature
of his business.
The Library obtained, in addition to the account books, glass plates and film
negatives, some of which are accompanied by prints, of portraits and views taken
during the early years of the 20th century. Most are of Southern California
scenes -- Los Angeles is well represented with views of downtown streets,
commercial and civic buildings, and residential areas.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of historic negatives and prints, mainly Los Angeles but also of the surrounding vicinity.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Glass negatives
- Prints.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946---Archives.
Photographers---California---Los Angeles---Archival resources.
Los Angeles (Calif.)---Photographs.
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