Allard (Lillian I.) collection of California postcards, 1890s-1956

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Summary

Title:
Lillian I. Allard collection of California postcards
Dates:
1890s-1956
Creators:
Allard, Lillian I.
Abstract:
The Lillian I. Allard collection of California postcards consists of 782 vintage postcards. The postcards are arranged geographically and cover such places as Los Angeles County, Orange County, the California Missions, Riverside County, the Mission Inn of Riverside, San Diego County, Imperial County, San Bernardino, mining towns, and other miscellaneous views and shots of people and places in and around California.
Extent:
1.38 Linear feet 782 postcards, 2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Lillian I. Allard collection of California postcards, Collection no. 0318, Regional History Collections, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 782 postcards of California dating from the 1890s to 1956.

Biographical / historical:

Lillian I. Allard was born in 1910 in Pennsylvania. She married in October 1929 and subsequently moved with her husband to Southern California where she resided until her death in 1979. They had one child, a son named Frank, who attended USC in 1956 and received a degree in Mathematics. Lillian and her husband were avid collectors and were part of a hobby society. Frequently, they visited second-hand stores. Lillian loved California and showed her admiration for the state by collecting picture postcards of the region.

Acquisition information:
The collection was given to the University of Southern California on January 12, 2004 by Frank A. Allard, the son of Lillian I. Allard.
Arrangement:

The postcards were kept in original order and are organized into 10 series by geographical location.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Katie Richardson
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Date Prepared:
October 2010
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-09-07T03:13-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

The collection contains published articles; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Lillian I. Allard collection of California postcards, Collection no. 0318, Regional History Collections, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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