Amestoy (Helen) Collection of Materials on Lawrence Clark Powell, 1957-1998

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Summary

Title:
Helen Amestoy Collection of Materials on Lawrence Clark Powell
Dates:
1957-1998
Creators:
Amestoy, Helen Monnette.
Abstract:
Helen Amestoy was a librarian at the Los Angeles County Public Library, and a member of the first graduating class of UCLA's School of Library Science. This collection consists of letters, clippings, and other ephemera regarding Lawrence Clark Powell and UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.
Extent:
1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Helen Amestoy Collection of Materials on Lawrence Clark Powell (Collection 796). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of letters, clippings, and other ephemera regarding Lawrence Clark Powell and UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.

Biographical / historical:

Helen Amestoy received her Bachelor of Arts degree in the History of Art and her Master's of Library Science degree from UCLA. She was a member of the first graduating class of UCLA's School of Library Science. Amestoy began her career at the UCLA Engineering Library. She later moved to the Los Angeles County Public Library, where she worked for twenty-five years. She served as president of the California Society of Librarians in 1982 and was honored as Librarian of the Year by the Los Angeles County Library in 1980. She passed away on July 8, 2004.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Margot E. Amestoy, 2005.
Processing information:

The collection was processed in 2006. The 28 books were removed from the collection at this time so that they could be individually cataloged and made accessible via the UCLA Library's online catalog. A list of the books included in the original gift is included in the finding aid for reference purposes.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Letters and ephemera (1957-1998)
  2. Books (1960-1992).

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:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Marlene Allen, with assistance from Laurel McPhee, 2006; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2006
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; Date of source: 2006; frontmatter gathered MARC Record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Helen Amestoy Collection of Materials on Lawrence Clark Powell (Collection 796). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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