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Article Clippings (Vertical Files) Collection , circa 1880 - present
MS.100
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Title: Article Clippings (Vertical Files) Collection , circa 1880 - present
Dates: 1880 - present
Collection Number: MS.100
Creator/Collector:
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928.
Munk, J. A.(Joseph Amasa), 1847-1927.
James, George Wharton, 1858-1923.
Southwest Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Extent: 1122 linear feet 100 boxes, 4.5 feet unhoused
Repository:
Autry National Center
Abstract: The collection is also referred to as the "Vertical Files Collection" and consists of published articles from
newspapers, magazines, and academic journals.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit
http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/research_application.php or contact library staff at (323).221-2164.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Braun Research Library, Autry National Center. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Braun Research Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Article Clippings (Vertical Files) Collection , circa 1880 - present. Autry National Center
Materials for this collection were acquired by Southwest Museum and Library staff or through various Library donations.
Biography/Administrative History
Materials for this collection were acquired by Southwest Museum and Library staff or through various Library donations. The
donations include some of the Library's earliest donors, such as Charles Fletcher Lummis, Joseph Amasa Munk, and George
Wharton James. This is an open collection and new materials added are predominately in the English language. When
deemed appropriate, individual items from this collection have been or will be moved to another manuscript collection or
cataloged individually and added to the monograph collection.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is also referred to as the "Vertical Files Collection" and consists of published articles from newspapers,
magazines, and academic journals. It also includes government documents and newsletters. Materials date back from the
late 19th Century to present day. The subjects and people the articles pertain to reflect the different areas of study found
in
the Braun Research Library and Southwest Museum collections. Subjects such as, Indians of North America, Archaeology,
Ethnography, California history, Los Angeles history, and the development of the Western United States are included. For a
full list of subjects and people covered in this collection, please contact Braun Library staff to obtain a copy of the
collection's subject and biography indices. The collection predominately consists of English language material from the
United States. There are a few items from Germany, Mexico, South America, Central America, and Spain.
Indians of North America.
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928.
Southwest Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
West (U.S.) -- History.
Southwest, New -- History.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
Southwest, New -- Description and travel.
Clippings.
Articles.