Finding Aid for the Wendell Wilbur Fish Papers, 1920-1930

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 1999
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Finding Aid for the Wendell Wilbur Fish Papers, 1920-1930

Collection number: 1578

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division



Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

  • Manuscripts Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
  • URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
Processed by:
Manuscripts Division staff
Encoded by:
Caroline Cubé
Online finding aid edited by:
Josh Fiala, July 2002
© 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Wendell Wilbur Fish Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1920-1930
Collection number: 1578
Creator: Fish, Wendell W. (Wendell Wilbur)
Extent: 1 oversize box
Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of 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, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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.

Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Additional Physical Form Available

A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
  • Public Services Division
  • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
  • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
  • Box 951575
  • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
  • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
  • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Serendipity Books, purchase, 1988.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wendell Wilbur Fish Papers (Collection 1578). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1218098 

Scope and Content

Collection consists of materials related to Wendell Wilbur Fish's advertising typography, including writing paper and envelopes printed for his own business, and brochures printed for Los Angeles businesses such as Bullock's. Also includes announcements, business cards, and other printed material.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Fish, Wendell W.--(Wendell Wilbur)--Archives.
Printers--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Online resources.


Box 1, Folder 1

Advertising typography--Printing done for his own business. Publicity. 11 pieces. Includes brochures, announcements, and business cards.

Box 1, Folder 2

Advertising typography--Printing done for his own business. Writing paper. 3 pieces. Envelopes with logo.

Box 1, Folder 3

Advertising typography--Printing for others. Brochures, etc. 4 items, 7 pieces. For Los Angeles businesses, including Bullock's.

Box 1, Folder 4

Collections--Printed material. Business cards, collected in Paris. 12 pieces.