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Finding Aid for the Arnold Entzmann Papers, 1845-1980, bulk 1906-1909
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Arnold Entzmann Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1845-1980, bulk 1906-1909
    Collection number: 410
    Creator: Entzmann, Arnold
    Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    Abstract: Arnold Entzmann lived in San Francisco at the time of the 1906 earthquake. The collection consists of over 1000 photographs taken of San Francisco by Arnold Entzmann documenting the earthquake and resultant fire. The collection contains copy negatives, photograph albums and copies of calendars that he made using the pictures.
    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

    Gift of Thomas Hayne, 1989.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Arnold Entzmann Papers (Collection 410). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1217993 

    Biography

    Entzmann lived in San Francisco at the time of the 1906 earthquake and fire, and he took over a thousand pictures of the city after the destruction.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of over 1000 photographs taken of San Francisco by Arnold Entzmann after the 1906 earthquake and fire. The collection contains copy negatives, photograph albums, and copies of calendars that he made using the pictures. Also includes biographical notes on Arnold Entzmann and the Muhr and Entzmann families, correspondence, a map of San Francisco, a land title, a 1980 newspaper clipping, ephemera, and three documents concerning Entzmann's service in the Imperial Austrian Artillery.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Entzmann, Arnold--Archives.
    Earthquakes--California--San Francisco--Photographs.
    Online resources.