Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Currency collection
- Dates:
- 1859-2005, undated
- Abstract:
- Coins, paper currency, and bonds, from many countries and various periods of time, but primarily from Europe during World War I and the interwar period. Also includes a series composed of historical Chinese and Russian financial bonds, about 2,000 Chinese banknotes, prison script chits, food chits, and counterfeit notes used in bank employee training collected by Richard P. Henke.
- Extent:
- 11 manuscript boxes, 4 card file boxes, 1 oversize box, memorabilia (9.3 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Currency Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1975.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Currency Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563