Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Ernestine S. Elster's State Commission Files,
Date (inclusive): 1977-1985
Collection number: 210
Creator:
Elster, Ernestine S.
Extent:
11 cartons (11 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Ernestine Sondheimer Elster served as a member of the California State Historical Resources Commission, and as Director of
Publications at the UCLA Institute of Archaeology. The collection consists of meeting notebook files used by Dr. Elster while
serving as a California State Resources Commission member.
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 Ernestine S. Elster, 1992.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ernestine S. Elster's State Commission Files (Collection 210). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Ernestine Sondheimer Elster served as a member of the California State Historical Resources Commission, and as Director of
Publications, UCLA Institute of Archaeology.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of Meeting Notebook Files used by California State Resources Commission member Ernestine S. Elster. Includes
meeting agendas and submissions for designation of California sites as either registered landmarks, registered sites, or registered
buildings. Also contains her correspondence, a separate chronological set of meeting agendas and minutes, brochures and pamphlets
describing a state locale, files and publications pertaining to Native Californian Indian culture, and a few photographs.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Commission Meeting Notebook Files (Boxes 1-10).
- Sir Francis Drake files (Box 11).
- Ernestine S. Elster miscellaneous correspondence (Box 11).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Elster, Ernestine S.--Archives.
California--State Historical Resources Commission.
Archaeologists--California--Archival resources.