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Finding Aid for the Ernestine S. Elster's State Commission Files, 1977-1985
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  • Administrative Information
  • Biography
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  • 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

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1217974 

    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:
    1. Commission Meeting Notebook Files (Boxes 1-10).
    2. Sir Francis Drake files (Box 11).
    3. 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.