Harry F. Maidenberg scrapbooks
Scope and Content
This collection consists of six scrapbooks assembled by Harry F. Maidenberg containing clippings, photographs, and ephemera documenting the history of California, with an emphasis on Southern California. Also included in the scrapbooks are clippings pertaining to political events of the period in which they were assembled. Maidenberg also published brochures of historical anecdotes to distribute among his friends, some of which are included in this collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 1960
Creator
- Maidenberg, Harry F. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical Note
Harry F. Maidenberg was born in Russia in 1884 and moved to Los Angeles as a young child. Maidenberg was an insurance businessman who began making scrapbooks documenting the history of California in the 1950s.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains six scrapbooks containing clippings, photographs, and ephemera documenting the early history of California. The scrapbooks were compiled by Harry F. Maidenberg, who was an insurance salesman in Los Angeles.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Harry F. Maidenberg scrapbooks
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rebecca Hirsch
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu