Edwin and Louise Griffiths collection of Southern California postcards
Content Description
The Edwin and Louise Griffiths collection of Southern California postcards consists of 33 historic postcards of Southern California sites and neighborhoods, including the San Gabriel Mission, Santa Catalina Island, and Mount Lowe Railway. Edwin and Louise Griffiths collected the postcards during their travels to the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The Griffiths' travels began from their home in Philadelphia and crossed the country to California and other western states. Publishers of the postcards include R. H. Stocoum, Benham Indian Trading Co., Edward H. Mitchell, and the O. Newman Company. The postcards in this collection are blank of correspondence or signs of postage.
Dates
- Creation: 1900 - 1915
Creator
- Edward H. Mitchell (Publisher) (Publisher, Corporate Entity)
- Griffiths, Edwin (Collector, Person)
- Griffiths, Louise (Collector, Person)
- Stocoum, R.H. (Publisher, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
0.04 Linear Feet (1 document preservation binder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Edwin and Louise Griffiths collection of Southern California postcards consists of 33 historic postcards of Southern California sites and neighborhoods, including the San Gabriel Mission, Santa Catalina Island, and Mount Lowe Railway. Edwin and Louise Griffiths collected the postcards during their travels to the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The Griffiths' travels began from their home in Philadelphia and crossed the country to California and other western states. Publishers of the postcards include R. H. Stocoum, Benham Indian Trading Co., Edward H. Mitchell, and the O. Newman Company. The postcards in this collection are blank of correspondence or signs of postage.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ross Griffiths, September 11, 2019.
Subject
- Griffiths, Edwin -- Archives (Person)
- Griffiths, Louise -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Missions -- California -- Postcards
- Postcards -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Postcards -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
- Postcards -- California -- Orange County -- Archival resources
- Postcards -- California -- Pasadena -- Archival resources
- Postcards -- California -- Riverside County -- Archival resources
- Postcards -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Title
- Edwin and Louise Griffiths collection of Southern California postcards
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Bo Doub
- Date
- 2019 November
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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