Travel and tourism ephemera collection
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Scope and Contents
The Travel and tourism ephemera collection consists of materials both informational and commemorative in nature, dating from the years 1896 to 2013. This includes postcards, booklets, pamphlets, flyers, souvenir prints, World Fair and Exposition programs/booklets, and Olympiad programs from throughout Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California, locations throughout the United States, and International locales.
Dates
- Creation: 1896 - 2013
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
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
3.5 Linear Feet (5 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Travel and tourism ephemera collection consists of materials both informational and commemorative in nature, dating from the years 1896 to 2013. The contents of the collection are varied in both format and geographic location. The majority of the material focuses on points of interest in California, with a significant number of items dealing with Los Angeles and the surrounding areas including information about tourist sites and souvenir booklets and items such as postcards. Additionally, there are some materials containing travel and tourist information pertaining to sites and locations outside of California as well as some material which originates outside of the United States.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were acquired over time from a variety of unidentified sources.
Genre / Form
- Advertisements
- Brochures
- Fliers (printed matter)
- Pamphlets
- Photographic postcards
- Picture postcards
- Prints
- Souvenir programs
- Tourist maps
Geographic
- California, Southern -- Archival resources
- Canada -- Description and travel
- England -- Description and travel
- Long Beach (Calif.) -- Postcards
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Description and travel -- Archival resources
- Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- Archival resources
- San Diego County (Calif.) -- Postcards
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources
- United States -- Description and travel -- Archival resources
- Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Postcards
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.) -- Archival resources
Topical
- Beaches -- California
- Outdoor recreation -- California -- Yosemite National Park
- 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
- Postcards -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Tourism
- Travel
- Title
- Finding aid for the Travel and tourism ephemera collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Taylor Ytuarte
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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