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John F. Merritt Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collection
Collection
Identifier: 7103
Abstract
A collection of Southern California memorabilia and ephemera collected by John F. Merritt, founder of Californians for Preservation Action and its successor organization, California Preservation Foundation (CPF). The collection contains postcards, pamphlets, magazines, produce crate labels, prints, comic books, illustrations, and countercultural political materials created between 1899 and 2005, with the bulk of the collection spanning from 1910 to 1970.
Dates:
1899 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1970
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
John G. and Corrine Tomlinson collection of Southern California photographs, postcards, and memorabilia
Collection
Identifier: 7115
Abstract
The collection consists of photographs depicting landscapes, portraits, and businesses in Southern California between 1875 and 1950; Los Angeles and Southern California maps and promotional booklets dating from 1880 to 1940; and approximately 5,250 postcards relating to Southern California dating from 1880 to 1940. John G. Tomlinson, Jr. and Corrine Tomlinson began collecting the material circa the early 1990s. The collection also includes a large format photograph by H. T. Payne of Benjamin...
Dates:
1875 - 1950
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
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- Fruit crate labels -- California, Southern -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
- Graphic arts -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
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- Popular culture -- California, Southern -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources 1
- Postcards -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources 1
- Postcards -- California -- Pasadena -- Archival resources 1
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- Merritt, John F., 1942-2016 1
- Tomlinson, Corrine 1
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