Showing Records: 1 - 10 of 5542
, 1930 - 1939
File — Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Zamorano Club Collection holds invitations, booklets, booklists, correspondence, keepsakes, membership lists, and other memorabilia documenting the history of the group of Los Angeles bibliophiles. The bulk of the collection is found in the invitations from 1930 to 2015, related to the meetings the Zamorano Club hosts. Also of note are the booklets, keepsakes, booklists, and catalogs published by the Zamorano Club. Additionally, the membership lists and correspondence between these...
Dates:
1930 - 1939
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
(1, 1 1/2) R, S, I, 1941 July 27.
File — Box 12: Series Series 11. , Folder: 10
Identifier: Series 11.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains the materials Frederic W. Goudy used to create the Scripps College Old Style and Old Style Italic types, including the original drawings, cardboard patterns, rubbings, lead sheets, and matrices. It also includes first proofs of the Scripps College Old Style type, pulled and annotated by Goudy during his visit to Scripps College in September 1941, and a sample of materials created by the Scripps College Press using the Scripps College Old Style type, between 1941 and...
Dates:
1941 July 27.
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
1 ~ 5”x 5” square material; label attached: “Piece of May’s sash dated 1876.” (not written in Olive Percival’s hand); “Dear May Curran’s Doll ~ 1876’ (written in Olive Percival’s hand), , 1876
Item — Box 22: Series Series 5:
Identifier: Series 5:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
The clothing listed below appears to be primarily doll clothes, with exceptions as noted.
Dates:
1876
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
(1) a, c, t, r, 1945 February 27 and July 17.
File — Box 13: Series Series 11. , Folder: 12
Identifier: Series 11.
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains the materials Frederic W. Goudy used to create the Scripps College Old Style and Old Style Italic types, including the original drawings, cardboard patterns, rubbings, lead sheets, and matrices. It also includes first proofs of the Scripps College Old Style type, pulled and annotated by Goudy during his visit to Scripps College in September 1941, and a sample of materials created by the Scripps College Press using the Scripps College Old Style type, between 1941 and...
Dates:
1945 February 27 and July 17.
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
1 attached short and top set
Item — Box 23: Series Series 5:
Identifier: Series 5:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
The clothing listed below appears to be primarily doll clothes, with exceptions as noted.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
1 “Baby” elephant, 2 ½” long, 1 ¾” tall
Item — Box 44: Series Series 10: , row-section: 1-1
Identifier: Series 10:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
Each of the first five boxes is divided into rows and sections. Within each section, the contents are described in clockwise order beginning in the upper left corner of each section. Box 6 is oversize and contains 8 boxes which are labeled Section 1 through Section 8.
This series also includes newspaper and magazine articles about toys as well as books about toys.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
1 black and white drawing with Valentine verse pasted on slightly larger square of blue construction paper, , undated
Item — Box 48: Series Series 11: , Folder: 8
Identifier: Series 11:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
This series consists of both commercial and handmade valentines, given and received by Olive Percival. It also includes collector type valentines, both framed and unframed. Handmade valentines by Olive Percival with no addressees, and valentines given by Olive Percival to her cats and dolls are also found in this series. Newspaper and magazine articles about valentines, as well as correspondence regarding valentines, are included in this series.This series is arranged by the...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
1 black china head doll, 9” tall, china head and arms, cloth body, short beige top over longer lacy skirt, yellow cloth boots, straw bonnet tied with pink ribbon, Germany, , late 1800s
Item — Box 11: Series Series 4: , row-section: 2-2
Identifier: Series 4:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
The following information is per conversation with Gale Burrow, Reference Librarian, Honnold Library, 3-9-05, further clarification per 3/11/05 e-mail; subsequent meeting
Dates:
late 1800s
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
1 black glass cat, undated, 1 ¼” long, 1” tall
Item — Box 43: Series Series 10: , row-section: 1-2
Identifier: Series 10:
Series Scope and Content
From the Series:
Each of the first five boxes is divided into rows and sections. Within each section, the contents are described in clockwise order beginning in the upper left corner of each section. Box 6 is oversize and contains 8 boxes which are labeled Section 1 through Section 8.
This series also includes newspaper and magazine articles about toys as well as books about toys.
Dates:
undated
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
1 black hat 2” in diameter with white feather; attached note written in Olive Percival’s hand: “This is Lucy Locket’s Turban~ The White Feather was left on the wide sill of my office window~ by one of the Pigeons I delighted to feed in the old Hibernian Bldg., 4th & Spring Sts.~ circa 1925~” On the other side is written: Dizzy (Disraeli) my little kitten keeps taking the feather~ now half-spoiled~,” in small round box with multi-colored trumpet flowers on lid
Item — Box 27: Series Series 8:
Identifier: Series 8:
Scope and Content of the Collection
From the Collection:
The Olive Percival Collection contains commercially-produced and handmade valentines dating from the 1820s to the 1930s, handmade paper dolls, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes, miniature hats, doll clothes, antique dolls, antique toys, miniature tea sets, textile samples, clothing, decorated boxes, correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, and advertisements from the late 1800s through the 1930s. The collection covers the years from the 18th Century to the 1930s with the bulk...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library