The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Visual Materials Collection
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The focus of this collection is the acquisition of visual materials that support the curriculum of The Claremont Colleges. Currently, the collection includes materials relating to California history and locations, historic photographic materials, materials related to social, immigration, and climate justice movements and organizations, and assorted artist prints and posters. Growth is anticipated for this collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1864-2022 and undated
Language of Materials
Languages represented in the collection: English, Spanish.
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.
Biography / Administrative History
This is an artificial collection created by Special Collections of The Claremont Colleges Library to contain various singular visual materials. The collection includes photographs, posters, artist prints, historic political cartoons, broadsides, and artifacts.
Extent
13.5 Linear Feet (4 oversize flat boxes, 1 document box, 1 oversize document box, 2 map drawer folders)
Abstract
This is an artificial collection created by Special Collections staff to contain the various visual materials purchased or donated that do not fit into other collections. Currently, the collection contains photographs, artist screenprints and photos, posters, historical broadsides, and artifacts. This is a growing collection and new materials will be added as they are acquired.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Artifacts, 1960-2022
Series 2: Photographs, 1864-2018 and undated
Series 3: Posters, 1968-2019
Series 4: Prints, 1877-2019 and undated
Materials are described at the item level.
Physical Location
Please consult repository.
Provenance / Immediate Source of Acquisition
Items acquired through various gifts and purchases.
Accruals
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
Collection is processed at the item level. Materials were placed in folders, with images and photographs sleeved in mylar.
Subject
- Voces de la Frontera (Milwaukee, Wis.) (Organization)
- Watkins, Carleton (1829-1916) (Person)
- Kennedy, Amos Paul, Jr. (Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Visual Materials Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sara Chetney, MA
- Date
- 2017
- 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 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu