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Ballet Folklórico Mexicapan collection

Collection

Identifier: H-Mss-1109

Abstract

The Ballet Folklorico Mexicapan Papers contain the history of the Ballet Folkorico Mexicapan company, which existed for ten years from 1973 to 1983. Led by Benjamin Hernandez and Patricia Barrigan, the company aimed to preserve and display the rich traditions of Mexican folklore through dance, leading workshops and events. The collection contains flyers and programs for these events from throughout these years, as well as photographs of the dancers and company paperwork.

Dates: 1972 January 21 - 1995 April 22

Found in: 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library

Joseph Talmage and Vera Jean Jones Collection

Collection

Identifier: H-Mss-1118

Abstract The J. Talmage and Vera Jones Collection mostly covers the decades of the 1930s through the 1970s. The photos and documents in this collection are personal, family, and church involvement records ranging from the US Southwest to Singapore and Canada. The majority of the records are from or about J. Talmage Jones with some records produced or about his family, having most to do with their church activities and missionary work. The primary language of this collection is English and is largely...

Dates: 1913-2002

Found in: 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library

William McPherson Papers

Collection

Identifier: H-Mss-0524

Abstract Correspondence, diaries, photographs, account books and journals, land and tax records, manuscripts, scrapbooks, notes, transcripts, reports, newspapers, clippings, promotional materials, and ephemera, relating to the family, life, career, and intellectual pursuits of Orange County, California, avocado rancher and historian William McPherson (1885-1964). Family papers document the McPhersons' settlement in Orange County in the 1870s, and their involvement in local agriculture, first in the...

Dates: 1664/65-1970.; Majority of material found within 1884 - 1945

Found in: 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library

The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Visual Materials Collection

Collection

Identifier: H-Mss-1077

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.

Dates: 1864-2022 and undated

Found in: 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library

World War II Propaganda Collection

Collection

Identifier: H-Mss-0962

Abstract The World War II Propaganda collection was acquired by Special Collections of Honnold/Mudd Library. It contains an array of World War II era ephemera. The collection includes broadsides, clippings, maps, pamphlets, and photographs. The collection is made up of a variety of items leading up to, during, and after World War II. The materials are primarily written in English and German, with French, Russian, and Spanish, as well as other language materials. The collection includes materials...

Dates: 1933-1985 and undated; Majority of material found within 1938-1946

Found in: 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library

Norman Gan-chao and Anne Lee Yao Papers

Collection

Identifier: H-Mss-1106

Abstract Norman Gan-chao Yao 姚淦潮 (1913-1980) and Anne Lee Yao 姚李勤芳, both from China, immigrated from Hong Kong to Claremont, Califorinia in 1956 under the Refugee Relief Program with their two children, Peter Yao and Margaret. Norman Yao, a lifelong enthusiast of photography, later worked as a contract photographer with The Claremont Colleges. The collection consists primarily of Norman Yao's photographic work in Hong Kong, Claremont, and...

Dates: 1943-1989 and undated

Found in: 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library

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Ballet Folklórico Mexicapan collection

Joseph Talmage and Vera Jean Jones Collection

William McPherson Papers

The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Visual Materials Collection

World War II Propaganda Collection

Norman Gan-chao and Anne Lee Yao Papers

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