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Balch Photographs and Travel Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0977
Abstract
The Balch Photographs and Travel Ephemera Collection consists of forty-four bound photograph albums and twenty-seven boxes of primarily visual material related to the world travels of Janet Jacks Balch and Allan Christopher Balch during the 1910s-1930s.
Dates:
1912-1943; Majority of material found within 1920-1930
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
Herman-Green Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0695
Abstract
Black-and-white and tinted postcards dating from 1906 to 1969 (bulk 1920 to 1939). The bulk of the collection is arranged geographically. The materials for Europe are particularly extensive, in particular for England, France, Italy, and Spain; there are also postcards for North Africa and the Middle East. The number of postcards for the United States is small, and relates primarily to national parks. A relatively small number of postcards is organized by person (primarily artists) or...
Dates:
1889-1969; Majority of material found within 1906-1969
William L. Honnold papers
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-0381
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, reports, maps, plans, photographs, realia, and ephemera relating to the life and career of William L. Honnold (1866-1950), a pioneering American mining engineer in South Africa, who later became a major benefactor to the Claremont Colleges, and his wife, Caroline Burton (1868-1954). The collection documents in particular Honnold’s early career in the coal fields of Minnesota and gold fields of California; his activities in furthering the technique of...
Dates:
1842-1955.; Majority of material found within 1902 - 1950
Suzanne Macpherson Papers
Collection
Identifier: D-Mss-0029
Abstract
The Suzanne Macpherson Papers include correspondence, photographs, periodicals, journals, notebooks, manuscripts, and artifacts documenting Macpherson's experience as an American Red Cross Clubmobile girl during World War II from 1941-1945, and her subsequent travels and career as an author.
Dates:
1915-1975 and undated
Found in:
02 - Ella Strong Denison Library
Rundel Latin American Map Collection
Collection
Identifier: H-Mss-1126
Abstract
Collected by Dr. Rundel, a Distinguished Professor at UCLA’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and director of Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA, the Rundel Latin American Map Collection contains maps produced in the late 1600s to the late 1800s. The subject matter of the maps is largely focused on South America, but along with the South American maps are maps from Africa, Pacific Islands, and Southeast Asia. The maps are predominantly in English and French, however...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1600’s – 1800’s