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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

Maps and ephemera collection

Collection

Identifier: H-Mss-0501

Scope and Contents The collection consists of 5 boxes of maps and travel brochures assembled by Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections from local history files and the G. William MacPherson collection. The collection is primarily made up of California state, regional, and street maps; as well as guides and brochures to California events and travel destinations, including museums, fairs, resorts, and areas of natural beauty. Also included in the collection are maps of the United States as well as other...

Dates: 1892-2007; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1955

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

Marion Parks papers

Collection

Identifier: H1985.7

Abstract The papers of Marion Parks, a talented and resourceful personality in Los Angeles during the early 1900s, relate to the history of Southern California. Parks described herself as "a California historian." Her principal contributions in this capacity were a series of still-useful booklets published while she was publicity writer for Security-First National Bank, and the organization of colorful historical pageants (in the Spanish style) in several California towns. Her local history files...

Dates: 1909-1940 (bulk 1926-1940); Majority of material found within 1926 - 1940

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

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Ballet Folklórico Mexicapan collection

Joseph Talmage and Vera Jean Jones Collection

Maps and ephemera collection

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Marion Parks papers

The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Visual Materials Collection

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