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Subseries F. Ephemera

Description

This series includes sheet music, prints, drawings, photographs, lottery broadsides, dance tickets and programs, and other ephemera roughly organized by date.

Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1493-1970s; bulk 1840s-1920s
Call number
priRosin
Creator
Rosin, Nancy(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Robert B. Rosin and Belle Rosin, December 2017.
Gift of Robert B. Rosin and Belle Rosin, December 2018.
Gift of Robert B. Rosin and Belle Rosin, December 2019.
Purchased for the Huntington from January 2020.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
RESTRICTED: Series V. Artifacts and 3D objects are fragile and only available with curatorial approval. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
NOT AVAILABLE: Audiovisual materials in Box 46 are not available for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
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