Language: English Place of publication: Montréal (Québec)
Notes: Verso contains advertisement, "Keep This! A few years ago General Sir Douglas Haig did not share with the Gillette, as he now does, the distinction of being known the world over! … Gillette Safety Razor Co. of Canada."
Letter and color advertisement flier from Color House thanking patrons for their support and mentioning their selection as the 1986 Professional Color Lab of the Year.
The collection has several strong subject points for the purpose of research including journalism and the writing process and the history of Los Angeles. There are many letters written during World War II that discuss life in America as well as abroad, especially Iwo Jima. The bulk of the collection includes correspondence to Smith from his readers, many of whom were persons of note, and Smith's own subject files of topics often discussed in his columns. The manuscripts include a number of Smith's notebooks as well as drafts of essays and monographs. The ephemera includes appearances of Smith's columns, photographs of Smith's work and family, and printed materials related to Smith's work and family life.
A binder of approximately 400 images of the Philippines, chiefly black-and-white photographic postcards, 3.25 x 5.5 inches, with titles imprinted by the publisher. There are also color photomechanical postcards, and a few loose photographs. Some postcards have writing and stamps and have been mailed to the U.S. and elsewhere. Of note is one oversized panoramic format, hand-colored photo postcard of Baguio. These postcards were produced in large quantities by photography studios and publishers often based in the Philippines and circulated internationally.
Contains nine color photographs, eight by George Waters and one by an unidentified photographer, all dated approximately 1988. Four photographs were used in the exhibition, "Personal Edens": depictions of the Davis garden, red granite terrace and woodland walk (Items 1 and 2, 1988); and of the Doerr garden, view of lower garden and view to summer house (Items 3 and 4, 1988). Also includes one photograph, possibly of the Doerr garden, that was marked "not being used" (Item 5); three photographs of the Stewart estate, Il Brolino (Items 6-8); and one photograph of the Warner estate (Item 9). Items 5-8 are by George Waters; it is possible that Items 6-9 were exhibited.
This collection contains photographs by historian Ralph P. Bieber documenting the central overland route to California as it appeared in the 1950s. Bieber visited the sites in conjunction with a project to record every aspect of the trails and circumstances associated with the migration of people to California during the Gold Rush years and subsequently. The images document the route through Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and California. Bieber organized and annotated the photographs himself, and his original order, based primarily on print size, has been maintained. Additionally, Bieber created photographic categories such as "Donner Party Sites," "Gold Discovery Sites," and "Sites associated with John C. Frémont." Note that Bieber did not arrange the photographs geographically.
