| title | Automobile Club of Southern California Collection of Photographs and Negatives: Finding Aid |
| repository | The Huntington Library |
| description | The collection consists of over 10,000 black-and-white and color photographs, negatives, and slides, as well as pen-and-ink drawings, postcards, and ephemeral materials, dating from 1898 to 1982 (bulk 1920s-1930s), that were collected by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The materials form a general photographic reference collection, as well as a broad visual survey of topics of interest to California motorists. Included are images of sites in North and Central America (with an emphasis on California), Europe, the Pacific Islands, and portraits, as well as images related to other subjects of interest to the Club's membership. Many of the images were published as illustrations for articles in the Club's first member magazine, Touring Topics. |
| extent | 10258 photographs (including black-and-white and color photographic prints, negatives, and slides), drawings, and ephemera in 58 boxes (45.36 linear feet) |
| access | Advance arrangements to view the negatives and slides must be made with the Curator of Photographs. Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. |
| record link | http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2x0nd0h9/entire_text/ |
| record source | http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2x0nd0h9/ |
| finding aid | http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2x0nd0h9/entire_text/ |
| acquisition information | Donated by the Automobile Club of Southern California, 1986.
The collection originally included a number of pictorialist works that were transferred to the Art Division in 1987 |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:55 |
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