Siddell (Robert) Collection, ca. 1903-1922, bulk (bulk 1908-1909)

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Summary

Title:
Robert Siddell Collection,
Dates:
ca. 1903-1922, bulk (bulk 1908-1909)
Creators:
Siddell (Robert)
Extent:
.4 linear feet (1 document box)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

Robert Siddell Collection. Mss 110. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains more than 200 picture postcards, black/white and color, from a 1909 trip that Robert Siddell took to South America (Guyana - then British, Dutch, and French Guiana) and the West Indies (Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda, Dominica, Martinique, Nevis, St. Kitts, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Virgin Islands - then the Danish West Indies), as well as other places such as Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), Turkey (Constantinople), and the U.S. (Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan) at other times. Also included are a few letters, photographs, and ephemera, some relating to the American College for Girls in Constantinople during and just after World War I.

The collection was donated by Mae K. Siddell, wife of Robert Siddell and Santa Barbara resident, in 1969.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mae K. Siddell, 1969.
Physical location:
Del Sur

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by D. Tambo
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 05 September 2003 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Robert Siddell Collection. Mss 110. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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