Leopold (Werner F.) Costa Rica Photograph Collection, ca. 1923-1926

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Summary

Title:
Werner F. Leopold Costa Rica Photograph Collection,
Dates:
ca. 1923-1926
Creators:
Leopold, Werner F., 1896-
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 2 oversize boxes
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Werner F. Leopold Costa Rica Photograph Collection (Collection 1191). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of postcards, photographs, and photograph albums related to life in Costa Rica collected by Werner F. Leopold. The bulk of the collection documents social life and customs in Costa Rica and includesurban, rural, and nature scenes. Also includes photographs of earthquake effects, views of the Irazu volcano, images from Barbados, Panama, and Venezuela, and a copy of a German manuscript related to a journey from Germany to Costa Rica in 1853. A folder level list of the collection is included in the Latin America in Photographs (1965-69) finding aid.

Materials in this collection are in both Spanish and German.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Dr. Werner F. Leopold, 1977.
Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Hilda Bohem and Kaya Siegel; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house card file, November 2003 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: 1977 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Werner F. Leopold Costa Rica Photograph Collection (Collection 1191). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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