Annotated catalogs for Henry E. Huntington Library exhibitions, 1929-2012

Summary

Abstract:

The Annotated catalogs for Henry E. Huntington Library exhibitions contains more than 80 catalogs and gallery guides of exhibitions installed from 1929 to 2012 at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. The catalogs were intended for the reference use of the Library's Chief Curator of Rare Books, and the catalogs for the years 1931 to 1975 are extensively annotated with the call numbers for specific copies used for exhibit.

Extent:

Approximately 86 items in 3 boxes

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of more than 80 catalogs and gallery guides of exhibitions installed from 1929 to 2012 at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. The catalogs were intended for the reference use of the Library's Chief Curator of Rare Books and are often annotated with the call numbers of the Huntington holdings used in the exhibits. The catalogs represented here focus primarily on the Library exhibit spaces: the Main Library Exhibit Hall and the West Hall. Later publications also record exhibits in the Dibner Hall of Sciences and the Boone Gallery. A few concern related exhibition material in the Art Collections.

These catalogs represent the most comprehensive record of which library copies were displayed, especially for the years 1931-1975. Notations about the availability of photostats, facsimiles and slides as well as installation dates are included on some catalogs. Some catalogs have multiple copies marked for the Curator, Rare Book Stacks and the Exhibition Office. Material dated after 1980 shows fewer annotations, and are primarily in the form of gallery guides, rather than catalog listings of items on display. Additional unannotated Huntington publications regarding the collections are also included (e.g. Preliminary handbook of the art collections).

Biographical / historical:

The Huntington Library, established in 1919 in San Marino, California, is an independent research library concentrated in the fields of British and American history, literature, art and the history of science from the 11th century to the present. Because the Library's collections are intended for scholarly use, exhibits are the primary means to share notable holdings with the general public.

Acquisition information:

Transferred from Office of the Chief Curator of Rare Books, 2010.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Physical / technical requirements:

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Note:

Finding aid last updated on 2014-05-14.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Library exhibits.
Catalogs.

Restrictions:

Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

Location of this collection:

Huntington Library, Rare Book Collections

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, CA 91108, US

Contact:

(626) 405-2191

reference@huntington.org

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