Robert Ernest Cowan Papers, 1876-1942

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Robert Ernest Cowan Papers, 1876-1942

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Robert Ernest Cowan (1862-1942) wrote bibliographies of California history and the Pacific Coast, and worked as a librarian for William Andrews Clark, Jr. from 1919 to 1933. His collection of books and manuscripts form the nucleus of the UCLA Department of Special Collections' holdings in Californiana. The collection consists of correspondence, catalog, bibliographic materials, account books, an early diary, photographs, ephemera and memorabilia.

28 boxes (14 linear ft.); 3 oversize boxes

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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