Fort Oliver, Museum, Honors, 1921-04 - 1976-02
Scope and Contents note
The Local History Collection focuses on the history of Orange County California and the cities within Orange County, Southern California and to a lesser extent California as a whole.
The collection includes 3860 cataloged books and pamphlets, correspondence, ephemera, manuscripts, maps, memoribilia, microfilm, papers, periodicals, posters and photographs.
Dates
- 1921-04 - 1976-02
Extent
From the Collection: 733 boxes (733 boxes, 3860 volumes in 429 linear feet plus two large orange cabinets drawers and two map cases drawers. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Newspaper, magazine, and photocopied articles about Fort Oliver, Harry Oliver's residence in Thousand Palms, California, and efforts to turn it into a museum.
Includes correspondence to Oliver's Thousand Palms address, as well as photographs.
Also includes articles on Oliver's wactivities with desert communities and honors bestowed to Oliver by local organizations.
Creator
- From the Sub-Group: Oliver, Harry, 1888-1973 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the CSUF University Archives & Special Collections Repository
University Archives & Special Collections
Pollak Library South Room 352 (PLS 352)
Fullerton CA 92831-3599 USA
(657) 278-4751
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