No Food or Drink in the Archive! Unless it’s beer on St. Patrick’s Day.

Mother-of-pearl pendant of St. Patrick from the Vallejo family collection,1800s.

Part of a series: Diamonds In The Rough Through a grant-funded project awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the Autry sets out to process approximately 2,000 linear feet of archival material over the next two years.  Every third week of the month, the Autry Libraries blog will feature collection gems brought … Read more

Southland Beauties: The Ted Warmbold Citrus Label Collection

Orchard Queen, 1900 Donated in memory of Ted Warmbold from his wife, Carolyn Nizzi Warmbold  Autry National Center; 91.170.297

The Ted Warmbold Citrus Label Collection, donated to the Autry by his wife Carolyn Nizzi Warmbold in 1991, is a rich resource of more than 750 labels documenting the citrus industry, visual popular culture, and boosterism about Southern California in the first half of the 20th century. Paper labels on fruit crates were first used … Read more

Introducing the Color Spectrum to Television

dortort bonanza promo image trio

Part of a Series: Exploring Highlights from the David Dortort Archive The Autry National Center’s Institute for the Study of the American West is currently processing the donated papers of novelist, screenwriter, and producer David Dortort. Every 1st Tuesday of the month the Autry Libraries blog will feature highlights from the collection in anticipation of … Read more

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