John Hunt papers
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials related to the research of historian John Hunt. Items in the collection include local newspaper articles written by Hunt, drafts of Hunt's book The Waters of Comfort, and letters to UC Riverside's Head of Special Collections Sidney E. Berger.
Dates
- Creation: 1993-1997
Creator
- Hunt, John J. (Person)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Note
John J. Hunt is an historian and lecturer who wrote The Waters of Comfort: The Story of Desert Hot Springs California, a non-fiction work on the history of the people and landmarks of Desert Hot Springs.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The collection contains press clippings, letters, and other material related to the research of historian John Hunt, focusing on the people and landmarks of Desert Hot Springs, California.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged topically.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
The collection was processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the John Hunt papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & Univeristy Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- John Hunt papers
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu