Autry Museum of the American West
Location:
Griffith Park Campus/Autry Library
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, Ca. 90027-1462
http://theautry.org/plan-your-visit/maps-and-directions
Mt. Washington Campus/Braun Research Library
234 Museum Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90065-5030
http://theautry.org/plan-your-visit/maps-and-directions
Phone:
Autry Library: (323) 495-4349
Braun Research Library: (323) 221-2164 ext. 256
Fax:
Autry Library: (323) 660-5721
Braun research Library: (323) 224-8223
Email: rroom@theautry.org
Contact: Marva R. Felchlin, Director, Libraries and Archives of the Autry
Web site:
http://theautry.org/
Autry Institute: http://theautry.org/research/overview
Institution Type: Museum, Library, Research Center
COLLECTIONS
Description: The Autry Library’s Route 66 collecting areas cover the history of the trans-Mississippi West, tourism, fine art, women in the West, the making, marketing and consumption of popular Western entertainment, and the perceptions of the region worldwide. Route 66 collections held by the Braun Research Library include materials related to Native American Studies, Arizona and California histories; anthropology; ethnography and archeology.
Regions Covered: Trans-Mississippi West, American Southwest, Arizona and California
Type of Materials: Books (and rare books), serials, maps, photographs, manuscript and archive collections, artwork, tourist related publications and ephemera, DVD’s and CD’s, and museum artifacts
Time Periods: Route 66 related collections date from the 19th century to the present
ACCESS
Facility Hours:
Autry Museum of the American West:
Tuesday-Friday, 10 AM-4 PM;
Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM-5 PM
Reservations not required.
Research Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9 AM-4 PM
Libraries open to the public by appointment only.
Application for research:
http://theautry.org/research/research-rules-and-application
Research Fellowships:
http://theautry.org/research/fellowships
Catalogue System:
Library catalog: http://autry.iii.com/
Digital database Collections Online:http://collections.theautry.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=ks