With each map, brochure, diary, or photograph we learn more about the highway—what it looked like, who used it, what it was like to drive it.
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Location:
UCLA Library Special Collections
A1713 Charles A. Young Research Library
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone:
310-825-4988
Web site: UCLA Library Special Collections
Institution Type: Library, Archive, College/University
Collections
Description: Roadside architecture, Local history, demographics, businesses, industry, and government, Tourism, Native Americans/American Indian Lands or reservations, Dustbowl/Migrant camps, Images of California and Route 66, Hispanics, African Americans, Asian Americans, and/or other peoples and cultures, Arts (music, fine arts, etc.)
Regions Covered: Route 66 in California, Route 66 in other states
Type of Materials: Photographs, Government Records, Booster and tourist brochures and pamphlets, Postcards, Audio-Visual and related materials (for example sheet music, programs, etc.), Personal and Family Papers
Time Periods: 20th century
Access
Facility Hours:
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Saturday 10AM-5PM; hours may vary when university is not in session.
Requests for materials may take one or more days; please make requests prior to visiting.
Online Resources and Finding Aids: Online Archive of California