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Other McManus, Brennan, and Hall family materials

 Series
Identifier: Series 4.

Scope and Contents

Contents include photographs, papers, clippings and magazines related to various members of the McManus, Brennan, and Hall families. A large portion material appears to be related to or collected by Margaret "Peggy" McManus Brennan, and includes papers and photographs connected to her children, parents, and friends. Other materials include a 1930s travel diary written by Margaret Hall McManus, Peggy Brennan's mother, and pre-1950 photographs of Catherine Hayes McManus, other relatives and unidentified people. This series also contains a large collection of American magazines and newspapers documenting significant events in US history, such as the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the eruption of Mt. St. Helens.

Dates

  • Creation: about 1890-1997

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Consulting textile material requires the hands-on assistance of library staff; please contact the Clark Library (clark@humnet.ucla.edu) to make a research appointment before requesting to view textiles.

Biographical Notes

Please see the biographical note at the beginning of this finding aid for an overview of all people associated with this collection and included in this series.

A family tree of the descendants of Andrew McManus and Catherine Hayes McManus compiled during the description of this collection is located in Box 43/Folder 6.

Extent

From the Collection: 43 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Arrangement

Materials are arranged in rough chronological order.

Repository Details

Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository

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