Collection of auction catalogs

Collection

Identifier: Z999.A89

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists auction catalogs, largely for antiquarian books and manuscripts, dating from 1922 to 2024, from a wide variety of American, British, French, Germany, and other European auction houses. The large majority of these catalogs were collected over time by the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA, but others were acquired as a part of various donations from the Heritage Bookshop, Howard Rootenberg, and the estate of William Dailey.

Dates

Creation: 1922-2024

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Extent

144 Linear feet (144 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is stored at the UC Regional Library Facility - South. Please contact Clark Library staff at least 2 weeks in advance if you would like to view the materials in this collection.

Processing History

Portions of this collection were processed by Kevin Wright. The entirety of the collection was physically processed and inventoried in 2025-2026 by Alejandro Sanchez Nunez and Lauren Marler.