Ruth Wilhelmina Kohlstedt Benson and Eloise Jeanette Benson Nicholl photographs and photograph albums of California life
Scope and Contents
Photographs also document James Bernard Benson’s military service in Savenay, France, during World War I and William John Nicholl’s military service in the American South during World War II. Malcolm Daniel Benson and Phyllis Pearl Benson appear in the albums as well.
Also present are a scrapbook and papers relating to the Benson’s cottage at Big Bear Lake, 1929-2003.
Dates
- circa 1908-2003
- Majority of material found within circa 1914-1946
Creator
Language of Materials
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Extent
3 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
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Overview
Photographs also document James Bernard Benson’s military service in Savenay, France, during World War I and William John Nicholl’s military service in the American South during World War II. Malcolm Daniel Benson and Phyllis Pearl Benson appear in the albums as well.
Also present are a scrapbook and papers relating to the Benson’s cottage at Big Bear Lake, 1929-2003.
James Bernard Benson and Ruth Wilhelmina Kohlstedt Benson
Eloise Jeanette Benson Nicholl
Processing Information
These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards. For more information, please refer to the Beinecke Manuscript Unit Processing Manual.
- Benson family -- Portraits
- Benson, James Bernard, 1891-1979 -- Portraits
- Benson, Malcom Daniel, 1920-2015 -- Portraits
- Benson, Phyllis Pearl, 1924-1996 -- Portraits
- Big Bear City (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- Big Bear Lake (San Bernardino County, Calif. : Lake) -- Pictorial works
- California -- Pictorial works
- California -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Guadalajara (Mexico) -- Pictorial works
- Indiana -- Pictorial works
- La Crescenta (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- Nicholl, William John, 1914-2005 -- Portraits
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
- San Diego (Calif.) -- Pictorial works
- Savenay (France) -- Pictorial works
- Scrapbooks
- Soldiers -- United States -- Pictorial works
- Women -- West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Pictorial works
- Title
- Guide to the Ruth Wilhelmina Kohlstedt Benson and Eloise Jeanette Benson Nicholl Photographs and Photograph Albums of California Life
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Lerner
- Date
- July 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
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New Haven, CT 06511
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