Dr. Robert D. Pepper Ephemera Collection
Content Description
This collection consists of ephemera spanning 1735-1869 collected by Dr. Robert D. Pepper, SJSU Professor Emeritus of English and Humanities. Materials include: a (very delicate) 1869 painted fabric map of San Francisco's Bernal Heights titled "Map of a Portion of Bernal Rancho Including All of the Gift Maps, Precita Valley Lands, Etc." Compiled by John C. Colquhoun, C.E.; a large poster reproduction of the Sixth Congress of the United States' act establishing the Library of Congress; a 1735 British indenture contract on parchment; and a 1839 British indenture contract on parchment detailing an estate transfer from Thomas Tindal to George Henry Nevinson.
Dates
- Creation: 1735-1869
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. Robert D. Pepper earned his B.A. from Drew University in 1941, his M.A. from Montclair State Teacher’s College in 1949, and earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1963. Dr. Pepper began teaching at San Jose State University as an assistant professor of English in 1963, and is now currently Professor Emeritus of English and Humanities at SJSU.
Extent
1 flat file drawers
4 folders
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains various ephemera collected by Dr. Robert D. Pepper spanning 1735-1869. Materials include: a reproduction of the Sixth Congress of the United States, two British indenture contracts on parchment, and a 1869 map of San Francisco's Bernal Heights.
Arrangement
Original order maintained.
Processing Information
Processed by Jacob Rabinowitz, Fall 2019
- Title
- Guide to the Dr. Robert D. Pepper Ephemera Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jacob Rabinowitz
- Date
- 09/18/2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0028
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(408) 808-2063 (Fax)
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