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“Route 66: Home on the Road” Book Proofs and Visual Ephemera

 Series — Box: 9

Scope and Contents

Series 4 contains one box of collected Route 66 visual ephemera and one box containing 2 book proofs for Bernard and Brown’s photobook: “American Route 66: Home on the Road”. In Box 7, visual ephemera is divided into eight folders, by state, and includes postcards, commercial business flyers, maps, tourist guidebooks, pamphlets, and informational flyers for niche landmarks. In Box 8, there are two book proofs that are divided by content (Illinois to Oklahoma, Texas to California). Along with the proofs, there is a folder of color LaserJet prints of all photographs selected for publishing.

Dates

  • The timeframe noted (2000-2004) is approximated from written dates on photographs throughout the collection. The exact dates of the photographs are unknown. The later dates (2002-2004) encompass the book materials and certain prints.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.5 Cubic Feet (9 boxes of varying size.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451