Lillian Poltere Collection
Scope and Contents
The Lillian Poltere Collection consists of materials mostly related to Poltere’s time at the Shanghai American School, including commencement programs and photographs, a program for a play produced by the school, copies of the school newspaper The Shanghai American, and other related newspaper clippings. Also included in the collection is Poltere’s father’s curfew pass from the Shanghai Municipal Police, and pictorials from the Shanghai Sunday Times and The Sunday Tribune.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1940
Language of Materials
English Chinese
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical Information:
Lillian Poltere lived in Shanghai, and attended the Shanghai American School, graduating in 1939. In 1940, she and her family emigrated to the United States, where she eventually settled in San Diego.
Full Extent
0.06 Linear Feet (1 box, 1 oversized folder)
Abstract
Lillian Poltere lived in Shanghai, and attended the Shanghai American School, graduating in 1939. In 1940, she and her family emigrated to the United States, where she eventually settled in San Diego. The collection contains materials mostly related to Poltere’s time at the Shanghai American School, including commencement programs and photographs, a program for a play produced by the school, copies of the school newspaper The Shanghai American, and other related newspaper clippings. Also included in the collection is Poltere’s father’s curfew pass from the Shanghai Municipal Police, and pictorials from the Shanghai Sunday Times and The Sunday Tribune.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Alexander Samson, 05/28/2010
Processing Information:
Jessica Geiser, 2013
Genre / Form
- Title
- Guide to the Lillian Poltere Collection
- Date
- 2013-07-11
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & Archives Repository
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge CA 91330-8326 USA
818-677-4594
asksca@csun.edu