Gregory E. Montes urban history and travel collection
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Travel brochures, city guides, maps, books of views, postcards, and related materials documenting world cities and tourism in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Montes collection also includes more than 1,000 books (most cataloged separately and searchable in the library catalog) on world cities and urban areas, the majority published between 1798 and 1960.
Dates
- 1798-1960.
Creator
- Montes, Gregory E. (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
6.2 cubic feet. (6.2 cubic feet.)
Abstract
Travel brochures, city guides, maps, books of views, postcards, and related materials.
SERIES LIST
Series I. Books United States Non-United States General, Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America
Series II. Guides United States Non-United States General, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Series III. Postcards United States Non-United States General, Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America, South America
Series IV. Additional Items, Miscellaneous, Ephemera Posters, Artwork
Physical Description
Printed Materials, Publications
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Donor &Kathryn Flannigan
- Date completed:
- February 2011
- EAD encoding:
- Evan Earle, February 2011
- Date modified:
- Marcie Farwell, November 2018
NOTES
Donated by Gregory E. Montes in memory of Dr. Gustavo E. and Marica S. Montes.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Kathryn Flannigan
- Date
- February 2011
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu