Paper Currency Collection
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8np23mc No online items Paper Currency Collection Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff using RecordEXPRESS Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90007-4057 (213) 763-3359 [email protected]. http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center 2016 Paper Currency Collection GC 1141 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Paper Currency Collection Dates: 1767-1973 Collection Number: GC 1141 Creator/Collector: Extent: (Boxes: ½ width; ½ legal) Repository: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Los Angeles, California 90007-4057 Abstract: United States currency: early colonial and continental; pre-Civil War state-issued; Civil War-era and Confederate States of America; postage and fractional currency; and some 20th century bills. U.S. Military Payment Certificates from 20th century. Foreign currency: from a variety of countries; Japanese occupation currency from the Philippines; German World War I-era and post-war 'notgeld' inflation or emergency money; and a few allied military scrip. Language of Material: English Access Research is by appointment only Publication Rights Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder Preferred Citation Paper Currency Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Scope and Content of Collection United States currency: early colonial and continental; pre-Civil War state-issued; Civil War-era and Confederate States of America; postage and fractional currency; and some 20th century bills. U.S. Military Payment Certificates from 20th century. Foreign currency: from a variety of countries; Japanese occupation currency from the Philippines; German World War I-era and post-war 'notgeld' inflation or emergency money; and a few allied military scrip. Paper Currency Collection GC 1141 2.