Travel guide and ephemera collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains travel guides and ephemera from 1880-2007 covering regions, countries and cities from all over the world. It includes maps, sample itineraries, pocket guides, and picture books with text in several languages including Japanese, French, German, Swedish, Finnish and English.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-2007
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
A travel guidebook is a book for tourists or travelers that provides details about a geographic location, tourist destination, or itinerary. It is the written equivalent of a tour guide. It will usually include details, such as phone numbers, addresses, prices, and reviews of hotels and other lodgings, restaurants, and activities. Maps of varying detail are often included. Sometimes historical and cultural information is also provided. Different guide books may focus on different aspects of travel, from adventure travel to relaxation, or be aimed at travelers with larger or smaller travel budgets, or focus on the particular interests and concerns of certain groups, such as lesbian and gay singles or couples. Guidebooks are generally intended to be used in conjunction with actual travel, although simply enjoying a guidebook with no intention of visiting may be referred to as “armchair tourism”.
Extent
5.8 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
Multiple languages
Arrangement
The Travel guide and ephemera is arranged alphabetically by country.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Initial accession information unknown, but materials are continuously being added to the collection.
Existence and Location of Copies
Many items from this collection have been digitized by Adam Matthew and are available by subscription online in "Leisure, Travel & Mass Culture: A History of Tourism." http://www.masstourism.amdigital.co.uk.proxy2.cl.msu.edu/
Processing Information
The Travel guide and ephemera collection was processed by Kassy Fineout in June-July of 2008, with the finding aid updated by Kristin Lawless in 2016.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Travel guide and ephemera collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid by Kassy Fineout, updated by Kristin Lawless in 2016.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository