This collection contains material relating to the personal activities of conservative political activist Florence Ranuzzi (1908-2002), who co-founded Poor Richard's Bookshop in Hollywood, California. The materials reflect her early life in the motion picture industry, and business papers concerning Poor Richard's Bookshop, with the bulk dating from 1957-1972. The collection includes 249 letters and manuscript materials, 3 boxes of ephemera and small publications, and 6 scrapbooks.

Florence Edith Ranuzzi (1908-2002) was both a participant in the motion picture industry of early Hollywood and, later in life, a political activist and co-founder of Poor Richard’s Bookshop, the first conservative bookshop in the United States.

Approximately 700 pieces in 14 boxes

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