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Westlake Park, Los Angeles History Correspondence
MS.506
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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Westlake Park, Los Angeles History Correspondence
Creator:
Bowron, Fletcher
Creator:
Workman, Mary J.
Creator:
Weatherwax, Dora B.
Identifier/Call Number: MS.506
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1942-1950
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence and memoirs from 1942-1950 between Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Mary J. Workman, and Dora
B. Weatherwax regarding the origin of Westlake Park (now MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, California and the involvement of
John Henry Bryant in the 1880s.
Language of Material:
English
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Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012
September 27, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
This collection contains correspondence and memoirs from 1942-1950 between Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Mary J. Workman, and Dora
B. Weatherwax regarding the origin of Westlake Park (now MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, California and the involvement of
John Henry Bryant in the 1880s.
Westlake Park, Los Angeles History Correspondence 1942-1950, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.506.
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Donation from Mary Foy, circa 1950 June 15.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
MacArthur Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Parks
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Bryant, John Henry