Description
The collection consists mainly of ephemera and printed material, a ball gown worn by the donor's mother to the Inauguration
Ball, publications such as "Life" and "Look" and newspapers which cover the Kennedy inauguration and assassination. This collection
also includes ephemera from the California Governor Brown's Inauguration.
Background
Marian and Albert H. Allen attended the Kennedy-Johnson Inauguration in 1961. Marian Allen (1917-2003) and Albert H. Allen
(d. 2002) married in 1939. Mr. Allen was one of the longest practicing attorneys in California, practicing real estate law
in Beverly Hills for nearly 70 years.
Restrictions
Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained
by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue
the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.