Katherine Ainsworth (1908- ) worked as a children's librarian for the Los Angeles Public Library (1928-35), school librarian for Los Angeles public schools (1949-51), and head librarian for Monrovia Public Library (1953-67). She was also a regular reviewer for the Los Angeles Times and the Monrovia News post. The collection consists of manuscripts and materials related to Ainsworth's books, The man who captured sunshine: a biography of the desert artist John W. Hilton and The McCallum Saga: the story of the founding of Palm Springs.

Ainsworth was born in Los Angeles, California, November 15, 1908; BA, UC Los Angeles (1930), Library Certificate, USC (1932); she worked as a children's librarian for the Los Angeles Public Library (1928-35), school librarian, for Los Angeles public schools (1949-51), and head librarian for Monrovia Public Library (1953-67); a regular reviewer for the Los Angeles Times and the Monrovia News post, some of her published works include In the shade of the juniper tree: a life of Fray Junipero Serra, with her husband, Edward M. Ainsworth (1970) and The McCallum saga: the story of the founding of Palm Springs (1973).

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