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Title: Katherine Ainsworth Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1973-1978
Collection number: 1395
Creator:
Ainsworth, Katherine, 1908-
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: 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.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary 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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
[Identification of item], Katherine Ainsworth Papers (Collection 1395). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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).
Collection consists of manuscripts and materials related to Katherine 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.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Ainsworth, Katherine, 1908- --Archives.
Women authors, American--California--Archival resources.