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Title: Irving H. Hellman Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1903-1931
Collection number: 518
Creator:
Hellman, Irving H., b. 1883
Extent:
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Irving H. Hellman (1883- ) was the vice-president and director of the Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, director of
the Merchants National Bank and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. His hobby was horseback riding, and he was president
of the Bridle Path Association. The collection consists of 5 photograph albums and 2 scrapbooks of material related to Hellman's
interest in horses. The collection also includes a letter book with tissue copies of business correspondence (1903-08) of
Herman W. Hellman, clippings and correspondence related to the death of Herman W. Hellman, and a 1931 yearbook from Beverly
Hills High School.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Keith Burns, purchase, 1995.
[Identification of item], Irving H. Hellman Papers (Collection 518). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1720435
Irving H. Hellman was born May 10, 1883 in Los Angeles, California; he succeeded his father, Herman W. Hellman (1843-1906),
in the banking business; he was vice-president and director of the Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings Bank; director of the
Merchants National Bank and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; his hobby was horseback riding and he was president of the
Bridle Path Association.
Irving H. Hellman was born on May 10, 1883, the son of Herman W. Hellman, an early investor in Los Angeles real estate, business
and banking. He succeeded his father in the banking business and became a vice-president and director of the Hellman Commercial
Trust & Savings Bank, and a director of the Merchants National Bank, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and over 20 corporations.
He was a member of the Jonathan, Uplifters, Tuna,Beach, Los Angeles Athletic, Catalina Yacht and many other clubs. He was
an enthusiastic and accomplished horseman, as is reflected in this collection, and was also President of the Bridle Path Association.
Collection consists of 5 photograph albums and 2 scrapbooks of material related to Irving Hellman's interest in horses. Two
of the albums contain photos of the Beverly Hills Horse Show of 1925. The collection also includes a letter book with tissue
copies of business correspondence (1903-08) of Herman W. Hellman, clippings and correspondence related to the death of Herman
W. Hellman, and a 1931 yearbook from Beverly Hills High School which belonged to Evelyn Hellman.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hellman, Irving H., b. 1883--Archives.
Hellman, Herman W., 1843-1906.
Bankers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Horsemen and horsewomen--California--Beverly Hills--Archival resources.
Photograph albums.