Don Lee Scrapbooks
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Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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Title: Don Lee Scrapbooks
Dates: 1916-1925
Collection Number: GC 1382
Creator/Collector:
Extent: (Boxes: 2 record storage)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: 9 scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings compiled by a clipping service, 1916 through 1925. Coverage on the
development and marketing of the Cadillac automobile brand and heavily on the news, advertisements and activities of Don Lee
Cadillac, a dealership. Geographic coverage is Los Angeles, the Bay area of northern California and also nationally.
Language of Material: English
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Don Lee Scrapbooks. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
Donald Musgrave Lee sold his first Cadillac in 1905. He was a successful new and used car dealer in Los Angeles and also
opened a dealership in San Francisco.
Scope and Content of Collection
9 scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings by a clipping service, 1916 through 1925. Coverage on the development
and marketing of the Cadillac automobile brand and heavily on the news, advertisements and activities of Don Lee Cadillac,
a dealership. Geographic coverage is Los Angeles, the Bay area of northern California and also nationally.