Don Lee Scrapbooks

Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff using RecordEXPRESS
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
(213) 763-3359
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2020


Descriptive Summary

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

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

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.