Groves-Lord (Gianna) papers, 1950-1993

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Summary

Title:
Gianna Groves-Lord papers
Dates:
1950-1993
Creators:
Groves-Lord, Gianna
Abstract:
Gianna Groves-Lord was a professional chef who later turned to floristry. The bulk of her papers consists of personal records related to United States immigration and employment.
Extent:
1.2 linear feet (3 document boxes)
Language:
and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Gianna Groves-Lord papers (Collection 2138). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The Gianna Groves-Lord papers largely consists of her personal records related to United States immigration and employment. They also include financial documents, correspondence, hobbies, and papers on health. The collection also contains various newspaper clippings and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Gianna Groves-Lord began her professional career in England in 1960 as a caterer. Upon coming to the United States through employment with the South African Embassy, she found herself as the only "lady chef" in Embassy Row in Washington D.C. She was hired away from the embassy by Harriet Deutsch and moved to California. Later, she gave up catering after severe back problems and hospitalization, and turned to floristry. She began work with Pierre Kenards Custom Florist in 1975.

Acquisition information:

Provenance unknown.

This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the UCLA Library.

Processing information:

Processed by Kimberlee Granholm, 2012.

This collection is part of an outreach and collection-building partnership between the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women (CSW) and the UCLA Library. These collections expand the pool of primary source materials available to researchers and to the community at large. This partnership was initiated by CSW and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to inventory, organize, preserve, and digitize more than eighty Mazer collections pertaining to lesbian and feminist activism and writings.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Kimberlee Granholm; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
©2013 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-07-26T14:12-0700 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Gianna Groves-Lord papers (Collection 2138). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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