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Gianna Groves-Lord papers
1950-1993
2138
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Title: Gianna Groves-Lord papers
Collection number: 2138
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.2 linear feet
(3 document boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1950-1993
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.
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.
Creator:
Groves-Lord, Gianna
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.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
[Identification of item], Gianna Groves-Lord papers (Collection 2138). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
7347865
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.
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.
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Groves-Lord, Gianna
Florists--California--Archival resources
Women cooks.