Cecile K. Bosworth Papers mssBosworth
Charla M. DelaCuadra
The Huntington Library
July 2020
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Cecile K. Bosworth papers
Creator:
Bosworth, Cecile Kibre, 1897-1997
Identifier/Call Number: mssBosworth
Physical Description:
.417 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1937-1997
Date (bulk): 1958-1969
Abstract: Papers of Cecile Kibre Bosworth, a pioneering activist who helped conceive and promote the G.I. Bill of Rights and the designation
of an annual Armed Forces Day. She was married to silent screen actor and Paramount Studios co-founder Hobart Bosworth.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Cecile K. Bosworth papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charles A. Goldsmid, November 2008.
Cecile Kibre Bosworth was a pioneering activist who helped conceive and promote the G.I. Bill of Rights and the designation
of an annual Armed Forces Day. Early in her life she worked in the film industry where she met Hobart Bosworth, the older
and well-known stage actor turned movie actor, writer, director, and producer. They married in December 1920. Hobart died
in 1943. Cecile died in 1997 at 100 years of age.
The majority of the material is made up of correspondence between Cecile, her friends Woodrow and Lois NeSmith and members
of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and various prominent Hollywood producers and directors, such as Sol Lesser,
about the creation of a Hollywood film museum. There is also a letter by Cecile to George Seaton, president of the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, about recognition and a tribute to her actor husband Hobart Bosworth and director Francis
Boggs. There is also a folder of correspondence regarding Jack London and his home opening as a state park (Hobart had produced
and directed several movies based upon Jack London's books). Jack London is also mentioned throughout the collection. There
are also a few pages of notes by Cecile about how she met Hobart and their courtship. Also included is a transcript of a radio
interview with Hobart Bosworth in 1937. There are 13 newspaper clippings including an obituary for Cecile Bosworth in 1997
and two pieces of ephemera.
Processed by Brooke M. Black in February 2014. Finding aid encoded by Charla M. DelaCuadra in July 2020.
Arranged by item type and correspondent.
Former call number: mssBosworth papers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History
Motion pictures -- California -- Los Angeles -- History
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 20th century
Boggs, Francis
Bosworth, Hobart, 1867-1943
Lesser, Sol, 1890-1980
Seaton, George, 1911-1979
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Box 1
Correspondence, ephemera, clippings, and interview transcript