Florence Ranuzzi Papers: Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Jill Palmer, December 30, 2008.
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Overview of the Collection
Title: Florence Ranuzzi Papers
Dates (inclusive): 1919-2001
Bulk dates: 1957-1972
Collection Number: mssRAN 1-249, mssFAC 1532-1536
Creator:
Ranuzzi, Florence, 1908-2002.
Extent: Approximately 700 pieces in 14 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection contains material relating to the personal activities of conservative political activist Florence Ranuzzi
(1908-2002), who
co-founded Poor Richard's Bookshop in Hollywood, California. The materials reflect her early life in the motion picture industry,
and business
papers concerning Poor Richard's Bookshop, with the bulk dating from 1957-1972. The collection includes 249 letters and
manuscript materials, 3 boxes of ephemera and small publications, and 6 scrapbooks.
Language: English.
Access
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Florence Ranuzzi Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Provenance
Gift of Gianna Ranuzzi, 2003.
Cataloger's Note
An internal database of the complete correspondence and manuscript material is available in the Manuscripts Department.
Removed or Separated Material
A number of printed books, pamphlets, and booklets were included in the Ranuzzi Papers. These materials have been transferred
to the Rare Books Department for individual cataloging in the
Huntington Library Online Catalog. A list of these items is as
follows:
- Adams, Silas Walter.
The United States Treasury System. 2nd ed. Austin: Chaparral, [1962?].
- Ambassador College Research Department.
Hippies, Hypocrisy and Happiness. Pasadena: Ambassador College, [1968].
- Armstrong, George W.
Third Zionist War. Fort Worth: Cattle-log, [195?].
- Bellerue, A.R.
REA Co-ops, a Compulsory-Political System. [Reprint.] Larkspur: Rampart Journal, [1966?]. 2 copies.
-
The Blue Book of the John Birch Society. 8th ed. s.l.: s.p., [1961].
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
The Federal Reserve System: Its Purposes and Functions. [Reprint]. Austin: Chaparral, [1958].
- Britton, Frank L.
Behind Communism. 3rd ed. Los Angeles: Frank L. Britton, [195?].
- Bye, John O.
Lincoln’s Greenback Currency: Versus The Twin Evils The National Banks and Federal Reserve Acts. With Criticisms Pro and Con. Boston: Forum, [1963].
- Capt, E. Raymond.
The Great Pyramid Decoded: With and Introduction to Pyramidology. s.l.: Artisan Sales, [ 1971].
- Caro y Rodriguez, Jose Maria, Cardinal, Abp. of Santiago de Chile.
The Mystery of Freemasonry Unveiled: By the Cardinal of Chile. With a Reprint of Pope Leo XIIIth Encyclical Humanum Genus. [2nd ed]. s.l.: s.n.; c. 192?].
- Carr, William Guy.
The Conspiracy: To Destroy All Existing Governments and Religions. Hamilton: Poor Richard’s, [1973]. (2 copies.)
- Carr, William Guy.
The Red Fog Over America. 4th ed. Glendale: St. George, 1968.
-
Chesterton, A.K.
Tomorrow: A Plan for the British Future. Surrey: Candour, s.d.
- Christian Nationalist Crusade.
Mystery Manuscript. [Los Angeles: Christian National Crusade, 1960?].
-
Congressman Louis T. McFadden on the Federal Reserve Corporation: Remarks in Congress, 1934. Boston: Forum, s.d. (2 copies.)
- Coughlin, Charles E., Rev.
The New Deal in Money. Royal Oak: Radio League of the Little Flower, 1933.
- Crosby, Roy G., Jr.
What You Should Kow About: American Civil Liberties Union, League of Women Voters, Common Causes and Rhodes Scholars. [Missoula: self published, [1972].
-
Dictionary of Contaminated Words: The Silent Psychological Word War. San Gabriel: Excalibur, [1964].
- Drummond, J.S., Commander.
The Twentieth Century Hoax. London: Panorama, 1961.
-
Elsom, John R.
The Lightning Over the Treasury Building. 6th ed. Boston: Measor, 1941.
- Fiske, John.
The Beginnings of New England or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relation to Civil and Religious Liberty. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, [1889].
- George, W.
Race, Heredity and Civilisation: Human Progress and the Race Problem. London: Britons, 1961.
- Goff, Kenneth.
The Flying Saucers: From Russia, From Another Planet, From God. [Englewood]: s.n., [1955].
- Goff, Kenneth.
Reds Promote Racial War. U.S.A.: [Soldiers of the Cross?], [1958].
- Haley, J. Evetts.
A Texan Looks at Lyndon: A Study in Illegitimate Power. Canyon: Palo Duro, [1964].
- Hoyt, Edyth Armstrong.
Studies in the apocalypse of John of Patmos : A Non-Interpretive and Literary Approach to the Last Book of the English Bible. Ann Arbor: Edwards Brothers, 1956.
- Knuth, E.C.
The Empire of “The City”; A Basic History of International Power Politics. 3rd ed. Milwaukee: Empire, [1946].
- Kubek, Anthony.
Communists at Pearl Harbor: How the Communists Helped to Bring on Pearl Harbor and Open up Asia to Communization. Dallas: Teacher, s.d.
- Lasell, Helen P. (compiler).
The Temple of Understanding. World-Religion: Religious Integration Coming? New York: Liberty, s.d.
- Lesse, Arnold.
Gentile Folly: the Rothschilds. s.l.: s.p., [1940?].
- Leese, Arnold Spencer.
Out of Step: Events in the Two Lives of an Anti-Jewish Camel-Doctor. Guildford: Arnold S. Leese, s.d.
- Long, Hamilton A.
Usurpers- Foes of Free Man: Usurpation of Power- Arch Enemy of Individual Liberty. U.S.A.: Post Printing, [1957].
- Marsden, Victor E. (translator).
Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion. Translated from the Russian of Nilus by Victor E. Marsden. Union: Christian Educational Assn., s.d.
- Marsden, Victor E.
World Conquest through World Government: The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion. London: Britons, [1960]. (2 copies.)
- May, Isopel. ed.
Collins’ Phase Books: Italian. London: Collins, [1958].
-
McCarthy, Joseph, Senator.
The Fight for America. Hamilton: Poor Richard’s, s.d.
-
Montgomerie, H.S.
The Morrison Myth. s.l.: Williams & Norgate, 1938.
- Morgan, William, Capt.
Morgan’s Freemasonry Exposed and Explained. Showing the Origin, History, and Nature of Masonry, It’s Effect on the Government,
and the Christian Religion. Containing a Key to all the Degrees of Freemasonry.
New York: Trade, s.d. (Damaged, cover detached.)
- Mullins, Eustace.
The Federal Reserve Conspiracy. Union: Common Sense, 1954. (Notes along the inside.)
- Neipp, Paul C.
Let’s Take the Offensive. Nashville: Parthenon, 1962.
-
Neipp, Paul C.
Win Now or Lose All. s.l.: s.p., [1964?]. (2 copies.)
- Owen, Homer L.
The Money-Changers. [Los Angeles: Poor Richard’s,] s.d.
-
Pile, George.
The Five Races of Europe. London: George Pile, 1949.
- Ranuzzi, Francesco.X.
The Death of Joe McCarthy: A Tribute and a Revelation. Los Angeles: Poor Richard’s, s.d
- Reed, Douglas.
The Controversy of Zion. Natal: Dolphin, 1978.
- Rockwell, George Lincoln, Comm.
This Time the World. 2nd ed. s.l.: s.p., [1963]. (Loose pages and damage to frontispiece/fly leaf.)
- Silverman, Al. ed.
SAGA: The Magazine for Men. August, 1962, v. 22, no.5. New York: Macfadden, 1961.
- Scott, J. Creagh, Lieut. Col.
Hidden Government. 3rd ed. London: Britons, 1960.
Spenser, Robert Keith.
The Cult of the All-Seeing Eye. New York: Monte Cristo, 1964.
- Stewart-Smith, D.G. ed.
East West Digest: The Journal of Foreign Affairs Circle. October 1965, v.1, no. 7. Surrey: Foreign Affairs Circle, 1965.
- Tannous, Izzat, Dr.
Statements on Palestine Before the Special Political Committee, United Nations General Assembly, Twenty First Session. [New York?]: Palestine Liberation Org., [1967?].
- Tenney, Jack B.
Cry Brotherhood! Sacramento: Standard, [1965].
- United States. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Blueprint for the Peace Race: Outline for the Basic Provisions of a Treaty on General and Complete Disarmament in a Peaceful
World.
Hamilton: Poor Richard’s, 1962.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
Extent of subversion in the "New Left" : Hearings before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal
Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate. 91. Congress, 2. sess.
7 Testimony of Hugh Patrick Feely and Harry F. Port, Jr.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1970.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary.
Immigration. Hearings before Subcommittee No. 1 of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Eighty- eighth
Congress, second session, on H.R. 7700, and 55 identical bills, to amend the Immigration and Nationality act, and for other
purposes
. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1964.
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
International Communism in Yugoslavia : The Myth of "Titoism." Consultation with Dr. Alex N. Dragnich. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1958.
- United States. Dept. of State. Office of Public Services.
Freedom From War: The United States Program for General and Complete Disarmament in a Peaceful World. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1961.
- Veritas Foundation.
The Great Deceit; Social Pseudo-Sciences. West Sayville: Veritas, 1964.
-
Williams, Robert H.
The Anti-Defamation League and Its Use in the World Communist Offensive. Canada: Canadian Intelligence, [195?].
- Williams, Robert H.
Know Your Enemy; Counter-Intelligence Information for Governors, Mayors, Police Personnel… [Santa Ana?:] s.p., [1950].
- Young, Leonard, Wing Comm.
Deadlier Than the H Bomb. 2nd ed. London: Britions, 1957.
-
Zoul, Louis.
Thugs and Communists. 2nd ed. Long Island City: Public Opinion, 1962.
- Zoul, Louis.
The Soviet Inferno. Long Island City: Public Opinion, [1966].
Biographical Note
Florence Edith Ranuzzi (1908-2002) was both a participant in the motion picture
industry of early Hollywood and, later in life, a political activist and co-founder
of Poor Richard’s Bookshop, the first conservative bookshop in the United States.
Florence was born in Kankakee, Illinois, in 1908 to John and Marie Nehls. She was
married twice. First to director George Cunningham, with whom she had one daughter
Mary, and later to Francesco “Frank” X. Ranuzzi, an Italian count with whom she had
her second daughter, Gianna. Together the couple founded and operated Poor Richard’s
Bookshop in Hollywood, California, and at its later location in Hamilton,
Montana.
Florence and Frank retired to Bear Valley Springs, California, in 1975. Florence was
extremely active in the community of Bear Valley. She served on the Bear Valley
Community Services District Board of Directors from 1979 to 1984 and was a founding
member of the Bear Valley Women’s Club. Florence Edith (Nehls) Ranuzzi died on April
14, 2002, the day before her 94th birthday.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of material relating to Florence Ranuzzi's personal
activities, including her early life in the motion picture industry, and business
papers concerning Poor Richard's Bookshop. The collection includes 249 letters and
manuscript materials, 3 boxes of ephemera and small publications, and 6 scrapbooks.
The correspondence represents not only the day to day business concerns of a
conservative bookstore- book orders, receipts, information requests- but also the
contemporary political climate. As a conservative bookstore Poor Richard’s carried a
wide variety of books with a similarly conservative perspective on topics such as
communism, freemasonry, conspiracy theories, the hippie phenomenon, etc. This
correspondence reflects the interest and opinions of Poor Richard’s patrons, and at
times their detractors.
Materials in the collection record clashes between liberals and conservatives, and
conflicts among various conservatives such as the dispute between the Ranuzzi’s and
Senator Lee Metcalf. This argument stemmed from Metcalf’s claim that bumper stickers
bearing the U.S. flag, produced and sold by Poor Richard’s Bookshop, desecrated the
flag and allowed the Ranuzzi’s to profit from this desecration.
As a whole, this collection documents the activities of a woman who, over the course
of her lifetime, was an active and outspoken participant in a number of social,
political and cultural settings.
Arrangement
The papers consist of the following series:
1. Correspondence and Manuscript
material (Boxes 1-5). Materials are cataloged at an item level and are arranged
chronologically. The bulk of the correspondence spans the period between 1961 and
1971.
2. Scrapbooks (Boxes 6-8, 12-13; FAC 1532-1536 in box 14). Due to preservation
concerns, many of the scrapbooks have been taken apart. For further information
please see the container list.
3. Ephemera (Boxes 9-11). Arranged according to
topic.
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Kennedy, John F. (John
Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
McCarthy, Joseph,
1908-1957.
Metcalf, Lee,
1911-1978.
Ranuzzi, Florence,
1908-2002 -- Archives.
Communist Party of
America.
Freemasons.
John Birch
Society.
Poor Richard's
Bookshop.
Republican Party (U.S.
: 1854- )
Santa Monica College
(Santa Monica, Calif.)
Sonoma State
University.
St. Joseph's Indian
School (Chamberlain, S.D.)
United States. Navy --
Correspondence.
United States. Warren
Commission.
United States Postal
Service.
Young People's Records
(Firm)
Altered states of
consciousness.
Anti-communist movements.
Anti-Masonic movements.
Bookstores -- California -- Los
Angeles.
Citizenship -- United States.
Communism.
Communism and Christianity -- Catholic
Church.
Communism and mass media.
Communist strategy.
Communist trials -- United
States.
Conservatism.
Conservative literature.
Conspiracy -- United States.
Book donations.
Education, Elementary.
Elections -- United States.
Genealogy.
Families -- Montana.
Flags -- Desecration -- United
States.
Flags on postage stamps.
Freemasonry.
Hypnotism.
Hippies -- California -- San Francisco
-- History -- Sources.
Illuminati.
Mental illness -- United
States.
Missionaries.
Motion picture industry -- History --
20th century -- Sources.
Music -- Juvenile.
Patriotism -- United States.
Political corruption -- United
States.
Political participation.
Propaganda, Anti-communist.
Propaganda, Communist.
Students.
Television -- Interviews.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Women -- Societies and clubs.
Bear Valley (Kern
County, Calif.)
Haight-Ashbury (San
Francisco, Calif.) -- History -- Sources.
Hollywood (Los
Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.
Kankakee County
(Ill.)
Los Angeles
(Calif.)
Soviet
Union.
United States --
Politics and government.
Forms/Genres
Bumper stickers.
Business letters.
Clippings (information artifacts).
Diaries -- 20th century.
Fliers (printed matter).
Leaflets.
Letters (correspondence).
Memoirs.
Photograph albums.
Postcards.
Speeches.
Additional Contributors
Carr, William Guy, 1895-1959.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald),
1917-1963, recipient.
Metcalf, Lee, 1911-1978, recipient.
Ranuzzi, F. X. (Francesco X.)
Box 1
Correspondence, 1957-1962
1957, Jun. 22
Goff, Oliver Kenneth. Letter to "To Whom it May Concern" RAN 001
[Before 1957]
Sheldon, Lois. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 002
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1959, May 12
Carr, William Guy, 1895- 1959. Letter to Liniger, B. B., Dr. RAN 003
Location: Clearwater, Fla.
1959, May 16
Carr, William Guy, 1895- 1959. Letter to Liniger, B. B., Dr. RAN 004
Location: Ontario, Canada
1959, Jul. 12
Letter to "Citizen News Town Meeting" RAN 005
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1960, Mar. 3
Stolrow, Walter T.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank, Mrs. RAN 006
Location: Glendale, Calif.
1960, Mar. 13
Francis, Edward, Sister. Letter to "Dear Mrs. Ranuzzi" RAN 007
Location: Hollywood, Calif.
1960, Jun. 1
Burns, John F., Rev.. Letter to "Dear Mrs. Ranuzzi" RAN 008
Location: Hollywood, Calif.
[1960]
Dorothy. Letter to "Dear Florence" RAN 009
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1961, Jun.
Newberry, Mike. Letter to "Please read Sen. Goldwater's…" RAN 010
1961, Sept. 18
Cabrini, Mary, Sister, O.S.F.. Letter to "Dear Friend" RAN 011
1961, Oct. 11
Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 012
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
1961, Oct. 25
Peale, Mary L.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 013
1961, Oct. 26
Jensen, James W. and Family. Letter to Ranuzzi, Mary RAN 014
1961, Nov. 1
Jade. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 015
1961, Dec. 1
Alesen, L. A.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 016
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1961, Dec. 26
Jensen, James W.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 017
1961, Dec. 27
King, Dan, III. Letter to "Dear Florence" RAN 018
Location: Pacific Grove, Calif.
1962, Jan. 5
Andrea, M., Sister, I.H.M.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 019
Location: San Mateo, Calif.
1962, Jan. 10
Utt, James B. (James Boyd), 1899-1970. Letter to "Dear Sirs" RAN 020
Location: Washington, D.C.
1962, Jan. 13
Kelly, Walt. Letter to "Pogo" RAN 021
1962, Jan. 14
Vincent, Marie, Sister. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 022
1962, Jan. 26
Boller, Glenda. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 023
Location: Glendale, Calif.
1962, Jan. 28
Vincent, Marie, Sister. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 024
1962, Feb. 8
Fryer, Lois. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 025
1962, Feb. 8
Haley, Katherine H.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 026
Location: Ventura, Calif.
1962, Feb. 12
Merwin, Davis. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 027
Location: San Marino, Calif.
1962, Mar. 1
Weller, Frank H.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 028
Location: Hollywood, Calif.
1962, Mar. 2
del Junco, Triso, 1925-. Letter to "Dear Fellow-American" RAN 029
Location: Arcadia, Calif.
1962, Mar. 9
Kaplan, Marica. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 030
Location: Washington, D.C.
1962, Mar. 19
Welch, Robert. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 031
1962, Mar. 20
Ranuzzi, Frank X.. Letter to Kaplan, Marica RAN 032
Location: Hollywood, Calif.
1962, Apr. 3
Bowen, Terry. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 033
1962, Apr. 16
Lewis, Robert W.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 034
Location: South Pasadena, Calif.
1962, Apr. 20
Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 035
1962, Apr. 26
Buttorf, Gordon Stephen. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 036
Location: Louisville, Ky.
1962, Apr. 29
Burns, Eugene A. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 037
1962, May 21
Jensen, James W.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 038
1962, May 25
Bunch, David B.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 039
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1962, Jun. 11
Merwin, Davis. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 040
Location: San Marino, Calif.
1962, Jul. 10
Stern, Harry and Sally. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 041
Location: Wilmington, Del.
1962, Jul. 19
Bangora, Margaret L.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 042
Location: Long Beach, Calif.
1962, Jul. 26
Hughes, Mae. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 043
Location: Temple City, Calif.
1962, Jul. 27
Dean. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 044
Location: San Jacinto, Calif.
1962, Aug. 8
Johnson, George F.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 045
Location: Upper Darby, Pa.
1962, Aug. 25
Al. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 046
Location: Fort Ord, Calif.
1962, Sept. 3
Slaught, Katharine M.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 047
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1962, Sept. 5
Huey, Virgil. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 048
1962, Sept. 12
Inviolata, Sister. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 049
1962, Sept. 17
Lewis, Robert W.. Letter to Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 RAN 050
Location: South Pasadena, Calif.
1962, Sept. 19
Lewis, Robert W.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 051
Location: South Pasadena, Calif.
1962, Sept. 26
George, Father. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 052
Location: Chamberlain, S.D.
1962, Sept. 29
O’Malley, Madeleine. Letter to "Gentlemen" RAN 053
Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
1962, Oct. 12
Pickett, A. S.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 054
1962, Oct. 16
Murphy, Lillian M.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 055
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1962, Oct. 19
Pickett, A.S.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 056
1962, Oct. 23
Courtney, Kent. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 057
Location: New Orleans, La.
1962, Oct. 25
Fraser, Donald J.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 058
Location: Altadena, Calif.
1962, Nov. 8
Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 059
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1962, Nov. 13
Baldois, Ina. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 060
Location: Culver City, Calif.
1962, Nov. 28
Anthony, Lamar. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 061
Location: Nacogdoches, Tex.
1962, Dec. 6
Vanzant, Budd. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 062
Location: Winter Haven, Fla.
Box 2
Correspondence, 1963-1965
1963, Jan. 1
Kirwan, Madeline. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 063
1963, Feb. 7
George, Father. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 064
Location: Chamberlain, S.D.
1963, Feb. 20
Openshaw, Dorothy. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 065
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1963, Feb. 25
Cortney, Francis. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 066
1963, Mar. 14
Bowen, Elizabeth. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 067
Location: Washington, D.C.
1963, Mar. 19
Ashbrook, John M.. Letter to "Dear Sirs" RAN 068
Location: Washington, D.C.
1963, Mar. 26
Johns, J. Mercer. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 069
Location: Jackonsville, Fla.
1963, Apr. 11
Oraze, Stephen. RAN 070
1963, Apr. 24
Ball, Nick. "For 1 copy 'Keynes or Harvard'" RAN 071
1963, Sept. 7
Ivers, Eileen. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 072
1963, Oct. 10
Ekman, R. E.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 073
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
1963, Oct. 18
Steele, Peter. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 074
Location: Greenwich, Conn.
1963, Dec. 19
Altadena Americanism Center. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 075
Location: Altadena, Calif.
1964, Jan. 30
Fischer, Harold C.. Letter to "Dear Mr. Ranuzzi" RAN 076
Location: Lac La Hache, B.C.
1964, Feb. 10
Steele, James B.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 077
Location: Knysna, South Africa
1964, Feb. 12
McDonnell, John H., Rev., O.S.A.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 078
1964, Feb. 17
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to St. Mary's Hall RAN 079
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1964, Feb. 18
Erwin, Virginia. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 080
1964, Mar. 18
Michaeline, Mary, Sister, S.M.S.M.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 081
1964, Mar. 23
Gunkel, William R.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 082
1964, Jun. 6
Beebe, Murray C., Jr.. Letter to Metcalf, Lee, 1911-1978 RAN 083
Location: Rolling Hills, Calif.
1964, Jun. 6
McManus, William T.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 084
Location: Santa Monica, Calif.
1964, Jun. 6
Sewell, Charles. RAN 085
Location: Santa Monica, Calif.
1964, Jun. 7
Coolidge, Betty. Letter to Metcalf, Lee, 1911-1978 RAN 086
1964, Jun. 8
Becker, Martha W.. Letter to Metcalf, Lee, 1911-1978 RAN 087
Location: Studio City, Calif.
1964, Jun. 8
Gill, Maxine. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 088
1964, Jun. 8
Norman, Jose. Letter to Metcalf, Lee, 1911-1978 RAN 089
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1964, Jun. 8
Rhodes, Jean. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 090
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1964, Jun. 8
Swan, D.K.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 091
1964, Jun. 9
Rowland, Donald S.. Letter to Metcalf, Lee, 1911-1978 RAN 092
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1964, Jun. 10
Burnette, Elbert E.. Letter to Metcalf, Lee, 1911-1978 RAN 093
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1964, Jun. 24
Van Zandt, Sue. Letter to Bell, Alphonzo RAN 094
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1964, Jul. 17
Gibbons, Edward N.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 095
Location: San Jose, Calif.
1964, Jul. 21
Laura R.. Letter to Flo McCallister RAN 096
1964, Aug. 13
McCallister, Flo. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 097
1964, Aug. 15
Kinnett, Cliff. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 098
1964, Aug. 28
Babcock, Tim, 1919-. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 099
1964, Sept. 6
Rannells, Golda. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 100
Location: Long Beach, Calif.
1964, Sept. 8
Baumgardner, R. D.. Letter to KTTV RAN 101
Location: Elsinore, Calif.
1964, Oct. 27
Ranuzzi, Frank X.. Letter to Corey, Virgil RAN 102
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1965, Jan. 11
Andrea, M., Sister. Letter to "Dear Mrs. Ranuzzi" RAN 103
Location: Artesia, Calif.
1965, Feb. 25
Dullenty, James. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 104
Location: Missoula, Mont.
1965, Mar. 23
McDonnell, John H., Rev., O.S.A.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 105
1965, Aug. 27
Fuller, Rodney B.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 106
Location: Seattle, [Wash.]
1965, Sept. 1
Albright, Ruth N.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 107
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1965, Nov. 16
Oden, C. S.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 108
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
1965, Nov. 17
Smith, Ellen. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 109
1965, Dec. 7
Lake, Eunice. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 110
Location: Inglewood, Calif.
1965, Dec. 16
Lake, Eunice. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 111
Location: Inglewood, Calif.
1965, Dec. 19
King, Frederick C.. Letter to "The Countess Ranuzzi" RAN 112
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1965, Dec. 30
Norburn, Russell Lee. Letter to Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 RAN 113
Location: Asheville, N.C.
Box 3
Correspondence, 1966-1970
1966, Feb. 5
Roaf, James R. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 114
Location: Grants Pass, Or.
1966, Feb. 8
Schlafly, Phyllis. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 115
1966, Feb. 18
Banner, Morris. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 116
1966, Mar. 6
Johnson, J. Ben. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 117
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1966, Mar. 9
Babcock, Tim, 1919-. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 118
1966, Mar. 29
Hartung, Rose. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 119
1966, Apr. 5
Smoot, Dan. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 120
1966, Apr. 6
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Hartung, Rose RAN 121
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1966, Apr. 19
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to Paff, Richard RAN 122
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1966, Aug. 4
Saltzman, Carl Howard. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 123
Location: Santa Monica, Calif.
1966, Aug. 8
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to Saltzman, Carl Howard RAN 124
Location: [Hamilton, Mont. ?]
1966, Aug. 30
Saltzman, Carl Howard. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 125
Location: Santa Monica, Calif.
1966, Sept. 2
Bauer, Malcom C.. Letter to "Evidence" RAN 126
1966, Oct. 3
Babcock, Tim, 1919-. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 127
1966, Oct. 27
Hurley, Denis E.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 128
Location: Durban, South Africa
1966, Oct. 28
Lembo, Peter. Letter to Postmaster, Framingham Post Office RAN 129
Location: Framingham, Mass.
1966, [Oct.]
van Tilburg, C. A. Adrian. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 130
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
1966, Nov. 11
Bray, Edward F.. Letter to McKinney, Harold F. RAN 131
1966, Nov. 21
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to van Tilburg, C. A. Adrian RAN 132
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
1966, Dec. 4
Boswell, Jean. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 133
Location: Palm Springs, Calif.
1967, Feb. 21
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Kunz, Betty RAN 134
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1967, Apr. 4
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Johanns, Willora M. RAN 135
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1967, Mar. 31
Johanns, Willora M.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 136
1967, Apr. 27
Coldt, Marvin L.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 137
1967, Apr. 18
Allen, C. H.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 138
Location: Santa Ana, Calif.
1967, May 13
des Cognets, Russell. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 139
Location: Delray Beach, Fla.
1967, May 14
Philip, David. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 140
Location: Framingham, Mass.
1967, May 20
Mosher, Austin. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 141
1967, May 23
Tinkler, Margaret R.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 142
Location: Reisterstown, Md.
1967, Jun. 2
Lewis, Robert W.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 143
1967, Jun. 9
Terranova, Michael. Letter to St. George's Press RAN 144
Location: Palisades Park, N.J.
1967, Jun. 15
Gilbert, Keith D.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 145
1967, Jun. 17
Gilbert, Keith D.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 146
Location: [Tamal, Calif.]
1967, Jun. 20
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to Terranova, Michael RAN 147
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1967, Aug. 31
Katharine S. Hubbard. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 148
Location: Grass Valley, Calif.
1967, Sept. 30
Terranova, Michael. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 149
Location: Palisades Park, N.J.
1967, Oct. 3
Wurts, John, Jr.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 150
1967, Oct. 12
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to John Wurts Jr. RAN 151
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1967, [Oct. 27]
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Terranova, Michael RAN 152
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1968, Mar. 15
Meese, Edwin. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 153
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1968, Apr. 3
City of Hamilton, Mont.. Letter to Building and Improvement Permit RAN 154
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1968, Jun. 22
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to Galleny, Edmund C. RAN 155
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1968, [Jul. 21]
Inlow, Roy W.. Letter to Buckley, Carper W. RAN 156
Location: Santa Cruz, Calif.
1968, [Jul. 23]
Buckley, Carper W.. Letter to RAN 157
Location: Washington, D.C.
[1968], Aug. 8
Glore, Emmet. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 158
Location: Missoula, Mont.
1969, Nov. 16
Duggan, Ken. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 159
1969, Dec. 4
Fehnel, P. J.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 160
1969, Dec. 19
Ehred, William. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 161
1970, May 6
Kelly, Kevin J.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 162
1970, Oct. 7
Parvis, J. M.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 163
1970, Nov. 10
Tolpo, J. W., Mrs.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 164
1970, Nov. 17
O’Connell, M[argaret] and Bill. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 165
Location: Bradenton, Fla.
1970, Nov. 20
Cain, Mary D.. Letter to Liberty Award Certificate RAN 166
1970, Dec. 2
Hubbard, William David, 1890-1971. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 167
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
Box 4
Correspondence, 1971-1978 and undated
1971, Jan. 8
Griggs, Jay P.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 168
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
1971, Jan. 12
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Griggs, Jay P. RAN 169
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1971, Jan. 18
Oden, C. S.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 170
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
1971, Jan. 19
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Griggs, Jay P. RAN 171
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1971, Feb. 23
Ranuzzi. Letter to Worley, Tal RAN 172
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1971, Feb. 25
Oden, C. S.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 173
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
1971, Mar. 1
Jaussi, Violet K.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 174
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
1971, Mar. 2
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Violet K. Jaussi RAN 175
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1971, Mar. 2
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Oden, C. S. RAN 176
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1971, Mar. 4
Gumz, Dennis F.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 177
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
1971, Mar. 6
Gumz, Dennis F.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 178
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
1971, Mar. 9
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Gumz, Dennis F. RAN 179
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
1971, Nov. 2
Srigley, Gretchen. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 180
c. 1971
Worley, Tal. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 181
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
1972, Mar. 26
Hensley, E. H.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 182
Location: Fairfield, Ala.
1972, Apr. 19
Kimmel, Margaret and Peggy Lood. Letter to "Dear Mrs. Ranuzzi" RAN 183
Location: Missoula, Mont.
1972, Nov. 24
Davis, Fred M.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 184
1973, Jul. 22
Slade, Hank. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 185
Location: Natal, South Africa
1978, Jun. 28
Slade, Hank. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 186
Location: Natal, South Africa
Undated
Baird, Katie. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 187
Undated
Barton, Patricia. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 188
Location: Vacaville, Calif.
Undated
Carr, Bessie. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 189
Location: Willowdale, Ont.
Undated
Chatard, F.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 190
Undated
Dood, Bella Visono, 1904-. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 191
Undated
Drake, Lillian. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 192
Location: Santa Barbara, Calif.
Undated
Faughnum, Paul. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 193
Undated
Hurley, Adele K.. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 194
Location: San Gabriel, Calif.
Undated
Knott, Walter. RAN 195
Undated
Layer, Timothy P.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 196
Location: Middletown, Ohio
Undated
Leonella, M., Sister. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 197
Undated
Mahoney, Violet. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 198
Undated
Patricia, Margaret, Sister. Letter to Ranuzzi, Frank X. RAN 199
Undated
McDonnell, John H., Rev., O.S.A.. Letter to "Poor Richard's Book Shop" RAN 200
Undated
O'Connell, Margaret and Bill. Letter to "Precious Friend" RAN 201
Undated
Pike, Albert. Letter to "From Morals and Dogma of Ancient & Accepted Rites…” RAN 202
Undated
Paff, Richard H.. Letter to Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 203
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Undated
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to The Congress of Freedom, Inc. RAN 204
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
Undated
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to Fuller, Rodney B. RAN 205
Location: Hollywood, Calif.
Undated
Poor Richard's Bookshop. Letter to Lake, Eunice H. RAN 206
Location: Hamilton, Mont.
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to "Dear Gianna" RAN 207
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to "Dear Gianna" RAN 208
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to "Dear Sister" RAN 209
Location: Hollywood, Calif.
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. "get wise to the fact..." RAN 210
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Letter to Aherene, John, Rev. RAN 211
Undated
van Tilburg, C. A. Adrian. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence and Frank X. RAN 212
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Undated
Warmington, Dorothy. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 213
Undated
Willardson, Virginia Mitchel. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 214
Undated
Zerial, Donald. Letter to Ranuzzi, Florence RAN 215
Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Undated
"Excerpt from closing paragraphs of 'Witness' by Whittaker Chambers" RAN 216
Undated
"I intend to finish copying the opening chapter…" RAN 217
Undated
"Potomac Fever" RAN 218
Undated
Ranuzzi, Frank X.. "The Poetry of Francesco X. Ranuzzi" RAN 220
1919-1922
Nehls, Florence. Diary of Florence Nehls RAN 221
1920, Feb. 20
Nehls, Florence. "What are the Benefits of an Enlistment in the United States Army?" RAN 222
1969, [Spring]
Ranuzzi, Florence. Address to the graduating class of 1969, Montana High School RAN 223
1969
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech to the grad. class of 1969 RAN 224
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Autobiographical sketch RAN 225
Undated
"If I live in a house…" RAN 226
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. "The Plunder of Our Cities" RAN 227
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. "Rachel" RAN 228
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. "Sheen of Flight: The Memoirs of Florence Ranuzzi" RAN 229
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech about her life RAN 230
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech about Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 231
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech about Poor Richard's Bookshop RAN 232
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech notes RAN 233
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech on Communism and the French Revolution RAN 234
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech on Communism and the French Revolution RAN 235
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech on her activities RAN 236
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech on history and politics RAN 237
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. Speech on the Bear Valley Springs Women's Club RAN 238
Undated
Ranuzzi, Florence. “Sheen of Flight” RAN 249 (a-d)
Scrapbooks
Note
RAN 239 - RAN 242 have been taken apart in an effort to preserve the contents. Each page in a scrapbook has been numbered,
however only those with content have a corresponding folder.
In other words, no folders were created for blank pages. As a result, the folder numbers skip at times where blank pages existed.
The blank pages from each scrapbook are as follows:
RAN 239: 52, 57, 59-62, 64-66, 68, 70-101.
RAN 242: 1, 10, 11, 32, 33, 55, 57-61, 63-75, 77, 81, 86, 90, 94.
Conservation facsimiles have been made for RAN 239, RAN 240, RAN 241, and RAN 242. See FAC 1532-FAC 1536.
Box 6
Ranuzzi, Florence. Scrapbook, Poor Richard’s Bookshop.
1959-2001 RAN 239
Physical Description: 59 folders
Box 7
Bear Valley Scrapbooks [3 volumes]
Physical Description: 59 folders
Ranuzzi, Florence. Scrapbook, Bear Valley, Director.
1979-1984 RAN 240
Ranuzzi, Florence. Scrapbook, Bear Valley, Women’s Club.
1979-1991 RAN 241
Ranuzzi, Florence. Scrapbook, Bear Valley, Women’s Club, pages 1-22.
1986-1993 RAN 242
Box 8
Ranuzzi, Florence. Scrapbook, Bear Valley, Women’s Club, pages 23- end.
1986-1993 RAN 242
Physical Description: 46 folders
Box 12
Nehls, Florence. Scrapbook, High School Years, Florence Nehls [Ranuzzi].
[1920s] RAN 243
Note
This item was transferred to Conservation for treatment, Decemeber 2008.
Box 13
Ranuzzi, Florence [Nehls]. Scrapbook, Motion Picture and Stage Career, Hollywood.
[1920s-1930s] RAN 244.
Note
This item was transferred to Conservation for treatment, Decemeber 2008.
Ranuzzi, Florence [Nehls]. Scrapbook, Motion Picture and Stage Career, Hollywood [Facsimile copy of RAN 244].
[1920s-1930s] FAC 1532
Note
Every page in the original (RAN 244) was given a number, including those which were blank. These blank pages were not reproduced
as part of the conservation copy. As a result the facsimile appears to be missing pages at times. The “missing pages” are
numbers: 99-101, 111-123, 127, and 135.
Ranuzzi, Florence. Scrapbook, Poor Richard’s Bookshop [Facsimile copy of RAN 239].
1959-2001 FAC 1533
Ranuzzi, Florence. Scrapbook, Bear Valley, Director [Facsimile copy of RAN 240].
1979-1984 FAC 1534
Ranuzzi, Florence. Scrapbook, Bear Valley, Women’s Club [Facsimile copy of RAN 241].
1979-1991 FAC 1535
Ranuzzi, Florence. Scrapbook, Bear Valley, Women’s Club [ Facsimile copy of RAN 242].
1986-1993 FAC 1536
Box 9
Ephemera [4 folders and 1 binder]
Folder 1
Ephemera and small publications/mailings, Poor Richard’s Bookshop
Folder 2
Ephemera and small publications/mailings, Poor Richard’s Bookshop
Folder 3
The Dan Smoot Report, Nov. 17, 1958 – June 1, 1959
Folder 4
The Dan Smoot Report, June 8, 1959 – Dec. 25, 1959
Binder
Clippings- conservative politics
Folder 2
Manuals and Instructions (contd.)
Folder 3
Conservative Materials- Ranuzzi Binder
Folder 4
Conservative Materials not from Poor Richard’s Bookshop
Folder 6
Our Mother of Good Counsel Mother’s Club
Nehls, Florence. Diary of life in Hollywood, Calif. 1925-1930. RAN 219
Box 11
Ephemera [4 folders, 3 yearbooks, 1 binder, and 1 small prayer book of Florence Nehls]
Folder 1
Records (birth/death certificates, contracts, memberships, etc.)
Folder 2
Los Angeles College of Chiropractic
[1936]
Folder 3
Bear Valley Springs booklets
Binder
Class notes from Los Angeles College of Chiropractic
Poinsettia, Hollywood High School Yearbook, 1922.
RAN 245
Poinsettia, Hollywood High School Yearbook, 1923.
RAN 246
Poinsettia, Hollywood High School Yearbook, 1925.
RAN 247
The Book of Common Prayer, presented to Florence Nehls in Sept. 1914
RAN 247
