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Promotional Correspondence About Baby Contests in California and Nevada collection
Biomed.0395
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Collection of promotional correspondence about baby contests in California and Nevada
Source:
Carr, Jeff (California International Antiquarian Book Fair)
Identifier/Call Number: Biomed.0395
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1916-1932
Language of Material: Materials are in Italian, English, and Spanish.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
8149742
This collection contains carbon-copy typescript correspondence from promoters to parents of contestants and winners of newspaper-sponsored
baby contests in California and Nevada from 1916-1932. Includes: L'Elvezia ("the only Swiss newspaper in Italian language
published in the United States") (San Francisco, California) and its "Grand $6,000 Prize Popularity Contest", which awarded
1915 Hudson and Studebaker touring automobiles, and its "Shower of Prizes for Swiss Babies", awarding a Jeffrey Four automobile
(1916-1917) -- Daily News (San Francisco, California) "Shower of Prizes for Lovely Babies in Northern California" (1926) --
"The San Francisco News Fourth Annual 'Baby Revue'" (1928) -- El Imparcial's (San Francisco, California) contest (1929) --
"The Portland [Oregon] News First Annual 'Baby Revue'" (1930), awarding five Kimball baby grand pianos -- Nevada State Journal's
(Reno, Nevada) contest (1932) -- "Contra Costa News baby Revue" (undated).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Carr, Jeff (California International Antiquarian Book Fair)