Descriptive Summary
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Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Justus Baldwin Lawrence Collection
Dates: 1929-1987
Collection Number: GC 1356
Creator/Collector:
Extent: (Boxes: 1 letter; 1/2 legal)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: Personal papers, manuscripts, and photographs of Lawrence (known as Jock Lawrence) along with his family. Also photographs
with colleagues, including movie producer Samuel Goldwyn.
Language of Material: English
Access
Research is by appointment only
Publication Rights
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Preferred Citation
Justus Baldwin Lawrence Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
Lawrence (1903-1987) was a reporter for the Hearst newspapers in the 1930s and served as advertising and publicity chief for
Samuel Goldwyn. From 1939 to 1942 he was public relations director for the Motion Picture Producers Association. During
World War II, he became Chief Public Relations Officer European Theater of Operations in the United States Army.
Scope and Content of Collection
Personal papers, manuscripts, and photographs of Lawrence (known as Jock Lawrence) along with his family. Also photographs
with colleagues, including movie producer Samuel Goldwyn. 1929-1987, undated
