The Finding Aid of the Myles Connolly Papers 0191
Kelsey Knox
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
September 2021
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90263-4786
kelsey.knox@pepperdine.edu
Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Title: Myles Connolly Papers
Identifier/Call Number: 0191
Physical Description:
.42 Linear Feet
1 Hollinger Box
Date (inclusive): 1937-1994
Abstract: The Myles Connolly Papers contain real estate records of Myles Connolly and his wife, Agnes Bevington Connolly. All of the
properties in the collection are in Malibu, California.
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Arrangement
Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Biographical/ Historical
Myles Connolly was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1897. He graduated from Boston College in 1918 after spending a year
in the U.S. Navy during World War I, Connolly got a job with the Boston Post as a reporter. For many years, Connolly frequently
contributed stories to national magazines.
Connolly marries Agnes Bevington, a Nashville socialite and concert pianist, on May 29, 1929. They had four children: Mary,
Kevin, Terrence, Myles Jr., and Ann.
Also in 1929, Connolly began his work as a film producer. He continued to produce and screenwrite films for the next two decades,
writing and producing over forty films, including the Tarzan pictures of the 1940s, "The Unfinished Dance", "The Right to
Romance", and The Face in the Sky".
Connolly in 1964 at 66 years old following complications from open-heart surgery at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Myles Connolly Papers, Collection no. 191, Special Collections and University Archives, University
Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Kelsey Knox in September 2021.
Scope and Contents
The Myles Connolly Papers are comprised of real estate records for the properties in Malibu, California owned by Myles and
Agnes Connolly. These properties include 108 Malibu Colony, the "Hilltop" poperty, and a portion of land near Pacific Coast
Highway and the Serra Retreat. Documents in this collection include grant deeds, insurance titles, and full reconveyances.
The collection also includes joint tenancy agreements between Myles and Anges Connolly and later between Agnes Connolly and
her dauhter, Ann Fulton.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
box 1, folder 1
Acceptance of Gift Tax Return of Agnes Connolly
1973 October 23
box 1, folder 2
California Gift Tax Returns for Agnes B. Connolly
1973 January 26
box 1, folder 3
Certificate of Compliance With the Provisions of Subdivision Map Act
1994 October 19
box 1, folder 4
Correspondence Regarding Agnes Connolly's Will
1980 September
box 1, folder 5
Declaration of Homestead for 108 Malibu Colony
1955 February 10
box 1, folder 6
Full Reconveyance for 108 Malibu Colony
1945 July 23
box 1, folder 7
Full Reconveyance for 3 Malibu Properties
1948 October 16
box 1, folder 8
Full Reconveyance for Malibu Hilltop Property
1942 October 16
box 1, folder 9
Grant Deed for .81 Acres Along Highway in Rancho Topango Malibu Sequit
1954 September 17
box 1, folder 10
Grant Deed for Malibu Sequit Parcel of .87 Acres Near Highway
1944 October 17
box 1, folder 11
Grant Deed for Malibu Sequit Property at Pacific Coast Highway and Serra Road
1944 February 7
box 1, folder 12
Grant Deed for 108 Malibu Colony
1940 August 2
box 1, folder 13
Grant Deed for 108 Malibu colony
1947 December 30
box 1, folder 14
Insurance Title for Bernal H. Dyas for 108 Malibu Colony
1937 May 15
box 1, folder 15
Joint Tenancy Agreement for Myles and Agnes Connolly for 108 Malibu Colony
1947 December 30
box 1, folder 16
Joint Tenancy Grant Deed for Agnes Connolly and Ann Connolly Fulton for 108 Malibu Colony
1976 March 6
box 1, folder 17
Land Report for Application for Insurance Policy for 15.77 Acre Hilltop Property
1954 August 27
box 1, folder 18
Letter from Marblehead Land Company to Connolly About Land Restrictions
1944 October 5
box 1, folder 19
Loans Taken Out by Ann Fulton and Agnes Connolly for 108 Malibu Colony
1972-1973
box 1, folder 20
Modification Agreement for .81 Acres Along Highway in Rancho Topango Malibu Sequit
1954 February 19
box 1, folder 21
Policy of Title Insurance for .81 Acres Along Highway in Rancho Topango Malibu Sequit
1944 October 17
box 1, folder 22
Policy of Title Insurance for Malibu Hilltop Property
1978
box 1, folder 23
Policy of Title Insurance for Malibu Sequit Property at Pacific Coast Highway and Serra Road
1944 February 14
box 1, folder 24
Property Insurance for Property at Pacific Coast Highway and Serra Road
1944 February 14
box 1, folder 25
Quitclaim Deed for Agnes Bevington Connolly and Ann Connolly Fulton
1979 June 22
box 1, folder 26
Report on the Title for Policy of Title Insurance for .9 Acres Malibu Sequit Property
1944 September 21
