Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Westlake Park, Los Angeles History Correspondence
- Dates:
- 1942-1950
- Creators:
- Bowron, Fletcher, Workman, Mary J., and Weatherwax, Dora B.
- Abstract:
- This collection contains correspondence and memoirs from 1942-1950 between Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Mary J. Workman, and Dora B. Weatherwax regarding the origin of Westlake Park (now MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, California and the involvement of John Henry Bryant in the 1880s.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Westlake Park, Los Angeles History Correspondence 1942-1950, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.506.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains correspondence and memoirs from 1942-1950 between Mayor Fletcher Bowron, Mary J. Workman, and Dora B. Weatherwax regarding the origin of Westlake Park (now MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, California and the involvement of John Henry Bryant in the 1880s.
- Acquisition information:
- Donation from Mary Foy, circa 1950 June 15.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 September 27, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Parks
- Names:
- Bryant, John Henry
- Places:
- MacArthur Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-10-06 16:18:44 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives and fill out the Researcher Application Form.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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Westlake Park, Los Angeles History Correspondence 1942-1950, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.506.
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448