Finding Aid for the Katherine Ainsworth Papers LSC.1395
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Title: Katherine Ainsworth papers
Creator:
Ainsworth, Katherine
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1395
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1973-1978
Abstract: Katherine Ainsworth (1908- ) worked as a children's librarian for the Los Angeles Public Library (1928-35), school librarian
for Los Angeles public schools (1949-51), and head librarian for Monrovia Public Library (1953-67). She was also a regular
reviewer for the
Los Angeles Times and the
Monrovia News post. The collection consists of manuscripts and materials related to Ainsworth's books,
The man who captured sunshine: a biography of the desert artist John W. Hilton and
The McCallum Saga: the story of the founding of Palm Springs.
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[Identification of item], Katherine Ainsworth Papers (Collection 1395). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
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Ainsworth was born in Los Angeles, California, November 15, 1908; BA, UC Los Angeles (1930), Library Certificate, USC (1932);
she worked as a children's librarian for the Los Angeles Public Library (1928-35), school librarian, for Los Angeles public
schools (1949-51), and head librarian for Monrovia Public Library (1953-67); a regular reviewer for the
Los Angeles Times and the
Monrovia News post, some of her published works include
In the shade of the juniper tree: a life of Fray Junipero Serra, with her husband, Edward M. Ainsworth (1970) and
The McCallum saga: the story of the founding of Palm Springs (1973).
Collection consists of manuscripts and materials related to Katherine Ainsworth's books,
The man who captured sunshine: a biography of the desert artist John W. Hilton and
The McCallum Saga: the story of the founding of Palm Springs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women authors, American -- California -- Archives.
Ainsworth, Katherine, 1908-1989--Archives.
box 1, folder 1-5
Original manuscript and page proofs of The Man Who Captured Sunshine, A Biography of the Desert Artist John W. Hilton, material on John W. Hilton.
box 1, folder 6-8
Manuscript of The Mc Callum Saga: The Story of the Founding of Palm Springs, material pertaining to the publication of this book.