Container List
Series I.
Correspondence,
1926-1931, 1950-1971
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
The records consist of personal correspondence and telegrams, 1926-1971, between J. Paul Getty and his second wife, Allene
Ashby, and her sister, Belene. Also included is one letter to their mother, Ione, two letters from Norris Bramlett (one to
Getty and one to Belene), and one letter from Allene and Belene's sister, Lois Ashby Jensen, to Getty. With the exception
of the postcard from Allene, the two letters from Bramlett, and the letter from Lois, all of the letters and telegrams are
from Getty; the majority are to Belene.
In the letters to Allene between 1926 and 1928, Getty discusses his travels, how much he misses her, and his homesickness
for Los Angeles. The letters to Belene begin in 1931; the bulk date from the 1950s, and continue thereafter on an almost-annual
basis. There are no letters dated between 1931 and 1950. In his letters to Belene, Getty discusses Allene's health, monetary
gifts made to Belene, passes on general greetings and advice, and acknowledges photographs sent.
All the letters sent by Getty were published in Christine Banks',
The Private Life of J. Paul Getty (see Series II. Printed Matter).
Arrangement
These letters are listed individually and are arranged in chronological order.
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Telegram to Allene Ashby,
October 25, 1926
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Allene Ashby,
November 30, 1926
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter [to Allene Ashby],
June 6, 1927
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Allene Ashby, 2 leaves, with envelope,
June 26, 1927
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Telegram to Allene Ashby,
August 20, 1927
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Telegram to Allene Ashby,
September 7, 1927
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Allene Ashby,
June 24, 1928
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Allene Ashby, with envelope,
September 20, 1928
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Ione Ashby, with envelope,
December 9, 1928
Box Shared box 1987.IA.09 [2003.IA.14-01]
Postcard from Allene Ashby to J. Paul Getty,
November 4, 1929
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Belene Ashby,
June 30, 1931
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Belene Ashby,
August 9, 1950
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
December 16, 1952
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
December 14, 1953
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Belene Ashby,
December 27, 1954
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Belene Ashby,
December 10, 1956
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter (copy) Lois Ashby Jensen to J. Paul Getty,
August 4, 1957
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Belene Ashby,
September 9, 1957
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten memorandum, Norris Bramlett to J. Paul Getty,
October 23, 1957
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
October 31, 1957
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
December 26, 1957
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby (excerpt),
December 5, 1958
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Handwritten letter to Belene Ashby,
December 27, 1959
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter, Norris Bramlett to Belene Ashby, with envelope,
February 10, 1965
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
January 1, 1962
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
December 27, 1965
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
April 15, 1966
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
August 12, 1966
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
February 13, 1969
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
October 2, 1970
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 1
Typewritten letter to Belene Ashby,
October 12, 1971
Series II.
Printed materials,
1932-1992, undated
Physical Description:
0.1 linear feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of letters, clippings and ephemera related to the Ashby sisters and the extended Ashby family, 1932-1992 and
undated. Subjects of the clippings include society announcements about Belene, information on George Ashby (relationship unknown)
as President of the Union Pacific Railroad, a death announcement for H.S.P. (Stump) Ashby (relationship unknown), an article
on Christine Banks (Belene's granddaughter) and her discovery of Getty's letters to her grandmother and great-aunt (Allene),
and genealogical information on the Ashby family. The photocopies of the guestbook contain greetings and comments from friends
of Belene in Los Angeles, and the address book includes J. Paul Getty's address at Sutton Place, England.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in general order of accession.
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 2
Clippings (photocopies) re: Ashbys,
1932-1992
Box 1987.IA.09-1, Folder 3
Address book and guestbook photocopies,
undated
Box Shared box 1987.IA.09 [1988.IA.02-1]
Christine Banks,
The Private Life of J. Paul Getty, and letter re: photographs,
1992
Series III.
Photographs,
circa 1930-1979, undated
Physical Description:
1.8 linear feet
(2 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Records consist of 82 photographs, circa 1930-1979 and undated, of the Ashby family. The majority of the photographs feature
Belene Ashby, sister of Getty's second wife, Allene Ashby; also present are members of the Ashby family, including Allene
and Lois (Belene and Allene's sister), and various unidentified individuals, at family gatherings and holidays.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in order of accession.
Box 1987.IA.09-2
37 photographs of the Ashby family,
undated
Box 1988.IA.02-2
45 photographs of the Ashby family,
circa 1930-1979
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