Manuscripts
Cecile K. Bosworth papers
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Correspondence, ephemera, clippings, and interview transcript
Manuscripts
The majority of the material is made up of correspondence between Cecile, her friends Woodrow and Lois NeSmith and members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and various prominent Hollywood producers and directors, such as Sol Lesser, about the creation of a Hollywood film museum. There is also a letter by Cecile to George Seaton, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, about recognition and a tribute to her actor husband Hobart Bosworth and director Francis Boggs. There is also a folder of correspondence regarding Jack London and his home opening as a state park (Hobart had produced and directed several movies based upon Jack London's books). Jack London is also mentioned throughout the collection. There are also a few pages of notes by Cecile about how she met Hobart and their courtship. Also included is a transcript of a radio interview with Hobart Bosworth in 1937. There are 13 newspaper clippings including an obituary for Cecile Bosworth in 1997 and two pieces of ephemera.
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Bosworth, Mrs Hobart
Manuscripts
4 items: 2-pp. - "Info. about Mrs. Hobart Bosworth" (1990), apparently typed up by an aide to Editor James Boswell, in which it is noted she was the widow of a pioneer L.A. actor / filmmaker, in L.A. from 1908 on, Hobart Bosworth ; excerpt from Los Angeles - a City Apart, (1981), featuring Bosworth ; excerpt from El Pueblo Grande (1973) on Bosworth ; excerpt from History of the American Film Industry (1970) featuring Bosworth.
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Special project - Mrs. Hobart Bosworth
Manuscripts
Notes, project log, and photocopies of news articles for a project on Mrs. Hobart Bosworth.
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Movie poster: Burning daylight
Manuscripts
Hobart Bosworth's film was based on Jack London's 1910 novel Burning daylight. Hobart Bosworth and his Bosworth, Inc. produced six films based on Jack London's stories. The movie Burning daylight was released in 1914. The poster was printed in Erie, Pennsylvania by Erie Lithography.
mssHM 83400
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Donald Barker Papers
Manuscripts
This collection consists of consists of manuscripts, correspondence (business letters), documents (mostly legal), and ephemera, originating from the firm of Donald Barker, the attorney of American writer Jack London. The papers concern the film rights to The Seas Wolf, "A Piece of Steak," and other stories by London. The materials chiefly date between 1913 and 1914 and include about twenty letters and telegrams by and to Jack and Charmian London, along with almost two hundred documents and pieces of correspondence by the other parties involved, including Hobart Bosworth, H.M. Horkheimer, Sydney Ayres, Arthur Train, Frank Garbutt, George P. Brett, and Hughes Massie.
mssHM 61461-61657
Braley and Bosworth grocery store, Harvey, Illinois
Visual Materials
View from the street of the Braley & Bosworth grocery store at 153 East 154th Street in Harvey, Illinois, with bicycles, a boy, and grocery store employees out in front.
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