Manuscripts
Parks - Griffith Park
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Griffith, Griffith J
Manuscripts
Approx. 12 items: LAT clip copies on Griffith's philanthropy (donated the land for vast Griffith Park), his business dealings, an attempt on his wife's life--which is went to prison for--and his eventual work for penal reform. Also included is a chapter (pp. 119-134) from the book, Take the Witness (1934), focusing on Griffith's personal history.
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Griffith Park Planetarium, Hollywood, Cal
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Image of the Griffith Park Observatory at Griffith Park in Hollywood, California.
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The Greek Theatre, Griffith Park, Hollywood, Cal
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Image of the Greek Theatre at Griffith Park in Hollywood, California, with the Griffith Park Observatory visible on the ridge at right.
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Griffith, D.W
Manuscripts
Approx. 20 items. A collection of LAT material on Griffith, including appreciations and other features and the 1948 article at the time of his death.
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Los Angeles - Name
Manuscripts
2 items: cover letter, sent to Carolyn Strickler, LAT Archivist, from Jean Bruce Poole, Curator, El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park,12/31/1985 (referencing next entry) ; article copy, 7-pp., Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, Spring 1973, "Los Angeles, California...the question of the City's original Spanish name."
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Ballin, Hugo
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Approx. 12 items: 20+ pp. copied from the book, The Murals of Griffith Observatory, which the author dedicated to the memory of muralist Hugo Ballin ; LAT articles and obits on Hugo Ballin and his wife, Mabel Ballin, an actress.
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