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Vermejo Club - general correspondence

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Approx. 15 items, grouped in two bundles, one dating from 1953, the other from 1959 : 1953 group consists mainly of letters to and replies from W.S. Ruby, Real Estate Manager of Chandis Securities (after merger with Southwest Land Co.) related to Vermejo Club / Vermejo Ranch property ; 3-pp. letter, 10/28/1959, from W.S. Ruby to W.D. Grisso of the University of Oklahoma, which reads in part, "W.J. Gorley of Fort Worth purchased the Vermejo property from Southwest Land Co. over ten years ago and that much of the file pertaining to the property has long since been destroyed" ; 3-pp. "Vermejo Club members" list, undated, but it predates Harry Chandler's 1944 death (also predates actor Douglas Fairbanks' 1939 death). Some prominent names from the list: Capt. William Banning, Harry Chandler, Col. Ira Copley, Cecil B. de Mille, Douglas Fairbanks, Harvey Firestone, Will H. Hays, Herbert Hoover, Glenn L. Martin, Andrew Mellon, Claus Spreckles and Adolf Zukor. Another item in the 1959 group is a letter addressed to Harry Chandler fifteen years after his death.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1953, 1959
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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