Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
3 items: "92nd Tournament of Roses - The Great Outdoors" (1981 Official Parade Souvenir Program).
mssLAT
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Manuscripts
Series of 5 letters regarding the proposed participation of Richard E. Byrd as Grand Marshall of the 1934 Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, California. Includes two letters from Max Farrand and one from Cyril Bennett regarding the possibility of Byrd's participation, and two letters from Byrd writing that he will be in Antarctica at the time specified and therefore unlikely to be able to attend.
mssHM 73695-73699
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Manuscripts
Early months consist of diary-type entries, general comments on Sinclair's movements and activities. Later in spring, entries largely dollar amounts, expenditures on items. July - September largely blank.
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Visual Materials
A float with a group of people in costumes in an early Tournament of Roses parade. Men stand in front of the float wearing leggings and tunic-like shirts, while women in white dresses and fancy headdresses are seated on the float.
photCL 402 (37008H)
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Manuscripts
Resolution of respect from Tournament of Roses Assn. dated Sept. 14, 1914; and a memorial proclamation from International Development Co., dated October 22, 1914.
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Visual Materials
The 424 photographs document events and activities of the Southern California Division of the California Centennials Commission that commemorate California's centennial, 1948 to 1950. Included are images of parades, such as the centennials of Beverly Hills and Long Beach; the 1948 Tournament of Roses Parade that included centennial-themed floats; and Gold Rush and pioneer-related parades such as those held in Paso Robles, San Bernardino, Redlands, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Monica. Photographs that document celebrations commemorating historic events and places include the Fort Moore celebration held at the Hollywood Bowl and images of the Portola Trek reenactment. The collection also includes a large number of images of the dedication of the Commission's Historical Caravan, held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Speaking at that event was Lieutenant Governor Goodwin J. Knight. Other images of the Historical Caravan include pictures of the exhibits inside the van and the van on location in Sycamore Grove (the Highland Park area of Los Angeles), at the Pio Pico Adobe in Whittier, and at China Lake. The collection contains photographs of the Centennial Commission float at the Hollywood High School premiere of "California's Golden Beginnings"; and at the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the centennial of Los Angeles's first post office. Notable figures in California politics and culture appear in the photographs. These include Eldred L. Meyer, past Grand President of Native Sons of the Golden West and Walter N. Bailey, Grand President of the Native Sons of the Golden West at the opening of the gold mining exhibit in Pershing Square; Goodwin J. Knight, Lloyd D. Mitchell, Manager of the Southern California Division, and Governor Earl Warren. The collection contains photographs by Otto Rothschild, Coy Watson, J. Allen Hawkins, David F. Stevens, Lew Nichols, Louis, Gerhardt, Dick Whittington Studio, Inman Company, Woro Studios, Randolph Studios, Pacific Press Photos, Merriman Photo Art, Junis & Pearson Photo, and Frashers Inc.
photCL 400 volume 28