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Letter from Mrs. B. B. Borgman to Mr. West re: pictures of Marines, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Handwritten text: "Monday morning Dec 20, 1943. Dear Mr West: Thanks again for the picture, and when the boys saw it they all wanted one too. If you will have one for each of the boys made or send me the negative I will be glad to pay for it. The boys are from left to right. Elwood S McClintic P.R.1/c. 'Mickey'. William D. Johnston, 36th Reg. Co A. 'Johnnie'. Paul A Word 4th Marine Div. 'Paul'. Edward C Shaw N.A. 1/c 'Eddie'. Robert L Ward U.S.N. F.M.F. 'Bob'. Some of these have already [handwritten text in right margin:] 6 [encircled] [end right margin text] shipped. The others go soon. Thank you. Sincerely Mrs B B Borgman. 'Merry Christmas'"
Date:
December 20, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Letter from Mrs. B. B. Borgman to Mr. West re: pictures of Marines, Los Angeles, 1943

Correspondence from Albert F. Coyle to Governor Friend W. Richardson, 1926

Description:
Photograph of a typescript letter from Albert F. Coyle, Acting Editor and Publicity Manager for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Journal to Friend W. Richardson, Governor of California. The letter is dated December 15, 1926. Albert F. Coyle writes to request a Christmas-time pardon for James B. McNamara from San Quentin prison. McNamara and others were responsible for the Los Angeles Times bombing in 1910.
Date:
December 15, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Correspondence from Albert F. Coyle to Governor Friend W. Richardson, 1926

Letter from L. L. Levings to E. R. Thomas, 1933

Description:
In July 1935, Robert E. Thomas, an actor, claimed that he was the cast-off son of May Yohe and Putnam Bradley Strong, who was wealthy and socially prominent. Thomas had been adopted by E. R. Thomas, an apartment manager in Hollywood. In this letter, the writer, L. L. Levings, writing from Portland, Oregon, states that he has documenting that a wife of Strong had a child on September 1, 1908 and was divorced on April 25, 1910.
Date:
1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Letter from L. L. Levings to E. R. Thomas, 1933

Second letter in Marty Rosen shooting investigation, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Letter was written to Larceny Bill. Marty Rosen appeared to be involved in some nefarious people and dealings. He discussed his plans to possibly come back to Brooklyn. In the letter he stated: "Did you find out of he went to his brother? If he did, then fuck him anyway with his brother, because if I am back in ... in another week or so, I'll just have to walk up to his brother's office with my rat-a-tat-tat and mow them all down, you know me bill Im built that way ---- on pencial & paper only-ha !ha!"
Date:
October 2, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Second letter in Marty Rosen shooting investigation, Los Angeles, 1935

Letter purportedly written by William F. Gettle during his five-day kidnapping ordeal, 1934

Description:
Letter purported to have been written by William F. Gettle during his five-day kidnapping ordeal. The letter was likely sent to attorney Ernest E. Noon, who acted as intermediary between the family and the kidnappers. Noon was preparing to deliver $75,000 in ransom money to the kidnappers before they were captured in a separate bank robbery sting.
Date:
[circa May 10, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Letter purportedly written by William F. Gettle during his five-day kidnapping ordeal, 1934

Photograph of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister, Anna Harrington of Boston (page 4 of 4), 1936

Description:
Photograph of the fourth page of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister Anna A. Harrington of Boston. The letter is dated July 21, 1876 and details his regiment's activities in the Black Hills War as well as his opinion of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Date:
April 6, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Photograph of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister, Anna Harrington of Boston (page 4 of 4), 1936

First Page of the Pridham blackmail letter and second page of the second blackmail letter, 1926

Description:
Blackmail letters addressed to R. W. Pridham, former president of the chamber of commerce. Beginning of second page of second letter: "matter. Your chauffeur played and showed no skill in driving around the block and parking in the ally way and running to the drug store with his hat off, one of us followed him around a bit, you must show more intelligence than that."
Date:
March, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
First Page of the Pridham blackmail letter and second page of the second blackmail letter, 1926

Fundraising letter from William C. Silliman, Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, 1936

Description:
Letter addressed "Dear Friend," requesting payment for "certificates" from the Democratic National Committee, sent by the treasurer, William C. Silliman. The letterhead reads: Roosevelt Nominators/Under auspices of/Democratic National Committee/1009 Transamerica Building/Los Angeles, California/Telephone TRinity 1681. Also printed on the stationary: James A Farley/Chairman, W. Forbes Morgan/Secretary, and Los Angeles Headquarters/Clayton S. Adams/Manager.
Date:
circa August 12, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Fundraising letter from William C. Silliman, Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, 1936

First letter in Marty Rosen shooting investigation, 1935

Description:
Letter to Marty's sister. Marty Rosen was a shooting victim supposedly shot by a gangster. First few lines: "business again, I have a man with plenty of money and I think he's interested in putting me into business again with plenty of financial-backing, it may take a little time, but if I don't prosper shortly, you can expect me back in the city in the very near future..."
Date:
October 2, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
First letter in Marty Rosen shooting investigation, 1935

Letter from Jaime Palmer of the Writers Club Hollywood, 1936

Description:
Letter written by Jaime Palmer, 6855 Bonita Terrace, Hollywood, CA on October 7, 1936. The recipient is unidentified. She expresses her appreciation for an invitation from Harry Kohr to assume the chairmanship for the women's luncheon committee of The Authors club. Palmer was involved with the Writers Club of Hollywood in the 1930s. Harry Kohr was an exchange editor, telegraph editor and literary editor with the Kansas City Star newspaper. He retired in 1932 and lived in Los Angeles after that, returning to editorial work during WWII.
Date:
October 14, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Letter from Jaime Palmer of the Writers Club Hollywood, 1936

Letter to the Editor of the Los Angeles Times from John Anson Ford, Sep. 9, 1936

Description:
A letter from John Anson Ford the the Editor of the Los Angeles Times, offering corrections regarding an article that appeared in the Times on September 9, 1936. Anson had just been elected chairman of the Democratic County Central Committee and writes that the article, in referring to him as an Epic candidate, was incorrect. He states that he was not endorsed by the Epics, and that he has no plans to run for mayor, concluding "there are people who assume public office, or other public position, for the purpose of sincerely rendering service, and without ulterior purposes. I aim to be such a person." The letter is typed on station with the letterhead: John Anson Ford Company/Advertising - Publicity/916 C. C. Chapman Building/Los Angeles/Established 1920
Date:
October 21, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Letter to the Editor of the Los Angeles Times from John Anson Ford, Sep. 9, 1936

Ransom note sent to Perry M. Parker, father of kidnap victim Marion Parker, from William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
Marion Parker was kidnapped for ransom on December 15, 1927 by William Edward Hickman. Two days later, Marion's remains were found by her father, Perry Parker, on the lawn of 432 S. Manhattan Place- just moments after exchanging $1500 for Marion, whom he presumed to be alive. Hickman was ultimately tried and sentenced to death for the crime. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:
1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Ransom note sent to Perry M. Parker, father of kidnap victim Marion Parker, from William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927

Back of a telegram related to Aimee Semple McPherson, 1926

Description:
In 1926 evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from Venice Beach in California for 5 weeks. She emerged in Mexico, claiming to have been kidnapped. A grand jury investigation indicated that she had actually been staying with a former employee, Kenneth Ormiston. The case against McPherson was finally dismissed.
Date:
1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Back of a telegram related to Aimee Semple McPherson, 1926

Photograph of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister, Anna Harrington of Boston (page 3 of 4), 1936

Description:
Photograph of the third page of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister Anna A. Harrington of Boston. The letter is dated July 21, 1876 and details his regiment's activities in the Black Hills War as well as his opinion of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Date:
April 6, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Photograph of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister, Anna Harrington of Boston (page 3 of 4), 1936

Page of a letter related to Aimee Semple McPherson, 1926

Description:
In 1926 evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from Venice Beach in California for 5 weeks. She emerged in Mexico, claiming to have been kidnapped. A grand jury investigation indicated that she had actually been staying with a former employee, Kenneth Ormiston. The case against McPherson was finally dismissed.
Date:
1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Page of a letter related to Aimee Semple McPherson, 1926

Copy of a letter from Willard Mayberry to W. Bancroft Mellor regarding Kansas Governor Alf Landon and the California primary, 1936

Description:
A copy of this letter appears with the article, “Gov. Landon Not a Candidate in the California Republican Presidential Primary: GOVERNOR'S OWN LETTER EXPOSES HEARST TRICK Documented Record of Kansan's Repeated Refusals to Enter Contest in This State,” Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 1936: 10
Date:
[circa April 25, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Copy of a letter from Willard Mayberry to W. Bancroft Mellor regarding Kansas Governor Alf Landon and the California primary, 1936

Letter from C. C. Julian of the New Monte Cristo Mining Co. to its stockholders dated 21 May 1929, photographed 1929-1933

Description:
May 21, 1929 letter from C. C. Julian of the New Monte Cristo Mining Co. to its stockholders reporting on the status of the development of mines owned by the company: a mine in Silver City, New Mexico; the Cascade Consolidated Mine in B.C. Canada; the Monte Cristo Mine at Wickenburg, Arizona; and the Gladys Bell property in Grass Valley, Northern California, pg. 2.
Date:
[between 1929-1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Letter from C. C. Julian of the New Monte Cristo Mining Co. to its stockholders dated 21 May 1929, photographed 1929-1933

Letter from C. C. Julian of the New Monte Cristo Mining Co. to its stockholders dated 21 May 1929, photographed 1929-1933

Description:
May 21, 1929 letter from C. C. Julian of the New Monte Cristo Mining Co. to its stockholders reporting on the status of the development of mines owned by the company: a mine in Silver City, New Mexico; the Cascade Consolidated Mine in B.C. Canada; the Monte Cristo Mine at Wickenburg, Arizona; and the Gladys Bell property in Grass Valley, Northern California, pg. 3.
Date:
[between 1929-1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Letter from C. C. Julian of the New Monte Cristo Mining Co. to its stockholders dated 21 May 1929, photographed 1929-1933