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Shirley Smith stands with her mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin David Smith, outside of the courtroom while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips. Unknown woman wearing a hat may be the children's maternal grandmother, Alice Campbell.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Shirley Smith stands with her mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin David Smith, outside of the courtroom while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Shirley Smith stands with her mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin David Smith, outside of the courtroom while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Shirley Smith stands with her mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin David Smith, outside of the courtroom while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Shirley Smith waits in the hall while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Shirley Smith, 14, and her brother Donald Smith, 11, were "abandoned" after their mother, Betty Alice Phillips, and father, Melvin D. Smith, both declared that they were unable to care for the children. The father, Mr. Smith, stated that he was re-married and had three children from his second wife. He asked to be relieved of custody because the two sets of children did not get along. Mrs. Phillips asked to be relieved of custody because she was in the process of divorcing her second husband and did not have a home to provide the children. Ultimately, Mrs. Phillips secured a home from her estranged husband and agreed to keep custody of the children. Superior Judge Fred Miller awarded custody to Mrs. Phillips.
Date:
April 23, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Shirley Smith waits in the hall while Superior Judge Fred Miller decides on a home for her after her divorced parents declare they do not want custody, Los Angeles, 1947

Three members of the California Music Club Juniors - Shirley Smith, Elizabeth Hunt and Virginia Solomon - in a rehearsal for a holiday play, Los Angeles, 1935

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In the Juniors branch of the California Music Club Shirley Smith, president Elizabeth Hunt and Queen of Fairies Virginia Solomon pose for a picture during a rehearsal of their holiday play “Crossings” written by Walter De La Mare and directed by Rudolph Abel at the Little Theater of Verdugo.
Date:
December 11, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Three members of the California Music Club Juniors - Shirley Smith, Elizabeth Hunt and Virginia Solomon - in a rehearsal for a holiday play, Los Angeles, 1935

Three members of the California Music Club Juniors - Shirley Smith, Elizabeth Hunt and Virginia Solomon - in a rehearsal for a holiday play, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
In the Juniors branch of the California Music Club Shirley Smith, president Elizabeth Hunt and Queen of Fairies Virginia Solomon pose for a picture during a rehearsal of their holiday play “Crossings” written by Walter De La Mare and directed by Rudolph Abel at the Little Theater of Verdugo.
Date:
December 11, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Three members of the California Music Club Juniors - Shirley Smith, Elizabeth Hunt and Virginia Solomon - in a rehearsal for a holiday play, Los Angeles, 1935