Contents

1. "Famous Santa Anita Rancho." News clip, October 10, 1914. Original in archives.

2. "The building of an ideal California rancho." Out West, May/June, 1914.

3. "Anoakia - where no harm shall..." Pasadena Daily News, circa 1915?

4. "The art of Maynard Dixon." International Studio, May, 1915.

5. "Anoakia, home of Anita Baldwin." News clip, August 3, 1934.

6. Santa Anita Rancho. Anoakia Breeding Farm Private Catalogue, 1916. Black cover. Two copies in Archives.

7. Santa Anita Rancho Los Angeles County California Anita M. Baldwin. Original brochure (black cover with red Maltese cross) describing the animals and crops on Santa Anita Rancho. Photocopy of descriptive brochure.

8. First annual sale of registered hogs. October 24, 1916. Original is missing from Archives since August 1987.

9. "Fabulous estate converted into a school." Pasadena Star News, July 18, 1954.

10. Anoakia - name. Handwritten card giving one opinion.

11. "Anoakia property." News clip, January 19, 1975.

12. Environmental impact report of development of property (DRAFT). November, 1975. 135+ pages.

13. "Anoakia annexation." News clip, January 23, 1975.

14. "Anita Baldwin's Arcadia estate." San Gabriel Valley Tribune, July 11, 1976.

15. Rancho Village. Dinner-dance program given at Anoakia in 1975. Excellent floor plan and room description. Two copies.

16. "Mundy mail." Arcadia Tribune, January 15, 1976.

17. "Association to race." Arcadia Tribune, January 22, 1976.

18. "Estate transformed to girl's school." Arcadia Tribune, September 4, 1941. Photocopy.

19. Anoakia inventory. 1916. Copied from original at Huntington Library.

20. Anoakia kennels. Letterhead, 1917.

21. Anoakia stationery. Letterhead, 1921.

22. Anita Baldwin purchases plants from the New York State Building at the Panama Pacific Exposition. San Francisco, 1915.

23. 23a. Anoakia background. Spring, circa 1977. 23b. Anoakia Background, March 1, 1977, slight revision from 23a. 23c. Letter to Arcadia Historical Society from Lowry B. McCaslin January 19, 1977, with accompanying letter dated December 22, 1976 to the Planning Commission of the City of Arcadia, item 23d.

24. "Anoakia: a quiet place 'where no harm shall befall'." Arcadia Tribune, July 6, 1978.

25. "For all time." News photo of the Daughters of the American Revolution placing a historical marker. Arcadia Tribune, May 27, 1979.

26. "Telegram adds another chapter to Baldwin saga." Arcadia Tribune, August 26, 1979.

27. "Stately homes of California II: Anoakia," by Porter Garnett. Sunset Magazine, January 1914.

28. "Will follow Italian types." Los Angeles Times, September 26, 1912, pt. 5, p. 26.

29. "Unique among homes of America's rich." Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1913, pt. II, p. 7.

30. Anoakia - Tiffany Catalog (light fixtures). No date. Copied from original owned by Lowry McCaslin, owner of Anoakia, 1991.

31. Interview with secretary of Mr. Lowry McCaslin, owner of Anoakia beginning circa 1942. See also Oral History folder, item #8.

32. "Report on the Anoakia property and mansion and its historical significance." Memorandum from Community Development Administrator Donna Butler to the Arcadia Mayor and City Council. December 6, 1994.

33. Minutes of the Arcadia City Council, December 6, 1994. Approval of staff communication with owner Lowry McCaslin regarding the condition and historical significance of the Anoakia property.

34. Letter to Lowry B. McCaslin, McCaslin Properties, February 21, 1995. City of Arcadia Development Services Department requested that a video and related photographs of Anoakia be included in the City's historical records.

35. Obituary of Lowry B. McCaslin, owner of Anoakia since the 1940s. Los Angeles Times, August 11, 1995.

36. "Plans for development force school from idyllic campus." Los Angeles Times (Home Edition), June 28, 1990 (on-line).

37. Note - For information regarding Arthur B. Benton, Architect for Anoakia, see also Architects (Benton, Arthur B.) folder.

38. Correspondence from Mark McCaslin to Arcadia City Council re: Anoakia property, dated June 13, 1996 and July 10, 1996.

39. Program. Senior Ring Ceremony. Anoakia Hall. April 18, 1968.

40. "The West on walls: Maynard Dixon and the McClaughry Murals," California State Library Foundation Bulletin. Summer 1998. several articles about Maynard Dixon murals being placed in the State Library.

41. Arcadia City Planning Commission meeting minutes November 9, 1999 regarding the Anoakia estate.

42. Anoakia Residential Planned Development - Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), C.U.P. 99-004 and Vesting Tentative Map 52745. Staff Report for the Arcadia City Planning Commission prepared by the Development Services Department, November 9, 1999.

43. Consideration of Final Map No. 52745 for the Anoakia Residential Planned Development Project at 701 West Foothill Boulevard. Staff Report to Mayor and City Council prepared by the Development Services Department. August 15, 2000.

44. Two pages from Sotheby's Auction Catalog showing Tiffany light fixtures and hanging light from Anoakia. March 10, 2005 catalog pp. 94-95.

45. Sotheby's 20th Century Decorative Arts catalog (in color), New York, March 10, 2005. See pages 94-95 for Tiffany light fixtures from Anita Baldwin's Anoakia estate.

46. Color printout of a 1978 photograph, taken by Sandy Snider in 1978, of the fountain with dragon, originally located at Anoakia estate. Dragon was stolen, but fountain base (bowl) currently located at Gilb Museum of Arcadia Heritage.

47. Wine Tasting at Anoakia, September 26, 1986. Copy of invitation from Friends of the Arcadia Public Library, description of various rooms inside Anoakia Mansion located at 758 Anoakia Lane, hand drawn map, Arcadia Library Association Wine Tasting Notes.

Subjects

Anoakia

Physical Description

2 folders

Item ID

8AF

Collection

Subject Files

Less detail

Start Date

1912

End Date

1921

Contents

Anoakia, 715 North Baldwin Avenue. Site Plan 1912-1921

Subjects

Anoakia.

Location

History Room

Box Number

Box 65

Shelf Number

Shelf E6

Item ID

379AF

Collection

Subject Files

Less detail

Contents

Anoakia Mansion (Anita Baldwin’s home) 701 W. Foothill Blvd, Arcadia, CA. Located at Foothill Blvd at Baldwin Ave., later became 78 Anoakia School (1941-1989)-permits (building, plumbing), correspondence, zoning from 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1980s.

Subjects

Anoakia Mansion (Anita Baldwin's Home)

Location

Basement

Box Number

Box 129

Shelf Number

Shelf H6

Item ID

442AF

Collection

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Less detail

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1. Paul Gustave Johenk, July 2, 1993.

2. Catherine Mortenson, August 5, 1993.

3. "Longtime Arcadia resident Somerville dies (Lawrence W. Somerville)." Arcadia Weekly, March 20, 1997, page 24.

4. Copy of obituaries from Arcadia Tribune, March 19, 1978 of Myrtle Favour, Rollin Cass and Anne Garverich.

5. "Patrick Ronan, Azusa plant manager, dies." Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1951.

6."Early Arcadia resident dies." Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1951. Death notice of John Joseph Orr.

7. Obituaries for Thomas Connor and Nicholas J. Cavalier. Los Angeles Times, September 7, 1957.

8. "Former Arcadia councilman dies." Los Angeles Times, January 5, 1968. Death notice of Jesse Balser

9. "Retired Arcadia police chief dies." Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1985. Death notice of Charles Mitchell.

10. "Arcadia resident found dead in bed." Los Angeles Times, December 30, 1926. Death notice of John Kennan Toup.

11. Death notice of John E. Gilchrist. Los Angeles Times, May 27, 1981.

12. Obituary of Blanche Ann Strawn. Arcadia Tribune, December 3, 1972; p. 16.

13. Blas Cuellar. City Pioneer Passes Away. Arcadia Tribune, January 16, 1941, p. 1.

14a. Former Arcadia Mayor and City Council Member Charles Edwin Gilb, November 13, 1924-May 18, 2008. Program from memorial service. 14b. Biography, death announcement, thoughts of remembrance from website: www.arcadiasbest.com retrieved May 23, 2008. 14c. Charles E. Gilb, Southern California's Potato King, was 83, Published May 21, 2008, retrieved June 24, 2019 from www.producenews.com. 14d. Charles Gilb obituary. Published in Pasadena Star News May 21, 2008. Retrieved from www.legacy.com on June 24, 2019.

15. Obituary of Justine Wishek. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, December 13, 1984.

16. Obituary of Annie Solner. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, September 2, 1965.

17. Obituary of Annie Solner. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, September 5, 1965.

18. Obituary of Jack S. Hughes; George J. Kist; Russel S. Lingard; Martin W. Piercy. Copy from microfilm, Arcadia Tribune, June 10, 1970

19. Obit: Brumley, Marvin Edgar. Ventury County Star, December 14, 1997.

20. Obit: Bruce, Kenneth Lee. Pasadena Star News, December 16, 2001.

21. Obit: Maline, David. Pasadena Star News, March 30, 2002.

22. Obit: Lindros, Edwin Francis. Pasadena Star News, September 3, 2002.

23. Obit: Donoghue, Richard. Pasadena Star News, October 2, 2002.

24. Obit: Kaplan, William "Bill." Pasadena Star News, November 9, 2002.

25. Obit: Longden, Johnny. Pasadena Star News, February 14, 2003.

26. Obit: Castillo, Jennifer. Pasadena Star News, February 19, 2003.

27. Obit: Schubert, Clayton. Pasadena Star News, April 1, 2003.

28. Obit: Stroud, Wilfred C. "Bill." Pasadena Star News, April 14, 2003.

29. Obit: Shoemaker, Bill. Pasadena Star News, October 12, 2003.

30. Obit: Pankow, Charles. Pasadena Star News, January 15, 2004.

31. Obit: Ryan, Edward Vernon, Jr. Pasadena Star News, May 12, 2004.

32. Obit: McCarville, Phyllis. Pasadena Star News, November 12, 2004.

33. Obit: Morgan, Octavius Weller, III. Pasadena Star News, November 13, 2004.

34. Obit: Davis, Charles. Pasadena Star News, January 4, 2005.

35. Obit: Welsh, Louis "Lou." Pasadena Star News, February 22, 2005.

36. Obit: Talley, Bob. Pasadena Star News, March 17, 2005.

37. Obit: Asher, Nathan. Pasadena Star News, August 11, 2005.

38. Obit: Hendershot, Edward A. Pasadena Star News, September 1, 2005.

39. Obit: McSweeny, Robert Michael. Pasadena Star News, September 1, 2005.

40. Obit: Hill, Betty J. Pasadena Star News, September 6, 2005.

41. Obit: Crooker, Lance Martin. Pasadena Star News, September 9, 2005.

42. Obit: Hannah, Nancy R. Pasadena Star News, September 10, 2005.

43. Obit: Widder, Barbara. Pasadena Star News, September 13, 2005.

44. Obit: Suppes, Jacob Henry. Pasadena Star News, September 14, 2005.

45. Obit: Thomas, Thomas Wayne. Pasadena Star News, September 14, 2005.

46. Obit: Powers, Arthur L. Pasadena Star News, September 16, 2005.

47. Obit: DeCaro, Trinidad Maria. Pasadena Star News, September 20, 2005.

48. Obit: Lambert, Nona Mae. Pasadena Star News, September 21, 2005.

49. Obit: Von Heydenreich, Dorothy A. Pasadena Star News, September 21, 2005.

50. Obit: Bell, Doris Dunsmoor. Pasadena Star News, September 22, 2005.

51. Obit: Saddoris, Elaine J. Pasadena Star News, September 25, 2005.

52. Obit: Mager, Barbara J. Pasadena Star News, September 27, 2005.

53. Obit: Sproull, Suzanne "Susi." Pasadena Star News, September 27, 2005.

54. Obit: Flaaten, Judy. Pasadena Star News, September 29, 2005.

54a. Obit: Pappas, Mena Martha. Pasadena Star News, September 29, 2005.

55. Obit: Prophet, Judith Richard. Pasadena Star News, October 4, 2005.

56. Obit: Riemers, John. Pasadena Star News, October 4, 2005.

57. Obit: Menefee, Mary Jane H. Pasadena Star News, October 5, 2005.

58. Obit: Vieker, Martha Marie. Pasadena Star News, October 7, 2005.

59. Obit: Butler, John Joseph. Pasadena Star News, October 19, 2005.

60. Obit: Condurachi, Jean. Pasadena Star News, October 20, 2005.

61. Obit: LaPuma, Elvera. Pasadena Star News, October 22, 2005.

62. Obit: Haser, Anna. Pasadena Star News, October 26, 2005.

63. Obit: Britton, Marguerite W. Peggy. Pasadena Star News, October 28, 2005.

64. Obit: Haas, Roger. Pasadena Star News, October 28, 2005.

64a. Obit: Akins, Marie. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

64b. Obit: Benedetti,Armand. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

65. Obit: Briel, Karl. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

66. Obit: Sheehan, James. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

66a. Obit: Williams, Frances K. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

67. Obit: Wurtz, Jack. Pasadena Star News, October 29, 2005.

68. Obit: Fisher, Neal Rupert. Pasadena Star News, October 30, 2005.

69. Obit: Martin, Alyce Linnea. Pasadena Star News, November 1, 2005.

70. Obit: Ogilvie, Barbara Mackey. Pasadena Star News, November 1, 2005.

71. Obit: Sheehan, James Edward. Pasadena Star News, November 1, 2005.

72. Obit: Merkley, Nordine Stoney. Pasadena Star News, November 4, 2005.

73. Obit: Eaton, James C. Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005.

73a. Obit: Meier, Kenneth. Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005.

73b. Obit: Sheehan, William. Pasadena Star News, November 5, 2005.

74. Obit: Dorsett, Walker C. "Bill" Jr. Pasadena Star News, November 6, 2005.

75. Obit: Guiwits, Stella L. Pasadena Star News, November 10, 2005.

75a. Obit: Crosby, David L. Pasadena Star News, November 10, 2005.

76. Obit: Alt, Ronald Douglas. Pasadena Star News, November 11, 2005.

77. Obit: Furiga, Julius L. Pasadena Star News, November 11, 2005.

78. Obit: Black, Douglas. Pasadena Star News, November 12, 2005.

78a. Obit: Cross, David Clyde. Pasadena Star News, November 12, 2005.

79. Obit: Kaser, Eldon W. Don. Pasadena Star News, November 16, 2005.

80. Obit: Kennedy, Lawrence E. Pasadena Star News, November 16, 2005.

81. Obit: Rexius, Ted L. Pasadena Star News, November 16, 2005.

82. Obit: Duschane, Van Walter. Pasadena Star News, November 19, 2005.

83. Obit: Siefke, Loretta. Pasadena Star News, November 20, 2005.

84. Obit: Walsh, Robert. Pasadena Star News, November 23, 2005.

85. Obit: Jahnke, Fred Richard. Pasadena Star News, November 27, 2005.

86. Obit: Riebs, Katharine B. (Katchie). Pasadena Star News, December 6, 2005.

87. Obit: May, Lilly. Pasadena Star News, December 6, 2005.

88. Obit: Chew, Richard Frederick. Pasadena Star News, December 8, 2005.

89. Obit: Hull, Nancy Perrine. Pasadena Star News, December 9, 2005.

90. Obit: Dykstra, John Nelson. Pasadena Star News, December 15, 2005.

91. Obit: Bertozzi, Margaret E. (Marge). Pasadena Star News, December 21, 2005.

92. Obit: Colosia, Roy. Pasadena Star News, December 25, 2005.

93. Obit: Miller, Richard F. Pasadena Star News, December 28, 2005.

94. Obit: Burt, Ruth. Pasadena Star News, December 29, 2005.

95. Obit: Burns, Eleanor. Pasadena Star News, December 30, 2005.

96. Obit: Spielman, Lois. Pasadena Star News, December 31, 2005.

97. Obit: Jones, Donald Gordon. Pasadena Star News, January 2, 2006.

98. Obit: Cardone, Joseph H. Pasadena Star News, January 5, 2006.

99. Obit: Ruggless, Darwin. Pasadena Star News, January 5, 2006.

100. Obit: Francis, Spencer. Pasadena Star News, January 6, 2006.

101. Obit: Ludwig, Kathryn Louise (Welter). Pasadena Star News, January 7, 2006.

102. Obit: Grancich, Helen Papac. Pasadena Star News, January 8, 2006.

103. Obit: Stewart, Harold Fiske. Pasadena Star News, January 8, 2006.

104. Obit: Agajanian, Irene. Pasadena Star News, January 11, 2006.

105. Obit: Criscione, Beatrice "Bea." Pasadena Star News, January 11, 2006.

106. Obit: Persons, Joseph L. Pasadena Star News, January 11, 2006.

107. Obit: Apuzzo, Mary J. Pasadena Star News, January 18, 2006.

108. Obit: Macy, Lindley Baldwin. Pasadena Star News, January 18, 2006.

109. Obit: Baker, Ronald E. Pasadena Star News, January 19, 2006.

110. Obit: Hanna, Elsie Patricia. Pasadena Star News, January 19, 2006.

111. Obit: Perelrino, Otero. Pasadena Star News, January 19, 2006.

112. Obit: Major, LeRoy Cluff. Los Angeles Times, July 1, 2000. Retrieved from Internet on August 1, 2008. LeRoy Cluff Major, aka L.C. Major, was known as America's "tractioneer" for his creation of more than 1 million tract homes across the U.S.

113. Obit: Norgaard, Christian. Pasadena Star News, July 6, 2008, p. A4.

114. Obit: Vanlandingham, Jesse Lee (1921-2000). Pasadena Star News, August 16, 2000, p. A4.

115. Obit: Wheeler, W.S., Arcadia Tribune, June 13, 1940.

116. Obit: Camphouse, Donald S. He was a former mayor of Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune, November 22, 1973.

117. Obit: Ormsby, Martin H. He was a former mayor of Arcadia. Arcadia Bulletin, February 13, 1956.

118. Obit: Walshe, John M. He was a former mayor of Arcadia. Arcadia Tribune, March 30, 1934.

119. Obit: Lindholm, Barbara Saleebey and Russo, Richard R. (Rick). Pasadena Star News, October 26, 2006. While Russo was in prison for killing his wife Carmen, he committed suicide. See also Pasadena Star News, October 17, 2006, p. A1.

120. In remembrance of Harold Dean Libby, (1928-2009). Longtime Arcadia resident and husband of Carol Libby, Arcadia Historical Society member.

121. Obit: Hamann, Harlene A; Krueger, Janet Meub; Law, Dale Franklin, Jr.; Vecchio, PhyllisAnn Susan.

122. Obit: Wiard, James F. from The Weekly Star, May 21, 2009.

123. Obit: Colleen Kay Hutchins; Miss American in 1952. Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2010.

124. Obits: Norma Ficarra and Janet L. Stoffel. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. December 2, 2010.

125. Obits: Bleharski-Walker, Valeria; Arlotti, Pete Steven; Pellissier, Francois Robert; Guardado, Isidore John; Jopling, Virginia (Jackie) Iona; Ettinger, Paula; Stearns, George "Wally"; Pashley, Gary Kenneth; Reaume, Jacqueline Florence Bolton. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. December 20, 2010.

126. Obits: Brody, Michael Alan; Eamer, William John III; Luchetta, Frank A. "Lefty;" Barge, Robert H., Jr.; McLarty, Kathryn A.; Langley, Charles (Chuck); Walters, Richard John; Wickes, Richard A.; Martinez, Carmen; Feerer, Gail. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. February 10, 2011.

127. Obits: Johnson, Elizabeth Schrack; Estes, George; Komlos, Frank; Terry, Gladys Kermode; Feher, Shari; Hargrave, Alice H.; Tulleners, Wilhelmina Maria. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. February 24, 2011.

128. Obits: Pasqualicchio, Vito D.; Shuptrine, Beverly Jesse; Biedebach, Josephine Cecil; Cristofi, Marion "Mary;" Ridenour, David; Velasquez, John H.; Bewley, John "Kent." The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. April 7, 2011.

129. Obits: Sain, Kenneth Eugene; Williams, Winona Mary Flenard; Curtis, Dorothey Mae; Hakanson, Virginia "Jen"; Diebel, Karen Jean; Speck, Margaret (Margie); Wakiji, Cecilia; Garrett, Lionel Charles Neville; Gray, Willis Edgar; Cosso, William A.; McDonald, Kenneth Michael; Chavez, Edward; Meyer, Margaret Ward. The Weekly Star, a supplement to Pasadena Star News. April 21, 2011.

130. Obits: Ostergard, Philip Lars (Arcadia author); Caporali, Paul Maria (Rev. SDB); Mannarelli, Jeanette Frances. Pasadena Star News, March 15, 2012, p. A4.

131. Obit: Peck, Betty A. The Weekly Star, March 18, 2012-March 24, 2012. Supplement to the Pasadena Star News on Thursdays.

132. Obits: Camarillo, Bertha Salas; Goeppinger, Margaret Theiss; Morton, Suzanne Louise Gee; Ondeck, Janet; Petring, Julio; Roth, Charles Anthony. The Weekly Star, March 25, 2012-March 31, 2012. Supplement to the Pasadena Star News on Thursdays.

133. Obit: Hemann, Raymond G. The Weekly Star, April 15, 2012-April 21, 2012. Supplement to the Pasadena Star News on Thursday, April 19, 2012.

134. Soldier's last rites. Pfc William E. (Bill) Kennedy. Arcadia Tribune, December 3, 1966, p. 3.

135. Patricia Williams obituary and photograph, date of death: February 28, 2013.

136. Mrs. Josefa Cuellar, long time resident dies. Arcadia Tribune, p. 9, January 12, 1967.

137. Obituary: Anthony Ferdinand Freitas. The Weekly Star, August 11-17, 2013. Was a supplement in the August 15, 2013 edition of Pasadena Star News.

138. Obituary: Margot Silvia Youmans. The Weekly Star, September 1-7, 2013. Was a supplement in the September 5, 2013 edition of Pasadena Star News.

139. Obits: Donna Marie Bonaparte Clow, Martha Wood Coutant, Mountain Views News, September 21, 2013.

140. Bill Davila, former Vons president, dies at age 82. Pasadena Star News, p. A3, February 21, 2014.

141. Obit: Bill Peters. Arcadia Weekly, March 13, 2014.

142. Obit: Lathrop Hoffman (1924-2014). Arcadia Chamber of Commerce member. 2 items.

143. A. Neal Roger Johnson, Former Arcadia Police Chief. Arcadia Weekly, June 5, 2014. B. Thoughts on Neal Johnson by current Arcadia Police Chief Bob Guthrie, June 3, 2014.

144. Harry Sneider obituary. Arcadia Weekly, June 12, 2014.

145. Justen Dillon Wrench died in a freeway motorcycle crash. Retrieved July 5, 2014 from www.pasadenastarnews.com.

146. Former Arcadia High School football coach Dick Salter dies at 87. Retrieved July 14, 2014 from www.pasadenastarnews.com.

147. Obit: Daggett, Robert Hale (Bob). from Pasadena Star News, Jully 29, 2010.

148. Obit: Phelps, Marjorie D. (Former Arcadia Public Library Children's Librarian). Arcadia Tribune, June 14, 1981.

149. Obit: Kuhn, Jim H. Mountain Views News, p. 3, October 25, 2014.

150. Obit: Mitchell, Mike. Santa Anita Park trainer. The Weekly Star, April 19, 2015.

151. Carol Ulrich, January 31, 1925-May 13, 2015. She was a longtime supporter of Arcadia Public Library Foundation.

152. Obituaries Alfred E. Stokes and Dextra B. Hopper, Pasadena Star News, October 10, 2015.

153. Obituary: Robert Thomas Sims, Jr., The Weekly Star, February 7, 2016.

154. Obituary: Dolph Carter Dodds and correspondence with his granddaughter. See also photos 2236 and 2237.

155. Obit: Arcadia's first female mayor was a community pillar (Floretta Lauber). Owner of Taco Lito restaurant dies at 55 (David Muniz-Harryman). The Weekly Star, August 7-13, 2016. Also, program from funeral Floretta K. Lauber "In Loving Remembrance," June 18, 1926-August 1, 2016.

156. Anthony Antista (Tony Antista) takes life at home here, Arcadia Tribune, p. 3, November 6, 1961. He wrote the Arcadia High School fight song.

157. Grace Verburg obituary from Pasadenastarnews.com, September 9, 2016.

158. Catherine Halloran (long-time library patron, bench in front of library in her honor), Los Angeles Times, June 14, 2015. Memorial service program.

159. Dorothy Cunningham obituary, long-time Arcadia resident and Arcadia Tribune columnist. Pasadena Star News, March 2, 2017.

160. Stuart Hamblen obituary. He was a Grand Marshal in the Peach Blossom Festival Parade and ran for U.S. President. Arcadia Tribune, March 12, 1989.

161. Veeva 'Suzy' Hamblen obituary, Pasadena Star News, June 10, 2008.

162. Ruth Valadon Gilb obituary, Pasadena Star News, November 2, 2017, and program from memorial service.

163. Marjorie Platt obituary. Pasadena Star News, April 29, 2018.

164. Ruth Davis Strampe obituary. Pasadena Star News, April 29, 2018.

165. Selmer, Jerome R. (Jerry Selmer) obituary. Pasadena Star News, May 22, 2018.

166. Obituary: Frank Perini. Arcadia Weekly, June 14, 2018.

167. Full text obituaries: Swenson, Don, December 18, 2018; DiFronzo, Albert "Al" December 11, 2018; Phillips, Mary Ruth Davenport, December 14, 2018.

168. Life remembered: Lynn Spencer. Article by Dorothy Denne, Arcadia Weekly, November 10, 2011.

169. Mary B. Young obituary and eulogy. Mary Young was a former mayor of Arcadia. Obituaries are from the Pasadena Star News, November 10, 2019 and online version. Eulogy is on a separate sheet.

170. Memorial service program for Patricia Richards, aka Patt Richards, library volunteer, October 18, 2019.

171. Mary "Mickey" Ball obituary. October 5, 2019. Mickey Ball was a member of Arcadia Woman's Club and was President four times, was past President of Arcadia Historical Society, member of Altrusa, and more.

172. Carol Libby obituary from Pasadena Star News, June 30, 2020 and program from celebration of her life.

173. Obituary: Mildred Shaw, DOD October 4, 2020.

174. City Refuse workers being checked after a fatal accident last week involving two illegal aliens. A 6-year-old Arcadia boy was crushed to death. Arcadia Tribune, April 14, 1974.

175. Obituary: Diana Menkes. Pasadena Star News, May 1, 2021.

176. Obituary: Roger Chandler (Arcadia City Council), Pasadena Star News, p. A3, November 16, 2021. See also VF City Council 2020-2029, item 2.

177. Obituary: Gordon Per Young. Retrieved from www.legacy.com on January 22, 2022.

178. Obituary: Eugene Ray Ramaker, also known as Gene. Retrieved from www.legacy.com on January 22, 2022.

179. Obituary: Hans L. Richter. Pasadena Star News, p. A7, October 2, 2022.

180. Hilda Gray rites to be held this afternoon. Arcadia Tribune, September 13, 1953. Gray, Hilda.

181. Obituary: Harry Eisen, 1917-2012; Norco egg ranch made him a multimillionaire. He started with his first 100 chickens in a backyard operation in Arcadia. Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2012.

182. Obituary: Dr. James (Jimmie) Chinn. First Chinese American to purchase a home in Arcadia. Pasadena Star News, p. A7, March 12, 2023. Chinn, James, Dr. Chinn, Jimmie, Dr.

183. Obituary: Terrence Glenn Williams. Devoted community and Baptist church leader passes away. San Gabriel Valley Examiner, p. A7, January 4, 2024.

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Deaths

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1. Former King dies at 47. Arcadia News Post. November 5, 1970.

2. King Peter II rites set in Arcadia. Arcadia News Post. November 6, 1970.

3. Judge orders ban on rites. Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1970.

4. King Peter's body will be flown to Midwest. Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1970.

5. Orthodox rites were conducted. Arcadia News Post. November 9, 1970.

6. Kong's body moved. Arcadia News Post. November 10, 1970.

7. Rites honor King Peter II. Arcadia Tribune November 11, 1970.

8. Body of ex-King Peter lies in state in Illinois. Los Angeles Times November 13, 1970.

9. Burial of King Peter II. Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1970.

10. Family of King Peter may boycott funeral. Los Angeles Times November 14, 1970.

11. Hundreds attend rites. Los Angeles Times, n.d. (c.November 1970)

12. Ex-King Peter's body moved. Los Angeles Times, c. November 1970.

13. King Peter died in Denver - not L.A. Los Angeles Times, c. November 1970.

14. King Peter died in Denver. Arcadia News Post. November 21, 1970.

15. Court order forbids removal of King's body. news clip, n.d.

16. First European king to be buried in the United States. news clip, n.d.

17. Prince declines Yugoslav crown. Los Angeles Times November 9, 1970.

18. No ideals now bind Yugoslavia. Los Angeles Times November 15, 1970.

Subjects

Peter II, King of Yugoslavia

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169AF

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