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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials

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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. Oversized Programs – 1905, 1906, 1911, 1913, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. Oversized Programs – 1905, 1906, 1911, 1913, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials
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History Room
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Box 32
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Shelf B5
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341AF
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Subject Files
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials

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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. Pre-1950
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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. Pre-1950
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials
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History Room
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Box 33
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Shelf B4
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342AF
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Subject Files
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials

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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. 1950-1979
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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. 1950-1979
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials
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History Room
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Box 34
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Shelf B4
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343AF
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Subject Files
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials

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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. Duplicates.
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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. Duplicates.
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials
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History Room
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Box 36
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Shelf B4
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345AF
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials 1980-2024

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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. 1980-2020. 2009 Edition features Rose Queen Courtney Chou Lee, from Arcadia High School. Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2010 (Queen Natalie Innocenzi and Princess June Ko from Arcadia), Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2017 (Princess Maya Khan and Lauren Emik…
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1. Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials. 1980-2020. 2009 Edition features Rose Queen Courtney Chou Lee, from Arcadia High School. Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2010 (Queen Natalie Innocenzi and Princess June Ko from Arcadia), Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2017 (Princess Maya Khan and Lauren Emiko Powers from Arcadia High School). Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2018 (Princesses Lauren Elizabeth Buehner and Sydney Grace Pickering from Arcadia High School) and Pasadena's Rose Magazine Parade and Game Preview 2020. Pasadena's Rose Magazine Queen Nadia Chung and the 2022 Tournament of Roses Royal Court (with Swetha Somasundaram of Arcadia High School.) Pasadena's Rose Magazine presenting 2023 Rose Queen Bella Ballard (with Princess Sahanna Rajinikanthan from Arcadia High School). Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2024 Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano (from Arcadia High School) (2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 in one folder).
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses. Programs/Pictorials
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History Room
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Box 35
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Shelf B4
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344AF
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Tournament of Roses

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1. Arcadia's Rose Tournament float takes shape. Arcadia News Post 12/11/68. 2. Roses Association offers involvement and Tournament members invest in community. Arcadia Tribune 6/29/69 and 7/2/69 (two part series) 3. Pamela Tedesco crowned. Arcadia Tribune 12/28/69. 4. Dear Chamber member…
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1. Arcadia's Rose Tournament float takes shape. Arcadia News Post 12/11/68.
2. Roses Association offers involvement and Tournament members invest in community. Arcadia Tribune 6/29/69 and 7/2/69 (two part series)
3. Pamela Tedesco crowned. Arcadia Tribune 12/28/69.
4. Dear Chamber member. Tournament Association's letter about fund raiser dated 9/23/70.
5. Plans are being made for 1971 Rose parade. Arcadia Tribune 1/18/70.
6. Rose Queen relaxes. Arcadia News Post 11/10/71.
7. Contract clause helps city float win major prize. Arcadia Tribune 1/6/77.
8. Arcadia living in dream world. Arcadia Tribune 10/6/77.
9. Rose Land. (Workers putting final floral touches on Arcadia's parade entry.) News photos Los Angeles Times 1/1/78.
10. Arcadia -- prize winner -- "The First Arcadians." Copy of postcard from commemorative brochure found in scrapbook #3 -- Rancho Santa Anita.
11. End of the line. Santa Anita Racetrack float being moved from Victory Park to be dismantled. News photo Los Angeles Times 1/1/79.
12. 1915 Dove of Peace, Anita Baldwin Entry. Information secured by Jack McCaskill from Tournament records.
13. 1916 Anita Baldwin Entry. Information secured by Jack McCaskill from Tournament records.
14. Tournament of Roses. The Arcadian Observer 1/4/1919, p. 14.
15. Pasadena holds 37th annual Rose Fete. From 1926 Tournament of Roses Association program. Received from Tournament of Roses Association 9/8/66.
16. 20,000 blossoms to go, Arcadia's float will roll. Arcadia Highlander 12/21/83.
17. Harris to bloom for real in '87 Rose Parade. Arcadia Highlander 10/29/86.
18. Miss Arcadia is crowned Sunday. (Names and short bios on royal court.) Arcadia Highlander 12/4/85.
19. Katie Garry crowned Arcadia's queen. Arcadia Highlander 12/11/85.
20. Introducing queen and court. Arcadia Highlander 12/18/85.
21. Float fund gains many subscribers. Arcadia Tribune 12/11/31.
22. Arcadia float to portray Ireland. News clip 12/25/31.
23. Rose Parade viewed by great multitude. News clip - Arcadia, CA 1/8/32.
24. Second place award given local entry. Arcadia Tribune 1/3/39.
25. Rose award. Photo article. Arcadia Tribune 2/23/50.
26. Santa Anita Village Float. Group of workers finishing the float. Photo article. Journal 1/4/50.
27. On their way. Santa Anita Village float. Photo article. 1/5/50.
28. Miss Arcadia of 1963 is Vikki Lynn Davis. Photo article. Arcadia Tribune 12/2/62.
29. Who will be queen? Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley Section 11/29/62.
30. Last minute touches. Los Angeles Times 1/1/68.
31. Methodist youth groups are busy decorating floats for Rose Parade. Arcadia Tribune n.d.
32. Packet of information regarding the 1993 Tournament of Roses and the Arcadia float prepared by the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association.
33. Lucky Baldwin and the Rose Bowl. Sports Mirror February 1955.
34. Renderings of Arcadia's 1981 parade float unveiled at mixer. Highlander Community News 10/22/80.
35. 1994-95 Miss Arcadia Tournament of Roses pageant presented by the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association. Program for 10/8/94.
36. Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association invitation to a float preview party 12/27/94.
37. Arcadia's float celebrates race day. Foothill Star Tribune, p. A4. 10/9/92.
38. Miss Arcadia in spotlight with court. Foothill Star Tribune, p. A1. 10/12/92.
39. Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association presents "Festival of Food." Flyer for 10/2/95 event.
40. Photos and information about 1994 Arcadia Court and Arcadia princess on the Pasadena Court.
41. 1996 Tournament of Roses information about Arcadia Court and Arcadia princess on the Pasadena court.
42. Article about Erica Brynes, 1994 Rose Queen. The Rose, San Gabriel Valley Newspapers 12/29/63.
43. Millions witness Rose Tournament. Arcadia Tribune 1/2/41.
44. Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association. Arcadia at a Glance, Summer 1997 issue.
45.A) Arcadia High School senior Dusty Dayne Gibbs is the 2008 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Queen. From the Arcadia Unified School District School News and Views, December 2007. B) Arcadia Public Library's READ [poster of] Dusty Gibbs, 2008 Rose Queen, Pasadena Tournament of Roses.
46. Program from the Coronation of the 91st Rose Queen and Presentation of the Royal Court, October 30, 2008. The 2009 Rose Queen is Courtney Lee. Lauren Valenzuela is a princess. Both are Arcadia High School students.
47. Arcadia and the Rose Parade: how much do you really know? Rose Parade's, Arcadia's histories strongly linked. In photo: Arcadia's entry in the 1916 Tournament of Roses Parade (note: caption may be incorrect, this float looks like the 1914 float). Arcadia Tribune, October 27, 1983, p. A-1.
48. Senior Living magazine, Dec/Jan 2009 issue featuring local Arcadia High School senior, Rose Queen Courtney Lee and Tournament of Roses President Ronald H. "Corky" Conzonire on the cover.
49. Souvenir pin of Courtney Lee, 2009 Rose Queen.
50. The Rose 2009 magazine featuring stories on Rose Queen Courtney Lee and princess Lauren Valenzuela, both of Arcadia, and grand marshal Cloris Leachman, actress. This item moved to Box 36 in History Room Shelf B4 on 1-10-2018.
51. Pasadena's Rose Magazine, Parade 2010, insert of the Pasadena Star News, featuring Rose Queen Natalie Innocenzi on the cover and the whole court in a Macy's ad on the back cover. Inside story features question & answer with Queen Natalie Innocenzi and Princess June Ko, both Arcadia residents. This item moved to Box 35 in History Room Shelf B4 on 1-10-2018.
52. A list of the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association Royal Courts including queens (Miss Arcadia) and princesses from 1961-1996, and notes about who rode the Arcadia float when there was no Arcadia Rose Court in 1997, 1998, 2003. (4 pages).
53. Cathy Lee Crosby has been named Miss Arcadia of 1964. Arcadia Tribune, December 8, 1963.
54. Arcadia Royal Court: Pat Turner, LeClare Holz, Pam Mallory, Cheryl Blanken, Suzanne Godber. Arcadia Tribune, November 21, 1965.
55. Holly Melvin is crowned Arcadia Tournament of Roses Queen. Arcadia Tribune, December 10, 1986.
56. Retiring Arcadia Tournament of Roses Royal Court are shown in photo from microfilm: Debbie Delong, Robin Henkels, Susan Keh, Dynese Schiffilea, and Queen Holly Melvin. Arcadia Tribune, December 6, 1987.
57. Arcadia's Royal Court includes Queen Maria McCann and princesses Jill Johnson, Lynn Bowen, Jennifer "Gigi" Young, Lisa Guiffrida. Arcadia Tribune, December 6, 1987.
58. Rosanna Spata was crowned the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association's Queen. Arcadia Tribune, December 14, 1988. Princesses are Laura Ganguin, Marisa Stephenson, Christy Renken, Jeanie Moore.
59. Arcadia High School senior Tatyane Berrios, 17, was picked as one of the seven young women on the 2011 Tournament of Roses Royal Court. The Weekly Star, January 6, 2011.
60. List of Pasadena Rose Queens through the years from 1905-2011, with some girls from Arcadia noted. From World Wide Web: www.tournamentofroses.com. Retrieved March, 2011.
61. A float barely afloat; Parade: Arcadia group pleads for funds to keep its Tournament of Roses tradition alive. Los Angeles Times, October 18, 1996. Retrieved from ProQuest LA Times database on March 25, 2011.
62. Royal court chosen for Tournament of Roses. Seven members of the 1999 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Royal Court were chosen, three from Arcadia High School: Christina Farrell, Chaitali Gala, Olivia Wilson. Los Angeles Times, October 13, 1998. Retrieved from ProQuest LA Times database on March 25, 2011.
63. Arcadia High School band to perform in Rose Bowl Parade, Mountain Views News, December 31, 2016.
64. Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2017 Parade and Game Preview with spotlight on Queen Victoria Castellanos and profiles of royal court princesses, two are from Arcadia: Lauren Emiko Powers and Maya Khan. Was an insert from Pasadena Star News. This item moved to Box 35 in History Room Shelf B4 on 1-10-2018.
65. Arcadia's crowning glory. Michelle Lojeski, 1992 Arcadia Tournament of Roses queen passes down her cape to the 1993 queen, Jeannie Kim. Star-Tribune, November 1992.
66. Arcadia's first float entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses came from the actions of Cooperative Arcadians (later to become Arcadia Woman's Club). In fall of 1914, Cooperative Arcadians requested $200 from Arcadia City Council and it was granted for the January 1915 parade, however Mrs. Anita Baldwin came forth with an offer to pay the bill prior to the parade. Her offer was accepted and that $200 appropriated was set over to finance a float the next year (1916). From Arcadia: city of the Santa Anita, by Gordon Eberly, p. 67.
67. Meet members of 2020's Tournament of Roses Court. Princess Rukan Saif is from Arcadia High School. Pasadena Star News, December 28, 2019.
68. Meet Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano. Arcadia High senior is ready to welcome new year in style going down Colorado Boulevard. Pasadena Star News, December 28, 2023, p. A1,A4. See also Pasadena's Rose Magazine 2024 in Box 35 in History Room Shelf B4.
69."Welcome to Pasadena : Royal Invitation to the Tournament of Roses." Includes photo of Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano in a Foothill Transit advertisement; an article on the Los Hermanos Banuelos Charro Team, headed by Ramon Banuelos, "Decades of Friendship and Culture : Charro Team Gears Up for 15th Parade Run"; an article about Naomi Stillitano "A Ray of Sunshine : Rose Queen Says She Enjoys Making People Happy." Includes picture of 2024 Royal Court. Pasadena Weekly, p. 1, 19-20, 32, December 28, 2023; and photos and descriptions of personalities, bands, and floats that appeared in the 2024 Rose Parade, including Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano. Pasadena Weekly, p. 11-12, January 4, 2024.
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Tournament of Roses
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996

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Proposals for Project/Construction Management Services
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Proposals for Project/Construction Management Services
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996
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Basement
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Box 031
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Shelf H19
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487AF
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996

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Furniture specifications
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Furniture specifications
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996
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Basement
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Box 032
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Shelf H19
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488AF
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996

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Progress reports Meeting minutes Correspondence
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Progress reports Meeting minutes Correspondence
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996
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Basement
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Box 033
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Shelf H19
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489AF
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996

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Operating manuals Warranty manual
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Operating manuals Warranty manual
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996
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Basement
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Box 034
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Shelf H20
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490AF
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996

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Site photographs Negatives
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Site photographs Negatives
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996
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Basement
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Box 035
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Shelf H20
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491AF
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996

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Walton Specifications, 1994 Pre-construction Procedures Manual Punch List ValueEngineering Report 1994
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Walton Specifications, 1994 Pre-construction Procedures Manual Punch List ValueEngineering Report 1994
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Arcadia Public Library. Library Building program 1993-1996
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Basement
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Box 036
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Shelf H20
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492AF
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Artists

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1. "Arcadia honors historical aide (Lenz)." News clip, March 1, 1968. 2. "Edna Lenz will exhibit." News clip, no date. 3. "Third annual Arcadia spring flower show and art festival." News photo, April 14, 1967. 4. "Arcadia woodcrafter Kenneth Rucker." News clip, February 22, 1969. 5. "Artist ga…
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1. "Arcadia honors historical aide (Lenz)." News clip, March 1, 1968.
2. "Edna Lenz will exhibit." News clip, no date.
3. "Third annual Arcadia spring flower show and art festival." News photo, April 14, 1967.
4. "Arcadia woodcrafter Kenneth Rucker." News clip, February 22, 1969.
5. "Artist gains inspiration from study (Grippa)." News clip, October 6, 1974.
6. "Meyer Piet, manufacturer." Newsclip, February 4, 1969.
7. "Elsie Porri exhibits." News clip, January 26, 1967.
8. "Arcadia painter of horse portraits." Typed handout, no date.
9. "Arcadia metalsmith (Roysher)." News clip, September 19, 1974.
10. "He goes beyond the surface (Portanova)." News clip, March 12, 1967.
11. "Exhibition of horse photography at Arcadia Library (Bert Thayer)." Typed publicity handout, no date.
12. "Welder discovers new art medium (UHL)." News clip, February, 1, 1968.
13. "Local artist makes his living (Houbein)." News clip, July 9, 1973.
14. "The portrait sculpture of Joseph Portanova." Reprint from American Artist, January 1965. Original and acid-free copy.
15. "Portanova creates Kennedy portrait." News clip, no date.
16. "Inspiration is sought (Grippa)." News clip, May 12, 1974.
17. Grippa publicity. Handout, no date.
18. "H.R. etched in silver - Royser." News clip, February 12, 1967.
19. "Arcadia artist brings her flair (Kaffy Reinhardt)." News clip, January 5, 1978.
20. "Clarence Fawcett's adventuresome life." News clip, September 16, 1974?
21. "Edna Lenz, artist, buried." Pasadena Star News, October 17, 1981, p.B-7.
22. "Woodcarving gives Arcadian pleasure, relaxation (Meyer Piet)." News clip and photo, News-Post, March 17, 1970.
23. Letter from Deloris Harris, February 25, 1993, to Arcadia Library, regarding local artist Muriel Josef George (known as Josef). Enclosed, a copy of an article on Josef from the Antique Trader Weekly, Dubuque, Iowa, April 8, 1992.
24. "Edna Lenz, exponent of living." Arcadia News-Post, no date.
25. "Huristone Fairchild painting brilliant desert oils in Double Drive studio." Arcadia Tribune, April 3, 1947, p.1.
26. "Desert painter returns to his Arcadia studio (Huristone Fairchild)." Arcadia Tribune, August 28, 1947, p.1.
27. "Louise S. Lewis will exhibit paintings in women's clubhouse" Arcadia Tribune, May 15, 1947.
28. Information from Social Security Death Index re: Justine Wishek, taken from Internet August, 1997.
29. Information from Social Security Death Index re: Edna Lenz, taken from Internet August, 1997.
30. E-mail regarding George Lowell Young and his black and white linoleum block reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's canvas, "The Last Supper."
31. Arcadia artist paints nature in realistic light. (Ruo Li) Pasadena Star News CHEERS! section December 29, 2000.
32. Biographical brief of Ben Abril, written by Jerome Selmer. 2000.
33. Maynard Dixon, 71, muralist in the West. NY Times November 15, 1946 p. 23:2.
34. Noted artist Maynard Dixon dies. LA Times November 15, 1946 pt.I p.2:2.
35. "Artwork by local artist Ben Abril on display." Jerry and Doris Selmer presented the Arcadia Public Library a poster-print of the "Queen Anne Cottage" by artist Ben Abril. Article includes biographical information. Arcadia Weekly, November 11-17, 1999, p. 21.
36. Mid Valley Arts League has presented the award winning painting from its recent Anniversary Show to the Arcadia Public Library. The painting was created by Jack Sheppard, well-known San Gabriel Valley artist. Photo of Assistant Librarian Kent Ross accepting painting from Jack Sheppard. News clip, no date or source given.
37. Bookmark with painting by Rosemary Reuter of the Arcadia City Library, 1924, shown on it.
38. Information compiled by the MCLS Reference Service on the artist/sculptor Preston Prescott and his work on the Hugo Reid Family statue. May 22, 2003. (Sculpture moved in 2003 from Arcadia County Park to the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum.)
39. Obituary for Preston Prescott, sculptor of the Hugo Reid Family statue. Santa Cruz Sentinel. January 4, 1988, p. A-10.
40. List from the Tobey C. Moss Gallery of exhibitions, murals for public buildings, corporate collections and published works by Jay Rivkin, designer of the tile mosaics (tile murals) at City Hall depicting Arcadia's history and the "Blind Justice" mosaic located next to the front entrance of the Arcadia Police Department. June 12, 2003. Images of the "Blind Justice" mosaic and artist Jay Rivkin. August 21, 2003. (See also photo-documentation notebook in Arcadia History Room : R 363.2 A City of Arcadia A.P.D. Tile Mural)
41. Great Moments in the Theatre. Three programs: Forty-Fourth Year, 2001-2002 Season, Forty-Fifth Year, 2002-2003 Season, and Forty-Sixth Year, 2003-2004 Season. Includes biographical information on page 11 for Arcadia actor Allan Gruener.
42. Digital photo of peacock statue placed on fountain at Arcadia County Park and biographical information with portfolio booklet on David Chapple, the sculptor of the peacock. August 5, 2003.
43. Internationally known artist, Jia Lu, sets up shop in Arcadia. Sunday Star, January 5, 2003, page 1.
44. Obituary for Justine Wishek. Arcadia Tribune, December 13, 1984, p. C8.
45. Staff report memorandum to Mayor and City Council from William R. Kelly, City Manager regarding Peacock Corner--Phase II. Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement in the amount of $30,000 with Chapple Design Studio for the creation of Peacock Corner--Phase II Peacock Sculpture. Artist is David Chapple. Memo dated January 7, 2003.
46. Postcard promoting book Santa Anita Morning Rhapsody by Karen S. Davis, a photographer from Burbank, CA. (2 copies).
47. Memo from Don Penman to Mayor and City Council dated December 21, 1999. Subject: Report and recommendation to authorize the city manager to enter into a professional services agreement in the amount of $16,500 with Paul Tzanetopoulos for public art work on the rail bridge at Huntington Drive and Second Avenue.
48. "Library group will present watercolors: $3,600 spent to purchase and prepare art depicting landmarks in Valley (by Lenz and Wishek)" Los Angeles Times, November 9, 1967.
49. California State Library Foundation Bulletin, Number 63, Summer 1998. Features articles about the Maynard Dixon murals formerly at Anoakia, later installed at California State Library. With correspondence from Gary F. Kurutz, Curator of Special Collections at the California State Library.
50.The Capitol Extension Group by Dorothy Regnery, an article from the California State Library Foundation Bulletin, Issue #69, Fall 2000/Winter 2001 with pictures of Maynard Dixon murals at the California State Library.
51. History on the Walls: the Maynard Dixon and Frank Van Sloun Murals in the California State Library by Donald J. Hagerty. An article from the California State Library Foundation Bulletin, Issue #69, Fall 2000/Winter 2001.
52. Photocopy of a crayon sketch drawing of Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin by Maynard Dixon. Excerpt appeared in the publication Standard Oil Bulletin, June, 1919. See also VF "Elias J. Lucky Baldwin" for entire article.
53. Biography of Greg Spalenka, printed March 28, 2008 from Website at http://www.spalenka.com. He was born in Arcadia and illustrated the book The Eyes of the Unicorn by Teresa Bateman. This book is in our Arcadia Authors section under S.
54. Terry Miller, photographer, image files. Finding aid to digital photos on DVD and CD-R for READ posters and other images. Disks are stored in black Arcadia History Room Media Box.
55. Holiday notecard designed and painted by Rosemary Reuter, 2008.
56."From Packhorse to packard: Maynard Dixon's paintings chronicle transportation in the American West," by John Ott, Westways, January/February 2009.
57. J + K Gallery: Artistic Process on display at gallery at 524 South First Avenue in Arcadia, featuring art by Andy Carey, Dilara Arin, Eunice San Miguel, Frances Muenzer, Hollis Hart, Jolene Lai, Kenny Harris, Nigel Sanders, Nikki Mull, Orion Fisher and Yasemin Baran. Ophelia Lee and Eunice San Miguel in photograph. The Weekly Star, September 16, 2010.
58. "Home" a documentary about the importance of the public library in the homeless community in Downtown Los Angeles, 29 minutes. A film by Emily-Rose Wagner, an Arcadia resident. This item is a DVD in the black Arcadia History Room Media Box.
59. Biography of Jay Rivkin, 1916-2006. She is the artist who created the murals at Arcadia City Hall (restored in 2013) and the "Blind Justice" tile mosaic that used to be at Arcadia Police Department (torn down). From the Tobey C. Moss Gallery website at www.tobeycmossgallery.com. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
60. Brochure from the historic tour of the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building at 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814. Page 6 has information about Maynard Dixon's Plains Indian murals that were given to the State Library in 1996 by the last owner of the Anoakia mansion.
61. Assorted blank notecards with silkscreened artwork depicting Arcadia places by Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek, 1950s, signed by artist.
62. Artist Lannea G. Melzian, painted "Arboretum Peacock" (in memory of J. Lyle Cunningham) and "Santa Anita Depot," both stored in flat files in History Room. Obituary from San Gabriel Valley Tribune, August 10, 2016.
63. Artist Mr. Zhuang Liwei wrote out the poem The River Journey from White King City (by Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai) in calligraphy and it is part of the Gilb Museum collection. This is the English translation of the poem. January 25, 2018.
64. Photographer Craig P. Barrows, Arcadia High School class of 2007 page from yearbook and 7-page copy of pictorial article "Flowers in a new light," proof from National Geographic, October 2018.
65. John F. Martin exhibited Arcadia Eats: Then & Now in the library exhibit hall during October 2022 for our Arcadia Eats program. Three items: Gallery Guide, which includes artist statement and biography. Postcard "Recalling the day: old school Arcadia." Postcard art classes at John Martin's Pasadena Atelier art studio.
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Artists
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Horse Racing

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1. "Behind famous trotters with Budd Doble." Articles written by daughter Rosebudd Doble Mullender and excerpts by Bill Brandt, from his radio broadcast of April 24, 1946. 2. "King of Sports: An introduction to horseracing." Booklet prepared by TRA Service Bureau and distributed by Santa Anita Par…
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1. "Behind famous trotters with Budd Doble." Articles written by daughter Rosebudd Doble Mullender and excerpts by Bill Brandt, from his radio broadcast of April 24, 1946.
2. "King of Sports: An introduction to horseracing." Booklet prepared by TRA Service Bureau and distributed by Santa Anita Park, 32 pages.
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Horse Racing
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126AF
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Baldwin, Elias J.- Horses and Horse Racing

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1. Bibliography on Baldwin's horses, race horses and racing. 2. "Baldwin's racers: a good season for Santa Anita Stable." News clip, October 9, 1890. 3. "Cruzados is a crack colt." San Francisco Examiner, December 22, 1901. 4. Catalog of thoroughbred yearlings ... property of E.J. Baldwin, Auc…
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1. Bibliography on Baldwin's horses, race horses and racing.
2. "Baldwin's racers: a good season for Santa Anita Stable." News clip, October 9, 1890.
3. "Cruzados is a crack colt." San Francisco Examiner, December 22, 1901.
4. Catalog of thoroughbred yearlings ... property of E.J. Baldwin, Auction 1897. 32 page booklet copied at the Bancroft Library, acquired April 1982.
5. Jockey license of Richard Herman Schierske signed by E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin. Copy of original loaned by his son, R. Schierske.
6. Marriage license for Herman Schierske, jockey for E.J. Baldwin, February, 1908. Copy of original.
7. "Rider killed at Santa Anita; no racing today on account of death of E.J. Baldwin." San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 1909.
8. "Baldwin horses were record makers." San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 1909.
9. "Breeder's meet opens a triumph." Oakland, CA Tribune, August 22, 1915.
10. "Ed Cerbin secures fine stock of horses." San Francisco Bulletin, February 25, 1916.
11. "Four American Derby winners buried under Maltese Cross." Arcadia News Forecast, December 7, 1934.
12. "Lucky Baldwin days at Santa Anita." Westways, December 1935, Page 26-27.
13. Copies from 'The History of Thoroughbred Racing in America' by W.H.P. Robertson regarding Baldwin horses and horse racing. 798.4 R.
14. "E.J. Baldwin, Esq." From 'The Builders of the Commonwealth' by H.H. Bancroft.
15. "Races fulfill Lucky's dream." Arcadia Tribune, April 13, 1978.
16. "A history of the thoroughbred in California, Part II." The Thoroughbred of California, December 1978.
17. "What Rey El Santa Anita did for California racing." Los Angeles Times, June 16, 1939.
18. "Pioneer horseman not forgotten in valley." Pasadena Star News, October 18, 1939.
19. "Lucky Baldwin's old colors in national racing museum." Press release from Santa Anita Park.
20. "The thing I guess I'm most proud of happened in 1967 at Lexington, Kentucky." New Yorker, April 13, 1981. Article about relocating the grave of Isaac Murphy to Lexington.
21. Typed information on Baldwin jockeys.
22. "Lucky Baldwin's racing school." The Thoroughbred of California, June 1994, pages 38-46. Article on school; jockey Isaac Murphy; and nationally famous farrier, John Isaac Wesley Fisher.
23. Article on E.J. Baldwin's famous horse, Volante. Monrovia Planet, March 12, 1887, page 2.
24. "Baldwin's stables." Monrovia Planet, April 30, 1887, page 1.
25. "The Santa Anita Stables." Monrovia Messenger, April 18, 1889, page 6.
26. "Santa Anita Stables." Monrovia Messenger, January 1, 1891, page 2.
27. "The golden age of the California horse." The Thoroughbred of California, February 1947. John Hervey article includes Lucky Baldwin.
28. Article on thoroughbred industry by Carleton F. Burke. The Thoroughbred of California, May 1947.
29. "Rey El Santa Anita is dead." Los Angeles Daily Times, July 2, 1919.
30. Burke, Carleton, "Pastime of Millions," The Thoroughbred, Volume IV, Number 6, page 10+.
31. Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 8, page 16+.
32 Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 10, page 14+.
33. Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 11, page 8+.
34. Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 12-13, Page 16+.
35. Ibid. The Thoroughbred. Volume IV, Number 14, page 26+.
36. Lucky Baldwin's Flyers: Volante and the others to leave Santa Anita. New York Times, April 16, 1877.
37. Will please racegoers: Lucky Baldwin's horses barred from all race tracks. May not be able to race abroad. Santa Anita horses have long been under suspicion. New York Times, October 21, 1895.
38. Stewards reply to Baldwin: decline to reconsider their decision to reject his entries. New York Times, October 23, 1895.
39. Santa Anita Track has no prospects (tells of the coming end of racing at Baldwin's Santa Anita Park when State of California will close it with the ban on horse racing, effective April 20, 1909). Los Angeles Times, March 21, 1909. One copy is article itself, one copy is of the whole page view.
40. Fortunes are lost or won at Arcadia. Newspaper page from sports section of Los Angeles Sunday Times reporting opening of Santa Anita Park, built by "Lucky" Baldwin and opened December 1907. Dated December 8, 1907. These are more legible copies of photo 551.
41. Biography and images of Alexander MacMillan Allan, the architect of Lucky Baldwin's original Santa Anita Race Track. Image of race track in 1907. He lived at Point Lobos in Monterey County, California.
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Baldwin, Elias J.- Horses and Horse Racing
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Santa Anita Park-Oak Tree Racing Association

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note: For Pressbooks/Media Guide, see Arcadia History Box 46. 1. Oak Tree Meeting. Los Angeles Times March 17, 1969. 2. No horsing around at parimutuel window. Arcadia Tribune December 8, 1977. 3. Oak Tree - Santa Anita. Promotional brochure for October 8 - November 7, 1976. 4. $350,000 N…
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note: For Pressbooks/Media Guide, see Arcadia History Box 46.
1. Oak Tree Meeting. Los Angeles Times March 17, 1969.
2. No horsing around at parimutuel window. Arcadia Tribune December 8, 1977.
3. Oak Tree - Santa Anita. Promotional brochure for October 8 - November 7, 1976.
4. $350,000 National Thoroughbred Championship. Brochure outlining conditions of race and offering histories of those horses invited. November 1, 1975.
5. Oak Tree's 1981 Season to be longest, richest ever. Arcadia Tribune special supplement September 27, 1981.
6. Oak Tree Racing Association. Brown-covered pictorial brochure with background of each Board Member. 1981.
7. The Breeders Cup, October 19-30, 1986. Published as a special supplement to the Star News and Foothill Inter-City newspapers.
8. 20th Anniversary Breeders' Cup event ticket holder. Oak Tree at Santa Anita, October 25, 2003.
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Santa Anita Park-Oak Tree Racing Association
Item ID
204AF
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Santa Anita Park – Oak Tree Racing Association.

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Santa Anita Park – Oak Tree Racing Association. Press Books/Yearbooks/Media Guides/Paddock. 1972 -
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Santa Anita Park – Oak Tree Racing Association. Press Books/Yearbooks/Media Guides/Paddock. 1972 -
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Santa Anita Park – Oak Tree Racing Association.
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 46
Shelf Number
Shelf C2
Item ID
356AF
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City of Arcadia- Arcadia Redevelopment Agency

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City of Arcadia – Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Press clippings, 1962-1984.
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City of Arcadia – Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Press clippings, 1962-1984.
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City of Arcadia- Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 91
Shelf Number
Shelf C6
Item ID
397AF
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City of Arcadia -Arcadia Redevelopment Agency

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City of Arcadia – Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Press clippings, 1985-1991 Amended Agency Bylaws approved by the Agency and Council on March 6, 2001 Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Financial Statements June 30, 1997 Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Financial Statements June 30, 1998 Lease Rate Data Inform…
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City of Arcadia – Arcadia Redevelopment Agency. Press clippings, 1985-1991
Amended Agency Bylaws approved by the Agency and Council on March 6, 2001
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Financial Statements June 30, 1997
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency Financial Statements June 30, 1998
Lease Rate Data Information Sheets-July 1995, July 1998, February 1999, December 1999, June 2001, January 2002, September 2002, April 2003, November 2003.
City of Arcadia Assessed Value (Net Taxable) Fiscal Years 1986-1987 through 2000-2001. City of Arcadia Business License Activity and Building Permit Valuation History for FY 1995-1996 through 2000-2001. Redevelopment Agency Highlights 1974-2001). Partial list of Agency Asssisted Projects.
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City of Arcadia -Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 92
Shelf Number
Shelf C6
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398AF
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Arcadia-Library-Arcadia Public Library Foundation

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1. Letter to Arcadia Public Library Foundation from Internal Revenue Service approving federal income tax exemption under section 501(a) as an organization described in section 501(c)(3). Dated June 30, 1995. 2.Arcadia Public Library Foundation brochure from 2005, describing the foundation with don…
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1. Letter to Arcadia Public Library Foundation from Internal Revenue Service approving federal income tax exemption under section 501(a) as an organization described in section 501(c)(3). Dated June 30, 1995.
2.Arcadia Public Library Foundation brochure from 2005, describing the foundation with donation form.
3. "Opening minds to shape our future" brochure outlines the needs and goals of the Arcadia Public Library Foundation.
4. Arcadia Public Library Foundation letterhead.
5. Arcadia Public Library Foundation "Capital Campaign" brochure and form for donations, to fill needs associated with the library remodeling project. Circa 1995-1996.
6. Arcadia Public Library Foundation Patron Recognition luncheon, September 28, 1997.
7. Page from the library website about the Library Foundation with its goals and history. c. 2015. Note: The Foundation dissolved in 2016.
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Arcadia-Library-Arcadia Public Library Foundation
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287AF
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