Contents

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.

Subjects

Tournament of Roses

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246AF

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Contents

1. "Colonel Anita Baldwin." Arcadia Observer, September 1918, page 7.

2. "Notice of 35th reunion of Balloon Corp veterans." News clip, circa 1953.

3. List of Los Angeles Times articles on Anita Baldwin. Gift to library, 1975.

4. Photo of Anita Baldwin's private car, 1914.

5. Madame Anita Baldwin. Copy of citation given Anita Baldwin, circa 1918-1919?.

6. "50 years ago today - July 1913." News clip about divorce from McClaughry, July 1963.

7. Anita Baldwin McClaughry and Maynard Dixon. Copies from Burnside, Wesley. "Maynard Dixon". 759.13 D.

8. Whereas: during the course of WWI. Copy of citation for Anita Baldwin.

9. "Earlier Days." Los Angeles Times article about Anita Baldwin's railroad car use in 1923, January, 1973.

10. "Mrs. Anita Baldwin to leave U.S." Arcadia News, August 12, 1932.

11. "Mrs. Baldwin finds terror amid repose." Los Angeles Times, February 11, 1934, Par III, page 1.

12. "My recollections of Anita Baldwin" by Claire Charles. Two copies of a three page reminiscence.

13. "Anita Baldwin funeral due." Pasadena Star News, October 25, 1939.

14. "Mrs. Baldwin in breakdown." Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1929, Part II, page 1.

15. Anita Baldwin funeral rites." Arcadia Tribune, October 26, 1939, page 1.

16. Photo of Anita Baldwin's private railroad car.

17. Union Pacific Railroad Company letter about Anita Baldwin's private railroad car.

18. "Baldwin mementos on exhibit." Arcadia Advertiser, January 28, 1970.

19. Article on Anita Baldwin written by Larry Oxenham in 1976. Includes Arcadia Tribune clippings of four articles.

20. "The piano once played by Anita Baldwin." News clip, circa 1968.

21. "Death takes Anita Baldwin." copied from Santa Anita Inc., scrapbook #3. October 1, 1939 and June 1, 1940.

22. "Anita M. Baldwin succumbs." "Anita Baldwin Funeral Set: children and friends take noted woman's body to San Francisco," Los Angeles Times, october 26, 1939. Copied from Rancho Santa Anita scrapbook #3. October 1, 1939 and June 1940.

23. California composers - biographical notes. Copied at Huntington Library, May 5, 1978.

24. Compositions by Anita Baldwin. Typed list, Arcadia Public Library, May 1978. 24 A) Letter regarding Arboretum holdings of music by Anita Baldwin, June 7, 1978.

25. "Mrs. Baldwin tears down Tallac Hotel." Sacramento Union, September 4, 1916.

26. "California poppy is used as trophy design." Pasadena Star News, April 5, 1916.

27. "Some dazzling gems." San Francisco Wasp, August 20, 1915.

28. "My Prayer." Copy of poem from Huntington Library. Received May 1978.

29. "To Dad." Copy of poem from Huntington Library, May 7, 1909.

30. Design of Maltese Cross pin by Shreve and Company.

31. Articles referring to Anita Baldwin's participation in Pasadena Tournament of Roses parade and benefits: 31 A) "Gorgeous is pageant of flowers." Pasadena Star News, January 1, 1916. 31 B) "Awards are given to floats." Pasadena Star News, January 1, 1916. 31 C) "The work for big event." Pasadena Star News, February 17, 1916. 31 D) "10,000 throng to greet fiesta at Pasadena." Los Angeles Tribune, February 22, 1916. 31 E) "Pasadena offers big attraction." La Habra Valley Progress, February 18, 1916. 31 F) "Pasadena Tournament of Roses January 1st." Visalia, CA, December 29, 1914.

32. "Baldwin heir sued." News clip, March 21, 1915.

33. "Anita Baldwin's a successful composer." Santa Ana Register, August 25, 1915.

34. "Mrs. Baldwin to build hotel and home at lake." Placerville, CA Republican, August 20, 1916.

35. " 'Omar, the Tentmaker,' play of fine artistry." News clip, September 1, 1915.

36. "Dogs more constant than men, says Anita Baldwin." San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 1916.

37. " 'White Knight' to compete again in England." San Francisco Bulletin, May 6, 1916.

38. Correspondence relating to a pageant being done by the Dominican Convent School to music by Anita Baldwin, March 3, 1932.

39. Los Angeles County Hall of Records entry of transaction of E.J. Baldwin selling land on which stonehouse is situated (present day 58 W. Granview) to Anita Baldwin.

40. "Sierra Madre Historic Bell evokes school days of bygone era." Sierra Madre Sentinel, September 30, 1978.

41. "Will clears mystery of a tragic canvas." Los Angeles Times, August 29, 1915.

42. Colonel Charles Hoffman pamphlet keepsake, 1972.

43. "The Pantophagist", a cookbook by Anita Baldwin, circa 1933. Citizen News Company copy.

44. "The Palatists Book of Cookery" with a foreword by Mrs. Anita Baldwin, circa 1933. Assistance League of Southern California.

45. "Threatens Mrs. Anita Baldwin." News clip, July 13, 1918.

46. Anita's railroad car - its history after Anita.

47. "Mrs. Baldwin pledges scrap." Los Angeles Times, December 21, 1928, page 12.

48. "Hostess of tennis star leaves bed." Los Angeles times, January 16, 1929, Part II, page 12.

49. "Anita Baldwin undecided." Los Angeles Times, January 28, 1929, Part II, page 1.

50. "Baldwins plan trip to Europe." Los Angeles Times, March 6, 1929, Part I, page 24.

51. "Mrs. Baldwin returns home." Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1929, Part II, page 1.

52. "Park receives name urged by Anita Baldwin." Los Angeles Times, January 27, 1936, Part II, page 5.

53. "Annexation fight rages." Los Angeles times, March 5, 1936, Part II, page 10.

54. "High school site picked." Los Angeles Times, March 24, 1936, Part II, page 1. Part of Anita Baldwin Estate.

55. "Mrs. Baldwin starts trip." Los Angeles Times, March 9, 1929, Part I, page 2.

56. Starr, Kevin, "Painterly Poet, Poetic Painter." California Historical Quarterly, Winter 1977-78, pages 290-299.

57. "Anita Baldwin funeral due." Pasadena Star News, October 25, 1939.

58. "Death takes Anita Baldwin." Los Angeles Times, October 25, 1939.

59. "The Western Humanitarian," Volume 1, Number 1, July 1921.

60. Last Will and Testament of Anita Baldwin dated September 1, 1939.

61. "McClaughry asks for his children. Every allegation of Baldwin's daughter is denied." San Jose Mercury, July 10, 1913.

62. Statement of $14.00 interest due G.W. Grandy, Monrovia California on $400 note of Anita Baldwin dated March 30, 1923. Statement dated September 20, 1925.

63. "Mrs. Baldwin charges plot." Los Angeles Times, April 17, 1920, Part II, page 1.

64. "For service to babies (re: hospital)." Los Angeles Times, April 17, 1920.

65. "Huge value set on Baldwin land." Pasadena Star News, July 28, 1933.

66. "Rey El Santa Anita is dead." Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1919.

67. "For service to babies: First unit of $250,000 Anita Baldwin Hospital to be built here at once." Los Angeles Daily Times, March 21, 1920, Part II.

68. "New hospital for children: Mrs. Anita Baldwin to provide building fund." Los Angeles Daily Times, February 15, 1920.

69. 'Anita Baldwin' chapter from "The California Plutarch", Volume 1. Compiled and edited by John Steven McGroaty. J.R. Finnell, 1935. Copied from original at Glendora Public Library.

70. Copy of front page of The Western Humanitarian July 1921 featuring a photo Anita Baldwin.

71. Anita Baldwin's Peacock Brooch." As reported by Joseph R. King to Sandy Snider of the Arboretum, April 2002. History of the brooch and copy of photo of Anita wearing the brooch.

72. "Anita Baldwin artifacts to be donated to Los Angeles County Arboretum." Announcement from the office of Supervisor Mike Antonovich. January 29, 2003.

73. Inventory of items in Anita Baldwin Collection housed at the Huntington Library, San Marino. Received from the Huntington Library, March 2003. Updated list of Anita M. Baldwin Collection inventory at Huntington Library, received August 2018, from Margaux Viera.

74. Anita Baldwin Under Guard in San Rafael. circa August 1938. Newspaper article copied from Rancho Santa Anita Scrapbook #1, April 1936 - January 1, 1939, Arcadia Historical Society.

75. Mrs. McClaughry changes name, now known as Anita Baldwin. Lucky Baldwin's daughter, heiress to $10,000,000 announces policy. San Francisco Chronicle, January 2, 1915.

76. Mrs. Baldwin to move. Lucky Baldwin's daughter going to Boston to enter son in Harvard. New York Times, November 15, 1922.

77. "Santa Anita Rancho offered government: troops of entire west may mobilize here for war training." Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1917. Anita M. Baldwin has offered the grounds of the Santa Anita Racing Association and the 1500 acres of land adjacent to the War Department.

78. Revisiting Anita M. Baldwin: descendant of Lucky Baldwin's daughter receives her journal, other personal items more than 70 years after her death. By Brenda Gazzar. Pasadena Star News, posted April 21, 2012 at www.pasadenastarnews.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2012.

79. Cover of the sheet music for Omar the Tent Maker, the Persian Love Play by Richard Walton Tully, selections from the music by Anita M. Baldwin. Print outs of scanned images. Sheet music not included.

80. Arcadia accorded survey permission for Baldwin roads (major highways), step toward regional plan realization is allowed by Mrs. Anita Baldwin. Pasadena Star News, February 7, 1929.

81. Six part story about Anita Baldwin and her Anoakia mansion, entitled "The Fall of the House of Baldwin," by Galen Patterson. Part 1: An introduction to an iconic family, Arcadia Weekly, January 10, 2019. Part 2: Anoakia's lifespan, Arcadia Weekly, January 17, 2019. Part 3: What happened to the Jinks Room murals? Arcadia Weekly, January 24, 2019. Part 4: Other artifacts. Arcadia Weekly, January 31, 2019. Part 5: The Pantophagist, Arcadia Weekly, February 7, 2019. Part 6: The legacy, Arcadia Weekly, February 14, 2019.

82. One of California's Big Hearted Women. Anita M. Baldwin Hospital for Babies was started by Anita Baldwin as a philanthropic enterprise. Zelzah, California Tribune, August 6, 1920. Today the Anita M. Baldwin Hospital for Babies has becaome Eisner Health. Its 2018 Impact Summary is contained in this folder.

83. Original recipes by Anita M. Baldwin for Baked Oysters Anoakia, Neige Blanche Anoakia, Domestic Duck Anoakia. These recipes were distributed at the Arcadia Historical Society and Arcadia Public Library program Anita Baldwin: an Unconventional Woman in March 2019.

84. Three articles about Anita Baldwin's floats in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade: Spoil of Thousand Gardens Crowns Silver Jubilee of Roses. Leaden Skies Lit By Magic Touch of Flora's Fingers. Photo and caption of Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry's peacock float which took three first prizes. Los Angeles Times, January 2, 1914. All Southern California Shares with Pasadena Triumph of Her Greatest Day. Cut glass trophy awarded by J. J. Sommans for most beautiful entry in parade to Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry. Prizes awarded by Shrive & Co. for best decorated two-passenger automobile with roses predominating to Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry. Los Angeles Daily Times, January 2, 1914. Yesteryear in the Times: 35 years ago January 2, 1915. A special prize was awarded the entry of Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry, which was a dove made of 5000 white roses. Queen Dextra McClaughrey rode in an entry termed "Ye Fairy of Ye Oak." Los Angeles Times, January 2, 1950. All 3 articles retrieved from Proquest Historical Newspapers on October 14, 2019.

85. Married her second cousin. Lucky Baldwin's daughter Anita mated against his wishes (Anita Baldwin marries her second cousin George W. Baldwin). Los Angeles Times, March 22, 1892. Divorced in twelve hours. Lucky Baldwin's daughter ends the romance of eight years ago (Anita Baldwin divorces George Baldwin). Los Angeles Times, October 8, 1900.

86. 36 Horses Given to Government by Anita M. Baldwin. New York Times, August 14, 1923.

87. 1910 U.S. Census showing Hull McClaughry as head of household, with wife Anita McClaughry, daughter Dextra McClaughry, son Baldwin McClaughry and three servants Walter Patterson (Black chauffeur), Elizabeth (French maid), and Wan Wing Chow (Chinese cook).

88. Anita M. Baldwin documents (copies): Certifiied Certificate of Birth states her name Anita M. Baldwin, born January 10, 1876 to parents Elias J. Baldwin and mother Jane V. Dexter, filed and certified June 20, 1921. Passport application May 24, 1921 showing her legal name Anita M. Baldwin and her signature.

89. Powerpoint presentation and notes on the life of Anita Baldwin by Sandy Snider, March 2019. Presented by Carol Libby of Arcadia Historical Society at a program at Arcadia Public Library called Anita Baldwin: an Unconventional Woman, March 16, 2019.

90. These copies are from Huntington Library, received March 16, 2021. 90A. Anita M. Baldwin certified certificate of birth, born on January 10, 1876, filed and dated June 20, 1921. 90B. Decree changing name of Anita Baldwin McClaughry to Anita M. Baldwin, May 19, 1921. 90C. Newspaper clipping undated Anita M'Claughry takes maiden name. After January 1, 1915, she will do business under the name Anita M. Baldwin.

91. State of California Death Certificate of Anita Baldwin, date of death October 25, 1939.

92. Article "Lantern of Hope," in a publication of the California Medical Center Foundation, undated. History of the Anita M. Baldwin Hospital for Babies, with a picture of the exterior from 1922, and of the nursery.

Subjects

Baldwin, Anita

Physical Description

2 folders

Item ID

18AF

Collection

Subject Files

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