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Descriptive Summary

Title:
Bernardine Fritz Papers 1925-1974

Collection number:
1298

Creator:
Fritz, Bernardine, d. 1982

Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
5 oversize boxes.

Abstract:
Bernardine Fritz was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. She worked as a reporter for the Chicago Evening Post and the New York Daily News before moving to Europe in 1925. She lived in London and Paris, and traveled extensively throughout India and China. After settling in Los Angeles in 1939, she established her "Hollywood salon" which brought together the leading literary and artistic personalities of the era, many of whom were American expatriates she met during her European exile. The collection includes letters, manuscripts, photographs and ephemera, and books from the library of Mrs. Fritz.

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

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