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Title: Harriett Weaver Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1972-1979
Collection number: 1246
Creator:
Weaver, Harriett
Extent:
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Harriett Sherwood Weaver (1913-1988) contributed book reviews and feature articles to the
Kansas City star (1936). She married and moved to Los Angeles (ca. 1940). After the 1961 Bel-Air fire, Weaver crusaded for effective management
of native brush in the Santa Monica Mountains and brush clearance legislation. She later served on the Los Angeles Countywide
Citizens Planning Council (1972-79). The collection consists of writings, reports, minutes, correspondence, and proceedings
related to the Los Angeles Countywide Citizens' Planning Council during Mrs. Weaver's term of service on it.
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.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to
the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
[Identification of item], Harriett Weaver Papers (Collection 1246). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Harriett Sherwood Weaver was born in Haigler, Nebraska, October 29, 1913; graduated Phi Beta Kappa, University of Kansas (1934);
contributed book reviews and feature articles to the
Kansas City star (1936); married John Downing Weaver (1937); moved to Los Angeles ca. 1940; the 1961 Bel-Air fire prompted her crusade for
both effective management of native brush in the Santa Monica Mountains and brush clearance legislation; headed the fire committee
of the Federation of Hillside and Canyon Associations; served on Los Angeles Countywide Citizens Planning Council (1972-79);
died November 23, 1988.
Collection consists of writings, reports, minutes, correspondence, and proceedings related to the Los Angeles Countywide Citizens'
Planning Council during Mrs. Weaver's term of service on it.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Weaver, Harriett--Archives.
City planning--California--Los Angeles--Citizen participation--Archival resources.
Los Angeles Countywide Citizens' Planning Council.