Historical note
Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Related Materials
Preferred Citation
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: George Harrison Whitney collection on Winston Churchill and Los Angeles
creator:
Whitney, George H.
Identifier/Call Number: 7026
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1920s-1980s
Abstract: George Harrison Whitney's research and correspondence regarding a visit made by Winston Churchill to Los Angeles in 1929.
The collection includes newspaper clippings, mostly from the Los Angeles Times, that range from the 1920s to the 1980s. Winston
Churchill spent three weeks in California in September of 1929, his only visit to the American West. He arrived in Los Angeles
on September 17th, spending nine nights in the Los Angeles area. The purpose of the trip, which started in Seattle and ended
in New York, was to vacation and to promote Anglo-American cooperation.
Container: 1
Historical note
Winston Churchill spent three weeks in California in September of 1929, at the beginning of a journey that began in Seattle
and ended in New York. This was the only visit he made to the American West, although it was not his only visit to the United
States. Churchill arrived in Los Angeles on September 17th, spending nine nights in the Los Angeles area. Most of his stay
in the city was as a guest of James R. Page at the Biltmore Hotel. The purpose of the trip, which started in Seattle and ended
in New York, was to vacation and to promote Anglo-American cooperation.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of George Harrison Whitney's research and correspondence regarding a visit made by Winston Churchill
to Los Angeles in 1929. Many of the letters are to and from Robert Hastings, a Los Angeles attorney who also had an interest
in Churchill. The collection includes newspaper clippings, mostly from the Los Angeles Times, that range from the 1920s to
the 1980s. An issue of National Geographic commemorating Churchill included in the collection contains essays by people who
knew him and recordings of his speeches. There are a few speeches by Jim Page to various clubs in Los Angeles. Page was one
of Churchill's hosts during his 1929 visit.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Mary Whitney Kenney, 2008.
Related Materials
See also George Harrison Whitney papers, Collection no. 7005, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], George Harrison Whitney collection on Winston Churchill and Los Angeles, Collection no. 7026,
Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Clippings
Letters
Whitney, George H.
Whitney, George H. -- Archives
Churchill, Winston -- Archives
Page, James Rathwell -- Archives