1920s ORIGINAL MEMORY AND AUTOGRAPH BOOK OF A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GIRL'S HUNTINGTON UNION HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

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On offer is a charming, small grouping of original manuscript and ephemeral items dating back to the Roaring 1920's once belonging to young lady named Eleanor Darlington who lived in Huntington California in Los Angeles County. The archive relates to Eleanor's life when she attended Huntington Park Union High School. Included is a 6 1/4" x 9" suede leather memory journal titled in gilt 'From Day to Day at School' wherein there are 15 pages of handwritten entries by her friends recalling moments they shared with her and of the fun they had together. A number of small photographs of Eleanor and some friends are pasted on the pages throughout the journal. There are also three loose photographs, the first is a real picture postcard of Eleanor when she was only 3 years old, dated March 1, 1909. Another of a pretty Eleanor on the beach inscribed "Eleanor & Catalina". The third photo is inscribed: "Rolando and Eleanor, July 22, 1942 - Anniversary 3 years". There is a 1922 "Dedication Program" from Huntington Park Union High School with quite a few autographs; several Class Play Programs in which she was part of the cast; a ticket, newspaper clippings & reviews of the plays; a typed poem about her classmates, a 1923 High School Concert program; 1927 Kappa Gamma Sigma Fraternity Dance Invitation; Kappa Gamma Sigma Country Club Dance Card; 1927 Virginia Country Club Christmas Season Supper Dance Invitation, etc. Collectors and historians of the area and the school will be delighted with this 'time capsule' relating to a super time in early Los Angeles. Overall G+.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; HUNTINGTON, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, HPUHS, FEMINISM, GENDER STUDIES, WOMEN'S STUDIES, ROARING TWENTIES, ROARING 20S, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, DIARY, JOURNAL, LOG, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, DIARIES, JOURNALS, LOGS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, CANADIANA, TRAVEL, GERMANY, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, Huntington Park Union High School Show more