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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated March 1, 1962 partially reads, "'By reading Great Books we find answers to the persistent questions we ask ourselves; we learn to think, and are better able to cope with the problems confronting our society everyday,' said Henry J. Bende of Northridge, vice president of the Los Angeles Great Books Council. The council locally represents the Great Books Foundation, a non-profit organization whose sole purpose lies in encouraging people to read and meet together to discuss great books. 'At present there are 12 groups in the San Fernando Valley.'"
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Great Books Foundation (U.S.) Book clubs (Discussion groups)--California--San Fernando Valley Couples--California--San Fernando Valley Men--California--San Fernando Valley Women--California--San Fernando Valley Reading--California--San Fernando Valley Books--California--San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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