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- Title
- Betsey Cushing Roosevelt during her divorce trial against husband James Roosevelt, eldest son of the President, Los Angeles, February 29, 1940
- Date Created and/or Issued
- February 29, 1940
1940-02-29
- Publication Information
- Los Angeles Daily News
- Contributing Institution
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UCLA,
Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Collection
-
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
- Rights Information
-
US
- Description
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, just arrived in Los Angeles for her divorce suit against husband James Roosevelt, the eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Roosevelts were married for ten years before they separated and Mrs. Roosevelt moved from Los Angeles back to New York, taking the couple's two daughters. James Roosevelt was the first to file for divorce, citing desertion against his wife
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mrs. James Roosevelt
Text from original nitrate sleeve: l to r - O'Connor, Basil - Atty.; Cushing, Henry K., Atty.; Roosevelt, James, Mrs. (Betsy Cushing)
- Type
- image
- Format
- b&w nitrate negative
- Identifier
- ark:/21198/zz0028015g
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- People
Spouses--California--Los Angeles
Legal
Divorce--California--Los Angeles
Whitney, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, 1908-1998
- Source
- Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
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