Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Betsey Cushing Roosevelt and attorney Basil O'Connor surrounded by photographers after Mrs. Roosevelt 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 Text from original nitrate sleeve: l to r - O'Connor, Basil - Atty.; Cushing, Henry K., Atty.; Roosevelt, James, Mrs. (Betsy Cushing) Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mrs. James Roosevelt with Atty Basil O'Connor
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image
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz00280160
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No linguistic content
Subject
Lawyers--California--Los Angeles People Spouses--California--Los Angeles Divorce--California--Los Angeles Photographers--California--Los Angeles Whitney, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt, 1908-1998 O'Connor, Basil, 1892-1972
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