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Spinsters Patricia Mines, Janet MacLeod, Daisy Parsons, and Emelie Childs at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1936

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Title: Spinsters Patricia Mines, Janet MacLeod, Daisy Parsons, and Emelie Childs at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created and/or Issued: March 10, 1936
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
The Spinsters have taken it upon themselves to elect thirteen new members to their club. Miss Parsons was re-elected president, Miss MacLeod was chosen as vice-president and secretary and Miss Childs was given the position of treasurer.
The four women sit in chairs around a small circular table, looking over information in a series of binders.
Photograph appears with the article, "Daisy Parsons Re-elected as Group Leader," Los Angeles Times, 07 Mar 1936: A7.
Text from newspaper caption: Miss Patricia Mines, Janet MacLeod, Daisy Parsons and Emelie Childs led the small group of Spinsters at the first meeting of the year yesterday at the Ambassador. Next Friday they will vote on thirteen news members and plan the annual hi-jinks on April 18. Miss Parsons was re-elected president.
Text from negative sleeve: 3883 - LtR- Patricia Mines Janet MacLeod Daisy Parsons Emelie Childs Society Spinsters 3-6-36 [stamped:] Mar 10 1936
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_12916
ark:/21198/zz002hn12b
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Single women
Clubwomen--California--Los Angeles
Childs, Emelie
Spinsters Club of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Ambassador Hotel
Mines, Patricia, b. 1912 or 13
Laughlin, Daisy Parsons, 1910-1956
MacLeod, Janet, b. 1907
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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