Newspaper clippings · May 31, 1981

Betty Evans letter to Los Angeles Times on Californiana

Describes twenty-year collection and annual additions of 10–15 books.

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Transcribed from the scans and checked against them by Claude. Typed text comes first; handwritten notes follow it. [illegible] marks words that cannot be read and [?] an uncertain reading.

we going to do about Virginia-change its name to the state of Almost Virginia? MARCELLE BURDSALL Downey More Californiana Your "West View" describing California special collections (Book Review, May 3) was most interesting to our members. Our friends have had a collection of California books for the past 20 years. Each year 10 to 15 books are added to this collection. We are not able, due to our limited funds, to purchase rare books; we do purchase books of every interest relating to California: travel, novels, cookbooks, garden books, histories and others. BETTY EVANS California Collection Chairman, Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library Hermosa Beach

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we going to do about Virginia-change
its name to the state of Almost Virgin-
ia?
MARCELLE BURDSALL
LAT
Sun 5/31/ Downey
More Californiana
Your "West Views describing Cali-
fornia special collections (Book Re-
view, May 3) was most interesting to
our members. Our friends have had a
collection of California books for the
past 20 years. Each year 10 to 15 books
are added to this collection. We are not
able, due to our limited funds, to pur-
chase rare books; we do purchase books
of every interest relating to California:
novels.cookbooks, garden
travel,
books, histories and others. BETTY EVANS
California Collection Chairman,
Hermosa Beach Friends of the Library Hermosa Beach