Mary Desti Papers, 1918-1930

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Mary Desti Papers, 1918-1930

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Mary Desti (1871-1931) was the owner of Desti Beauty Products cosmetics firm and New York City studio which sold art objects, perfumes, and clothing. She wrote (1929). The collection consists of general and business correspondence, papers related to organizing clubs in London and Paris, facsimiles and notes for two projected magazines, bills, receipts, legal documents, photographs, press clippings, programs and flyers for performance and art events, and manuscripts of her biography, other non-fiction, plays, poems and short stories. The untold story: the life of Isadora Duncan, 1921-1927

7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Desti, Mary

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