Collection of circulars, 1931-1995.

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Collection of circulars, 1931-1995.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/302364742

Collection consists of a nearly full run of Clifton's circulars, with the first few years filled in by means of photocopy. The collection shows several title changes in the earliest years (box 1), but the title was finally settled in 1942 and remained in place until the final issue.

7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7284867

University of California, Los Angeles

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Clinton, Clifford E., 1900-1969.

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Clifford E. Clinton was born in 1900; served in WWI; assumed management of father's six restaurants in San Francisco after marrying Nelda Patterson; moved to Los Angeles and founded the "Pacific Seas" Clifton's Cafeteria, 1931; later founded the Brookdale Cafeteria; became involved with Los Angeles politics in 1936 with John Anson Ford; involved with recall of LA mayor Frank Shaw and supported Fletcher Bowron as mayor of LA, 1938; helped organize the Citizen's Independent Vice Investigating Comm...

Clifton's Cafeteria.

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Clifton's Cafeteria was opened in its first location in Los Angeles in 1931 by Clifford E. Clinton (b. Aug. 1900; d. Nov. 1969), a member of the Clinton family of restaurateurs (now spanning many generations). Clinton moved the cafeteria to Broadway in 1935 and, though a few more satellite cafeterias were opened in later years, the Broadway location has remained in business ever since that time. Nearly from the outset, Clinton began distibuting the sheets of inspirational thoughts, poetry, short...