Committee for the Simon Rodia Towers in Watts records

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Committee for the Simon Rodia Towers in Watts records

1953-1989

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The Committee for the Simon Rodia Towers in Watts records measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1953-1989. The records include clippings, a transcript of the film The Towers, interview transcripts with the towers' creator Simon Rodia, materials related to the Watts Towers' false restoration, photographic material, and unpublished articles by Jeanne Morgan. The records were compiled by Jeanne S. Morgan, founding member, executive director, and chair (1978-1980) of the Committee for the Simon Rodia Towers in Watts.

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Morgan, Jeanne S.

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King, Nick.

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Vaughn, Ralph.

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Committee for the Simon Rodia Towers in Watts.

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The Committee for the Simon Rodia Towers in Watts was founded ca. 1954 to preserve the unique sculpture by Simon Rodia at Watts Tower, Los Angeles, Calif., in response to plans by the City of Los Angeles to have the towers destroyed. For sixteen years the committee raised money, designed an engineering test to disprove the city of Los Angeles's contention that the towers were unsafe. The members also ran an art center that offered free classes to the community. In 1975 the committee assigned the...

Rodia, Simon, 1879-1965

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Simon Rodia Towers (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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