Papers relating to J. Paul Getty, 1957-1973.

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Papers relating to J. Paul Getty, 1957-1973.

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Papers include a substantial body of correspondence between Hewins and Getty, as well as letters received from Allene Ashby, Penelope Kitson and other Getty family members and associates. Manuscripts comprise Hewin's published and unpublished material about Getty, possibly assembled as an update to his The Richest American: J. Paul Getty (N.Y., 1960). These writings are mainly anecdotal in nature; some relate to Getty's friendships and others to his business or recreational activities. A large file of photocopied international clippings chronicle Getty's press coverage through the fifties, sixties and seventies; many of these concern the kidnapping of Getty's grandson. Photographs include an array of informal portraits of Getty, his wives, children, friends, businesses, projects and homes.

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Getty, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1892-1976

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American oil tycoon and art collector Jean Paul Getty was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 15, 1892 to George Franklin Getty (1855-1930) and Sarah Catherine McPherson Risher Getty. Around 1906 the Getty family moved to Los Angeles. J. Paul Getty eventually persuaded his father to shift the focus of the family petroleum business to the Los Angeles basin. Beginning in the early 1930s Getty lived in a house he built next to William Randolph Hearst's on the beach in Santa Monica. During Wo...

Kitson, Penelope.

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Getty, Allene Ashby.

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Hewins, Ralph.

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Ralph Hewins (d. 1984) was a professional journalist largely concerned with the very wealthy. He was the author of The Richest American: J. Paul Getty (1960). Hewins became a personal friend of Mr. Getty during the years he spent researching and writing Getty's biography. From the description of Collected papers for biography of J. Paul Getty, circa 1890s-1973, 1984, undated (bulk 1957-1973) (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 85176404 American author. ...