Miscellaneous papers relating to J. Paul Getty, ca. 1914-1983.

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Miscellaneous papers relating to J. Paul Getty, ca. 1914-1983.

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This assembled collection consists of a few personal items, including one page of homilies handwritten by a young Getty; typewritten extracts from Getty's journals 1938-1974, mainly regarding art purchases; and check stubs with a page of handwritten notes recording reasons for purchases. There is a typewritten manuscript of a book about Getty by the Museum curators (J. Paul Getty as a Collector, 1982) and a synopsis and chapter of a manuscript by Alice Goldfarb Marquis (Midas: the Biography of J. Paul Getty, 1982). There are inventories of Getty's book and tapestry collections. There are photographs of family members, including Getty's mother and son George. Research files and clippings document Getty's early life in Minneapolis, and his estate, Sutton Place. One audiocassette records a talk Getty gave in Rome, 1952.

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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...

Marquis, Alice Goldfarb

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American writer. From the description of Collection of French Revolution Prints, 1777-1879. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 32633192 ...