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Margaret Tante Burk Papers. Series 9: Other Book Projects
Margaret Tante Burk Papers. Series 9: Other Book Projects
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Margaret Tante Burk Papers
Series 9: other book projects. Subseries A: Burk-Davis Publications
Subseries size: 2 archival document boxes
Subseries dates: 1971-1990
Besides writing her book on the Ambassador Hotel and the Cocoanut Grove, Are the Stars Out Tonight, Margaret Tante Burk was involved in several other book projects, the records of which are found in Series 9. This includes various efforts to develop authors' manuscripts for publication, found here in Subseries A. Her principal effort was in partnership with Richard Davis. The pair formed the "book-packaging firm" of Burk-Davis Publications, with the goal of developing books on Hollywood history and stars. Series 9, Subseries A consists of publicity material for their firm and its products, book manuscripts and proposals, and correspondence. Some materials on book development is not related to the Burk-Davis enterprise but rather to other, independent projects; see Box 1, Folder 12, for example. The titles that Margaret Tante Burk assigned to the folders are found in parentheses at the beginning of the "Contents" field.
| BOX/FOLDER |
CONTENTS |
DATES |
| 1/1 |
(Slots) (Jacks) Ann Poyas book plots |
1995 |
| 1/2 |
Correspondence, publicity packet re Burk-Davis book proposals |
1996 |
| 1/3 |
(Badal) Book projects by Robert Badal |
undated |
| 1/4 |
(Authors Manuscript Info Burk Davis/Belle Publishing) "Status of Projects" list, |
1995 |
| 1/5 |
(''Max Factor's Hollywood …") Author's book proposal, correspondence |
1994 |
| 1/6 |
Information packet re Burk-Davis Publications book series "Something Hollywood." |
undated |
| 1/7 |
"Bloody Hollywood" Gary Hudson book proposal. "Scribe Hollywood" Book proposal by Richard Davis. "Silent Hollywood" Book proposal by Jimmy Bangley. "Frontier Hollywood" Book proposal. All from folder "Something Hollywood" |
undated |
| 1/8 |
(Burk--Davis Publications) Fax cover sheets, publisher evaluation of book proposals, publicity packet re Burk-Davis book proposals |
1995 |
| 1/9 |
(Kimberly Cameron….) Book proposal, synopsis, correspondence re Rupert Hughes biography |
1994 |
| 1/10 |
(Archangels Richard Davis) Book proposal |
undated |
| 1/11 |
"Julia Braun Kessler…." Book proposal |
1994 |
| 1/12 |
Correspondence and information packet re book cover |
1983 |
| 1/13 |
Correspondence with publishers re Robert Badal |
1995 |
| 1/14 |
Multiple copies of information packet re re Burk-Davis Publications book series "Something Hollywood." Notes, correspondence re same |
1995 |
| 2/1 |
Clark Harshfield book manuscript "Fredonia" |
1998 |
| 2/2 |
Correspondence, book manuscript re "Not Just a Gigolo" |
2004 |
| 2/3 |
Bruce Fessier book proposal re Richmond-Robbins family |
undated |
| 2/4 |
Lynn M. LaGrange book manuscript "Light My Way To Heaven" |
circa 1995 |
| 2/5 |
Book development contract between Jo Anne Orr and Margaret Tante Burk. Joanne Orr book manuscript |
1979 |
| 2/6 |
"The Ghost of Beverly Hills," by Beverly Breen. Photocopy of bound typed manuscript. Inscribed to Margaret Tante Burk |
undated |
| 2/7 |
"Murder 90210," by Elaine Young. Book manuscript |
undated |
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Series 9: other book projects. Subseries B: final curtain
Subseries size: 3 archival document boxes
Subseries dates: 1973-2004
Besides writing her book on the Ambassador Hotel and the Cocoanut Grove, Are the Stars Out Tonight, Margaret Tante Burk was involved in several other book projects, the records of which are found in Series 9. Subseries B of this series contains the research materials used for Margaret Burk's book on cemeteries in the Los Angeles area and their famous occupants, Final Curtain, published in 1996. Materials consist of color photographs, cemetery brochures and maps, newspaper clippings, an index of the book, and personal notes such as lists of celebrity graves. The titles that Margaret Tante Burk assigned to the folders are found in parentheses at the beginning of the "Contents" field.
| BOX/FOLDER |
CONTENTS |
DATES |
| 1/1 |
(Final Curtain Dec. and Jan) Brochures for cemetery tours, photographs of tombstones, newspaper clippings re "Final Curtain, cemeteries and burials |
1995-1997 |
| 1/2 |
(To Be Done) Seven Locks Press correspondence to book distributors. List of celebrity burial sites. Cemetery newsletters |
1996 |
| 1/3 |
(Endorser Info) Lists of endorsements of "Final Curtain |
1996 |
| 1/4 |
(Wild Goose 'Final Curtain' Wed. 11/13/96) Book publicists newsletters, newspaper clippings, list of publicity and press contacts |
1996 |
| 1/5 |
Obituaries and newspaper clippings re burials of celebrities |
1996 |
| 1/6 |
Seven Locks Press catalog. Invitations and newspaper clipping re reception for "Final Curtain." Notes. Notebook with list of cemeteries |
1987-1996 (dates broken) |
| 1/7 |
(Appearance Locations) Newspaper clippings re authors' appearances |
1995 |
| 1/8 |
(Death Info after June 1996) Newspaper celebrity obituaries |
1996 |
| 1/9 |
(Miscellaneous) Index, table of contents re book on death of stars. Forest Lawn Cemetery flyer. Newspaper celebrity obituaries |
1996 |
| 1/10 |
(Cemeteries Miscellaneous) Newspaper clippings re cemeteries, list of slides for celebrities' gravesites, photographs |
undated |
| 1/11 |
(Final Curtain Critiques) Publicity blurbs and correspondence soliciting same |
1996 |
| 1/12 |
(Brochures X Maps) Cemetery maps and brochures |
circa 1991, 1992 |
| 1/13 |
(Dead But Not Forgotten) Newspaper obituaries, lists of celebrity graves |
1992, 1996 |
| 1/14 |
(Sources) Faxes re investigations of cemeteries; photocopies of information from books |
1996 |
| 2/1 |
Cemetery brochure, fact sheet on purchasing cemetery plots, newspaper clippings re clebrity deaths, lists of celebrities and death dates |
1995, 1996 |
| 2/2 |
(Personalities) Fan magazine, list of Los Angeles Times obituaries |
1973, 1996 |
| 2/3 |
(Cypress Lawn S. F. and other in S. F.) Book chapters (photocopies) re San Diego and San Francisco cemeteries |
undated |
| 2/4 |
(Forest Lawn Glendale) Book chapters (photocopies), brochure |
undated |
| 2/5 |
(Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills) Book chapters (photocopies), brochure list of gravesites |
undated |
| 2/6 |
(Forest Lawn Long Beach) Cemetery map, publicity blurbs |
undated |
| 2/7 |
(F(orest) L(awn) Weddings) Typed excerpts re weddings at Forest Lawn |
undated |
| 2/8 |
(Hollywood Memorial Park Joe Jankowski Nathan) Newspaper clipping, cemetery map, list of celebrities, rough draft of "Final Curtain" sections |
1985 |
| 2/9 |
(Holy Cross) List of celebrities and their gravesites. With brief biographies |
undated |
| 2/10 |
(Home of Peace and Calvary) Cemetery map, photocopy of cemetery brochure, rough draft of "Final Curtain" chapters, description of burial plots and list of celebrities |
undated |
| 2/11 |
(Allegations Funeral Homes) Rough draft of "Final Curtain" chapters |
undated |
| 2/12 |
(Mt. Sinai Memorial Park Hillside) Book chapter (photocopy) |
undated |
| 2/13 |
(Mission Hills) List of celebrities and their gravesites |
undated |
| 2/14 |
(Nixon Library) Map of library grounds, descriptions of materials |
undated |
| 2/15 |
(Oakwood Memorial) Brief biographies of celebrities in cemetery |
undated |
| 2/16 |
(Rosedale Angeles) Cemetery tour booklet, cemetery brochures, brief biographies of celebrities in cemetery |
1993-1995 |
| 2/17 |
(San Fernando Mission) Description of mission |
undated |
| 2/18 |
(Valhalla Memorial) Newspaper article, brief biographies of celebrities in cemetery |
undated |
| 2/19 |
(Westwood) List of celebrity internments, brochure |
undated |
| 2/20 |
(Angelus Rosedale) Color photographs of monuments and gravesites |
undated |
| 2/21 |
(Chapel at the Pines) Color photographs |
undated |
| 2/22 |
(Crystal Cathedral) Color photographs of church grounds |
undated |
| 2/23 |
(Westwood) Color photographs of tombstones and grounds |
undated |
| 2/24 |
(Cradle to the Grave (Glendale Forest Lawn) #90) Bridal couple(Margaret Tante and Harry Burk) at "The Ring of Aldyth" site. Black and white photograph |
undated |
| 2/25 |
(Forest Lawn) Cemetery brochure re cemetery American history memorials |
undated |
| 2/26 |
(Forest Lawn Covina Hills #115) Cemetery brochures, map |
1993-1994 |
| 2/27 |
(Forest Lawn-Cypress #116) Cemetery brochure, color photographs |
1994 |
| 2/28 |
(Forest Lawn Glendale #22) Color photographs, postcards, pictorial map, brochure |
1992 |
| 2/29 |
(Forest Lawn Long Beach #117) Cemetery brochure, color photographs of grounds and tombstones |
1994 |
| 2/30 |
(Hillside Memorial #117) Color photographs of tombstones, cemetery grounds |
undated |
| 2/31 |
(Holy Cross) Color photographs of tombstones |
undated |
| 2/32 |
(Hollywood Memorial #125) Color and black and white photographs of tombstones, memorials |
1996 |
| 3/1 |
(Inglewood #195) Color photographs of tombstones |
undated |
| 3/2 |
(Pacific Memorial View #209A) Cemetery brochures, note from cemetery staffperson re celebrity internments |
1996 |
| 3/3 |
(Westwood) Color photographs of tombstones, grounds |
1996 |
| 3/4 |
Color photographs of Forest Lawn and other cemeteries |
undated |
| 3/5 |
Black and white photographs of celebrities; for possible use in "Final Curtain" |
undated |
| 3/6 |
Photograph album of unidentified cemetery. Photographs separated from album |
undated |
| 3/7 |
"Final Curtain" book party. Color photographs and negatives |
undated |
| 3/8 |
(Final Curtain Info) Newspaper articles re cemeteries and death. Publicity cards. Incoming correpsondence |
1999-2001, 2004 |
| 3/9 |
(Seven Locks Press) List of publicity events. Book publicists newsletter. Letter to Steven Allen re book endorsement. |
1997 |
| 3/10 |
(Final Curtain Book Treatment) Flyer re Margaret Tante Burk appearance. Newspaper articles. Press party contacts. Film treatment of "Film Curtain" |
1996-1997 |
| 3/11 |
5 negatives containing pictures of the grave sites of Stan Laurel and Bette Davis |
undated |
| 3/12 |
5 color photographs of the Beth Olam Cemetary |
undated |
| 1ov |
Scrapbook of appearances, correspondence, and clippings pertaining to Final Curtain |
1996 |
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Series 9: other book projects. Subseries C: Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital book
Subseries size: 2 archival document boxes
Subseries dates: 1985-2007
Besides writing her book on the Ambassador Hotel and the Cocoanut Grove, Are the Stars Out Tonight, Margaret Tante Burk was involved in several other book projects, the records of which are found in Series 9. Margaret Tante Burk received a commission from the leadership of the Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital to write a history of this medical institution. The series' holdings consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, fact sheets, photographs, and rough drafts of the book manuscript (the book was never published). The titles that Margaret Tante Burk assigned to the folders are found in parentheses at the beginning of the "Contents" field.
| BOX/FOLDER |
CONTENTS |
DATES |
| 1/1 |
(Trauma Center) Newspaper clippings, correspondence, fact sheets |
1985, 1987 |
| 1/2 |
(Robb Pain Management) Notes, biography and c.v. of Leon Robb, typed drafts of fact sheet re pain center |
undated |
| 1/3 |
Drafts of book chapters (organized by decade). Draft of essay on Doctor Harold H. Edelbrock |
undated |
| 1/4 |
(Docs, Nurses, Personnel) Press releases, book excerpts, photographs (photocopies) re history of hospital |
undated |
| 1/5 |
(Photos) Photograph of Buddy Rogers, Dr. Franklin Ashley, Patrick Wayne; photocopies of photographs; newspaper clippings; hospital newsletter |
1985 |
| 1/6 |
(Hospital Book Table of Contents) |
2007 |
| 1/7 |
Photocopies of documents, photographs re hospital |
undated |
| 1/8 |
(Harry Lusk….) Print-out of essay on Harry Lusk |
undated |
| 1/9 |
(Healing Heart of Hollywood) Criticism of rough draft of book by unknown person |
undated |
| 1/10 |
Book chapters outline. "Healing Heart of Hollywood." Critique of book draft |
undated |
| 1/11 |
(NPMC Publishing Data) Book information submission forms, book fact sheet |
1985, 1986 |
| 1/12 |
(Heart of Hollywood HPMC) Drafts of book chapters. Book fact sheet |
undated |
| 1/13-14 |
Curriculum vitae, biographical fact sheets, biographical essays (drafts of book chapters?). Notebook with rough drafts of chapters and notes. Separated from notebook |
undated |
| 2/1 |
Working copy of "The Healing Heart of Hollywood" |
2005 |
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Series 9: other book projects. Subseries D: Catalina book
Subseries size: 1 archival document box
Subseries dates: 1969-1995
Besides writing her book on the Ambassador Hotel and the Cocoanut Grove, Are the Stars Out Tonight, Margaret Tante Burk was involved in several other book projects, the records of which are found in Series 9. This small series consists of research materials on Margaret Tante Burk's proposed book on Catalina Island. They include maps, photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and notes. The work was never realized. The titles that Margaret Tante Burk assigned to the folders are found in parentheses at the beginning of the "Contents" field.
| BOX/FOLDER |
CONTENTS |
DATES |
| 1/1 |
Newspaper clippings, correspondence, publicity blurbs re Catalina Island |
1987, 1989, 1990, 1993 |
| 1/2 |
(Catalina Research Beginning April 1991 END) Notes from books |
probably 1991 |
| 1/3 |
(History) magazine, newspaper articles, notes. (Catalina Bills) (Charlies Chaplin) Notes, photocopy of autobiography. (ISBN) Application forms for book ISBN. |
1991, 1993-1995 |
| 1/4 |
(Brochures Maps) |
1988, 1989, 1994 |
| 1/5 |
Newspaper clippings, photocopies of book chapters, |
1969, 1991, 1994 |
| 1/6 |
(MB--Catalina) Notes |
undated |
| 1/7 |
Copies of (Avalon Bay News) |
undated |
| 1/8 |
(Catalina) Black and white photographs and negatives of celebrities: Oliver Hardy, John Barrymore, William Wrigley and Chicago Cubs, Betty Grable, Joseph Schenck, Jackie Cooper |
1995 |
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Series 9: other book projects. Subseries E: Elizabeth Clare Prophet biography
Subseries size: 2 archival document boxes
Subseries dates: 1973-1979
Subseries E consists of another unrealized work: a biography of the Elizabeth Clare Prophet, a well-known cult leader. Materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, and interviews with Prophet.
| BOX/FOLDER |
CONTENTS |
DATES |
| 1/1 |
(Church Universal - Elizabeth Clare Prophet) Personal Correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, copies of receipts |
1977-1978 |
| 1/2 |
Photocopy of a portion of the book When Egypt Ruled the East |
undated |
| 1/3 |
Photocopies of portions of books about Ancient Greece and the Bible, copies of Elizabeth Clare Prophet lectures, transcripts of interviews with Elizabeth Clare Prophet |
1975-1977 (dates broken) |
| 1/4 |
Photocopies of portions of books, drafts of chapters, correspondence with Church Universal, brochure, notes |
1977-1979 (dates broken) |
| 1/5 |
Drafts of chapters, notes, transcripts of interviews with Elizabeth Clare Prophet, photocopies of portions of books |
1978 |
| 1/6 |
Drafts of chapters, transcripts of interviews with Elizabeth Clare Prophet, photocopies of portions of books, notes |
1977-1978 |
| 1/7 |
Draft of chapter, photocopied research material on Marie Antoinette |
undated |
| 1/8 |
Drafts of chapters, photocopied research material on the Hapsburgs, transcripts of interviews with Elizabeth Clare Prophet, pamphlets, notes |
1977-1978 |
| 1/9 |
Transcripts of interviews with Elizabeth Clare Prophet, copies of Prophet's class lectures |
1975- 1977 |
| 2/1 |
Copies of Elizabeth Clare Prophet lectures, article, photocopied research material on Mary, press release about Elizaebeth Clare Prophet, biography of Prophet |
1973-1978 |
| 2/2 |
Newspaper, The Movement with article about Elizabeth Clare Prophet, notes, copies of Prophet lectures |
1976-1977 |
| 2/3 |
(C.U. Book) Copies of articles about Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Church Universal book material, notes |
1975-1977 (dates broken) |
| 2/4 |
Correspondence between Church Universal and Burke about settling monetary compensation for the unfinished book, notes, newspaper clipping |
1978-1979 |
| 2/5 |
(B/H - C.U. Agreement) Signed public relation services agreement between Burke/Hudson and Church Universal |
1977 |
| 2/6 |
(11/19/77 Interview 57 pages) Transcripts of interview with Elizabeth Clare Prophet |
1977 |
| 2/7 |
(Interview 12/18/77) Transcript of interview with Elizabeth Clare Prophet |
1977 |
| 2/8 |
(ECP/MB Interview 1/5/78 1 copy in MA file) Transcript of interview with Elizabeth Clare Prophet |
1978 |
| 2/9 |
(Interview 2/22/78) Transcript of interview with Elizabeth Clare Prophet |
1978 |
| 2/10 |
Notes and transcripts from interviews with Prophet |
1977 |
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