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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on October 18, 2011, 07:21:36 PM

Title: HOWARD DARRIN'S PAPERS FOUND
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on October 18, 2011, 07:21:36 PM

Any paperwork from Howard Darrin, his facility in Santa Monica CA and dealings with Kaiser-Frazer and Willys Motors, Inc that has survived have been located.  The material goes up to 1961.  I will pass on more information after I have had a chance to go through it and see just what is there. 

Title: Re: HOWARD DARRIN'S PAPERS FOUND
Post by: Gordie on October 19, 2011, 11:52:06 AM

Wow!  That is quite a find!

Title: Re: HOWARD DARRIN'S PAPERS FOUND
Post by: joefrazer on October 19, 2011, 04:28:49 PM

There's another rather sizable collection of his personal papers at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkley. I had the pleasure of pouring thru the dozen or so boxes a few years ago. One item included the agreement between Edgar and Dutch to pay the latter royalties for the Darrin.

Title: Re: HOWARD DARRIN'S PAPERS FOUND
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on October 19, 2011, 05:52:12 PM

The papers donated by Dutch are not at the Bancroft.  In fact they are clear across the country.

Title: Re: HOWARD DARRIN'S PAPERS FOUND
Post by: joefrazer on October 19, 2011, 06:44:26 PM

Right...the papers at the Bancroft were those from Kaiser Frazer, Kaiser-Willys and Willys Motors. The Bancroft papers came from the Kaiser family. I was merely making the point that there are more documents pertaining to Dutch than in the latest find...

Title: Re: HOWARD DARRIN'S PAPERS FOUND
Post by: Roadmaster49 on October 19, 2011, 07:09:26 PM

Jack

that's awesome and lukcy you for getting to sift through that kind of history.