Series 2Ambassador Hotel Filming and Location Agreements 1972-1990Box 2 : 3Box 2 : 4Box 2 : 5Box 2 : 6Box 2 : 7Box 2 : 8Box 2 : 9Box 2 : 10Box 2 : 11Box 2 : 12Box 2 : 13Box 2 : 14Box 2 : 15Box 2 : 16Box 2 : 17Box 2 : 18Box 2 : 19Box 2 : 20Box 2 : 21Box 2 : 22(W) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Warner BrothersTelevision, Your Choice for the Film Awards, Witzend Productions, Wizard Limited,World Wide Productions 1977-1983 (dates broken)(XYZ) Dick Zimmerman Photos, York Enterprises, Inc. 1974-1983 (dates broken)(Commercials) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - AllenSandler Film Company, Ansel Productions, Bullocks, Dove Films, George GageProductions, May Company, Montgomery Ward, Myers and Griner/Cuesta, NormanLenzer Productions 1975-1981(L) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel, newspaperclippings - Orion TV Productions, KTLA 1983-1978 dates brokenBusiness cards from location managers, production companies undated(A) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - AARPCommercial, ATT Still Photography, A Team, Almost Grown, Am Spirit commercial,Alien Nation, Alligator II, A Matter of Trust 1986-1990(B) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Boris andNatasha, Believers, Beekman's Place, Baja, Oklahoma, Broadway commercial, BlindFaith, The Bradys, Rosanne Barr's Wedding Reception, Beauty and the Beast1984-1990 (dates broken)(C) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel, articles - Caponein Jail, Change, Carly's Web, Concerning a Woman of Sin, Charlie, Cheers, CaliforniaCassanova, Crazy Like a Fox, Cagney and Lacey 1985-1990(D) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Dallas, Doors,Dragnet, Dusted, Defending Your Life, Dying Time, Desired Effect, Dead-EndBarttigan 1986-1990 (dates broken)(E) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - MelissaEtheridge music video, Enigma Records NARM party, EV music video, Everybody's AllAmerican 1987-1990 (dates broken)(F) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel, newspaperclippings - Falcon Crest, Ford car commercial, Fear no Evil, First and Ten, TheFabulous Baker Boys, 1986-1990(G) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Gifters, Guns andRoses music video, Golden Girls 100th show anniversary party, Gumshoe Kid, GoodMorning America 1988-1990(H) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Highway toHeaven, Heroes and Villains, Hardball, Hammer and Slammer, Hard Time on PlanetEarth, Hollywood Detective, Hunter, Hard Copy, Harry This is Sally 1983-1990 (datesbroken)(I) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Internal Affairs1989(J) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel, newspaperclippings - Joe Bash, I'm Dangerous Tonight, Jury Duty, Jack in the Box 1986-1990(dates broken)(K) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Kid Gloves,Karen Carpenter Story, Knight Rider, Knot's Landing 1985-1988(L) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - LAPD SafetyAwareness Expo, L.A. Story, Lady Mobster, L.A. Law, Living Large, Love with a Twist,Lucky, Lambada, LBJ, Let's Twist and Shout, Liberace 1986-1990(M) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Mob Boss,Murder She Wrote, Marrying Man, Matlock, Moonlighting, Mick and Frankie, MelissaEtheridge music video, MacGyver, Merrill Markoe's Guide to Glamorous Living1986-1990(N) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Nightmare onElm Street, Neon Empire, Nameless, Nasty Boys, New Year's Rockin Eve, RandyNewman music video 1988-1990(O) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel, newspaperclippings - ''Op Knocks'' ( Opportunity Knocks) 1989Inventory of the <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Tante</strong><strong>Burk</strong> Papers084 18
Series 2Ambassador Hotel Filming and Location Agreements 1972-1990Box 2 : 23Box 2 : 24Box 2 : 25Box 2 : 26Box 2 : 27Box 2 : 28Box 2 : 29Box 2 : 30(P) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - 3000 ( PrettyWoman), Private Eye, David Peaston music video, Peter Gunn, Partners in Life, PublicService Announcement Teen Awareness 1987-1989 (dates broken)(Q) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Quantum Leap1989(R) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Lou RawlsSpecial, Rookie, Repossessed, Rags to Riches, Rich Man, Single Woman, Rainier Beercommercial, Rock, Rhythm and Blues, Lee Ritenour 1985-1989(S) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Surprise, GeorgiaSattalite music video, Syngenor, Semester at Sea, Set-up, Scandals, Santa Barbarawrap party, Sunset, Street of Dreams, Studio 5B, Sunwest 1986-1990(T) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - The Edge, TwoIdiots, True Confessions, Throw Mama from the Train, The Brotherhood, The FiveHeartbeats, Tap, Tequila Sunset, Oldest Rookie, Toyota still photos shoot 1986-1990(U) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - United Waytaped interviews 1987(W) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Without You I'mNothing, Witt/Thomas/Harris Christmas wrap party, Wrong Bet, Dionne Warwickmusic video, The Winans, War and Remembrance 1987-1990 (dates broken)(Y) Banquet or Meeting Prospectus for filming and events at hotel - Your Money orYour Wife, Halloween party for Y.M.D.C., Your Choice for the Film Award show1986-1990 (dates broken)Series 3 Round Table West 1960-2007Physical Description: 25 archival document boxesScope and Content NoteThis collection consists of the records of the "Round Table West," a prominent book club inwhich <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Tante</strong> <strong>Burk</strong> played a key role, both as co-founder and as director. Partners ina public relations firm, <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Tante</strong> <strong>Burk</strong> and Marilyn Hudson, at the instigation of theirfriend the renowned journalist Adela Rogers St. John, founded Round Table West in 1977.Hudson would become the organization's executive director, while <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Tante</strong> <strong>Burk</strong>served as the chair. Round Table West's meetings centered on a luncheon, where authors,often celebrities, discussed their work. According to Publisher's Weekly, this luncheon wasthe largest held by any book club in the United States. From its initial meeting place at theAmbassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Round Table West grew, hosting three meetings at month,with 200 to 600 people in attendance. The meetings covered much of Southern California:the La Quinta Club and Resort in La Quinta, California; the Beverly Wilshire, in Beverly Hills,California; and in Orange County, either at the Balboa Bay Club or else at the Newport BeachCountry Club. Authors and celebrities who presented books included Maya Angelou, BennyGoodman, Joseph Wambaugh, and Ray Bradbury. By 2005, in the twenty-eighth year of itsexistence, Round Table West claimed to have hosted 3,000 authors.Besides hosting book forums at luncheons, <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Tante</strong> <strong>Burk</strong>, through Round TableWest's "Books for the Bookless" program, collected, and then distributed, 2,000 books tohospitals, libraries, and prison.By 2006, Round Table West had begun to cease functioning, and is now defunct. Materials inthis collection include correspondence, meeting and promotional flyers, newspaper clippings,press releases, and black and white and color photographs documenting the history ofRound Table West. Photographs of authors at Round Table West include Jackie Gleason, BobHope, Carol Channing, Ginger Rogers, and Joseph Wambaugh. The dates of the holdings inthis series fall between 1960 and 2007. The titles that <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Tante</strong> <strong>Burk</strong> assigned to thefolders are found in parentheses at the beginning of the "Contents" field.Series 6: Personal and Professional Papers contains some material on Round Table West inthe form of correspondence that was mixed in with Maragret <strong>Tante</strong> <strong>Burk</strong>'s personalcorrespondence.Box 1 : 1BBC Thurs. Mar 23, '95)Photographs of Arlene Alda, Round Table West flyer,directions, letter re: Arlene Alda books, Readers Digest clipping re: Jackie Gleason1995Inventory of the <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Tante</strong><strong>Burk</strong> Papers084 19