Jacqueline Piatigorsky (nee Baroness de Rothschild): Patron of Southern California Chess

Mrs. P in California: 1949-2012

Koltanowski

   March 19, 1953 Letter from Herman Steiner to Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   March 23, 1953 Letter from Herman Steiner to Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   August 15, 1953 Letter from Herman Steiner to Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   July 24, 1954 $450 Check made out to and cashed by Nicolas Rossolimo for the Pan-American Chess Congress

   July 24, 1954 $450 Check made out to and cashed by Herman Steiner for the Pan-American Chess Congress

   July 24, 1954 $750 Check made out to and cashed by Larry Evans for the Pan-American Chess Congress

   July 24, 1954 $1,000 Check made out to and cashed by Arthur Bisquier for the Pan-American Chess Congress

   July 27, 1954 Letter from Harry Borochow to Jacqueline Piatigorsky about the Pan-American Chess Congress

   June 13, 1955 Letter from Selma Steiner to Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   August 8, 1955 Los Angeles Examiner, Woman Chess Star Checks Mate

   August 24, 1957 Max Pavey letter inviting Mrs. Piatigorsky to play on the U.S. Women's Team

   January 21, 1958 Santa Monica Evening Outlook; Demonstrating Fine Points of Chess.

   January 25, 1961 Letter from Sidney Wallach to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   February 8, 1961 Letter from Sidney Wallach to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   April 26, 1961 Letter from Al Bisno to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky about Bobby Fischer agreeing to play a match with Samuel Reshevsky

   June 15, 1961 Letter from Sidney Wallach to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky about the proposed Fischer-Reshevsky Match

   June 15, 1961 Letter from Sidney Wallach to Mr. Alexander Bisno about funds for the proposed Fischer-Reshevsky Match

   August 11, 1961 Al Bisno letter to Morris Kasper about the 11th game between Robert Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky

   August 14, 1961 Harry Borochow letter to Walter Fried about unplayed 12th game between Robert Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky

   August 14, 1961 Al Bisno letter to Morris Kasper and Walter Fried about "Serious Dispute Requiring Adjudication on Highest Level"

   August 21, 1961 Al Bisno letter to Morris Kasper and Walter Fried about unplayed 12th game between Robert Fischer and Samuel Reshevsky

   November 11, 1961 Ephraim Milcas letter to Bobby Fischer about Fischer-Reshevsky Match

   November 21, 1961 John Alexander letter to Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   December 5, 1961 Sidney Wallach letter to Lina Grumette about Ephraim Milcas

   December 7, 1961 Edythe Langdon letter to Ephraim Milcas

   December 9, 1961 John Alexander letter to Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   December 11, 1961 Sidney Wallach letter to Jacqueline Piatigorsky about a Piatigorsky Chess Fund to help California chess

   December 15, 1961 Edythe Langdon, Secretary for the Herman Steiner Chess Club, letter to Mr. B. P. Milcas about his previous letter condemning Mrs. Piatigorsky for the Fischer-Reshevsky disputed game

   January 22, 1962 Walter J. Fried, President of American Chess Foundation, letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky about financial support to send Fischer, Benko and Bisquier to the Interzonal

   February 5, 1962 Richard J. Riordan letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky

   January 20, 1963 Koltanowski Chess Column, Top Prize Of $3000 In Cup Play

   February 12, 1963 USSR Chess Federation telegram to Jerry Spann

   February 15, 1963 Jerry Spann telegram to Sojusport Rodionov (USSR)

   April 1, 1963 USSR Chess Federation telegram to Jerry Spann

   April 2, 1963 Jerry Spann telegram to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky

   April 9, 1963 Miguel Najdorf letter to Jerry Spann

   April 23, 1963 Pierre Salinger letter to David Parry

   April 24, 1963 Jerry G. Spann letter to Frank G. Siscoe, Director of Soviet and Eastern European Exchanges, about visas for Petrosian, Keres & Korchnoi

   May 6, 1963 Governor Edmund G. Brown letter to David Parry

   May 14, 1963 Piatigorsky telegram to Lev Abramov (USSR) about having Keres, Petrosian and Korchnoi applying for visas at the American Embassy in Moscow

   May 29, 1963 David Parry letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky about KABC-TV interviewing Mr. Petrosian

   June 4, 1963 $200 check made out to and cashed by William Addison

   June 17, 1963 Lessing J. Rosenwald letter to Mr. and Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky

   June 18, 1963 Franklin D. Murphy (Chancellor, University of California) letter to Mr. and Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky

   June 23, 1963 Major E.B. Edmondson (USCF Vice-President) letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky about the Piatigorsky Cup

   July 1, 1963 Invitation for cocktails to meet Tigran Petrosian, World Chess Champion and The International Grand Masters who will compete for the Piatigorsky Cup

   July 2-28, 1963 First Piatigorsky Cup Program signed by all the participants

   July 3, 1963 Spotlite News (A Television News Release) about a 59 second silent TV film about the 1st Piatigorsky Cup Tournament

   July 3, 1963 Los Angeles Times, Social Scene: Party Tables Turned (Guests Surprise Mrs. Piatigorsky)

   July 10, 1963 Ward Ritchie letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky

   July 17, 1963 First Piatigorsky Cup Tournament Flyer

   July 18, 1963 Governor Edmund G. Brown letter to David Parry

   July 30, 1963 Invitation to Award Banquet for players in First Piatigorsky Cup

   July 31, 1963 Betty Kalish (Secretary to Mr. Bisno) letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky

   July 31, 1963 Los Angeles Times, Soviet Chess Masters Honored at Banquet

   August 13, 1963 Irving Revise letter to Mr. Richard J. Offord (Chief, Recreation Section, Veterans Administration Center) about propose Piatigorsky Cup lecture to chess club

   September 3, 1963 Miguel Najdorf telegram to Senora Piatigorsky

   July 21, 1964 Bobby Fischer letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky (Signed by Bobby Fischer)

   July 28, 1964 Bobby Fischer letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky (Signed by Bobby Fischer)

   August 5, 1964 John Blackstone letter to Mrs. G. Piatigorsky

   August 8, 1964 John Blackstone letter to Mrs. G. Piatigorsky

   October 22, 1964 William E. Zazueta, school principal, letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky

   April 1, 1965 William Addison letter to Mrs. G. Piatigorsky about letting Alan Benson work at the 1966 Piatigorsky Cup Tournament as a wall boy.

   June 2, 1965 Arthur Bisquier letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky

   June 30, 1965 William G. Addison, Director of the Mechanics' Institute Chess Room, letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky

   September 13, 1965 Pierce Kinsman, Miramar Hotel Catering Manager, letter and brochures to Mrs. Piatigorsky

   October 25, 1965 $3,000 Check made out to and cashed by the American Chess Foundation

   December 11, 1965 Richard Ozaki letter to the Piatigorsky Foundation requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   December 11, 1965 Mike Hoberman letter to the Piatigorsky Foundation requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   December 12, 1965 Larry Reynolds letter to the Piatigorsky Foundation requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   December 12, 1965 Alexander Gojich letter to the Piatigorsky Foundation requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   December 12, 1965 Ronald Smith letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   December 12, 1965 Michael Koblentz letter to the Mr. Kashdan requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   December 12, 1965 Eliot Ostrow letter to the Piatigorsky Foundation requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   December 12, 1965 Dan Ackerman letter to the Piatigorsky Foundation requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   December 13, 1965 Timothy Pinkham letter to the Piatigorsky Foundation requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   December 14, 1965 Harry Turtledove letter to the Piatigorsky Foundation requesting a board in the GM Samuel Reshevsky Simultaneous Exhibition.

   January 14, 1966 Rex Minter (Santa Monica Mayor) letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky about the 'second international grandmaster chess tournament'

   February 2, 1966 Second Piatigorsky Cup Invitation amended and signed by Robert Fischer

   February 28, 1966 Miguel Najdorf letter to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky about his travel plans to the 2nd Piatigorsky Cup Tournament

   March 10, 1966 Mrs. G. Piatigorsky letter to Mr. Miguel Najdorf about his travel plans to the 2nd Piatigorsky Cup Tournament

   March 30, 1966 Mrs. G. Piatigorsky telegram to Wolfgang Unzicker inviting him to play in the Second Piatigorsky Cup

   March 30, 1966 Portisch telegram to Mrs. Piatigorsky accepting invitation to play in the Second Piatigorsky Cup

   April 4, 1966 Antal Laszlofi letter to Madame Piatigorsky about inviting Lajos Portisch to play in the Second Piatigorsky Cup

   June 20, 1966 Isaac Kashdan letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky

   June 20, 1966 William Windom (movie actor) letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky

   July 2, 1966 Ticket to the Piatigorsky Cup International Grandmaster Chess Tournament

   July 8, 1966 A. Bisno letter to Piatigorsky Foundation

   July 13, 1966 Betty Strohm (Secretary to Louis D. Statham) letter to Piatigorsky Foundation

   July 14, 1966 John A. Blackstone letter to Piatigorsky Foundation

   July 15, 1966 Letter from George Koltanowski to Piatigorsky Foundation about Piatigorsky Cup bulletins after each round

   July 15, 1966 Invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky for cocktails to meet the Grandmasters participating in the Second Piatigorsky Cup International Chess Tournament

   July 16, 1966 James E. Hurt (President, Lera CC) letter to Piatigorsky Foundation

   July 23, 1966 Ronald Camara (Brazilian chess columnist) letter to Mrs. Jacqueline Rothschild Piatigorsky

   July 23, 1966 $500 check made out to and cashed by Ed Kennedy

   July 25, 1966 R. C. Eldridge, Associate Editor of Canadian Chess Chat, letter to the Piatigorsky Foundation about obtaining bulletins and photos of the Piatigorsky Tournament.

   July 30, 1966 $559.24 check made out to and cashed by The Miramar Hotel

   August 1, 1966 $300 check made out to and cashed by Irving Rivise

   July 17-August 15, 1966 Second Piatigorsky Cup Program signed by all the participants

   August 16, 1966 C.J.S. Purdy letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky

   August 16, 1966 Ticket for Award Banquet for Grandmasters in Second Piatigorsky Cup

   August 18, 1966 David Grieve (KQED Producer-Director Koltanowski On Chess) letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky about filming the Second Piatigorsky Cup

   August 22, 1966 Jean P. Millaire, Miramar Hotel Catering Manager, letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky thanking her for choosing The Miramar Hotel for the International Grandmasters Tournament.

   August 22, 1966 C. Wesley Bird, Ph.D., Professor of Foreign Languages at Fresno State College, letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky congratulating her for the International Grandmasters Tournament.

   August 24, 1966 Frank Skoff, of the Chicago Chess Foundation, letter to Piatigorsky Foundation about the bulletins for the 1966 Piatigorsky.

   August 29, 1966 Peter Ganine, chess set artist, letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky congratulating her for the 2nd Piatigorsky Cup Tournament.

   August 31, 1966 George Sturges, Secretary for the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club, letter to Piatigorsky Foundation about the bulletins for the 1966 Piatigorsky.

   September 26, 1966 E. Shahaf, Jerusalem Post Chess Editor, letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky about funding Israel chess in the U. S.

   October 20, 1966 Richard D. Lewis, of Ward Ritchie Press, letter to Mrs. Janet Smith, secretary of the Piatigorsky Foundation, about uncoming invoice for copies of The First Piatigorsky Cup book.

   December 14, 1966 Edmund G. Brown (California Governor) letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky congratulating her on winning the 1966 Times Woman of the Year Award

   May 18, 1967 Joseph Mill Brown (Editor Chess Time) letter to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky about the literary chess periodical, Chess Time, sponsored by the Santa Monica Bay CC

   May 25, 1967 Mrs. Flora Baer (Lee Grumette & Associates) letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky offering to represent the Piatigorsky Foundation's public relations needs.

   June 21, 1967 Mrs. Flora Baer (Lee Grumette & Associates) letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky putting the public relations counseling on hold.

   August 10, 1967 Dr. Karl A. Baer letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky about the Piatigorsky Foundation acquiring his 4,000 item chess book collection.

   August 21, 1967 Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky letter to Dr. Baer about the Piatigorsky Foundation acquiring his chess library.

   October 28, 1967 Jacqueline Piatigorsky letter to Sister Saint Gerard (Mount St. Mary's College) about promoting women's chess

   November 11, 1967 William Addison letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky about the American Foundation for the Blind and deaf chess

   December 28, 1967 600 Pupils Vie in Valley Chess Meet

   February 2, 1968 YN1 Richard Foss, U. S. Navy, letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky.

   February 15, 1968 Guthrie McClain letter to Isaac Kashdan about the Junior State Championship

   February 17, 1968 $600 check made out to and cashed by Pal Benko

   March 4, 1968 $500 check made out to and cashed by I. Kashdan

   March 31, 1968 Piatigorsky Chess Foundation Asset Statement

   August 18, 1968 Bent Larsen letter to Mrs. and Mr. Piatigorsky

   March 31, 1969 Piatigorsky Chess Foundation Asset Statement

   July 13, 1969 Larry Evans and Bobby Fischer letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky (Signed by Larry Evans and Bobby Fischer)

   July 31, 1969 Jeremy Gaige letter to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   February 25, 1970 Theodore Yudacufski letter to Arthur Drucker (Piatigorsky Chess Foundation) about publicizing the California State Junior Championship

   September 20, 1970 Martin Morrison letter to Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky about Jude Acers

   June 26, 1971 Monterey Peninsula Herald article about Jacqueline Piatigorsky playing in the 7th Annual Monterey International Open

   July 19, 1971 Theodore Yudacufski letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky about Monterey International Open

   February 15, 1972 E. B. Edmondson (USCF Executive Director) letter to Arthur Drucker

   April 26, 1972 $750 check made out to and cashed by the Unites States Chess Federation

   June 27, 1972 $5,000 check made out to and cashed by the United States Chess Federation

   July 10, 1972 $1,054 check made out to and cashed by the Unites States Chess Federation

   December 21, 1972 $600 check made out to and cashed by Isaac Kashdan

   June 13, 1973 $750 check made out to the California State Federation and cashed by Guthrie McClain

   June 20, 1973 Guthrie McClain letter to Mrs. G. Piatigorsky about the California Junior Championship

   June 21, 1973 $1,500 check made out to and cashed by Samuel Reshevsky

   June 7, 1974 Major E.B. Edmondson (USCF Executive Director) letter to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky about the Ninth Annual Invitational U.S. Junior Chess Championship

   June 15, 1974 $800 check made out to and cashed by the California State Chess Federation

   December 3, 1974 $1,000 check made out to and cashed by the Los Angeles City Schools Recreation Association

   November 9, 1975 $1,800 check made out to and cashed by the Los Angeles City Schools Recreation Association

   July 11, 1977 Peter Prochaska letter to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky about financing the Whitehead brothers trips to European chess tournaments

   August 2, 1977 Arthur Drucker (Piatigorsky Chess Foundation) letter to Peter Prochaska (Northern California Chess Assn.) about the Whitehead brothers airfare check

   August 23, 1977 John Carlos (Executive Director of the Boy's Club of Hollywood) letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky

   December 4, 1977 $1,800 check made out to and cashed by the Los Angeles City Schools Recreation Association

   March 6, 1978 Emil Ladner (National Association of the Deaf) letter to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky

   July 17, 1978 Mrs. Piatigorsky letter to Alfred Hansen

   July 24, 1979 Gerard Dullea (USCF) letter to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky about her receiving the Koltanowski medal

   September 1, 1979 Emil Ladner (NAD) letter to Mrs. Piatigorsky

   February 7, 1980 $500 check made out to and cashed by Samuel Reshevsky

   February 17, 1980 $500 check made out to and cashed by the Western Chess Game Co.

   February 27, 1980 Jerry Hanken letter to Mrs. J. Piatigorsky

   May 11, 1980 $3,000 check made out to and cashed by The Chess Set Educational Trust

   February 6, 1984 Gerard Dullea (USCF) letter to Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky about the Piatigorsky Foundation's donation to the U.S. Junior

   June 24, 1985 Paul S. Berger letter to Jacqueline Piatigorsky about the "Dissolution of Piatigorsky Chess Foundation"

   October 25, 2013-April 18, 2014 Jacqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer...World Chess Federation Hall of Fame Poster.

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