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. |