Papers of Laurance L. Cross.

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2018

Descriptive Summary

Title: Papers of Laurance L. Cross.

Dates: 1924-

Collection Number: 1990.004

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 10 cartons.

Repository: Berkeley Historical Society

Berkeley, California 94704

Abstract: Mainly sermons delivered at Northbrae Community Church, Berkeley, Calif., and scripts for his radio program, "Cross Cuts"

Language of Material: English

Access

Unprocessed collection; address requests to the archivist, Berkeley Historical Society.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Berkeley Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the archivist of the Society. Permission for publication is given as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Laurance L. Cross.. Berkeley Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Barbara Latchett, 1990.

Biography/Administrative History

Cross (1892-1966) was the minister of the Northbrae Community Church (Berkeley, Calif.) from 1924-1966; he was mayor of Berkeley from 1947-1955.

Scope and Content of Collection

Contains scripts of his sermons, 1939-1966; scripts for his radio program, 1934-1952; correspondence; materials on the Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors Conference, 1951-1953, on Berkeley schools, on Adlai Stevenson, on the Wallace Johnson campaign, the Rosenberg case, mayoral affairs.