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Title: Eugene Biscailuz scrapbooks
Collection number: 0216
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
37.0 Cubic feet
9 Scrapbooks and 9 boxes
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1920-1958
Date (inclusive): 1870-1958
Abstract: This collection contains photograph scrapbooks kept by Eugene Biscailuz during his tenure as Los Angeles County Sheriff, as
well as scrapbooks of newspaper clippings kept by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Biscailuz joined the Sheriff's
Department in 1907 and became Sheriff of Los Angeles County in 1932. He retired from the force in 1958.
Language of Materials: Most of the materials in this collection are in English. Scrapbook #8 contains clippings from Mexican newspapers that are
in both English and Spanish. Translations have been provided for some of the articles. Scrapbook #8 also contains ephemera
in Spanish.
creator:
Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883-1969
Eugene Warren Biscailuz (1883-1969), was Los Angeles County Sheriff from 1932 to 1958. Born in Boyle Heights to Martin Biscailuz
and Ida Rose Warren, he received an undergraduate degree from St. Vincent's College (now Loyola Marymount University) and
received a law degree from the University of Southern California. He joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department as
a foreclosure clerk in 1907. In 1929, Biscailuz served as the first superintendent of the California Highway Patrol at the
behest of Governor C.C. Young and during World War II, he was called up to active duty as a naval reservist. Upon his retirement
in 1958, Biscailuz was succeeded by Under-Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess.
Biscailuz married his wife, Willette, in 1902. They had a son, Warren Biscailuz, and two daughters, Jean (Mohr) and Carol
(Donovan). Biscailuz died on May 16, 1969.
[Box/folder# or item name], Eugene Biscailuz scrapbooks, Collection no. 0216, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers
on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers
when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish,
quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Advance notice required for access.
This collection consists of nine scrapbooks created by Los Angeles County Sheriff Eugene W. Biscailuz. These scrapbooks contain
photographs, certificates of recognition and newspaper clippings documenting Biscailuz's twenty-five years as the Los Angeles
County Sheriff. Also included in this collection are eight scrapbooks of clippings kept by the Sheriff's Department from 1921-1939.
For more information about Biscailuz's scrapbooks, please see the Scope and Content notes for the individual books.
The Eugene Biscailuz scapbooks were donated to the University of Southern California by Biscailuz in 1963.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883-1969 -- Archives
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office--Archives
Celebrities--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Civic leaders--California, Southern--Archival resources
Clippings
Jails--California--Administration--Archival resources
Law enforcement--California--Los Angeles County--Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Politics and government--Archives
Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Archives
Photographs
Prisons--California--Officials and employees--Archival resources
Scrapbooks