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Crotty (Homer D.) Papers and Addenda
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  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Provenance
  • Biographical Note of Homer D. Crotty
  • Biographical Note of Ida Hull Lloyd Crotty
  • Scope and Content
  • Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: The Huntington Library
    Title: Homer D. Crotty Papers and Addenda
    Creator: Crotty, Homer D.
    Creator: Crotty, Ida, 1910-2000
    Identifier/Call Number: mssCrotty papers and addenda
    Physical Description: 122 Linear Feet (approximately 250 boxes, 9 maps, and 22 volumes)
    Date (inclusive): 1859-2011
    Abstract: This collection contains the personal and professional papers of California lawyer, philanthropist, and book collector Homer D. Crotty (1899-1972) and his wife, Ida Hull Lloyd Crotty (1910-2000).
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Access

    Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.

    Publication Rights

    The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Homer D. Crotty Papers and Addenda, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

    Provenance

    Gift of Ida Hull Lloyd Crotty, December 1990. The addenda was added in November 2006, May 2008, and May 2011.

    Biographical Note of Homer D. Crotty

    Homer D. Crotty (March 15, 1899 – March 29, 1972) was an American lawyer based in Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in Oakland, California, by Daniel and Mary Frances Crotty, Homer was the older of two children. After graduating from Oakland's public school system, Homer received his B.A. (1920) and J.D. (1922) from the University of California and LL.M. from Harvard Law School (1923). Later in life he was awarded honorary degrees from Trinity College, Dublin (LL.D. in 1960) and California Western University (L.H.D. in 1964). In 1922 he was admitted into the State Bar of California. In August 1923, Homer was hired as an associate attorney by Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher in Los Angeles. He became a senior partner of the firm in 1931 and handled a number of important assignments, including the Richfield Oil Corporation Receivership during the Great Depression era. Homer was also an active member of the State Bar of California, serving as a member and chairman of the Committee of Bar Examiners from 1942-1947, member of the Board of Governors from 1948-1951, and as President of the State Bar from 1950-1951. Other organizations he was involved in were the American Bar Association (Chairman of the Section on Legal Education), the American Law Institute, Los Angeles County Bar Association, the American Judicature Society, the Selden Society, the American Society of International Law, the International Bar Association, the Chancery Club, and the American Bar Foundation. In addition to his legal duties, Homer was known for his interests in civic affairs and book collecting. He was a charter member of the Friends (1939-1957) and chairman of the Board of Trustees (1957-1972) of the Huntington Library, director of the California Historical Society, trustee of the Claremont Colleges (1941-1972), president of Southwest Museum (1945-1971), director of Lloyd Corporation (1953-1971), and member of the California, Jonathan, Sunset, Grolier, and Zamorano clubs.

    Biographical Note of Ida Hull Lloyd Crotty

    Ida Hull Lloyd Crotty (November 7, 1910 – September 3, 2000) was the wife of Homer D. Crotty. Born in Portland, Oregon, Ida was the youngest of four daughters of Ralph B. Lloyd and Lulu Nettie Hull Lloyd. She attended Marlborough School in Los Angeles and received her B.Ed. in Art from UCLA in 1933. She and Homer were married in 1934, and they had two daughters (Anne and Mary) and two sons (Daniel and Peter). Throughout her lifetime Ida Hull was actively engaged in various philanthropic and civic works. She has made monetary donations to the Caltech Seismological Laboratory for earthquake studies, construction of the Lloyd House (a Caltech student dormitory), endowment of the Concert Master's Chair at the Pasadena Symphony Association, and numerous financial and book donations to the Huntington Library and other cultural and charitable institutions. She has served as a board member of the Honnold Library at Claremont Colleges, member of the Board of Trustees of the Huntington Library, founding member of the Los Angeles Music Center, and trustee of the Ralph B. Lloyd Foundation.

    Scope and Content

    The Homer D. Crotty papers and addenda are one unified collection of papers with two separate organizational schemes.
    The Homer D. Crotty papers were organized in accordance to the original order as received by The Huntington Library and without any series designations. The papers consists primarily of Homer D. Crotty's business and organization papers, including agreements, bylaws, clippings, correspondence, financial records, insurance records, invitations, lists, memorandums, minutes, notes, pamphlets, photos, programs, receipts, reports, speeches, tax records, time sheets, typescripts, and writings. The papers also include a small amount of education and personal records.
    The addenda is organized into three series: 1) Personal papers 2)Organizations 3)Oversize
    Personal papers include records related to the personal lives of Homer and Ida Crotty, such as correspondence, book catalogs, birth certificates, death certificates, diaries, passports, photos, notebooks, speeches, travel ephemeral, and writings. This series is arranged alphabetically by genre.
    Organization records document the creators' participation in various clubs, charities, legal associations, and nonprofit organizations. This series is arranged alphabetically by organization name.
    Oversize items include architectural drawings, lecture notes, letter books (correspondence), photos, prints, and textbooks. This series is arranged by item size.

    Arrangement

    The collection is arranged in the following series:
    1. Papers
    2. Addenda--personal papers
    3. Addenda--organizations
    4. Addenda--oversize

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Acquisitions (Libraries)
    Admission to the bar -- California
    Admission to the bar -- United States
    Bar examinations -- California
    Benefactors -- United States
    Book collecting -- United States
    Book collectors -- United States
    Book selection.
    Booksellers and bookselling -- United States -- Correspondence
    Charity organization.
    Civil defense -- California
    Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Water rights.
    Consolidation and merger of corporations -- Law and legislation -- United States
    Corporate reorganizations -- California
    Corporation law -- California
    Foreign trade regulation -- United States
    Fund raising
    Inheritance and transfer tax -- Law and legislation -- United States
    Interstate commerce -- Law and legislation -- United States
    Law -- Study and teaching -- California
    Law libraries -- California
    Law schools -- California
    Lawyers -- California -- Los Angele -- Archives
    Lawyers -- Specialties and specialists -- United States
    Lawyers -- United States
    Library benefactors
    Library trustees -- United States
    Oil fields -- California -- Ventura County
    Oil wells -- California -- Ventura County
    Petroleum industry and trade -- California
    Rare books.
    Securities industry -- Law and legislation -- California
    Shopping malls -- Design and construction.
    Travel -- Europe.
    United States. Constitution -- Study and teaching.
    Voluntarism -- California
    War and emergency legislation -- California
    Water-supply -- California
    California -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
    Los Angeles (Calif.)
    Portland (Or.)
    San Marino (Calif.)
    Letters (correspondence)--United States
    Personal papers -- United States -- 20th century
    Photographs -- 20th century
    Professional papers -- United States -- 20th century
    Ackerman, Page, -2006
    Bliss, Carey S.
    Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
    Honnold Library for the Associated Colleges
    Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964