Description
Edward Augustus Dickson (1879-1956) was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He worked for the
Sacramento Union and the
San Francisco Chronicle before joining the
Los Angeles Evening Express which he later purchased. Dickson was also a founding member of the Lincoln-Roosevelt League, a delegate to the Republican
National Convention (1932), sat on the Board of Directors of the Olympic Games Association (1932 Olympics) and was appointed
to the University of California Board of Regents (1913). The collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, photographs,
clippings, 51 scrapbooks, and memorabilia related to Dickson's career as editor of the
Los Angeles Express as well as his role as a Regent of the University of California System, Los Angeles civic leader, and Progressive Republican.
Background
Edward Augustus Dickson was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, August 29, 1879; family moved to California, 1885; BL, UC Berkeley,
1901; worked for Sacramento Union and San Francisco Chronicle before joining the Los Angeles Evening Express editorial staff in 1906; became owner and editor of the Express, 1919; married Wilhelmina de Wolff, 1907; President, Western
Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1931-56; member, Board of Directors, Central Investment Corporation; one of the founders
of Lincoln-Roosevelt League; member, Republican State Central Committee of California; delegate, Republican National Convention,
1932; member, Board of Directors of the Olympic Games Association (1932 Olympics); appointed to Board of Regents, University
of California, 1913; chairman, University of California Board of Regents, 1948; fostered growth of UCLA from Los Angeles State
Normal School on Vermont Ave. to Westwood location chosen by Dickson; had an interest in the history of printing and graphic
arts and was involved in the Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles County Art Institute, and the UCLA Art Council; died
February 22, 1956. In Who's Who In America, Edward A. Dickson is described as an editor, publisher. This gives only a partial idea of the contributions which Dickson
made to California, and particularly to Los Angeles, during his long and varied career. In addition to his direction of the
influential Los Angeles Evening Express, Dickson played an important role in the development of the University of California, he was a very active civic leader, and
although he never ran for political office, he was a figure of consequence in the California Republican Party.
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.