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Helen R. MacGregor papers, 1927-1974 (bulk 1952-1974).
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Helen R. MacGregor papers, 1927-1974 (bulk 1952-1974)Creator/Contributor:
MacGregor, Helen R. (Helen Roberta), 1897-1975, creatorAbstract:
Family estate and property documents; correspondence, both professonal and personal, from 1930 to 1972; files relating to
MacGregor's service on the Governor's Advisory Committee on Children & Youth (1959-1970) and the North Oakland District Council
(1957-1974); newspaper clippings relating to MacGregor; research files on topics such as deliquency, foster care, and mental
health; files on youth organizations; and speech materials and notebooks (including one notebook/scrapbook from the 1920 Democratic
National Convention in San Francisco).
Date:
1952 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caGovernors -- California
Youth -- California
Children -- California
Juvenile delinquency -- California
Foster home care -- California
Public policy (Law) -- California
Gouverneurs -- Californie
Jeunesse -- Californie
Ordre public -- Californie
Children
Foster home care
Governors
Juvenile delinquency
Public policy (Law)
Youth
California
University of California, Berkeley. -- School of Law.
California. -- Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth.
North Oakland District Council.
California Youth Authority.
California. -- Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth
California Youth Authority
University of California, Berkeley. -- School of Law
MacGregor, Helen R. (Helen Roberta) -- 1897-1975 -- Archives
Kerrigan, Frank H
Warren, Earl
Warren, Earl
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Gift; Of Willa Baum; 1975.
Helen Roberta MacGregor (1897-1975) was born to John Ryle MacGregor and Henrietta MacGregor of Alameda County. She graduated
with a bachelor's degree and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1920 and 1922 respectively. She was
one of six female students in her law school class. Her first job was as clerk of the Justice Court of Oakland Township, a
position that she credits with having introduced her to the hardships placed on individuals and families living in poverty.
In her early career, she also worked as secretary and law clerk to United States District Court Judge Frank H. Kerrigan. When
Kerrigan died in 1935, MacGregor found a position as administrative secretary to Earl Warren. She served in this position
from 1935 through 1953 during Warren's tenures as district attorney of Alameda County, Attorney General, and Governor of California.
In 1953, just before Warren left for his new post on the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., MacGregor was appointed by Warren
to the California Youth Authority's policy board. She also served on the Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth,
created in 1943 to address issues relating to what was perceived to be a rise in delinquency in the years after World War
II. MacGregor's policy interests included juvenile delinquency, foster care, mental health and the treatment of offenders,
and youth employment and opportunity. On a more local level, MacGregor served on the North Oakland District Council and the
Oakland Council of Social Planning.
Preferred citation: Helen R. MacGregor papers, BANC MSS 75/136 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
correspondence.speeches (documents)
notebooks.
Notebooks
Archives
Notebooks.
Speeches.
Cahiers.
Discours.
Physical Description:
print
4 cartons (5 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE : Advance notice required for use.