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Warren Gregory papers, circa 1884-1958.
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Title:

Warren Gregory papers, circa 1884-1958

Creator/Contributor:

Gregory, Warren, 1864-1927, creator

Creator/Contributor:

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, correspondent.

Abstract:

Personal and business correspondence, clippings, and miscellaneous publications relating to the activities and interests of attorney and U.C. Berkeley faculty member Warren Gregory, family members, and friends. Includes California bar exam questions with corresponding composition answer books. Agencies represented in correspondence and publications include: Alaska Packers Association; Committee for Relief in Belgium; California Committee for Relief in France and Belgium; Serbian Relief Society of California; League of Nations Non-Partisan Association; League of Nations; Hawaiian Dredging Co. (reconstruction of U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor); the presidential election campaign of Herbert Hoover (including correspondence from Hoover); and others. Also includes typewritten transcriptions of letters (some attached to originals and some in separate bound volumes without originals). Includes a bound volume of handwritten correspondence by R.J. Bolles in a "McDonald's Stylograph" notebook (most addressed from Aspen, Colo.) and typewritten personal testimonial letters on behalf of Mrs. S. Bolles from various persons in Portland, Or.

Date:

1884 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca -- n-us-co -- n-us-or
Gregory, Warren -- 1864-1927 -- Archives
Gregory, Warren -- 1864-1927 -- Correspondence
Hardy, Sarah McLean -- Correspondence
Bolles, R. J. (Rich) -- Correspondence
Gregory family
University of California (1868-1952) -- Faculty
University of California (System). -- Regents.
California Alumni Association -- Presidents
University of California, Berkeley. -- Faculty Club.
Légion d'honneur (France)
Chickering & Gregory.
Alaska Packers Association.
Serbian Relief Society of California.
League of Nations Non-Partisan Association.
Hawaiian Dredging Co.
California Committee for Relief in France and Belgium.
League of Nations.
Lawyers -- California
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief

Note:

UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. ǂb Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Warren Gregory papers, BANC MSS 91/3 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Related collection: Gregory family papers (BANC MSS 90/131 c).
Related collection: Pamela Platt Gregory papers (BANC MSS 2009/141).
Associated collection: Warren Gregory miscellany; Hoover Institution Archives; Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Warren Gregory, born Sept. 30, 1864, Contra Costa County, Calif.; died. Feb. 12, 1927, Berkeley, Calif. Ex officio Regent as president, California Alumni Association, 1920-1922. Education: A.B. 1887, UCB; LL.B. 1890, Hastings College of Law. Career: San Francisco law practice, 1890-?. Member, State Board of Bar Examiners; District Board 1 for Selective Service, World War I; Director, Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1916-1917; Legion of Honor (Chevalier).

Physical Description:

print
6 cartons (7.5 linear feet)

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

UNARRANGED COLLECTION. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. ǂb Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.