Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Long, Percy Vincent, 1870-1953
- Abstract:
- Letters; MSS, tear sheets and reprints of his writings, many of which relate to governmental matters; material re Coolidge-Dawes Republican League of California; personalia; clippings, including obituaries. A few papers re the Juvenile Probation Committee in San Francisco.
- Extent:
- Number of containers: 1 box and 1 oversize folder
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Long's Papers relate mainly to his activities in the Republican Party and to his booklet The Story of the Constitution. A few concern his work as a member of the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Committee.
- Biographical / historical:
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Percy Vincent Long was born in Sonora, California, March 26, 1870. He studied law independently and was admitted to the California bar in 1892 and to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1905. In 1903 he was elected City Attorney of San Francisco, a position which he held almost continuously until 1918. He then became assistant general counsel for the National Board of Fire Underwriters. From about 1938 until shortly before his death in 1953, he was the senior member of the San Francisco law firm of Long and Levit.
- Acquisition information:
- Long's papers were given to The Bancroft Library in 1954 by his daughter, Mrs. Raymond Ehrhardt.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481