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Bowron (Fletcher) Travel Diary and Diploma
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Fletcher Bowron travel diary and diploma
Identifier/Call Number: mssBowronf
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear Feet
(1 box, 1 roll)
Date (inclusive): 1902, 1947
Abstract: Former Los Angeles mayor Fletcher Bowron's travel diary of a 1947 trip to Europe, and his grammar school diploma.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Fletcher Bowron travel diary and diploma, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John B. Bowron, January 2022.
Fletcher Bowron was mayor of Los Angeles from 1938 to 1953. Bowron had been a newspaper reporter, practiced law, and spent
six years as a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. After his term as mayor he was re-elected judge of the Superior
Court. After retirement he initiated the Metropolitan Los Angeles History Project, which produced the bibliographical work,
Los Angeles and its environs in the twentieth century. Bowron died in 1968.
Bowron's travel diary describes a trip to Europe in June of 1947, including visits to London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo,
and Paris. He records his daily schedule including meals and transportation details, and also sightseeing excursions and visits
with local politicians and dignitaries. He returned to the United States by ship to New York City, and also describes the
sea voyage in detail. Bowron's grammar school diploma is from the Poway school district in San Diego County.
Processed at the time of accessioning by Kelly Kress in February 2022.
Arranged chronologically.
Related Materials at the Huntington
Fletcher Bowron papers, mssBowron
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Diaries
Diplomas
Europe -- Description and travel
Mayors -- United States
Ocean travel
Scandinavia -- Description and travel