Papers of Laurance L. Cross.
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Title: Papers of Laurance L. Cross.
Dates: 1924-
Collection Number: 1990.004
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 10 cartons.
Repository:
Berkeley Historical Society
Berkeley, California 94704
Abstract: Mainly sermons delivered at Northbrae Community Church, Berkeley, Calif., and scripts for his radio program, "Cross Cuts"
Language of Material: English
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Papers of Laurance L. Cross.. Berkeley Historical Society
Gift of Barbara Latchett, 1990.
Biography/Administrative History
Cross (1892-1966) was the minister of the Northbrae Community Church (Berkeley, Calif.) from 1924-1966; he was mayor of Berkeley
from 1947-1955.
Scope and Content of Collection
Contains scripts of his sermons, 1939-1966; scripts for his radio program, 1934-1952; correspondence; materials on the Japan-American
Pacific Coast Mayors Conference, 1951-1953, on Berkeley schools, on Adlai Stevenson, on the Wallace Johnson campaign, the
Rosenberg case, mayoral affairs.