Virginia Warren and Frank J. Hogan letters to Bess Johnston and George W. Johnston Jr.: Finding Aid mssWHJ
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Title: Virginia Warren and Frank J. Hogan letters to Bess Johnston and George W. Johnston Jr.
Creator:
Hogan, Francis Joseph (1877-1944)
Creator:
Warren, Virginia
Identifier/Call Number: mssWHJ
Physical Description:
.21 Linear Feet
(1 half box)
Date (inclusive): 1928-1937
Abstract: A series of letters written primarily by Virginia Warren, who was secretary to Los Angeles lawyer Frank J. Hogan, to George
W. Johnston Jr. and his wife Bess Johnston, concerning personal matters and the work of Hogan's law office.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Virginia Warren and Frank J. Hogan letters to Bess Johnston and George W. Johnston Jr., The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Elliott Mittler, March 2022.
Francis Joseph Hogan was an American lawyer who co-founded the firm of Hogan & Hartson in 1904 and served as president of
the American Bar Association from 1938 to 1939. Virginia "Ginger" Warren worked at the firm as Hogan's secretary. Hogan's
most notable case was his defense of oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny and the Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company in a
series of trials from 1924 to 1930. George W. Johnston Jr. was a board member of the Doheny Oil Company, and the co-executor
of Estelle Doheny's estate.
A series of letters written primarily by Virginia "Ginger" Warren, who worked for lawyer Frank J. Hogan, to George W. Johnston
Jr. and Bess Johnston, with a few letters and memoranda written by Hogan. Letters are not official office correspondence but
rather more casual and personal, while also offering insights into current events. In addition to Warren's personal affairs
and relationships with the Johnstons, topics include the Long Beach earthquake of 1933, the effects of the Great Depression
on law firms and the federal government, Republican attitudes towards the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and
the work of Hogan's law office on a variety of cases, including Andrew Mellon's tax evasion case and federal prosecutor Robert
Jackson. Matters related to the Dohenys are also discussed, such as Estelle Doheny's role with the Petroleum Securities Company,
and the disposition of of Edward L. Doheny's estate.
Processed at the time of accessioning by Kelly Kress in March 2022.
Arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Earthquakes -- California
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States
Washington (D.C.) -- Economic conditions
Personal correspondence
Doheny, Edward L. (Edward Laurence), 1856-1935
Doheny, Estelle, 1875-1958
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Mellon, Andrew W. (Andrew William), (1855-1937)
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence 1928-1932
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence 1933-1934
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence 1935-1937