Description
One plaque and one framed resolution.
Background
Wilmont Sweeney (1925-1999) was the first African American to be elected to the Berkeley City Council in 1961; he served as
vice mayor from 1969 to 1974, when he was appointed t the Municipal Court. He was apointed to the Superior Court in 1979 and
served for many years in the Juvenile Court.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Berkeley Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the archivist of the Society. Permission for publication is given as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Availability
The collection is open for research.