Arthur L. Erb Papers
Finding aid prepared by Gina C Giang.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Arthur L. Erb papers
Inclusive Dates: 1926-2013
Collection Number: mssErb
Collector:
Erb, Arthur Leslie, 1923-1983
Extent:
1 box, 4 albums, 2 oversize folders, and 1 roll (3.33 linear feet)
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The Arthur L. Erb papers consist primarily of material related to Arthur Leslie Erb and his career in Beverly Hills, California
from 1926-2013.
Language of Material: The material is in English.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] Arthur L. Erb papers. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Eunice Erb Goodan, December 2015.
Biography
Arthur Leslie Erb (1923-1983) was an American judge, lawyer, and mayor. He married Eunice Highland Reeder in October 1924;
their daughter Eunice Erb Goodan was married to Douglas “Doug” Goodan, grandson of Harry Chandler. Erb was appointed as the
first judge of the then newly established Beverly Hills city court in June 1932. He also started the first law office in Beverly
Hills and was the first president of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. From the 1930s-1940s, he served as a councilman and
mayor in Beverly Hills, and stepped down as mayor in 1945.
Scope and Content
This papers consist primarily of material related to Arthur Leslie Erb and his career in Beverly Hills, California, from 1926-2013.
Box 1 includes a photobook related to Erb; Gillespie’s Guide: Los Angeles (1931); and American Armies and Battlefields in
Europe (1938). Oversize folder 1 includes a copy of the Constitution of Beverly Hills Bar Association and The Beverly Hills
Citizen newspaper volume XIII, number 10. Oversize folder 2 includes photographs of the following: Beverly Hills Police Department;
Beverly Hills City Council; and events at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Albums 1-3 contain certificates, clippings, letters, programs,
and letters related to Erb’s career and Beverly Hills from 1926-2013. Album 4 contains photographs related to the construction
and completion of Philip Chandler’s house in Pasadena from 1916-1922. The undated map, along with a copy, shows a section
of Inverness Ave and Hillhurst Avenue in Los Angeles.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Erb, Arthur Leslie, 1923-1983
Corporate Names
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Subjects
Municipal government -- California -- Beverly Hills
Geographic Areas
Beverly Hills (Calif.) -- History
Beverly Hills (Calif.) -- Politics and government
Genre
Albums (books)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Letters (correspondence)
Maps (documents)
Photobooks
Photographs
Box 1
Books, 1931-1938
- Photobook related to Arthur Leslie Erb, undated.
-
Gillespie's Guide: Los Angeles, 1931.
-
American Armies and Battlefields in Europe, 1938.
Oversize folder 1
Printed material, 1931, 1935
- Constitution of Beverly Hills Bar Association [printed], 1931.
-
Beverly Hills Citizen, volume XIII, number 10, 1935 August 22.
Oversize folder 2
Photographs, 1926-1944
- Beverly Hills Police Department, 1944, undated.
- Beverly Hills City Council, 1934.
- Beverly Hills Hotel, 1926, 1940.
Volumes 1-3
Albums related to Arthur L. Erb and Beverly Hills, 1926-2013
Volume 4
Album of Philip Chandler's house, 1916-1922
Roll 1
Maps, undated
Section of Iverness Ave. and Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles.
Includes copy.
