Joseph Philip Loeb Papers mssHM 52012-52092
Gayle Richardson
The Huntington Library
June 2020
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Joseph Philip Loeb papers
Creator:
Loeb, Joseph Philip, 1883-1974
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 52012-52092
Physical Description:
6 Linear Feet
(5 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1899-1971
Abstract: A collection of personal and buiness
papers related to the life of Joseph Philip Loeb, California attorney and civic
leader.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Joseph Philip Loeb papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of Kathleen Loeb Bernath, August 1977, June 1986, and the addenda, 1990.
Joseph Philip Loeb (1883-1974) was a Los Angeles attorney and civic leader. In 1938, he
founded the firm of Loeb and Loeb along with his brother, Edwin J. Loeb. Joseph Philip Loeb
was appointed to the California State Board of Education in 1943, 1947, and 1951. Loeb was a
supporter of various charitable programs as well as interested in the writing of poetry.
A collection of 222 items from 1899 to 1971, it consists of correspondence, essays,
speeches, poems and financial ledger books. The correspondence is largely personal in
content, with some material concerning Loeb's law practice. Other documents contain material
related to educational topics and the California State Board of Education. Correspondents
represented in the collection include: Richard Willard Armour, Edmund Gerald Brown, Ralph
Johnson Bunche, Helen Gahagan Douglas, William Carl Menninger, Eugene Meyer, and Earl
Warren.
Processed by John Rhodehamel in 1987. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid
derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged alphabetically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Civic leaders -- California -- Los Angeles
Education -- California
Lawyers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives
Ledgers (account books) -- California -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- 20th century
Manuscripts -- California -- 20th century
Poems -- California -- 20th century
Speeches -- California -- 20th century
Armour, Richard, 1906-1989
Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald),
1905-1996
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson),
1904-1971
Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
Menninger, William Claire,
1899-1966
Meyer, Eugene,
1875-1959
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974
California. State Board of
Education
Loeb & Loeb
Box 1
Correspondence and manuscripts 1899-1943
Box 2
Correspondence and manuscripts 1946-1968