Foley (William I.) papers, ca. 1899-1969

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Title:
William I. Foley papers
Dates:
ca. 1899-1969
Creators:
Foley, William I.
Abstract:
William I. Foley (1856-1920) was the Private Secretary to and law partner of California's 20th Governor, Henry T. Gage. The collection consists chiefly of copies of letters from Foley as the Governor's Private Secretary.
Extent:
4 document boxes (2 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William I. Foley papers (Collection 139). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection mainly consists of copies of letters from W.I. Foley as the Governor's Private Secretary. In addition, there are copies of correspondence in his role as attorney for California's State Board of Health, some of his legal notes, reports concerning the missions of California, a legal agreement concerning a Pious Fund lawsuit and a drawing of R.F. Stockton.

Biographical / historical:

William I. Foley (February 19, 1856 - April 19, 1921) was an attorney in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the law partner of Henry Tifft Gage, a one-term governor of California from 1899-1902.

During Gage's term in office, Foley served as the Governor's Private Secretary. Gage recommended Foley to California's State Supreme Court, but Foley would not accept the appointment due to controversy in Governor Gage's administration.

Foley and Gage resumed their law partnership after Governor Gage's term ended. Foley was the attorney for a number of high profile cases of the time, including the case of the heirs of Jose Antonio Aguirre vs. Patrick William Riordan (Archbishop of San Francisco), et al. This case concerned the Pioius Fund, a fund to support the missions in California during the time that Spain ruled California. Foley also served as the attorney for California's State Medical Board. While he was in this position, he wrote California's State Medical Act.

Foley married Sara Dolores Sepulveda (April 1866 - August 1906), who was a member of the families of Sepulveda and Lugo, prominent landowners, politicians, and military men during the Spanish and Mexican rule of California. The Foley's had four children: Viola L., Zoraya F., Elsa, and Rupert Godfrey.

Sources: "Bar Loses Its Best-Read Son: W.I. Foley, Partner of Gage, Dies in Los Angeles." Los Angeles Times, April 20, 1921, p. I12.

"California, County Marriages Index, 1850-1952: Wm. I. Foley and Sara Dolores Sepulveda, 1886." Family Search. Accessed October 31, 2012. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XL71-KHC.

"Foley Waves Honor Away: Reasons for not Accepting Supreme Judgeship." Los Angeles Times, December 30, 1920, p. 3.

"United States Census, 1910 Index: William J Foley, Los Angeles Assembly District 72, Los Angeles, California, citing sheet 25A, family 730, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374095." FamilySearch. Accessed November 6, 2012. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MV21-MYS.

Wood, Virginia. "Society: Told Over the Tea Cups." Los Angeles Times, February 6, 1920, p. I13.

Processing information:

Processed by Vesta Winston in 2012 with assistance from Jillian Cuellar and Megan Fraser.

Arrangement:

Materials arranged by format.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Vesta Winston in 2012 with assistance from Jillian Cuellar and Megan Fraser; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from finding aid processed using the Archivists' Toolkit, encoding added via Archivists' Toolkit, Notetab Pro, and Oxygen. Date of source: January 2013 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William I. Foley papers (Collection 139). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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