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Title: William Austin Strong Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1897-1955
Collection number: 781
Creator:
Strong, William Austin, 1875-1959
Extent:
4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: William Austin Strong (1875-1959) was a lawyer in California. The collection consists of court transcripts, correspondence,
notes, books and ephemera concerning Strong's life and career as a lawyer. Included are materials regarding probate law, legal
testimony, the Richfield Oil Company, Cornell University, Sigma Chi fraternity, Stanford University, and the settlement of
Strong's estate.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. 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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of John Bell, 1962.
[Identification of item], William Austin Strong Papers (Collection 781). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
3222348
Strong was born January 18, 1875 in Woodbourne, New York; moved to California with his parents, 1886; AB, Stanford University,
1897; LL.B, Cornell University, 1898; admitted to California bar, 1898; died in 1959.
Collection consists of court transcripts, correspondence, notes, books and ephemera concerning Strong's life and career as
a lawyer. Includes materials regarding probate law, legal testimony, and the Richfield Oil Company. Also includes materials
related to Cornell University, Sigma Chi fraternity, Stanford University, and the settlement of Strong's estate.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Strong, William Austin, 1875-1959--Archives.
Lawyers--California--Archival resources.