Gordon Leo McDonough papers, 1920-1965

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Summary

Creators:
McDonough, Gordon Leo, 1895-1968
Abstract:
Papers of Gordon Leo McDonough, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the United States Congress.
Extent:
105.0 linear ft. 105 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Gordon Leo McDonough papers, Collection no. 0366, California Historical Society Collection, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of Gordon Leo McDonough, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the United States Congress.

Biographical / historical:

McDonough, Gordon Leo - born in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, January 2, 1895; moved with his parents to Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania in 1898; attended the public schools; was graduated from the high school at Emporium; engaged as an industrial chemist at Emporium 1915-1918; moved to Los Angeles, California and resumed his former occupation 1918-1933; member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 1933-1944, serving as chairman for one year; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1963); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress; died in Bethesda, Maryland, June 25, 1968; interment in Holy Cross Mausoleum, Los Angeles, California

Arrangement:

Listing of headings used arranged alphabetically by HEADING with time period, box contents arrangement, related correspondance, related bill(s), subject(s), committee(s), box number(s), color dot marking, number of boxes. The collection consists of 16 subsections under chronological order. Index of sub-headingswere made of Bills, Cases, Legislation, Miscellaneous, Roll Call & Subjects.

Contents of related bill(s), subject(s), committee(s) were extracted from correspondence

Also belonging to the collection is a filing cabinet containing 4 drawers, numbered 1 thr. 4. Each drawer contains a [UNK].

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts or photographs must be submitted in writing to the Regional History Curator. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Center as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Gordon Leo McDonough papers, Collection no. 0366, California Historical Society Collection, Regional History Collection, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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