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Title: Gordon Leo McDonough papers
Collection number: 0366
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
105.0 linear ft.
105 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1920-1965
Abstract: Papers of Gordon Leo McDonough, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the United States Congress.
creator:
McDonough, Gordon Leo, 1895-1968
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required for 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.
[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.
Papers of Gordon Leo McDonough, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the United States Congress.
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
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].
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors. -- Archives
McDonough, Gordon Leo, 1895-1968 -- Archives
United States. Congress. -- Archives
Los Angeles County (Calif.)--Politics and government--Archival resources
Politicians--California--Archival resources
United States--Politics and government--20th century--Archival resources