Scott (Joseph) Collection of Materials, 1910-1950

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Summary

Title:
Collection of Materials about Joseph Scott
Dates:
1910-1950
Abstract:
Joseph Scott (1867-1958) practiced law in Los Angeles, California, was the president of the school board (1906-11), director (1907-18) and president of the board of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (1910), a member of the Charter Revision Committee (1902), president of the Los Angeles Community Chest (1931-35) and of the California Conference of Social Work (1935-36), and dean and dean emeritus of Loyola of Los Angeles School of Law. The collection consists of Scott's correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, newspaper and magazine ephemera, banquet programs, and audio recordings.
Extent:
2.5 linear feet (4 boxes) and 7 audiovisual carriers (7 records)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Materials about Joseph Scott (Collection 776). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of correspondence, pictures, pamphlets, newspaper and magazine ephemera, banquet programs relating to the career and organizational leadership of Joseph Scott. Also included are seven master records of the America First Committee and Senator B.K. Wheeler. Correspondence contains letters to Scott from Herbert Hoover, Earl Warren, and William G. McAdoo, and telegrams to Scott from Cardinal Pacelli and Montini Sostituto.

Biographical / historical:

Scott was born on July 16, 1867 in Penrith, England. He attended Ushaw College in Durham and University of London, after which he came to the U.S. in 1889. He earned his AM (1893) and LL.D, from the St. Bonaventure College, Allegheny, New York (1914). In 1894 he was admitted to the bar and began practice in Los Angeles, California thereafter. Scott was president of the school board from 1906 to 1911. Scott was also an active member of the board of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, serving as its director from 1907 until 1918 and as its president in 1910. In 1902 Scott was a noted member of the Charter Revision Committee. He was president of the Los Angeles Community Chest from 1931 until 1935 and of the California Conference of Social Work from 1935 to 1936. Scott was also dean and dean emeritus of Loyola of Los Angeles School of Law; and he was appointed Privy Chamberlain of the Sword and Cape by Pope Pius XII. Scott died on March 24, 1958.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by Doyce B. Nunis, July 1960.
Processing information:

Processed by Jesse Erickson with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), December, 2011.

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Arrangement:

Items in this collection have been arranged according the document type. The correspondence in the collection is grouped together according to individual correspondents.

Physical / technical requirements:

CONTAINS UNPROCESSED AUDIO MATERIALS: Audio materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email AskLSC@library.ucla.

Physical location:
Portions of the collection stored off-site. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jesse Erickson with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), December, 2011; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-11-01 12:29:53 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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], Collection of Materials about Joseph Scott (Collection 776). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

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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