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Scott (Joseph) Collection of Materials
LSC.0776  
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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Biography/History
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Collection of Materials about Joseph Scott
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0776
    Physical Description: 2.5 linear feet (4 boxes)
    Physical Description: 7 audiovisual carriers (7 records)
    Date (inclusive): 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.
    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.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Conditions Governing Access

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

    Conditions Governing Use

    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.

    Physical Characteristics and 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.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Acquired by Doyce B. Nunis, July 1960.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942328113606533 

    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.

    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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    Biography/History

    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.

    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.

    Organization and Arrangement

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

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Lawyers -- California -- Los Angeles
    Civic leaders -- California -- Los Angeles
    Civic leaders
    Lawyers
    California -- Los Angeles
    Scott, Joseph, 1867-1958