Wood (Fred B.) Papers, 1940-1958

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Summary

Title:
Fred B. Wood Papers,
Dates:
1940-1958
Creators:
Wood, Fred B. (Frederick Bertram), 1888-1961
Abstract:
Fred B. Wood (1888-1961) served on the state legislative council of California (1927-50), was a member of the state personnel board (1934-39), a justice of the California District Court of Appeals, District 1 (1950), and a member of the California Commission on Uniform State Laws. The collection consists of Wood's alphabetical files, notes, publications, clippings, photographs, legal papers, and memorabilia.
Extent:
32 boxes (16 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Fred B. Wood Papers (Collection 245). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of alphabetical files, notes, publications, clippings, photographs, legal papers, and memorabilia of lawyer and judge Wood. Includes material relating to his service on the state legislative council of California.

Biographical / historical:

Wood was born on June 15, 1888 in Tecumseh, Michigan; AB (1910), J.D. (1912), Stanford University; admitted to California bar in 1912; served on state legislative council of California, 1927-50; member, state personnel board, 1934-39; became justice of the California District Court of Appeals, District 1, in 1950; member of the California Commission on Uniform State Laws; he died in 1961.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Alice Wood, 1963.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Senate and Assembly bills - scrapbook analysis (Boxes 1, 13).
  2. Legislative Council - Miscellaneous subjects (Boxes 2, 12, 14-15).
  3. Alphabetical files (Boxes 3, 5-11, 19, 26).
  4. Memorabilia (Box 4).
  5. Bound decisions, briefs, notebook (Boxes 16, 21).
  6. Correspondence (Boxes 17, 24-25, 27-28, 30-32).
  7. Files (Box 18).
  8. Publications (Boxes 20, 29).
  9. Judicial appointment (Box 20).
  10. Miscellaneous (Boxes 22-23).
  11. Speech material, biographical material, clippings (Box 27).

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.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 1998
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro, 1998 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Fred B. Wood Papers (Collection 245). Department of 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:
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