Finding Aid for the Eugene Warren Biscailuz Papers, 1900-1962
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Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Eugene Warren Biscailuz Papers, 1900-1962
Collection number: 773
UCLA Library Special Collections
UCLA Library Special Collections staff
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- UCLA Library Special Collections staff
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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- UCLA Library Special Collections staff
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Text converted and initial container list EAD tagging by:
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- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, May 2002
© 2001 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Eugene Warren Biscailuz Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1900-1962
Collection number: 773
Creator:
Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883-
Extent:
34 boxes (17 linear ft.)
46 oversize boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Eugene W. Biscailuz (1883- ) was the first superintendent of the California Highway Patrol and the sheriff of Los Angeles
county. The collection consists of correspondence, photographic negatives, photographs, ephemera, election returns, scrapbooks,
and memorabilia relating to Biscailuz's career.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Library Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Eugene W. Biscailuz, 1962 and 1964.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Eugene Warren Biscailuz Papers (Collection 773). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
709372
Biography
Biscailuz was born March 12, 1883 in Los Angeles, California; attended St. Vincent's College; attended USC Law School, 1916;
joined Los Angeles County sheriff's department in 1907; undersheriff, 1921-1929; became first superintendent of California
Highway Patrol, 1929; returned as undersheriff, 1931-1932; appointed sheriff in 1932, elected in 1934; retired in 1958.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, photographic negatives, photographs, ephemera, election returns, scrapbooks, and memorabilia
relating to the career of Eugene W. Biscailuz, first superintendent of the California State Highway Patrol and sheriff of
Los Angeles County, 1932-1958.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Photographic negatives (Boxes 1-22).
- Correspondence (Boxes 23, 29-34).
- Photographs and ephemera (Boxes 24-28).
- Scrapbooks (Boxes 35-78, 80).
- LA County direct primary returns, June 8, 1954 (Box 79).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Biscailuz, Eugene W., 1883- --Archives.
Sheriffs--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Scrapbooks.
Negatives.
Box 23a
Correspondence and Calendar Requests, 1958-1959.
Box 34
Correspondence, 1961-1962.
Documents and Correspondence, Los Angeles City and County, 1859-1879
Box 24
Photographs and Ephemera.
Scrapbooks and Press Clippings
Box 35, pkg 1
December 1932-December 1934.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 36, pkg 1a
January 1935-August 1937.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 37, pkg 2
June 1936-April 1937.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 38, pkg 3
April 1937-November 1937.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 39, pkg 4
November 1937-August 1938.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 40, pkg 5
August 1938-September 1939.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 41, pkg 5a
August 1939-August 1940.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 42, pkg 6
September 1939-December 1940.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 43, pkg 7
September 1940-December 1940.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 44, pkg 7a
January 1941-December 1941.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 45, pkg 7b
January 1941-August 1941.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 46, pkg 7c
April 1941-December 1941. Los Angeles County Civilian Defense Committee.
Box 47, pkg 8
August 1941-December 1941.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, press clipping.
Box 48, pkg 9
January 1942-May 1946.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 49, pkg 9a
January 1942-May 1944. Civilian Defense Activity in Los Angeles County.
Box 50, pkg 10
January 1942-December 1942.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 51, pkg 11
January 1943-August 1944.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 52, pkg 12
August 1944-January 1946.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 53, pkg 12a
August 15-20, 1945. Climax of World War II and Death of Roosevelt.
Box 54, pkg 13
January 1946-October 1947.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, press clipping.
Box 55, pkg 13a
June 1946-June 1949.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 56, pkg 14
November 1947-June 1949.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 57, pkg 14a
June 1949-December 1950.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 58, pkg 15
August 1949-July 1951.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 59, pkg 15a
December 1950-August 1952.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 60, pkg 16
August 1951-March 1954.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 61, pkg 17
August 1952-August 1953.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 62, pkg 17a
August 1953-March 1954.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 63, pkg 18
March 1954-August 1954.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 64, pkg 19
August 1954-December 1954.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 65, pkg 20
January 1955-September 1955.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 66, pkg 21
October 1955-March 1956.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 67, pkg 22
March 1956-May 1956.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 68, pkg 23
May 1956-December 1956.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 69, pkg 24
December 1956-March 1957.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 70, pkg 25
March 1957-June 1957.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 71, pkg 26
June 1957-August 1957.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 72, pkg 27
August 1957-October 1957.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 73, pkg 28
May 1957-October 1957.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 74, pkg 29
November 1957-March 1958.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 75, pkg 30
May 1958-August 1958.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 76, pkg 31
August 1958-November 1958.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 77, pkg 32
November 1958-April 1959.
Physical Description: Scrapbook, clippings.
Box 78, pkg 33
April 1934-November 1936. Scrapbook, clippings Collected by Major J.B. Loving.
Box 79, pkg 34
June 8, 1954. Direct Primary Returns Los Angeles County, California.
Box 80
April 1946-December 1946.
