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Guide to the Percy Vincent Long Papers, 1905-1938
BANC MSS C-B 518  
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  • Information for Researchers
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  • Biographical Sketch
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  • Collection Summary

    Collection Title: Percy Vincent Long Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1905-1938
    Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 518
    Creator: Long, Percy Vincent, 1870-1953
    Extent: Number of containers: 1 box and 1 oversize folder
    Repository: The Bancroft Library
    Berkeley, California 94720-6000
    Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
    Abstract: Letters; MSS, tear sheets and reprints of his writings, many of which relate to governmental matters; material re Coolidge-Dawes Republican League of California; personalia; clippings, including obituaries. A few papers re the Juvenile Probation Committee in San Francisco.
    Languages Represented: English

    Information for Researchers

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library 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 by the reader.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Percy Vincent Long Papers, BANC MSS C-B 518, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

    Administrative Information

    Acquisition Information

    Long's papers were given to The Bancroft Library in 1954 by his daughter, Mrs. Raymond Ehrhardt.

    Biographical Sketch

    Percy Vincent Long was born in Sonora, California, March 26, 1870. He studied law independently and was admitted to the California bar in 1892 and to practice before the United States Supreme Court in 1905. In 1903 he was elected City Attorney of San Francisco, a position which he held almost continuously until 1918. He then became assistant general counsel for the National Board of Fire Underwriters. From about 1938 until shortly before his death in 1953, he was the senior member of the San Francisco law firm of Long and Levit.

    Scope and Content

    Long's Papers relate mainly to his activities in the Republican Party and to his booklet The Story of the Constitution. A few concern his work as a member of the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Committee.