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Title: Richard Richards Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1954-1962
Collection number: 1108
Creator:
Richards, Richard, 1916-
Extent:
50 boxes (25 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Richard Richards (1916- ) was a lawyer and legislator. He was the chairman of the Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee
(1950 & 1952), delegate at national conventions (1948-64), a Los Angeles County senator and a member of the California State
Senate (1954-62). The collection consists of the legislative files and related papers from Richard Richard's career as a California
state senator.
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.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
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 Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of 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 Richard Richards, 1963.
[Identification of item], Richard Richards Papers (Collection 1108). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2723085
Richard Richards was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1916; AB, University of Southern California, 1939; received law degree
from University of Southern California, 1942; chairman, Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, 1950 & 1952; delegate,
national conventions, 1948-64; Los Angeles County senator, California State Senate, 1954-62.
Richard Richards was born in 1916 in Cedar rapids, Iowa.
Moving to California, he attended the University of Southern California.
getting his AB in 1939 and law degree in 1942. Active in local
Democratic Party politics, Richards served as chairman of the Los
Angeles County Democratic Central Committee in 1950 and 1952. and was
a delegate to the national conventions from 1948-1964. In 1954 he
was elected to the California State Senate where he served as the lone
Los Angeles County senator until 1962.
This collection was given to the library by Mr. Richards in 1964
and represents the legislative files and documentation of his years in
the State Senate. In virtually all cases the folder headings and
contents are those used by Richards himself. Because they were turned
over to the library in no particular order. however. the arbitrary
division into legislative files. legislative committees, and subject
files was done for ease of access and description.
Collection consists of the legislative files and related papers from Richard Richard's career as a California state senator.
Includes numerous annual reports, correspondence, printed materials, and the
Journal of the Assembly of California.
Arranged in the following series:
- Legislative files, 1955-62 (Boxes 1-16).
- Legislative committees (Boxes 17-36).
- Subject files (Boxes 37-50).
- Subject files arranged alphabetically.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Richards, Richard, 1916- --Archives.
California--Legislature--Senate.
Legislators--California--Archival resources.