Luce (Edgar A.) Papers, ca. 1908-1938

Summary

Title:

Edgar A. Luce Papers,

Dates:

ca. 1908-1938

Creators:

Luce, Edgar Augustine, 1881-1958?

Abstract:

Pt. I: letters and scrapbooks relating primarily to his interests in reform government, the Lincoln-Roosevelt League, and the Progressive Party and to his campaigns for public office. (Portfolio, 2 v.)
Pt. II - On film only: two scrapbooks of clippings, ca. 1920-1926, relating to campaign for re-election as superior court judge, San Diego Co., and a few letters.

Extent:

Number of containers: 2 volumes, 1 portfolio, and 1 microfilm reel

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Edgar A. Luce papers, BANC MSS C-B 1031, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Biographical / historical:

Edgar Augustine Luce -lawyer, judge and prominent figure in San Diego politics -served as deputy city attorney and city prosecutor of San Diego, 1909-1910, as member of the state senate, 1914-1918, and as superior judge, San Diego County, 1919-1925. Thereafter he returned to private practice.

Physical location:

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Related resources

Other descriptive data:

The papers in Part I of the collection, which were given to The Bancroft Library by Luce's son Edgar A. Luce, Jr., in June 1965, consist mainly of letters and scrapbooks, ca. 1908-1938, reflecting his interest in reform government, the Lincoln-Roosevelt League, and the Progressive Party, and relating to his campaigns for office. The papers in Part II, mainly scrapbooks pertaining to his campaigns for superior court judgeship, were loaned for filming by the Judge's widow, Mrs. Carma Luce, who retains the originals.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by The Bancroft Library staff

Date Prepared:

© 1997

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding; finding aid encoded by Charlotte Gerstein. Date of source: ca. 1965-1967.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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], Edgar A. Luce papers, BANC MSS C-B 1031, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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