Description
Edna Covert Plummer (1907-1972) was the
organizer of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank (Eureka, Nevada), the co-founder of the
Legal Aid Foundation, and the nation's first woman district attorney. The collection
consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, yearbooks, memorandum book, articles, and a
narrative relating to Edna Covert Plummer.
Background
Plummer was born in 1907; she was the organizer of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank
of Eureka, Nevada; cofounder of the Legal Aid Foundation; first woman trustee of the Los
Angeles County Bar Association; an active member of many public service organizations; and
the nation's first woman district attorney; she died in 1972.
Extent
0.6 Linear Feet
(1 box, 3 flat boxes)
Restrictions
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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.
Availability
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