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J. Rupert Mason on single tax, irrigation districts and municipal bankruptcy : oral history transcript / and related material, 1957.
BANC MSS C-D 4021; Phonotape 277 B
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Title:

J. Rupert Mason on single tax, irrigation districts and municipal bankruptcy : oral history transcript: and related material, 1957

Creator/Contributor:

Mason, J. Rupert (James Rupert), 1886-1959, creator, Interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Baum, Willa K., Interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Regional Cultural History Project (University of California, Berkeley)

Abstract:

Notes his family and early life, including experiences as a bondsalesman; his own firm in San Francisco; his ideas on irrigation and municipal bond issues and government controls; theories of taxation; interest in and work for various water and power developments and against land monopolies. Portrait photograph and illustrative printed material inserted.

Date:

1957 (issued)

Subject:

Finance -- California
Irrigation -- California
Municipal ownership -- California
Water resources development -- California
Taxation -- California
Single tax
Bankruptcy

Note:

James Rupert Mason ; tape recorded interview conducted at San Francisco, California by Willa K. Baum in 1957. Regional Cultural History Project, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1957 :
Phonotape of interview excerpts also available. "Cut off reel with Downey and Durbrow"
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Also available on microfilm.
Copyright by The Regents of the University of California. This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Type:

Oral histories.

Physical Description:

ix, 372 leaves ; 28 cm. + related material.
partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 615:17) and positive.
1 sound tape reel (780 ft.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 1 track ; 7 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-D 4021
Phonotape 277 B

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Copyright by The Regents of the University of California. This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.