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California progressive, railroad commissioner, and attorney : oral history transcript / and related material, 1961-1962.
BANC MSS C-D 4037; Phonotape 314:1 B
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Title:

California progressive, railroad commissioner, and attorney : oral history transcript: and related material, 1961-1962

Creator/Contributor:

Thelen, Max, creator, Interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Baum, Willa K., Interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Regional Cultural History Project (University of California, Berkeley)

Abstract:

Recollections of his law career in San Francisco; the Lincoln-Roosevelt Republican League in Berkeley; his work on the California State Railroad Commission (1911-1918); Hiram W. Johnson's administration as governor of Calif.; work with the War Dept., 1918-1919, as surveyor of contracts and with the U.S. Railroad Administration (1919-1920); return to law practice in San Francisco.

Date:

1961 (issued)

Subject:

United States Railroad Administration.
Lawyers -- California
California -- Politics and government

Note:

Max Thelen ; tape recorded interviews conducted by Willa K. Baum in November, 1961. Regional Cultural History Project, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1962 :
Phonotape (interview excerpt) also available.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Also available on microfilm.
Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles.
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:

vi, 100 leaves ; 28 cm. + related material.
1 microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 814:2) only
1 sound tape reel (1-164 ft.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 1 track ; 7 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS C-D 4037
Phonotape 314:1 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.