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The Law Firm of Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon: 1919-1941 : oral history transcript / and related material, 1978.
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Title:

The Law Firm of Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon: 1919-1941 : oral history transcript: and related material, 1978

Creator/Contributor:

Annett, Joan M., interviewer.

Creator/Contributor:

Convery, Rita, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Tinney, Helen Frahm, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Bronson, Edward Duerdin, Jr, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Driscoll, Lawrason, interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Painter, John H., interviewee.

Creator/Contributor:

Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.

Abstract:

Interviews with two members of the firm's early secretarial staff, two retired partners who joined the firm in the 30s, and the son, E.D. Bronson, Jr., of one of the founders. Recollections about Roy and Ed Bronson (founders of the San Francisco firm and early associate Harold McKinnon; other members of the firm; its expansion; cases and clients, etc. Photographs inserted. Interviewees include the following: Rita Convery. Not the Biggest but the Best; Helen Frahm Tinney. A Sense of Family; Edward D. Bronson, Jr. Reminiscences of the Bronson Brothers; Lawrason Driscoll. A Career in Insurance Litigation; John H. Painter. A Career in Corporate Law.
Appended - photocopies of the following: Roy Bronson's essay on the early history of the firm; Harold McKinnon's essay on the founders; The Secret of Mr. Justice Holmes [printed article] by McKinnon; lists of the firm's associates and partners and its insurance and corporate clients, 1930-1964. See also BANC MSS 84/139 c, 1 box of supplemental material.

Date:

1978 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Bronson, Roy A -- 1889-
Bronson, Edward Duerdin -- 1893-1976
McKinnon, Harold Richert -- 1894-
Bronson, Bronson and McKinnon.
Lawyers -- California -- San Francisco -- Personal narratives
United States -- California -- Berkeley

Note:

tape recorded interview conducted by Joan M. Annett for the Regional Oral History Office, the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1978 :
Phonotape also available.
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Also available online.
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:

print
vii, [19], 279 p. ; 28 cm. + related material.

Language:

English

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.