Title supplied by cataloger. Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park. Councilmember Harold Henry and a young unidentified female student can be seen in council chambers at Los Angeles City Hall during the annual "Girls Day in Government" event. "Girls Day in Government" was a program where outstanding female high school students were selected to spend a day in public office. Several people can be seen in the audience at the back. Photograph circa 1964. See images 00125469; 00128516, 00128517; 00130040, 00130041; and 00143534 through 00143554 for additional photos in this series.
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1 negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Henry, Harold A.,--1895-1966 Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men Young women Politicians City council members High school student activities High school students Student government Teenage girls Students City councils City halls Audiences Paperwork (Office practice) Desks Microphones Smiling Posing Los Angeles (Calif.)
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