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. Mae L. Savage, Executive Secretary to Council Member Billy Mills (not pictured) is seen sitting behind her desk, smiling for the camera. A telephone sits on her desk at right, her name plate is at lower left, and a typewriter is adjacent on the far left. Ms. Savage retired in January, 1967 after 25 years of service to the City of Los Angeles. Photograph circa 1967. See images 00128927, 00128928; and 00143642 through 00143651 for additional photos in this series.
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1 color negative : safety ; 10 x 13 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Women Secretaries City halls Office furniture Offices Desks Paperwork (Office practice) Typewriters Telephones Nameplates (Plaques) Reflections Smiling Posing Los Angeles (Calif.)
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