Title created 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. Los Angeles All City Employees Association (ACEA) president Frank King (right) and vice president Charles N. Chapman (left), pose for a photo with 1964 ACEA Queen Betty Lewis (sitting left), and first court princess Roberta Allen (sitting right). Ms. Lewis, a clerk typist for the city of Los Angeles, became the first African American to be elected ACEA Queen. This photograph was taken on December 1, 1963. See images 00130141 through 00130143; 00143723 and 00143724 for additional photos in this series.
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All City Employees Association (Los Angeles, Calif.) All City Employees Association (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Presidents African American men Men African American women Women Associations, institutions, etc Clerks Beauty contestants Offices Office chairs Wall hangings Smiling Posing Los Angeles (Calif.)
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