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Description
In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley resident and former mayor Bob Burton recounts his life and discusses his involvement in the community. Born in 1930 in New York City, Bob was educated at Fieldston and Yale. After college, he worked for the New York Life Insurance Company, which gave him the opportunity early in his career to transfer to San Francisco. In 1966, Bob moved to Mill Valley with his wife, Elza, and their two children, Kenneth and Abigail. He soon got involved in city governance, serving on the planning commission and the city council. Bob discusses his work as a public servant as well as well as his and Elza's involvement-ongoing at the time this oral history was conducted-in the cultural life of Mill Valley.
Identifier
1DA09804-2834-4FDA-9573-314292473585 2016.039.001
Subject
Barnard, Jean Burton, Abigail Burton, Bob Burton, Elza Burton, Robert Capron, Bob City council members City government City officials City planning Elections - Mill Valley Insurance Insurance companies Lawyers Marin Symphony Chorus Meyer, Dean N Mill Valley Record Miller Avenue Miller Avenue Plan Milley Awards Music Musicians MV history - Growth (1980s) New York Life Insurance Company Oral history - Local government, police, firefighters Oral history - Visual, performing, literary arts Oral history - Volunteerism, activism Planning Commission Poutiatine, Ivan Road construction Roads Theaters Theatrical productions Transportation Vocalists White, Al
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