Lorenzo Bowdoin is cited by Women's Sunday Morning Breakfast Club for his contributions to the community for the past 50 years at its "This is Your Life" program. He is seated at a table with a trophy and flowers, with family members standing behind him. Text from newspaper caption: Family members: daughter Frances Vaughn, grandson Reuben Vaughn, and nephews Otis and George Bowdoin gather around "This Is Your Life principal." Los Angeles Sentinel, 15 Nov. 1962: A8. Lorenzo Bowdoin was a Los Angeles businessman, civic leader and philanthropist. One of the first three black clerks hired by the Los Angeles Post Office in 1906, he worked there for 38 years and improved hiring and promotion policies for blacks. He was one of the organizers of Angelus Mortuary (1925) and was the treasurer for many years. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Haitian Coffee Co. He was active in many civic organizations including the Metropolitan YMCA.
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African American philanthropists African American civic leaders Award presentations African American businesspeople Vaughn, Reuben Bowdoin Bowdoin, Frances Lillian, 1916-1996 Bowdoin, George Bowdoin, Lorenzo, 1886-1972 Bowdoin, Otis, 1918-1989
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