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Title
Madam Lee Francis and Judge Cecil D. Holland reading an anonymous letter that was sent to the Judge, Los Angeles, 1940
Date Created and/or Issued
February 5, 1940
1940-02-05
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
“Night-life figure” (read: Madam) Lee Francis and Judge Cecil D. Holland examining an anonymous letter sent to Judge Holland which asked the court to convict Francis. Francis was arrested on a morals offense after she offered two girls to an undercover deputy sheriff over the phone. This was the second letter sent to the Judge that condemned Francis’s actions.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Francis, Lee; Holland, Cecil D. - Judge
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Lee FrancisJudge Cecil D. Holland
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0027zmbd
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Judicial proceedings--California--Los Angeles
People
Judges--California--Los Angeles
Correspondence
Legal
Francis, Lee
Holland, Cecil D
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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