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E. Richard West, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, speaks at a meeting, probably at the Biltmore Los Angeles, 1934

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Title: E. Richard West, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, speaks at a meeting, probably at the Biltmore Los Angeles, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: 1934
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
E. Richard West, president of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce, speaks at a meeting.
As president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, E. Richard Smith guided their efforts to curb communism in 1934. His activity is called the "American Crusade" effort in the article "Many Back Red Attack: Junior Chamber Drive Aided," Los Angeles Times, 15 Jul. 1934: A1.
E. Richard West was the president of the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1933, and then headed the national organization in 1934. During his time as president of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce he lead a effort to generate a national anti-communist campaign.
Text from negative sleeve: West, E. R. J. C. C., 1934
Handwritten on negative: E. Richard West, Pres. Jr. C. of C.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_4322
ark:/21198/zz002cq3dq
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Meetings--California--Los Angeles
Chambers of commerce--California--Los Angeles
Anti-communism--California--Los Angeles
Public speaking
Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)
West, E. Richard (Erling Richard), 1901-1970
Junior Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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