Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Henry B. R. Briggs (R) taking the oath of office to become the Postmaster of Los Angeles. The oath is administered by United States District Judge Paul J. McCormick (L). A third person stands between them. This event was reported in the Los Angeles Times article "Briggs in as Postmaster, Former Editor Takes Oath of Office and O'Brien Presents Him to Federal Staff," February 1, 1934. Henry B. R. Briggs was the Postmaster of Los Angeles from February 1, 1934 to his death (from pneumonia) on September 28, 1936. Prior to that, he was the publisher and editor of the Los Angeles Record. J. F. Bourne, a long-term postal employee, is mentioned in Los Angeles Times coverage of post office news between 1910 and 1938. Text from negative sleeve: Briggs, H.B.R. Postmaster Handwritten on negative: L - R Judge McCormack [Cormick?], Wm. N..., H.B.R. Briggs
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uclamss_1429_1264 ark:/21198/zz002dbpq2
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Postmasters--California--Los Angeles Legal Oaths--California--Los Angeles People Briggs, Henry B. R., 1881-1936 McCormick, Paul J., 1879-1960
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