Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Ruth sits at a desk peering over documentation with a large stack of records beside her. Since the city courts were organized on February 1, 1926 there have been half a million filings, which have all personally been added to the ledgers by Miss Ruth Robbins. Photograph appears with the article, "Municipal Court Filings Reach 500,000 in 12 Years," Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec 1938: 10. Handwritten on negative: Ruth Robbins Dec 22, 1938 Text from newspaper caption: Ruth Robbins, deputy clerk of the Municipal Court, who has entered 500,000 filings by hand since Feb. 1, 1926. Text from negative sleeve: 15261 - Ruth Robbins Clerk Files 500,000th COURT CASE DEC 22 '38
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uclamss_1429_12010 ark:/21198/zz002h8w93
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Municipal government--California--Los Angeles Clerks Robbins, Ruth, 1901-1984
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