Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California. Law School; Griffin-Siminoff Photo; Jefferson, Susan specol@usc.edu
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A moment of serious celebration: African-American, Edwin Jefferson at December 1941 appointment to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court. Attendees included Dr. Warner R. Wright (far left, standing) and David Williams, 1937 graduate of University of Southern California Law School (3rd from left, standing). The group of 15 African Americans (7 men, 8 women) and sitting and standing around a table bearing a cake and a flowered centerpiece with lit candles. The wall behind the group has a closed curtain and two wall lamps on it. All the men are wearing suits, the women are dressed up and wearing flowers in their hair. "Griffin- Siminoff Photo"--printed at bottom of photograph.
African Americans African Americans--History--1877-1964 African Americans--Social life and customs California. Municipal Court (Los Angeles) Jefferson, Edwin Lucius Wright, Warner R., d. 1964 Williams, David Court houses
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