Lionel J. Wilson collection

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Lionel J. Wilson collection

1944-1998

https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8z89fhg

The Lionel J. Collection consists of newspaper clippings, political campaign flyers, biographical sketches, photographs, and programs documenting the political career of Oakland’s first black mayor Lionel J. Wilson. The collection is organized into five series: biographical material, programs, photographs, political flyers, and newspaper clippings. The bulk of the collection is newspaper clippings on Wilson’s political career, and also includes photographs of the Oakland City Council and various mayoral events, political flyers from Wilson’s mayoral campaigns in 1977 and 1981, biographical sketches, and programs from mayoral events including the mayor’s annual prayer breakfast and various banquets honoring Wilson.

.25 linear feet (1 box)

eng, Latn

African American Museum and Library at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 11659920

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Wilson, Lionel J. (Lionel Joseph), 1915-1998

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Lionel Joseph Wilson (March 14, 1915 – January 23, 1998) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first black mayor of Oakland, California, serving three terms as mayor of Oakland from 1977 until 1991. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised in Oakland, he was educated in Oakland public schools, graduating from McClymonds High School. Wilson attended UC Berkeley, graduating with an A.B. in economics in 1939. During 1939 to 1943, he was a s...