Joseph Edward Shaw Papers, ca. 1887-1963, bulk 1933-1941

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Joseph Edward Shaw Papers, ca. 1887-1963, bulk 1933-1941

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Joseph E. Shaw (1889-1965) was born in Lamar, Colorado. Shaw was the brother and secretary of Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw (elected 1933, relected 1937). In 1938, a civic reform movement successfully sponsored the recall of Mayor Shaw. He was replaced by Superior Court Judge Fletcher Bowron. Joseph Shaw was convicted in 1940 of selling civil service jobs during his brother's administration, although his conviction was reversed by the California Supreme Court the following year. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, business papers, tape recordings, photographs, phonograph records, clippings, and printed material related to Los Angeles politics when Joseph E. Shaw served as secretary to his brother and afterward.

18 boxes (9 linear ft.); 6 oversize boxes

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Los Angeles (Calif.)

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Shaw, Joseph Edward, 1889-

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Joseph E. Shaw was born in LaMar, CO, on Feb. 25, 1889; served in the US Navy, 1905-33; became secretary to his brother, Los Angeles Mayor Frank Shaw (b. 1877), in 1933; both men were convicted of selling civil service jobs, and a recall movement replaced Frank Shaw with Fletcher Bowron as mayor of LA. From the description of Papers, ca. 1887-1963 bulk 1933-1941. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38515300 Biography ...

Shaw, Frank L.

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