Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Bulk, 1991-2008 1968-2008

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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Bulk, 1991-2008 1968-2008

The Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers contain the records of the political activities of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, University of Southern California Gould Law School alumna, state and federal legislator, and county official. Included in this collection are the records from Burke's second tenure on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1992-2008).

474.0 linear ft.; 461 boxes

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SNAC Resource ID: 6660686

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Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite, 1932-

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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (born October 5, 1932) is an American politician and lawyer from California. She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She served in the U.S. Congress from 1973 until January 1979. She was the Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the 2nd District (1992–2008). She has served as the Chair three times (1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03). Her husband is William Burke, a prominent philanthropist and creator of the Los Angeles Marathon. ...

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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Biography / Administrative History The videos held in this collection were produced and/or collected by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its predecessor agencies. The Scope Content note provides more detail regarding the context of creation of these videos, which agency departments were involved, and out of which functions and activities they were produced. From the guide to the LACMTA transit video...

Los Angeles County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors

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Southern California Association of Governments

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