Shirley Adelson Siegel papers, 1947-1950.

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Shirley Adelson Siegel papers, 1947-1950.

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The collection contains materials that relate to Siegel's efforts at housing reform between 1947 and 1950, the years that she lived and worked in Los Angeles. Included are press releases and article clippings; Siegel's handwritten notes; correspondence exchanged between Siegel, government officials, and other housing rights advocates; memoranda; reports; transcripts from Siegel's speaking engagements; agendas and minutes from the various committees that Siegel served on; draft legislation, resolutions, and legal opinions related to housing and urban development policy; pamphlets, newsletters, and publications issued by the organizations with which Siegel was affiliated; and several copies of a journal article written by Siegel regarding race restricted covenants. Items in the collection are corganized according to the individual organizations and specific issues that Siegel worked with during her time in Los Angeles.

1 linear ft. (1 box)

University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8115108

University of Southern California, USC Libraries

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Siegel, Shirley Adelson, 1918-

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Born July 3, 1918 in the Bronx, New York, Shirley Adelson Siegel was raised in New York City by Jewish immigrant parents. The Great Depression hit the family hard: when Siegel was 13 she and her family were evicted from their Manhattan home when her father, a struggling businessman, failed to make rent. However, despite the family's financial woes, Siegel excelled in school. After graduating at the top of her high school class in the mid-1930s, she enrolled at Barnard College and pursued an unde...

American Jewish Committee. Los Angeles Chapter

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O'Dwyer, Thomas Monsignor

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League of Women Voters of Los Angeles

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Los Angeles Citizens Housing Council

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