Oral Histories
Interview of Arthur E. Briggs
Dean of the UCLA School of Law. 5th District Los Angeles City Council member from 1939 to 1943.
- Subtitle:
- Southern California Renaissance Man
- Series:
- Interviews not in a series, part one
- Topic:
- Politics and Government
- Biographical Note:
- Dean of the UCLA School of Law. 5th District Los Angeles City Council member from 1939 to 1943.
- Interviewee:
- Briggs, Arthur E.
- Supporting Documents:
- Records relating to the interview are located in the office of the UCLA Library's Center for Oral History Research.
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library.
- Abstract:
- Formative years in Kansas; education at Kansas City University and University of Southern California; admission to bar in Oklahoma and Missouri, 1906, and California, 1924; early legal practice; teaching in Los Angeles law schools, 1920s; work with Unitarian Church, Los Angeles City Club, and Los Angeles Municipal League, early 1930s; participation in local politics; election as Los Angeles city councilman; service on Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee, late 1930s; member, Severance Club, serving as vice president, 1925-60, and president, 1960-69; founding Los Angeles Ethical Culture Society, 1944; member, Professional Writers League of Los Angeles; later legal practice linked with specialization as certified psychologist.