Oral Histories

Interview of Melville C. Branch

Member of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission.
Subtitle:
Seven Decades of Planning and Development in the Los Angeles Region: Melville C. Branch
Series:
Seven Decades of Planning and Development in the Los Angeles Region
Topic:
Urban Planning and Land Use
Politics and Government
Urban Planning
Biographical Note:
Member of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission.
Interviewer:
Murdoch, Norman
Interviewee:
Branch, Melville C.
Supporting Documents:
Records relating to the interview are located in the office of the UCLA Library's Center for Oral History Research.
Interviewer Background and Preparation:
The interview was conducted by Norman Murdoch, PE, AICP, MCP, Master of City and Regional Planning, UC Berkeley; planning consultant; director of the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission (retired); director of Development, City of St. Louis; chief planner, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency; board of directors, Los Angeles Headquarters Association; board of directors, Los Angeles Regional Planning History Group.
Language:
English
Copyright:
Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library.
Series Statement:
Interviews in this series were initiated by the Los Angeles Regional Planning History Group to ensure the preservation of recollections of pioneer planners in both the public and private sectors in the Los Angeles region.