Oral Histories
Interview of Bee Lavery
Chief of protocol under Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley from 1973 to 1993.
- Series:
- The Bradley Years: Los Angeles City Government, 1973-1993
- Topic:
- Politics and GovernmentCommunity Activism
- Biographical Note:
- Chief of protocol under Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley from 1973 to 1993.
- Interviewee:
- Lavery, Bee Canterbury
- Supporting Documents:
- Records relating to the interview are located in the office of the UCLA Library’s Center for Oral History Research. Related collections in UCLA Library Special Collections include the Bradley Administration Papers, as well as a 1978 oral history with Bradley and a later, uncompleted oral history begun with Bradley shortly before his death.
- Interviewer Background and Preparation:
- The interview was conducted by Caitlin Parker, UCLA Center for Oral History Research. B.A., History, Amherst College; M.A., US History, UCLA. Parker’s dissertation focuses on urban policy in Los Angeles during Mayor Tom Bradley’s administration. Parker prepared for the interview by reviewing archival records in the Bradley Administrative collection at UCLA; articles from the Los Angeles Times and other print sources; and Lavery’s unpublished memoir, “Kings, Queens, Presidents, and Prime Ministers.”
- Processing of Interview:
- The interviewer prepared a timed log of the audio recording of the interview. Lavery was given the opportunity to review the log in order to supply missing or misspelled names and to verify the accuracy of the content but made no changes.
- Length:
- 1.3 hrs.
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library.
- Series Statement:
- This series includes interviews with key individuals who served in Los Angeles city government during the administration of Mayor Tom Bradley. The interviews focus on each individual’s political development, activism, and role in the Bradley administration. Major urban policy issues addressed in the interviews include social services, economic development, urban redevelopment, housing, transit, policing, education, and city finances. This project was generously supported by Arcadia funds.