Law

Clary, William W.

See Clary, William W. in Claremont Colleges

Himrod, William B.

See Himrod, William B. in Claremont Colleges

Lawler, Oscar (b. 1875)

United States Attorney

Reminiscences, 1962

Describes Los Angeles in 1890's, reading law, work as United States Attorney and as Assistant Attorney General assigned to the Interior Department under President Taft. Mentions political and business leaders in Los Angeles, influence of the Southern Pacific Railroad, the Lincoln-Roosevelt League, and Farmers and Merchants National Bank. The last half of the manuscript is his recollections of: Pullman strike (1894), Neutrality Law violations of Mexican refugees, Imperial Valley, the Los Angeles Times and McNamara prosecution.

Interviewers: John Niven, Associate Professor of History, Claremont Graduate School; David W. Davies, Librarian, Honnold Library; Francis Lindley, Los Angeles lawyer and member of the Board of Fellows, Claremont Graduate School.

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Loeb, Joseph

See Loeb, Joseph in California State and Local History

Mukaeda, Katsuma

See Mukaeda, Katsuma in California State and Local History

Walker, Irving G.

See Walker, Irving G. in Claremont Colleges

Wickes, Francis

See Wickes, Francis in Politics and Government