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The Law Firm of Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, 1919-1941

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Description

Interviews with two members of the firm's early secretarial staff, two retired partners who joined the firm in the 30s, and the son, E.D. Bronson, Jr., of one of the founders. Recollections about Roy and Ed Bronson (founders of the San Francisco firm and early associate Harold McKinnon; other members of the firm; its expansion; cases and clients, etc. Photographs inserted. Interviewees include the following: Rita Convery. Not the Biggest but the Best; Helen Frahm Tinney. A Sense of Family; Edward D. Bronson, Jr. Reminiscences of the Bronson Brothers; Lawrason Driscoll. A Career in Insurance Litigation; John H. Painter. A Career in Corporate Law. Appended-photocopies of the following: Roy Bronson's essay on the early history of the firm; Harold McKinnon's essay on the founders; The Secret of Mr. Justice Holmes [printed article] by McKinnon; lists of the firm's associates and partners and its insurance and corporate clients, 1930-1964. See also BANC MSS 84/139 c, 1 box of supplemental material.

Details

Title

The Law Firm of Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, 1919-1941

Creator

interviewer. Annett, Joan M.,

interviewee. Convery, Rita,

interviewee. Tinney, Helen Frahm,

interviewee. Bronson, Edward Duerdin, Jr.,

interviewee. Driscoll, Lawrason,

interviewee. Painter, John H.,

Creator

Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.

Full Collection Name

California Audiovisual Preservation Project

Other Identifiers

cabeuroh_000208

Subject (Person)

Bronson, Roy A., 1889-

Bronson, Edward Duerdin, 1893-1976.

McKinnon, Harold Richert, 1894-

Subject (Corporate)

Bronson, Bronson and McKinnon.

Subject (Topic)

Lawyers California--San Francisco--Personal narratives.

Geographic Coverage

United States--California--Berkeley.

Type

Audio

Format

Oral histories.

Archive

The Library

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Collection

California AV Project

Tracks

cabeuroh_000208_t01_a_access.mp3 Tape 1, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t01_b_access.mp3 Tape 1, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t02_a_access.mp3 Tape 2, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t02_b_access.mp3 Tape 2, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t03_a_access.mp3 Tape 3, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t03_b_access.mp3 Tape 3, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t04_a_access.mp3 Tape 4, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t04_b_access.mp3 Tape 4, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t05_a_access.mp3 Tape 5, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t05_b_access.mp3 Tape 5, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t06_a_access.mp3 Tape 6, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t06_b_access.mp3 Tape 6, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t07_a_access.mp3 Tape 7, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t07_b_access.mp3 Tape 7, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t08_access.mp3 Tape 8

cabeuroh_000208_t09_a_access.mp3 Tape 9, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t09_b_access.mp3 Tape 9, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t10_a_access.mp3 Tape 10, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t10_b_access.mp3 Tape 10, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t11_a_access.mp3 Tape 11, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t11_b_access.mp3 Tape 11, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t12_a_access.mp3 Tape 12, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t12_b_access.mp3 Tape 12, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t13_a_access.mp3 Tape 13, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t13_b_access.mp3 Tape 13, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t14_a_access.mp3 Tape 14, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t14_b_access.mp3 Tape 14, Side B

cabeuroh_000208_t15_access.mp3 Tape 15

cabeuroh_000208_t16_a_access.mp3 Tape 16, Side A

cabeuroh_000208_t16_b_access.mp3 Tape 16, Side B

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