San Francisco lawyer, California higher education, and Democratic politics, 1947-1998
By: William K. Coblentz ; with an introduction by James McClatchy. Interviews conducted by Leah McGarrigle in 1997-1998. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: McGarrigle, Leah.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Published: 2002
Subjects: Brown, Edmund G. 1905-1996.; Alioto, Joseph L.; Brown, Willie L.; Graham, Bill, 1931-; Hearst, Patricia, 1954-; University of California (System). Regents.; California State University. Board of Trustees.; California. Master Plan Survey of Higher Education.; San Francisco (Calif.). Airports Commission.; McClatchy Company.; Jefferson Airplane (Musical group); Lawyers -- California -- San Francisco -- Interviews.; Charities -- California -- San Francisco.; Education, Higher -- California.; San Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and government.; San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.; San Francisco (Calif.) -- Newspapers.; California -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Genres: Interviews.; Newspapers.
Other titles: University history series.
Description: Family background and childhood in San Francisco; B.A., UC Berkeley; J.D., Yale Law School; law practice for diverse clients (Bill Graham, Jefferson Airplane, Patty Hearst); drafting the Charitable Trust Act; California State University System Trustee, 1960-1964 and UC Board of Regents, 1964-1980; reflections on Master Plan for Higher Education; Democratic politics with comments on Pat Brown, Joseph Alioto, Willie Brown, John Kennedy, Cecil Poole; San Francisco Airport Commission, 1970-1986; thoughts on philanthropy and the Jewish community, San Francisco history and politics; the McClatchy Family Newspapers board and comments on journalism; real estate development in San Francisco.