Guide to the Walker Family Papers MS.R.005
Finding aid prepared by Carole McEwan
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
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Title: Walker family papers
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.005
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
10.0 Linear feet
(15 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1950-1970
Abstract: This collection comprises the personal papers of James E. Walker (d. May 1972), an attorney in Santa Ana who had offices in
the Spurgeon Building and ran for the California Assembly and the U.S. Congress as a Democrat from Orange County in the early
1950s. Also included are some papers of his father, Sharpless Walker, who also had been an attorney in the Spurgeon Building.
The bulk of materials are from the 1950s and 1960s.
Creator:
Walker family
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Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises the personal papers of James E. Walker (d. May 1972), an attorney in Santa Ana who had offices in
the Spurgeon Building and ran for the California Assembly and the U.S. Congress as a Democrat from Orange County in the early
1950s. Also included are some papers of his father, Sharpless Walker, who also had been an attorney in the Spurgeon Building.
The bulk of materials are from the 1950s and 1960s.