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Mosk (Stanley) Papers
MSS 0101
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Description
The Stanley Mosk Papers consist of approximately 234 linear feet of personal and family papers, political campaign files,
professional papers, subject files, publications, books, newspapers, speeches, photographs, artifacts, and audiovisual recordings
spanning the entirety of the twentieth century, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1936 to Justice Mosk's death in
2001. This wide-ranging collection documents Mosk's long career of public service—as Executive Secretary to California Governor
Culbert L. Olson (1939-1943); judge for the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County (1943-1958); California Attorney
General (1959-1964); and associate justice for the California Supreme Court (1964-2001)—as well as his personal life and intellectual
preoccupations.
Background
Born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1912, Stanley Mosk received his primary and secondary education in the public schools of Rockford,
Illinois. His involvement in community service developed early. A fledgling journalist, he co-edited his high school newspaper
and represented Rockford in the annual Illinois High School Press Conference. He was a member of the school's championship
debate team. An athlete as well as a scholar, he played baseball during his high school years and covered the football and
basketball seasons for the school paper.
Extent
234 Linear feet
Restrictions
Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Richard M. Mosk were transferred to the
California Judicial Center Library upon Richard M. Mosk's death in 2016. Reproduction or publication of materials in this
collection beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the California Judicial Center Library. Please
contact archives@jud.ca.gov.
Availability
Collection is open for research upon approval of written request. Requests should be submitted to: California Judicial Center
Library, Special Collections and Archives, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Room 4617, San Francisco, CA, 94102-7013, or by e-mail
to archives@jud.ca.gov. All researchers must sign the California Judicial Center Library Special Collections Access Agreement
form. This agreement can be sent electronically by request. Records in the collection may contain confidential information,
as defined in the Access Agreement. Publication or disclosure of such information is strictly prohibited.