Legal assistance to the poor -- California

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

 Item
Identifier: NEJL-009.028
Scope and Contents In this interview, Bruce Allen discusses the establishment and early history of the Legal Aid Society of Sacramento County/Legal Aid Society of Northern California during the 1950s, and the support of the Sacramento County bar Association for the project.Allen recalls ongoing discussions about the types of cases the Society should handle (i.e., if they should handle divorce cases), and whether they should accept federal funding for legal aid. He discusses his involvement with the...
Dates: 1991 Sep 03
 Collection
Identifier: NEJL-038
Scope and Contents

The records include materials from Carol Ruth Silver's services as a legal services attorney in the 1960s, the early days of the legal services program. They include files from Berkeley Neighborhood Legal Services, California Rural Regal Services Delano Office, Alamada County Legal Aid Society Fruitvale Office, and material from Silver's consulting work for the NLADA in Alaska. They cover the period from 1967-1971.

Dates: 1967 - 1972
 Collection
Identifier: NEJL-006