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Identifier	catholic_00014
Title	[Copy of John F. Dockweiler letter to J. Paul Getty, 11 August, 1938]
Date Created	11 August 1938
Description	A copy in violet ink of a typewritten letter from John F. Dockweiler to J. Paul Getty, dated August 11, 1938. The letter is copied onto letterhead from the United States House of Representatives. In the letter, John F. Dockweiler thanks Mr. Getty for his assistance in advance of an election. The upper left corner of the page is torn, with a portion of the letterhead missing.
Historical Background	The Dockweiler family has been closely intertwined with Los Angeles religious, political, and civic life. John Francis Dockweiler (d. 1943) was one of thirteen children born to Isidore Dockweiler (1867-1947) and Gertrude Reeve Dockweiler (1871-1937), eleven of whom survived infancy. John Francis followed in his father's political footsteps, serving as a Democratic U.S. Congressman (1933-1939), District Attorney of Los Angeles County (1940-1943), and running unsuccessfully for governor of California in the 1938 Democratic primary. J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) was a wealthy independent oil producer who began buying and selling oil leases in Oklahoma in 1913. He acquired Pacific Western Oil Corp. in 1932 and soon gained control of several independent oil companies, later going on to invest in oil concerns in Saudi Arabia. A zealous art collector, he founded the J. Paul Getty Museum near Malibu, Calif., in 1953.
Type	Text
Physical Description	1 leaf ; 27 cm
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Collection Identifier	http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6v19r77t
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	Public Domain
Copyright Statement	Materials in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Language	eng
Subject (Name)	Dockweiler, John Francis, 1895-1943; Getty, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1892-1976;
Subject (Place)	California;
Subject (Topic)	Political campaigns--California; Governors--California--Election;
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/
Item/Call Number	Dockweiler Family Collection, 1827-1996 CSLA-12, Series 2: Political Activities, Box 6, Folder 5
Transcription	[Letterhead:] [Corner of page torn] DOCKWEILER 16TH DIST. CALIFORNIA MAY RONSAVILLE SECRETARY 1741 HOUSE OFFICE BLDG. Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. MEMBER COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES: WAR DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN: LEGISLATIVE CHIEF ASSISTANT WHIP DEMOCRATIC [Typewritten text:] Beverly Hills Post Office Building, Beverly Hills, California August 11, 1938 COPY Mr. J. Paul Getty, C/o Mr. Harold Rowland, 15 Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey My dear Friend: I have just learned through my brother Henry of your wonderful assistance to me. I can not find words to express to you properly my deep appreciation. Just at this time the aid which you have given me will probably result in bringing about my election. Again thanking you and assuring you that I shall never forget your kindness, I am Sincerely yours, (Signed) John F. Dockweiler