Identifier	catholic_00013
Title	[Letter from Irene to Henry, 1938]
Creator	Unknown
Date Created	1938
Description	A handwritten letter in ink, signed "Irene" and addressed to "Henry" possibly Henry Isidore Dockweiler. The letter is written on letterhead which reads, "DOCKWEILER for GOVERNOR, Inc." The letter discusses a check that was sent along with the letter.
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. Henry Isidore Dockweiler (d. 1970) served in the U.S. diplomatic corps in Japan, Spain, and China.
Type	Text
Physical Description	1 leaf ; 28 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; Dockweiler, Henry Isidore; Dockweiler for Governor, Inc.;
Subject (Place)	California;
Subject (Topic)	Governors--California--Election; Political campaigns--California;
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:] [image of John F. Dockweiler] JOHN F. DOCKWEILER DOCKWEILER for GOVERNOR, Inc. 2345 S. FIGUEROA STREET LOS ANGELES, CAL. Richmond 0166 [Handwritten letter:] Dear Henry, Sorry I could not speak to you personally about this check I am enclosing, but its the only way we could [work?] this with Mr. Feinstein - Unfortunately I had to date my check ahead, but I know you understand. Lovingly, Irene Check departed 9/29/38 [letterhead:] "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."--FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT.