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Isidore B. Dockweiler as a young man, circa 1890s
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Title
Isidore
B
.
Dockweiler
as a
young
man
,
circa
1890s
Creator
Schumacher
Date Range
circa
1890-1900
Description
Cabinet
photograph
with
photographer's
credit
: "
Schumacher
,
Los
Angeles
,
Cal.
"
Note
Isidore
B
.
Dockweiler
(1867-1947)
was a
prominent
lawyer
,
establishing
his
law
practice
in
1889
. The
powerful
Dockweiler
firm
would
eventually
include
three
of his
sons
-
Thomas
,
Henry
, and
Frederick
-
and
among
its
many
clients
numbered
Hollywood
celebrities
,
John
Paul
Getty
, the
Mexican
state
of
Baja
California
, and
corporations
,
such
as
Security-First
National
Bank
.
Isidore
was an
important
figure
in
both
the
California
and the
national
Democratic
Party
. He was a
delegate
to the
1908
,
1936
, and
1940
Democratic
National
Conventions
. From
1916
to
1932
, he
served
on the
Democratic
National
Committee
. His
diligent
work
was
acknowledged
as
critical
in
bringing
the
1920
Democratic
National
Convention
to
San
Francisco
.
Both
as a
lawyer
and as a
Democrat
,
Isidore
B
.
Dockweiler
was
influential
,
resulting
in his
membership
on
numerous
corporate
boards
,
such
as the
Lincoln
Building
and
Loan
Association
, the
Security-First
National
Bank
, and the
Los
Angeles
Union
Terminal
Company
. In
education
, he
served
as
trustee
of the
State
Normal
School
in
San
Diego
and of
St
.
Vincent's
College
.
Isidore
Dockweiler
was
instrumental
in the
growth
of the
Los
Angeles
Public
Library
,
holding
office
as its
president
(1901-1911)
. He
served
on the
state
board
of
parks
and
beaches
.
After
his
death
, the
Venice-Hyperion
Beach
was
renamed
the
Dockweiler
State
Beach
in his
honor
. A
devout
Roman
Catholic
,
Isidore
helped
found
the
Newman
Club
of
Los
Angeles
. He was a
member
of the
Knights
of
Columbus
and a
Knight
of
St
.
Gregory
, at the
command
of
Pope
Pius
XI
. On the
national
scene
, his
relationship
with
President
Woodrow
Wilson
led
to his
appointment
to the
Board
of
Indian
Commissioners
.
Physical Description
1
black-and-white
photograph
;
6.5
x
4
in
Genre
Cabinet
photographs
Subject
Dockweiler
,
Isidore
B
.
(Isidore
Bernard)
,
1867-1947
;
Portraits
Geographic Location
Los
Angeles
(Calif.)
Repository
Department
of
Archives
and
Special
Collections
,
William
H
.
Hannon
Library
,
Loyola
Marymount
University
Collection Title
Dockweiler
Family
Papers
Collection Number
CSLA-12
Container Information
Series
3
.
Photographs
;
Box
No
.
15
;
Folder
No
.
9
Identifier
sc_dfc003410001
Copyright
https://library.lmu.edu/policies&procedures/librarycopyrightpolicy/
Type
Image
Format
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