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Scope and Content
Chester Earl Holifield (1903-1995) -- also known as Chet Holifield -- of Montebello, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Mayfield, Graves County, KY, December 3, 1903. Moved to Montebello in 1920 and engaged in the manufacture and selling of men's apparel 1920-1943; U.S. Representative from California 19th District, 1943-75. Congressional adviser to international conferences on uses of atomic energy, nuclear weapons testing, water desalinization, and disarmament. Upon his retirement from the House, he resumed the manufacture and selling of men's apparel; died February 6, 1995.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1944-1974
Creator
- From the Collection: Holifield, Chet (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 89 Linear Feet (89 boxes)
General note
(previously the contents of Box 9 were calendared in Holifield's Boxes 48 and 49 (the contents of the latter were not organized or noted))
Processing Information
Backstage Library Works listed a "Box 9B" during the physical relocation of this collection in 2020. Box 9B had not been documented in this finding aid prior to the 2020 relocation.
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu