A card advertising the candidacy of Irwin J. Muma for Los Angeles school board, 1915
Entry/Object ID
2012.485.1.1
Description
A card advertising the candidacy of Irwin J. Muma for Los Angeles school board, 1915. The card has Muma's portrait and requests votes for the non-partisan election held on 1 June. On the reverse are highlights of Muma's public service. A native of San Simeon, California, Muma was educated in Oakland and at University of California, where he graudated with a law degree in 1900. He was an insurance company branch manager for Aetna and Travelers, was organizer and first president of the Los Angeles Rotary Club, active in Democractic Party politics (and was a delegate to the 1924 national convention), and served on the Los Angeles Board of Education from 1921-1923. He died in January 1925 of cerebral hemorrhage. With some soiling and edge rubbing, the card is in good condition.
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California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Child Hygiene, United States. Department of Labor. Children's Bureau.
