Description
Edna Covert Plummer (1907-1972) was the organizer of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank (Eureka, Nevada), the co-founder
of the Legal Aid Foundation, and the nation's first woman district attorney. The collection consists of correspondence, scrapbooks,
yearbooks, memorandum book, articles, and a narrative relating to Edna Covert Plummer.
Background
Plummer was born in 1907; she was the organizer of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Eureka, Nevada; cofounder of
the Legal Aid Foundation; first woman trustee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association; an active member of many public service
organizations; and the nation's first woman district attorney; she died in 1972.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
3 oversize boxes
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.