President Franklin D. Roosevelt awarded an honorary doctor of law degree from the University of Southern California, October 1, 1935
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Text from original nitrate sleeve: Roosevelt, Franklin D. and Mrs.; Western Trip (L.A.), Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., President Roosevelt was given the honorary degree on the steps of USC’s administration building during a short stop on his motorcade through the city, his first visit to Los Angeles as president. After the stop he traveled to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to give a speech., Handwritten annotation from negative: 11850