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Order Number	00130054
Title	Joseph Causey and Leslie Shaw
Photographer	Curtis, Rolland J.
Collection ID	Rolland J. Curtis Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	RC_414.02
Date	Circa 1965
Physical Description	1 negative :safety ;10 x 13 cm.
Notes	Rolland Joseph 'Speedy' Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1922. After serving three years in the Marines during World War II, he and his wife, Gloria, relocated from New Orleans to Los Angeles in 1946. Curtis served four years with the Los Angeles Police Department, but resigned from the force in order to pursue both a Bachelor's and Master's degree from USC. He later became involved in city politics, as an associate of Sam Yorty, and later a field deputy to City Council members Billy Mills and Tom Bradley. He was briefly director of the Model Cities program in 1973. Rolland J. Curtis died in his home in 1979, the victim of a homicide. An affordable housing complex on Exposition Blvd. near Vermont Ave. was named in his honor in 1981, along with a nearby street and park.; Photograph included in the Exhibit: Firsts, Seconds and Thirds: African American Leaders in Los Angeles During the 1960s and '70s from the Rolland J. Curtis Collection.
Historical Data	Leslie Shaw (1922-1985) was named the postmaster of Los Angeles in 1963, under the direction of President John F. Kennedy. He was the first African American postmaster of Los Angeles, and the first black male to be appointed Postmaster of a major US City. He was preceded only by Nancy Avery, who was appointed Postmaster of Pacoima in 1961 and was the first African American Postmaster of a major office in California.
Description	At a postal service meeting are Compton Postmaster Joseph Causey (left) and Los Angeles Postmaster Leslie Shaw.
Subject	Shaw, Leslie N.,--1985. Postmasters--California--Los Angeles. Postmasters--California--Compton. Men--California--Los Angeles. Handshaking--California--Los Angeles. Flags--United States.
Coverage	1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970
Format	Photographic safety negatives
Credits	Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Internal Notes	Additional photographic print :b&w;10x13 cm.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection