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J. Rupert Mason on single tax, irrigation districts and municipal bankruptcy

Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
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Title

J. Rupert Mason on single tax, irrigation districts and municipal bankruptcy

Finding Aid Title

The Regional Oral History Office, 1954-1979

Date Created

1957

Date Published

1957

Description

Interview with James Rupert Mason. Notes his family and early life, including experiences as a bondsalesman; his own firm in San Francisco; his ideas on irrigation and municipal bond issues and government controls; theories of taxation; interest in and work for various water and power developments and against land monopolies.

Transcript

http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ROHO/collections/subjectarea/natres/ca_wate...

Interviewer

Baum, Willa K.

Interviewee

Mason, J. Rupert (James Rupert), 1886-1959

Subject Topic

Finance--California
Irrigation--California
Municipal ownership--California
Water resources development--California
Taxation--California
Single tax
Bankruptcy

Genre

Oral histories

Language

eng

Media Type

Sound

Format

1/4 inch audio tape

Number of Parts

1 Tape of 1

Generation

Master

Stock Manufacturer

Scotch

Running Speed

3 3/4 ips

Copyright Statement

Copyright by The Regents of the University of California. This manuscript is made available for research purposes only. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Country of Creation

US

Source Institution

Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Source Call Number

Phonotape 277 B

Source Institution Contact Information

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720-6000, US, Telephone: (510) 642-1595, email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu, http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/bancroft-library/oral-history-center

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