Humanitarian award given to Paul R. Williams and Dr. Claude Hudson, 1975

Title: Humanitarian award given to Paul R. Williams and Dr. Claude Hudson, 1975
Alternative title: Awards and Accolades of Paul Williams
Date Created: March 1975
Date: 1975-03
Collection: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Description: Photograph copy the Humanitarian award given to Paul R. Williams, and Claude Hudson by the 2Y8 senior Raggers guild with the seal of the city of Los Angeles at the top and the seal of the city and signature of mayor Tom Bradley at the bottom. The award is dated March 23, 1975.
Paul Williams was an African American architect who designed almost 2,000 homes in the Los Angeles area. He worked for wealthy celebrity clients, but also designed affordable homes, public housing, and civic, commercial, and institutional buildings. His works exhibit elegant composition and perfect proportion.
H. Claude Hudson had a varied career, working as a dentist, lawyer, and businessman. He was President of the first branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Shreveport, Louisiana. After he moved his family to Los Angeles, he was elected President of the Los Angeles branch and served in that capacity for 10 years. In 1931, Dr. Hudson became the first African American graduate of Loyola Law School. He never practiced as a lawyer, however. He also founded Broadway Federal Savings and Loan.

Genre: awards
Names: Hudson, H. Claude (Henry Claude), 1886-1989
Williams, Paul R., 1894-1980
Resource type: still image
Subjects: African American civic leaders
African American politicians
African American architects