The History of the
California Republican Assembly
By Louise Leigh & Fred Davis
The history of the California Republican Assembly was compiled by CRA's historian, Louise Leigh and former CRA News editor, Fred Davis. First published as part of a souvenir book for the 50th CRA State Convention in 1983, the history has been updated twice, and was most recently published as a souvenir program for CRA's 65th Anniversary Convention in April of 2000. Sources include:  Official Archives of the California Republican Assembly at the
University of California, Los Angeles.
“The California Republican Assembly,” by Alton DuRant, Jr. -
Master's thesis, Stanford University, 1953. A series of articles by CRA Historian Louise Leigh for
CRA News, 1982-83. File copies of CRA News dating back to the 1930s. The author's research during 11 years as editor
of the CRA News.
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