Elinor Raas Heller (October 3, 1904 - August 15, 1987) was a Regent of the University of California from 1961-1976. She served as Chair in 1975-1976, and Vice-Chair in 1968-1969 and 1971-1972. In 1973 she was appointed to serve on California's Postsecondary Education Commission. She received the Clark Kerr Award in 1976. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Regents of the University of California make up the governing board of the University of California. ... Clark Kerr (May 17, 1911 – December 1, 2003) was the first Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (1952–1958) and the 12th President of the University of California (1958–1967). ...

At the time of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement in 1964, another regent, Edwin Pauley, with the covert assistance of the FBI, attempted to remove her from the board. The Free Speech Movement was a student protest which began in 1964 - 1965 on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley under the informal leadership of student Mario Savio and others. ... Edwin Wendell Pauley Sr. ...

Elinor Heller was also a member of the Democratic National Committee (1944-1952) and the World Affairs Council of Northern California. She was an alternate delegate to the 1944 Democratic National Convention, and a delegate in 1948 and 1956. In the 1952 presidential election, she was a candidate for Presidential Elector in California on behalf of Adlai Stevenson. Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean is the current Chairman of the DNC. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal campaign and fund-raising organization affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. ... The 1948 Democratic National Convention was held in Philadelphia from July 12 to July 14, and resulted in the nomination of President Harry Truman for President and of Alben Barkley for Vice President. ... The 1956 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party nominated Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois for President and Estes Kefauver for Vice President. ... The United States Electoral College is the electoral college which chooses the President and Vice President of the United States at the conclusion of each Presidential election. ... Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician, noted for intellectual demeanor and advocacy of liberal causes in the Democratic party. ...

Born in San Francisco, California, she married financier Edward Hellman Heller in 1925. The couple resided in Atherton, California and had three children. Edward Heller died in 1961. Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... This article is becoming very long. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Atherton is a town in San Mateo County, California, United States. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

References

• Who's Who in America 1976: Elinor Raas Heller, p. 1400.
• "Elinor Raas Heller" (obituary), New York Times, August 19, 1987.