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Little Miss picnic photographs, July 17, 1955; August 12-August 13, 1955

 File — Object: Public Use Drive , Folder: Blue Circles and Friends/Komai Family Slides , item: bcl_01_01_001-bcl_01_02_025

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Blue Circles and Friends/Komai Family Slides (229 Mb, 231 jpeg files) include digitized negatives, photographs, and a presentation board from three youth social organizations; Blue Circles, Little Misses, and Jr. Misses. The presentation board consists of photos from the Blue Circles, a Young Women's Christian Association Girl Reserves group affiliated with the Centenary Church in Los Angeles. Kay Moratani Komai was part of the social organization with about fifteen to twenty other young women before World War II. The presentation board includes photographs of pre-World War II social events, group members, and friends. It also contains 50th wedding anniversary photographs from several of the group members in the 1990s. In addition to the presentation board, the collection also contains digitized color negatives from after World War II of the Little Misses and Jr. Misses social clubs. The Jr. Misses club was also part of the Young Women's Christians Association Girl Reserves group. The photographs from the two social groups include picnics, holiday events, slumber parties, and camping trips.

Dates

  • July 17, 1955; August 12-August 13, 1955

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 229 Megabytes (<emph render="italic">231 jpeg files></emph>)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

25 (35 mm) digitized color negatives that were originally stored as loose slides with dates written on the back. Photographs mostly include men, women, and children eating and doing activities in the park for a Little Miss picninc. Two of the photographs are most likely from a Little Miss slumber party.

Repository Details

Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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