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Heritage House Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1980-002
Abstract
A small collection of materials from and about the Heritage House Museum in Compton, California. Materials include correspondence, ledgers, and paper from the Auxiliary; programs, booklets, and correspondence about the museum itself; and ephemera and journals from the 19th century donated to the museum from citizens of Compton.
Dates:
1847-1989
Deloris L. Holt Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-015
Abstract
The Deloris L. Holt Collection contains documents from the life and career of Deloris L. Holt, an educator, author, and activist who dedicated her career to sharing the history and achievements of Black Americans with the world. She was the founder of Kinderpress and published books and teaching resources with an emphasis on Black History and Early Childhood Education. This collection includes documents relating to her many publications, including original manuscripts, as well as extensive...
Dates:
1970-2022; undated
Melvin House Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-030
Abstract
This collection contains material belonging to Melvin House, an African American electrician and high school gymnast living in Los Angeles, California. Included in this collection are documents, photographs, ephemera, articles, booklets, pamphlets, and other material relating to House's education, career, friends and family; as well as his interests in spirituality, politics, religion, and the Nation of Islam.
Dates:
1929-1971; undated
Japanese American Community Publications
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-014
Abstract
This collection consists of booklets and newsletters published by Japanese American community-based organizations in Southern California, including Japanese cultural institutes, Japanese women’s society, religious organizations, Aikido Center of Los Angeles and United States Aikido Federation, Japanese American Republicans, Radio Little Tokyo, Southern California Gardeners' Federation, INC., and National Bonsai Foundation. These organizations have published newsletters and compiled...
Dates:
1960-2014
Johns (Vernon E.) Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2015-006
Abstract
The Vernon E. Johns Family Papers collection (1903-2015, undated) contains documents from the personal lives and careers of the Johns family from Southern California. Donated by Cal State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) alumnus Vernon Johns, the collection concentrates on Johns’ parents Harold Johns and Margaret “Betty” Weiskopf Johns, as well as his maternal grandfather Charles Weiskopf and paternal grandmother Millen Johns. The bulk of the collection pertains to Harold Johns’ 35-year...
Dates:
1903-2015, undated
Lillie Hill Jones Sacred Music Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-013
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of music, primarily African American sacred music such as gospel and spirituals, in avariety of formats, including sheet music, anthologies, and books. The collection also contains personal papers detailing Jones' education, choral, and church activities, musical education and instructional materials, and music history.
Dates:
1881-2000; Majority of material found within 1930-1999
Marguerite P. Justice Papers
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-050
Abstract
The Marguerite P. Justice Papers collection includes, correspondence, photographs, reports, pamphlets, speeches, and other materials regarding the Los Angeles Police Depatment, Los Angeles Police Commission, and varying clubs and organization in the city of Los Angeles.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1990s
Tsugitada Kanamori Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2016-002
Abstract
This collection contains one box of documents belonging to Tsugitada Kanamori. Materials in this collection mostly pertain to Kanamori’s efforts regarding cancelling his renunciation and reinstating his American citizenship. This collection has been digitized and is available online.
Dates:
1948-1958
Tazu Kawamoto Photo Album Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2016-013
Abstract
This collection contains one album of mostly photographs compiled by Tazu Kawamoto that document various people, events, and activities throughout 1939-1943. Materials in this collection include: photographs, flyers, invitations, and business cards relating to Tazu Kawamoto’s personal life, with a focus on events during the World’s Fair on San Francisco’s Treasure Island in 1939. The photographs are most likely taken inside the Gila River Incarceration Center in Arizona, including a...
Dates:
1939-1943
Kenjinkai Publications
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-027
Abstract
This collection consists of publications by prefectural associations, that is, "県人会 kenjinkais," in Southern California and Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California, "南加県人会協議会 Nanka Kenjin Kyogikai." The organizations have compiled commemorative publications to celebrate their major anniversary milestones, and those publications are not widely known about but distributed among the members only. Anniversary booklets include an overview of their history, historical images,...
Dates:
1955-2014
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