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African American Publications Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-023
Scope and Contents

This collection contains issues of publications created for African American and Black audiences such as: Bronze Thrills, Color, Flash Newspicture, Hep, Jive, Sepia, and Spotlighter.

Dates: 1937-1939, 1945-1946, 1951, 1955, 1965, 1972

Alfred and Bernice Ligon Aquarian Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2015-001
Abstract This collection contains archival materials and rare books related to Alfred and Bernice Ligon as the proprietors and founders of The Aquarian Book Shop and Aquarian Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, CA; their interests in African American history and culture; and studies and teaching of metaphysics, occultism and black gnostic studies. The archival collection concentrates on the operations and events of the Book Shop, curriculum of the Spiritual Center, and African American culture. The rare...
Dates: Late 1800s - 2014; Bulk 1941-1996

Alvan Burton Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-023
Abstract This collection showcases the photographs of Alvan Robert Burton (1925-2009), a well-respected Black photographer, community advocate, youth mentor, and Air Force veteran. After serving in World War II, Burton opened a photography studio in the Central Avenue neighborhood of Los Angeles, where he documented the lives of those in his community, particularly the students of Thomas Jefferson High School. This expansive collection includes photographs and negatives from throughout Burton’s...
Dates: 1940-1981, undated

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

Phil Wilkes Fixico Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2021-023
Scope and Contents

The Phil Wilkes Fixico Collection (1966-2021, undated) contains documents relating to the life and career of Phil Wilkes Fixico, a Black-Seminole American activist and founder of the Semiroon Historical Society. Documents include photocopies of Fixico’s awards, certificates, degrees, and photographs, as well as articles focusing on Fixico and/or people of Black-Seminole heritage. Also included is a copy of A Man Called Horse by Glennette Tilley Turner.

Dates: 1966-2021, undated

Dadisi Sanyika Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2015-002
Abstract

This collection contains archival material and rare books related to Dadisi Sanyika and his interests in African American history and culture, African drumming and dance, and the study of astrology, metaphysics, occultism, black gnostic studies, and PermaCulture. Included in the collection are published books and periodicals, pamphlets, yearbooks, handwritten notes, study materials, lesson plans, astrology charts, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and VHS tapes.

Dates: 1940s-2005; 1970-2005

Jacquelyn Stewart Black and Local History Subject File Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-042
Scope and Contents The Jacquelyn Stewart Black and Local History Subject File Collection (1966-2020; undated) contains three boxes of newspapers, articles, calendars, brochures, pamphlets, flyers, postcards, funeral and memorial service programs, and other material related to Black history and Los Angeles area history. Featured topics and people in this collection are: Colonel Allensworth, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Barack Obama, Harriet Tubman, Ray Charles, West Adams, Central Ave, Carson, and the Del...
Dates: 1966-2020; undated

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Bailey, Alice, 1880-1949 2
Hall, Manly P. (Manly Palmer), 1901-1990 2
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