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Costumbres: A Digital Archive of Latino Spanish in the Los Angeles

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-017
Scope and Contents Costumbres is a living archive or an on-going ethnography of contemporary language practices, usages, or costumes of a major U.S. ethnic group. Its mission is to collect, organize, and make public a continual account of vernacular Spanish in the Los Angeles area and neighboring communities. Costumbres is only available as a digital item. For access to Costumbres please contact the Gerth Archives and Special...
Dates: Issued: June 22, 2023

Frank L. Crone Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2014-001
Abstract The Frank L. Crone collection ranging from 1890’s to the 1920’s contains photographs, official documents, correspondence, journals, newspaper articles, reports, maps, and genealogy books. The content of the collection is F. L. Crone’s tenure as General Director of Education in the Philippines and Peru. Collection documents American efforts to instill "progress” in the Philippines through an American public education infrastructure. The collection letters include correspondence between Crone...
Dates: 1891-1926, bulk 1901-1916

CSU Japanese American Digitization Project Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2014-008
Abstract The central focus of the California State University Japanese American Digitization Project is the digitization and access to primary materials related to the history and progress of Japanese Americans in their communities. An enormous range of subjects and archival materials central to Japanese-American life before, during, and after World War II are in this digital collection including: letters, photographs, oral histories, camp publications, papers of camp administrators and counselors,...
Dates: 1915-1994

Del Amo Estate Company Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1979-001
Abstract This collection includes ledgers, business and financial papers, correspondence, photographs, maps, prints, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the incorporation, operations, and liquidation of the Del Amo Estate Company. There are also some personal papers of the company’s founder, Gregorio del Amo. The collection shows aspects of land use and development in Southern California, and is particularly interesting in detailing the construction and development of the Del Amo...
Dates: 1908-1978; Majority of material found within 1926-1964

Del Amo Foundation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1979-002
Abstract

This collection includes ledgers, correspondence, tax documents, newspapers, scrapbooks, photographs, theses and reports from members of the Board of Trustees, grantees, and staff of the Del Amo Foundation. Subjects include the Spanish Civil War and research and graduate study in Spain and the United States.

Dates: 1927-1984

Del Amo Nurseries Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1979-003
Abstract

Materials in this collection are from the San Pedro Rancho Nursery and Del Amo Nursery. They include ledges, tax documents, correspondence, contract information, catalogs, and artifacts on the subjects of growing and providing landscaping materials, daily business practices, contracts with cities and theme parks, and other topics.

Dates: 1922-1976

Jan Dennis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-025
Abstract This collection contains material collected and authored by Jan Dennis regarding Manhattan Beach local politics and history. The majority of this collection contains Manhattan Beach City Council meeting minutes, agendas, memorandums, staff reports, and resolutions; and clippings, reports, flyers, brochures, and other documents regarding various events, locations, groups, and programs located in Manhattan Beach. Also included in this collection are clippings, reports, and other documents...
Dates: 1958-2021; Majority of material found within 1985-2019

Margarita Mendez Diaz Scrapbook and Photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SPC-2020-027
Abstract This collection contains one scrapbook as well as approximately 370 photographs and postcards; nine contracts; one American Guild of Variety Artists membership application; one broadside; and other documents regarding Margarita Mendez Diaz- a Mexican American performer who was known for her dancing and burlesque shows. The scrapbook includes press clippings, advertisements, and press briefs associated with Diaz's performances in Mexico, Alaska, California, Spain, and France. Also included in...
Dates: 1929-1977; undated ; Majority of material found within 1945-1955

Porfirio Diaz biographies and other Spanish language pamphlets

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-004
Scope and Contents The Porfirio Diaz biographies and Other Spanish Language Pamphlets Collection (1826-1956; undated) contains one box and .21 ft. of material. The majority of the collection contains pamphlets, biographies, and essays primarily published in Mexico along with South American countries. The pamphlets include Proyecto Reglamentario de Politica, Para la Ciudad de Bolivar; El Libro Boletin Bibliografico De La Libreria de la Vda. de Ch. Bouret No....
Dates: 1826-1956; undated

Documenting COVID-19 in Southern Los Angeles County Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-018
Abstract This collection documents the COVID-19 pandemic as experienced by California State University, Dominguez Hills and Southern Los Angeles County community members. This collection includes student diaries, essays, letters, blogs, digital photographs, videos, local periodicals, and artworks. All materials in this collection are born-digital items, except for two boxes of Daily Breeze newspaper articles which are restricted to on-site use only. Material in this...
Dates: circa February 2020-May 2021

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Long Beach (Calif.) 23
Japanese Americans -- California 18
Civil rights 17
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Carson (Calif.) 9
Japan 9
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Public schools -- California -- Compton 9
Terminal Island (Calif.) 9
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Pasadena (Calif.) 6
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California State University, Dominguez Hills 12
Poston Incarceration Camp 10
Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp 8
Los Angeles Unified School District 6
Tule Lake Segregation Center 6
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Amo, Gregorio del, 1858-1941 5
Gila River Incarceration Camp 5
Hairston, Jester, 1901-2000 5
Jerome Incarceration Camp 5
Manzanar Incarceration Camp 5
Tradeswomen, Inc. 5
United States. Army 5
United States. Department of Labor 5
Weatherwax, John M. (John Martin), 1900-1984 5
Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc. 5
Women in Non Traditional Employment Roles (WINTER) 5
Caldwell, Hansonia L. (Hansonia LaVerne), 1944- 4
Dominguez Estate Company 4
Electric Women 4
Grenier, Judson 4
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Local 11 (Calif.) 4
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 4
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department 4
McNeil, Albert 4
Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.) 4
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 4
University of Southern California 4
Briegel , Kaye 3
Cabrero, Eugenio 3
Century Freeway Affirmative Action Committee Inc. (Calif.) 3
Chanslor-Western Oil and Development Company 3
Chicago Women in Trades 3
Del Amo Estate Company 3
Del Amo, Jaime 3
Dominguez Water Corporation 3
Doro, Sue, 1937- 3
Gallagher, Leo 3
Los Angeles Times (Firm) 3
Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.) 3
Minidoka Incarceration Camp 3
Mixer, Madeline 3
Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.) 3
National Organization for Women 3
Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress 3
Obama, Barack 3
Standard Oil Company of California 3
Tule Lake Incarceration Camp 3
United States. Marine Corps 3
United States. Women's Bureau 3
University of California, Los Angeles 3
Watson Land Company 3
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 3
Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers 2
American Civil Liberties Union 2
American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born 2
American Servicemen's Union 2
Anderson, Glenn M. 2
Aquarian Spiritual Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) 2
Bailey, Alice, 1880-1949 2
Black Panther Party 2
Boston Tradeswomen's Network 2
Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998 2
Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996 2
California Public Utilities Commission 2
California State University and Colleges 2
California. Legislature. Assembly 2
California. Legislature 2
Camp Roberts (Calif.) 2
Carson Estate Company 2
Carter, Jimmy , 1924- 2
Cassyd, Donna 2
Collins, Wayne M. 2
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) 2
Crane-Gartz, Kate 2
Crudup, Neshtey 2
Daughters of Bilitis 2
Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne ), 1944- 2
Del Amo Foundation 2
Del Amo Nurseries 2
Dominguez Water Company 2
Douglas Aircraft Company 2
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 2
Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915 2
Equal Rights Advocates 2
Fukuhara, Henry 2
Fukuhara, Jimmy 2
Gidra 2
Gillingham, Robert C. (Robert Cameron), 1896- 2
Golding, Priscilla 2
Granada (Amache) Incarceration Camp 2
Hahn, Kenneth 2
Hall, Manly P. (Manly Palmer), 1901-1990 2
Hata, Donald Teruo, 1939- 2
Industrial Workers of the World 2
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 2
Ishibashi, Akira 2
Jackson, Jesse, 1941- 2
Jackson, John G. 2
Japanese American Citizens' League 2
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 2
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