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Iraq War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-028
Scope and Contents

The Iraq War Collection (November 1990, 1991, 2001, September 2002; 2003- 2005, 2007; undated) contains flyers, pamphlets, books, stickers, buttons, and other material relating to the Gulf War (1990-1991), and Iraq War (2003-2011). A majority of the flyers are in regards to anti-war and peace movement demonstrations and events.

Dates: November 1990, 1991, 2001, September 2002; 2003- 2005, 2007; undated

Tommy Irvine Jazz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-038
Abstract

This collection contains approximately 444 records held in 76 album sets with performances from musicians, many of which fall under the musical genre of jazz. Most of the records are 10" Shellac, 78 RPMs. Notable musicians featured in this collection include: George Shearing, Billy Eckstine, Nat King Cole, Erroll Garner, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and others.

Dates: 1908-1981, undated; Majority of material found within 1940-1953

Ishibashi Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2012-002
Abstract

The collection documents personal and business records of Ishibashi family, one of the pioneer Japanese farmers on the coastline of Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. The Ishibashi’s is a three-generation produce farmer, started approximately in 1910 and closed in 2012.

Dates: 1910-2011

Atsushi Art Ishida Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-031
Abstract The Atsushi Art Ishida Collection is comprised of about 900 photographs (prints, negatives, and digital reproductions) and other materials chronicling his time immediately after/during his incarceration in the Santa Anita Assembly Center in California, the Jerome incarceration camp in Arkansas, the Tule Lake Segregation Center in California, and the Minidoka incarceration camp in Idaho, and also depicting his time in pre-war Japan and during the Korean War. Most of the items in this...
Dates: circa 1930-1959; 1995

Iwasaki Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-010
Abstract

This collection includes eleven digitized photographs about the Akahoshi family. Images include school portraits, family photographs, and other portraits. All items in this collection have been digitized and are available in the archvies.

Dates: circa 1920-1945

Everett "Jake" Jacobs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-040
Abstract

This collection contains letters, photographs, newspaper articles and clippings related to Everett "Jake" Jacobs. Photographs in the collection include Jacobs family life, work at KNX and KNXT, events held at the radio station, and images of his time in the military. Subjects include journalism, radio, and media.

Dates: January 1961- October 1991

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

Japanese American History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-035
Abstract

This collection contains books, pamphlets, flyers, photographs, booklets, correspondence, periodicals, and oversized material related to Japanese Americans. Subjects in the collection include incarceration camps, Southbay local history, World War II propaganda, Japanese American families, incarceration camp pilgrimages, and other topics.

Dates: circa 1900-2014

Japanese American Newspaper Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-048
Abstract

This collection includes newspapers and magazines from the Nichibei Manichi, Shin Nichibei New Japanese American News, Maui Shinbun, Rafu Shimpo, and Pacific Citizen published by the Japanese American community pre and post World War II.

Dates: January 1, 1927 - June 12, 2014; Majority of material found within 1940-1967

Japanese Jaunts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-012
Abstract

This collection includes Japanese Jaunts newsletters published for American Servicemen in Japan. It includes information on listed tours for Americans, events in town and around Japan, and movies on base.

Dates: July 8, 1953 - June 17, 1954; undated

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Los Angeles (Calif.) 51
Photographs 36
Japanese Americans 32
Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 32
Compton (Calif.) 24
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Japanese American families 23
Long Beach (Calif.) 23
Japanese Americans -- California 18
Civil rights 16
Torrance (Calif.) 15
World War, 1939-1945 15
Gardena (Calif.) 14
San Francisco (Calif.) 14
Scrapbooks 13
Photograph albums 12
Correspondence 11
Politics 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- United States 10
African Americans -- California -- Los Angeles 9
African Americans -- Music 9
Apprenticeship programs -- United States 9
Carson (Calif.) 9
Japan 9
Public schools -- California -- Compton 9
Terminal Island (Calif.) 9
African Americans -- Civil Rights 8
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 8
Gospel music 8
Japanese Americans -- California, Southern 8
Manzanar War Relocation Center 8
Nontraditional employment for women -- United States 8
Periodicals 8
Sex discrimination in employment 8
Earthquakes -- California -- Long Beach 7
Family life 7
Japanese Americans -- Reparations 7
Labor movement 7
Labor unions -- United States 7
Manhattan Beach (Calif.) 7
Race discrimination 7
Sacred music 7
Santa Catalina Island (Calif.) 7
Social justice 7
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History 7
Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.) 7
Women -- Employment 7
Women in the labor movement 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans 7
Activism 6
African American musicians 6
Concentration Camps -- United States 6
Earthquake damages 6
Education 6
Japanese American newspapers 6
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1944-1945 -- Archives 6
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century 6
Labor unions 6
Lawndale (Calif.) 6
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Newspapers 6
Mexican Americans 6
New York (N.Y.) 6
Racism 6
Redondo Beach (Calif.) 6
Reparations for historical injustices 6
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) 6
Spirituals (Songs) 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Forced removal of civilians -- United States 6
Yearbooks 6
African American choirs 5
African Americans -- California 5
African Americans -- History 5
Buddhism 5
Building trades -- California 5
Church music 5
Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- United States 5
Diversity in the workplace 5
Gender identity 5
Japanese American soldiers 5
Japanese Americans -- California 5
Japanese Americans -- Civil rights 5
Labor union members -- United States 5
Mexican American families 5
Mexico 5
Music -- Instruction and study 5
Pasadena (Calif.) 5
Philippines 5
Portraits 5
Rancho Palos Verdes (Calif.) 5
Rancho San Pedro (Calif.) 5
Socialism 5
Teachers 5
Washington (D.C.) 5
Women -- Societies and clubs 5
Women's rights 5
African American choral conductors 4
African Americans -- Culture 4
African Americans -- Poetry 4
Black people -- History 4
Building trades -- United States 4
Chicano movement 4
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Spanish; Castilian 29
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California State University, Dominguez Hills 12
Poston Incarceration Camp 10
Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp 7
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
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department 4
McNeil, Albert 4
Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress 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
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 3
Los Angeles Times (Firm) 3
Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.) 3
Minidoka Incarceration Camp 3
Mixer, Madeline 3
National Organization for Women 3
Standard Oil Company of California 3
Tule Lake Incarceration Camp 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 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, Marylynn T. 2
Los Angeles Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case 2
Lundon, Ace 2
Marcos, Ferdinand E. (Ferdinand Edralin), 1917-1989 2
Nanka Fukushima Kenjinkai. 南加福島県人会 2
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