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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

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

Karani Marcia Leslie Johnson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2024-017
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, articles, flyers, and other documents belonging to Karani Marcia Leslie Johnson. A majority of the material in this collection relates to Johnson's play The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae; and her career as a videotape editor at CBS Television Studios.

Dates: circa 1950s-1970s; 1990-2024; undated

Marylynn T. Johnson Obama Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-040
Scope and Contents The Marylynn T. Johnson Obama Ephemera Collection (2006-2018; undated) contains two boxes and two linear feet of magazines, newspapers, buttons, books, calendars, and other material such as a paperweight, earrings, planner, and tote bag regarding former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. Included are newspaper and magazine issues regarding Barack’s election as president in 2008, and inauguration in 2009; as well as copies of books authored by Barack and Michelle, and books...
Dates: 2006-2018; undated

Jones Family Langston University Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-038
Abstract This collection contains mostly "The Lion" yearbooks from Langston University, as well as Jones family obituaries, and a memory book belonging to Carold A. Jones that contains photographs of Carold and his family, friends, and high school classmates in front of homes and other buildings, posing in front of cars and outdoors, portraits, and images taken at Langston University including images of students in caps and gowns, and class photographs. Also included in this collection are souvenir...
Dates: 1922-1935; 1953-1959; 1960; 1965; 1970-1973; 1984-1987; 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

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Los Angeles (Calif.) 52
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Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 32
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Japanese American families 24
Long Beach (Calif.) 23
Japanese Americans -- California 18
Civil rights 16
Gardena (Calif.) 15
Torrance (Calif.) 15
World War, 1939-1945 15
San Francisco (Calif.) 14
Correspondence 13
Scrapbooks 13
Photograph albums 12
Politics 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- United States 10
Activism 9
African Americans -- California -- Los Angeles 9
African Americans -- Music 9
Apprenticeship programs -- United States 9
Carson (Calif.) 9
Japan 9
Manzanar War Relocation Center 9
Periodicals 9
Public schools -- California -- Compton 9
Terminal Island (Calif.) 9
African Americans -- Civil Rights 8
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 8
Family life 8
Gospel music 8
Japanese Americans -- California, Southern 8
Labor movement 8
Nontraditional employment for women -- United States 8
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Sex discrimination in employment 8
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Labor unions -- United States 7
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Newspapers 7
Manhattan Beach (Calif.) 7
New York (N.Y.) 7
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Santa Catalina Island (Calif.) 7
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History 7
Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.) 7
Women -- Employment 7
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African American musicians 6
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Concentration Camps -- United States 6
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Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1944-1945 -- Archives 6
Japanese Americans -- History -- 20th century 6
Japanese Americans -- Reparations 6
Labor unions 6
Lawndale (Calif.) 6
Mexican Americans 6
Pasadena (Calif.) 6
Philippines 6
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Redondo Beach (Calif.) 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
Building trades -- California 5
Church music 5
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Japanese American soldiers 5
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Labor union members -- United States 5
Mexican American families 5
Mexico 5
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Rancho Palos Verdes (Calif.) 5
Rancho San Pedro (Calif.) 5
Reparations for historical injustices 5
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Teachers 5
United States -- Politics and government 5
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African American choral conductors 4
African Americans -- Culture 4
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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
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
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. 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
Johnson, Marylynn T. 2
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 2
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