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Berman China Slides Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-1900-002
Scope and Contents

The Berman China Slides (September 1981) contains 0.5 linear feet of slides from a trip to China and a partial inventory list. Slides include Buddhist temples, food stands, graveyards, tombs, zoos, the Great Wall, Forbidden City, group photographs, family photographs, and other photographs related to the trip to China.

Dates: September 1981

Black History Pamphlets Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-064
Abstract

This collection contains pamphlets, ephemera, booklets, joutrnals, comic books, and other materials related to Black history in the last 200 years. Subjects include slavery, economics, Black/White relations, as well as noted Black figures, including Rev. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Anglea Davis, Huey Newton, Paul Robeson, C.L.R. James, and Amanda Smith. Publications include Black journals, zines, and comic books introducing Black superheroes.

Dates: ca. 1890-2018

Black Panther Publications and Related Articles

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-032
Scope and Contents The Black Panther Publications and Related Articles Collection (1965-1986, 1991, 1995; undated) contains 3.24 linear feet of material mostly related to the Black Panther Party and its members. Series One contains materials directly written, published, and distributed by the Black Panther Party. It contains insight into their ideology and other important matters at the time. Series Two contains materials directly written by Eldridge Cleaver and Huey P. Newton, two central figures of the Black...
Dates: 1965-1986, 1991, 1995; undated

Black Women's Clubs and Organizations

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-032
Scope and Contents The Black Women’s Club and Organizations collection (1935-1987; undated) contains one box and 0.21 linear ft. of material. The majority of the collection contains a newspaper called The California News, Northern Section, a souvenir program for the tenth-annual East Bay Cosmetologist and Professional Association Creative Hairstyles and Fashion Scholarship Queen Prize Winning Contest for 1976, and a photo album belonging to the members of the United Business and...
Dates: 1935, 1976, 1981,1982, 1985, 1987; undated

Blaisdell, Donald C. (Donald Christy) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2008-006
Abstract This collection comprises papers related to the career of Donald C. Blaisdell, author, political scientist, and Departments of State and Agriculture bureaucrat. Subjects include international relations, education, world peace, environmental issues, and Turkey–specifically the financial history of the Ottoman Empire. Much of Blaisdell’s work examines the various relationships between politics and economics, as well as international organization. This collection consists of correspondence,...
Dates: 1879-1977

Charles Blanton Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-046
Abstract

This collection contains material belonging to Charles Blanton, a former resident of Compton, CA. A majority of this collection is comprised of material from his time as a member of Black Sheep Harley Davidsons for Christ Motorcycle Ministry (Black Sheep HDFC); stereograph cards; and Centennial High School yearbooks and memory books from reunions.

Dates: 1950-2016; undated

Blue Circles and Friends/Komai Family Slides

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-014
Abstract This collection includes digitized negatives, photographs, and presentation board from the Blue Circles, Little Misses, and Jr. Misses social organizations. The presentation board consists of images from the 1930s and 1990s of the Blue Circles, a Young Women's Christian Girl Reserves group affiliated with the Centenary Church in Los Angeles. The negatives in the collection are of the Little Misses and Jr. Misses social organization, which were also part of the Young Women's Christians...
Dates: 1930-1994; Majority of material found within 1955-1956

Blues Periodicals Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-037
Abstract

The Blues Periodicals collection (1994-2014) comprises of five music magazines or periodicals primarily about blues as well as jazz. Also included are three additional music magazines concerning professional recording and sound production technology. The bulk of the collection consists of the Living Blues and Blues Revue magazines.

Dates: Publication: 1994-2014

Document addressed to Silbestre Ochoa signed by Simon Bolivar

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2019-047
Abstract

One document addressed to Silbestre Ochoa and signed by Simon Bolivar. Document is in Spanish.

Dates: September 16, 1818

Neil Boyer Photography Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2017-015
Abstract This collection contains photographs and negatives taken by Neil Boyer, a commercial photographer based in the South Bay Area of Southern California. Clients include: businesses and organizations; families; models; bands; and others who hired Boyer for portraits; public relations and marketing purposes; product photography; holiday and Christmas cards; and events. Material types include: black-and-white and color negative film; color transparency film; slide film; polaroids; proof sheets;...
Dates: 1971-2019; undated; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

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United States. Army 5
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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
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Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.) 4
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University of Southern California 4
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Century Freeway Affirmative Action Committee Inc. (Calif.) 3
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Chicago Women in Trades 3
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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
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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
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