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Glenn M. Anderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1983-001
Abstract
This collection comprises papers related to the long political career of Glenn M. Anderson, who served in California as mayor of the city of Hawthorne, as State Assemblyman, and as Lieutenant Governor, then represented the state in the House of Representatives. The wide-ranging collection contains legislation, reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, newsletters, audio-visual material, and other items recording Anderson’s deep involvement in the political issues facing California and the United...
Dates:
1870s-2000; Majority of material found in 1940-1994
Chicano History Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-038
Scope and Contents
This collection contains magazines, articles, newspaper clippings, theater programs, flyers, pamphlets, vinyl records, t-shirts, and other material regarding Chicano history. A majority of the material relates to topics such as the Zoot Suit riots; education; the East LA High School Walkouts of 1968; immigration; politics; and other areas of activism regarding the Chicano movement. Some of the material in this collection were featured as part of the Gerth Archives and Special Collections...
Dates:
1943-2010; undated; Majority of material found within 1960-1980
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
Melvin House Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-030
Abstract
This collection contains material belonging to Melvin House, an African American electrician and high school gymnast living in Los Angeles, California. Included in this collection are documents, photographs, ephemera, articles, booklets, pamphlets, and other material relating to House's education, career, friends and family; as well as his interests in spirituality, politics, religion, and the Nation of Islam.
Dates:
1929-1971; undated
Random Lengths News Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-032
Abstract
This collection contains clippings, notes, correspondence, photographs, half-tones, press releases, flyers, invoices, meeting minutes, reports, published newspaper issues, and other material generated by Random Lengths News.
Dates:
1848, 1853, 1967, 1971, 1985-2024; undated ; Majority of material found within 1990-2004
Ernest C. Smith Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-019
Abstract
This collection contains material belonging to Ernest C. Smith and his family. The majority of the collection contains documents regarding Ernest's life as a sheet metal contractor; teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District; educator; politician; and African American civil rights activist. This collection includes: articles, reports, certificates, correspondence, event programs, photographs, ephemera, and other material. Also included in this collection are items that belonged to...
Dates:
1930-2011; undated
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