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African American Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-003
Abstract
This collection contains photograph albums, as well as single and loose photographs featuring images of African Americans. Images depict families; children; soldiers; and infants in a variety of settings and participating in many activities such as parties and events; holidays such as Christmas and Easter; inside and in front of homes; in front of cars; birthdays; churches; parks; vacations; and others. Also included in this collection are school, graduation, and military portraits; and some...
Dates:
circa 1880s-2010s; Majority of material found within 1940-1980
Willie G. Bass Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-038
Abstract
This collection contains one scrapbook with mostly Los Angeles Times clippings; Radio and Television Training School lesson plans, study guides, exams, notes; one Watts Summer Festival program; issues of Soviet Life; Sentinel 50; The American Negro; The Negro; Ebony; a New York City, and Los Angeles atlas; as well as a few loose...
Dates:
1945-2006; undated; Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s
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
Jerry Brown and Tom Bradley at Simon Wiesenthal Center Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2024-006
Scope and Contents
The Jerry Brown and Tom Bradley at Simon Wiesenthal Center Photograph Collection (1978; circa 1970s) contains approximately 100 8x10 photographs and 32 contact sheets featuring images taken at the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies in Los Angeles, California. A majority of the photographs feature former California governor Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr. posing with people (presumably guests and employees of the Center); and speaking at and in attendance at various events held at...
Dates:
1978, circa 1970s
Chicano/Latino Family Photograph Albums
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-011
Scope and Contents
This collection contains seven photograph albums comprised of 856 mostly black-and-white photographs belonging to a Southern California Chicano/Latino family. A majority of the photographs were taken in the 1950s and depict the family and their friends posing with dogs; in front of yards; in homes; at the beach; at the beach and Pike amusement park in Long Beach, CA.; camping trips; during holidays; and possibly during family vacations. Other photographs include: school portraits; cars;...
Dates:
1939-1958; undated
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
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
Charles H. Eilers Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2014-003
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to Charles “Carl” H. Eilers (1875-1948) and his family. The Eilers family owned and farmed Rancho San Pedro lands between Dominguez, Alameda, Del Amo, and Santa Fe streets in what was to become Carson, CA from 1889 to 1958. Included in the collection are deeds and title papers, tax reports, receipts, statements, court papers and legal documents, ledgers, correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, and books. The bulk of the material is in...
Dates:
1872-2001; undated; Majority of material found within 1889-1958
James H. Osborne Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-012
Abstract
This collection includes photographs, postcards, ephemera, and memorabilia gathered by James H. Osborne, a resident, educator, and historian of Los Angeles County's South Bay. Osborne's family has lived in the South Bay since the end of the 19th century, and he has been an enthusiastic collector of all things related to his home region. The collection contains photographs showing everyday life in the region, often offering candid images of citizens attending major events, or dealing with...
Dates:
1900s-1970s, 2006, 2007; undated
Rancho San Pedro Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1970-002
Abstract
This collection contains legal and business papers related to the Rancho San Pedro and to its owners, the Dominguez family. The Spanish crown gave the Southern California lands of the Rancho San Pedro to Juan Jose Dominguez in 1784, and in 1858 the United States government granted a patent confirming Dominguez family ownership of the Rancho. A few items predate the 1858 patent, but the bulk of the collection is from 1900-1960. Some materials concern the Rancho San Pedro itself, including...
Dates:
1769-1972; Majority of material found within 1900-1960
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- Beverly-Arnaz Land Company 1
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- Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998 1
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- Carson Estate Company 1
- Carson, George Henry 1
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- Computer Sciences Corporation 1
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- Dominguez-Wilshire Corporation 1
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- O’Melveny, Henry John 1
- Patterson, Evelyn G. 1
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- Richfield Oil Corporation 1
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- Simon Wiesenthal Center 1
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- Union Bank & Trust Company of Los Angeles 1
- Valencia Spanish Tile Corporation 1
- Varner, Josephine 1
- Victory Oil Company 1
- Walter H. Leimert Co. 1
- Washington, Mary Lou 1
- Watson Land Company 1
- Watson, Maria Dolores Dominguez de 1
- Welton Becket and Associates 1
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