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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

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

Marguerite P. Justice Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-050
Abstract

The Marguerite P. Justice Papers collection includes, correspondence, photographs, reports, pamphlets, speeches, and other materials regarding the Los Angeles Police Depatment, Los Angeles Police Commission, and varying clubs and organization in the city of Los Angeles.

Dates: circa 1930s-1990s

Abraam Krushkhov Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2007-003
Abstract The Abraam Krushkhov Collection documents Krushkhov’s achievements in local, national, and international levels of urban planning. Materials (1933-1987) include speeches, writings, correspondence, education papers, and urban planning files relating to numerous U.S. and international regions. The collection also describes his professional involvements with Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall (DMJM), Archisystems, International Planning Associates, and various governmental planning...
Dates: 1933-1987

Les Claypool's Los Angeles Free Press Publication

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2024-23
Abstract

This collection contains three complete bound volumes of Les Claypool's Free Press, quickly renamed the Los Angeles Free Press, which ran from 1955-1957. The newspaper was sponsored by the Los Angeles chapter of Americans for Democratic Action with Les E. Claypool Sr. as the founding editor. Glenn M. Anderson served as a board member during the short lifespan of the newspaper. The newspaper covers 1950s Los Angeles and California politics from a liberal perspective.

Dates: January 1955 - May 1957

LGBTQ Publications Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-031
Abstract

The LGBTQ Publications Collection (1935-2022, undated; bulk 1970-2000) contains newspapers, magazines, newsletters, reports, and other publications devoted to the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) community.

Dates: 1935-2023; Majority of material found within 1975-2000

Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2009-005
Abstract Negatives and photographic prints documenting the history of the Long Beach Fire Department. Included are images of the department from its earliest days in the early 20th century through to 1971. Images focus upon department personnel, apparatus, fires, and fire prevention. Also includes photographic prints and negatives which document the history of the city of Long Beach, including documentation of the March 10, 1933 earthquake and documentation of early drilling activities including...
Dates: 1840-1971; Majority of material found within 1906-1971

Los Angeles Gang Resource Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-017
Abstract

This collection contains reports, videos, books, and other material regarding gangs in Los Angeles, California.

Dates: 1975-2001; undated

Los Angeles General Store Ledger

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2023-028
Scope and Contents

This collection contains one ledger presumably from a general store that operated in the Los Angeles, California area in the late 1800s. There are detailed listings of the names of customers and their purchases. Items include groceries such as sugar, eggs, molasses, salt, beef, pork, spices, crackers, cheese, and oil; as well as household items such as lamp chimneys, lanterns, matches, nails; and clothing such as overalls, mittens, boots, and pants.

Dates: September 10, 1897-August 3, 1898

Los Angeles Tribune (1941-1960)

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-029
Scope and Contents

This collection contains seven issues of the Los Angeles Tribune; a newspaper published in Los Angeles by civil rights activist, Almena Lomax. The newspaper ran from 1941-1960 and was published for African American residents of Los Angeles.

Dates: October 12, 1941; August 24, 1942; October 19, 1942; November 30, 1945; December 14, 1942; March 26, 1945

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National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg Case 2
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Being Alive (Organization) 1
Ben-Jochannan, Yosef 1
Beverly-Arnaz Land Company 1
Boston Tradeswomen's Network 1
Bowie, Albert L. 1
Boyer, Neil 1
Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998 1
Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996 1
Buttigieg, Pete, 1982- 1
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Caffe Cino 1
California Community Colleges 1
California Federal Savings & Loan Association 1
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California. Legislature. Assembly 1
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Carpenter, William Kenneth, 1913-1984 1
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