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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

Ludwig Lauerhass Mexican Broadsides and Leaflets

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2014-007
Abstract

This collection consist of leaflets and broadsides pertaining to religious, social, and political themes from Mexico’s post-independence period. The content of the collection is made up of prints from Mexico’s iconic 19th-century printer and publisher, Luis Abadiano y Valdés. The collection presents a view of Mexican elite culture of post-independence Mexico that emphasizes the importance of religion, culture, and politics.

Dates: 1826-1851; undated

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

P. Louis and Marylynn T. Johnson Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-023
Scope and Contents The P. Louis and Marylynn T. Johnson Family Collection (1946-2023; undated) contains one box and 0.21 ft. of material belonging to the Johnson & Mahoney family. The majority of the collection contains political campaign documents regarding the Nixon, Ford, and Reagan administrations, autographed photographs of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, and several photographs of P. Louis Johnson and politicians, a photograph of Marylynn T. Johnson’s family, several...
Dates: November 14, 1946-October 25, 2023; undated

Mexican Government Account Book

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2020-008
Scope and Contents

The Mexican Government Account Book Collection (August 1822-December 31, 1823) contains one Mexican government account book that includes a listing of payments for goods and services. Each page contains a stamp with the official seal of Mexico, and is embossed with an image similar to that of a Ferdin VII coin. All entries are signed either "Dominguez" or "Jose Igancio Dominguez" with some entries for payments to [Agustin de] Iturbide. Account book is in Spanish.

Dates: August 1822-December 31, 1823

George Nakano Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2017-014
Abstract

This collection contains books, booklets, proposals, printed newspaper articles, ephemera, and digitzed scrapbooks related to George Nakano, former Assemblymember and Torrance City Council member. Subjects include the Jerome and Tule Lake incarceration camps, the Nakano family, and George Nakano's political career. This collection contains digitized materials.

Dates: 1942-2010

National Association of Black and White Men Together

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-013
Scope and Contents

This collection contains meeting minutes; by-laws; strategic plan; chapter development manual; correspondence; memorandums; finanical statements; resources lists; and newsletter issues of the National Association of Black and White Men Together: A gay multi-racial organization for all people.

Dates: 1982-2006

Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-019
Scope and Contents The Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies Collection (1984-2010; undated) contains five boxes and 1.88 linear ft. of material donated by Dr. Erika Verba, Dr. Irene Vasquez, and belonging to the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies. The majority of the collection contains documents regarding the establishment of the organization, financial documents, conference proceedings, and correspondence regarding the organization and its conferences. Box one contains information on...
Dates: 1984-2010

Ed Pearl, Ash Grove Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-022
Abstract This collection contains material belonging to Ed Pearl, founder of the Ash Grove venue. The majority of material related to the Ash Grove includes documents regarding efforts to create a new Ash Grove in the 1980s, as well as in the 1990s on the Santa Monica Pier; and material related to Ash Grove produced events, the Ash Grove Foundation, and Ash Grove music archives project. Also included are documents regarding Pearl's career as a producer for San Francisco Mime Troupe, KPFK-FM radio...
Dates: 1947, 1952-2021; undated; Majority of material found within 1980-1999

Philippine Magazine

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2019-013
Abstract

This collection contains issues of Philippine Magazine published by A.V.H. Hartendorp. Some volumes and issues are missing. Inventory includes: Vol. XXV, No.4; Vol. XXVII, No. 8; Vol. XXVIII, No. 10; Vol. XXX, No. 1, 5-7; Vol. XXXI, No. 1, 3, 5-8, 10-11; Vol. XXXII, No. 2-12; Vol. XXXIII, No. 1-12; Vol. XXXIV, No. 1-12; Vol. XXXVII, No. 1-12 (no issue 8); Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1-11 (no issue 3)

Dates: 1928-1941

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