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19th Century Mexican Documents

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-039
Scope and Contents The 19th Century Mexican Documents Collection (1772-1956; undated) contains two boxes and 0.84 linear ft. of material. The majority of the collection contains government documents pertaining to the early Mexican government. The documents written before Mexico’s independence include a document regarding the Marquise de Croix, street cleaning, titles for ranches in Nueva Vizcaya, New Spain, a document regarding the “Coches de Provencia,” and Emperor Agustín I. Post independence documents...
Dates: 1772-1956; undated; 1800-1880

Castro Family Photograph Album

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2024-011
Scope and Contents The Castro Family Album Collection (1937-1942; undated) contains one photo album and 0.21 linear ft. of material. The box contains photos of the Castro family and friends in the 1930s and 1940s. Several of the photos were taken and developed in photo studios in the Los Angeles area. Additionally, there are several photos taken in Tijuana, Mexico, photos of men dressed in Navy uniforms, photos in front of camps, working on a car, portraits of children, a photo of Navy men dedicated to his...
Dates: circa 1930s-1940s; undated

Porfirio Diaz biographies and other Spanish language pamphlets

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-004
Scope and Contents The Porfirio Diaz biographies and Other Spanish Language Pamphlets Collection (1826-1956; undated) contains one box and .21 ft. of material. The majority of the collection contains pamphlets, biographies, and essays primarily published in Mexico along with South American countries. The pamphlets include Proyecto Reglamentario de Politica, Para la Ciudad de Bolivar; El Libro Boletin Bibliografico De La Libreria de la Vda. de Ch. Bouret No....
Dates: 1826-1956; undated

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

City of Gardena

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-015
Abstract This collection contains photographs; scrapbooks; newspaper articles and clippings; certificates; booklets; plaques; event programs; flyers; pamphlets; reports; and issues of Gardena Valley News regarding the City of Gardena. A majority of the material relates to Sister City visits from the sister city program with Ichikawa City, Japan, and Huatabampo Mexico; the Gardena High School art collection, and CSUDH Painted Light exhibit; employee recognition banquets;...
Dates: 1900-2013; undated; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

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

Ophelia Martinez Family Album

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SPC-2019-012
Abstract

This collection contains 64 black-and-white photographs, and newspaper clippings mostly featuring Ophelia Martinez and possibly images of her friends and family. Some images were taken in Mexico. Other family names notated in the images include: Sanchez, Lopez, Huerta, and Montana.

Dates: 1910-1960

Mexican-American War Correspondence and Ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-033
Abstract

This collection contains letters written during the Mexican-American War which took place from 1846-1848; as well as other ephemera such as receipts, expenses, and an invoice belonging to a ship captain who transported goods during the War.

Dates: 1847-1848; 1855; 1860; undated

Mexico Photograph Album

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: SPC-2019-002
Abstract

This collection contains one photograph album with approximately 91 black-and-white photographs taken in Mexico. Images in this collection feature views of mountains; the countryside; rivers; trains; villages; mines; homes and gardens; churches; street scenes; horse-drawn carriages; and others. Locations featured in this album include: Felipe, Hondo, Durango, Guadalajara, and others.

Dates: circa early 1900's

Jose Guadalupe Posada Broadsides and Booklets

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-028
Abstract

This collection contains eighteen broadsides and two booklets illustrated by Jose Guadalupe Posada, as well as a flyer illustrated in a similar style to that of Posada. All of the broadsides- published by the press of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, are satirical in nature and contain images of calaveras, or skulls.

Dates: circa early 1900s;1905-1919; 1982; undated

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