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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

Kate Crane Gartz Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-004
Abstract

The Kate Crane Gartz Collection contains a wide array of personal papers including correspondence, poems, clippings, activism ephemera, drafts and information related to her published travel diary "Around the World with Kate Crane Gartz," and photographs. The materials were collected by her friend and colleague, John Weatherwax. This collection is now part of the

Dates: 1929-1954

Ace Lundon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-036
Abstract

The Ace Lundon Collection (1862-2013, undated; bulk 1990-2013) is a collection about Ace Lundon, a writer, actor, singer, and entrepreneur from South Dakota. It includes personal papers, business records, manuscripts, photographs, audio-visual materials, posters, and more primarily concerning writer, activist, journalist, teacher, entertainer, and entrepreneur Ace Lundon.

Dates: 1862-2013, undated; Majority of material found within 1990-2013

Torrance Refinery Action Alliance (TRAA) Records

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-018
Abstract This collection contains reports, flyers, fact sheets, articles, emails, memorandums, and other material regarding Torrance Refinery Action Alliance (TRAA), an organization formed in the aftermath of an explosion on February 18, 2015 at the ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery (now PBF Energy’s Torrance Refining Company). TRAA's mission is to ban hydrogen fluoride (HF) and modified hydrofluoric acid (MHF) from two refineries (Torrance Refining Company and Valero Wilmington Refinery) in Southern...
Dates: 1979-2024; undated; Majority of material found within 2015-2022

ONE Archives Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-031
Scope and Contents The ONE Archives Ephemera Collection (1952-2020; undated) contains two boxes of materials related to the events hosted by and held at the ONE Archives. Such events include music festivals, literary events,and events regarding activism. Materials from the event include brochures, inventory pages, staff listings, website pages, flyers, booklets, emails, and postcards. Also included in this collection is one series of publications containing magazines and newsletters about and by the ONE...
Dates: 1952-2020; undated; Majority of material found within 1980-2020

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

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

Watts Rebellion Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-010
Abstract

This collection contains material related to the Watts Rebellion, the Watts neighborhood, Los Angeles during 1965, the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and also includes material regarding race, rioting, civil rights, activism, and poverty. A majority of this collection consists of newspaper and magazine articles; and also includes photographs, reports, and other material.

Dates: 1863, 1942-2015; undated

B-E Collection: Lesbians and Their Careers

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-020
Abstract

This collection contains oral history interviews of lesbians discussing their lives and includes discussions regarding childhood, careers, coming out, lesbian relationships, family, hobbies, education, and other topics. Material in this collection is available to view at:Lesbians and Their Careers (B-E Collection)

Dates: March 2021-September 2023

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

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Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943 1
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