Torrance (Calif.)
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
South Bay History Collection
The collection includes of brochures, flyers, newsletters, directories, reports, papers, newspapers, and newsclippings related to the communities of Carson, Davidson City, Gardena, Hawthorne, Lakewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Lynwood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Terminal Island, Torrance, Wilmington, and Los Angeles. Subjects include historic preservation, municipal records, tourism, commerce, and transportation.
South Bay Photograph Collection
South Bay Real Estate Advertisements Collection
This contains four advertisements for real estate opportunities in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, California. Areas include: Lakewood, Gardena Valley, El Segundo, and Hollywood Riviera (Torrance).
Torrance Oral History Project
This collection includes oral histories recorded in partial fulfillment for a Masters Degree in Public History by Molly M. Sipe. It includes interviews of former City of Torrance Mayors, Jim Armstrong, Ken Miller, and Katy Geissert, as well as other residence and city officials. These include Gerald L. Alter, Rick Capellino, Mikko Haggott-Henson, and J. Walker Owens. This collection has been digitized and is available online.
Torrance Refinery Action Alliance (TRAA) Records
Kiyoko Maeda Yoshioka Photographs
The Kiyoko Maeda Yoshioka photographs collection (1916-1990, bulk 1937-1941) includes digital reproductions of family photographs primarily documenting the life of Kiyoko Maeda Yoshioka in the years before, during, and after World War II. The collection also includes digital reproductions of a short essay written by Hatsuko Mary Yoshioka Higuchi, redress papers, and a handout from a sewing class at Poston Incarceration Camp. All materials in this collection are digital reproductions.