Pasadena (Calif.)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
John Ahouse-Upton Sinclair Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2013-001
Abstract
This collection consists of 400 books, 12 linear feet of archival items and resource material about Upton Sinclair collected by bibliographer John Ahouse, author of Upton Sinclair, A Descriptive Annotated Bibliography. Included are Upton Sinclair books, pamphlets, newspaper articles, publications, circular letters, manuscripts, and a few personal letters. Also included are a wide variety of subject files, scholarly or popular articles about Sinclair, videos,...
Dates:
1895-2014
Civilian Conservation Corps Photograph Album
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30550014958159]
Identifier: SPC-2018-019
Abstract
One photograph album containing 108 black-and-white photographs mostly taken at two Civilian Conservation Corps Camps. 64 of the photographs are of Camp 271 by Company 1653 at Camp Heywood (Jaype-Pierce, Idaho); 44 photographs are of Project P-230 with Company 3330 at Santa Susanna (Simi, California); and 17 photographs are taken in Pasadena, California and include images of the 1935 Rose Parade.
Dates:
1934-1935
Judson Grenier Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-011
Abstract
This collection documents Dr. Judson Grenier’s research into families connected to the Rancho San Pedro. Located in the South Bay of Los Angeles County, the Rancho San Pedro is one of the first great land grants, held by Juan Jose Dominguez and his heirs from 1874 into the 21st century. The materials in this collection focus largely on the Watson family and the Carson family, who are among the later heirs to the Rancho San Pedro lands. This collection gathers Grenier’s research for ...
Dates:
1809-2006; undated
Arthur Kunkin / Los Angeles Free Press Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-145
Abstract
This collection documents Art Kunkin’s career as a newspaper publisher, journalist, political activist, New Age advocate, esotericist, and alchemist. This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, research notes, pamphlets, leaflets, flyers, programs, mailers, and other documents from his time as editor and publisher of the Los Angeles Free Press along with his other editorial work, his labor organizing, and his spiritual and esoteric practices and...
Dates:
1919-2020; Undated; Majority of material found within 1946-2010
James H. Osborne Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-012
Abstract
This collection includes photographs, postcards, ephemera, and memorabilia gathered by James H. Osborne, a resident, educator, and historian of Los Angeles County's South Bay. Osborne's family has lived in the South Bay since the end of the 19th century, and he has been an enthusiastic collector of all things related to his home region. The collection contains photographs showing everyday life in the region, often offering candid images of citizens attending major events, or dealing with...
Dates:
1900s-1970s, 2006, 2007; undated
Carolee Gardner Trefts Pasadena School Board Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-013
Abstract
This collection is comprised of various research items compiled by Carolee Gardner Trefts, including her own writings. It mainly documents the history of the Pasadena, California School Board's controversy regarding desegregation and busing effecting the minority students and the internal turmoil within the school board itself between members and school parents. The research also includes a manuscript by Harry Tyler from the 1950s and 1960s, which provides background information for some of...
Dates:
1963-1979, 1981, 1983, 1999, 2004; Majority of material found within 1970-1979