Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
Estefana Maldonado Watts Letters
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30550014961872]
Identifier: SPC-2022-030
Scope and Contents
The Estefana Maldonado Watts Letters Collection (1964-1967) contains one box and .38 linear feet of letters sent from Maldonado to her son, Demetrio Ernesto Maldonado. The letters began in 1964 when Demetrio first went away to school. Demetrio’s exact location is unclear, although several letters reference that he spent time in Texas while away from home and at some point he transitioned into military service. While the letters are centered around her relationship with Demetrio, they give...
Dates:
1964-1967
Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) Papers
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-001
Abstract
This collection is comprised of materials generated by Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC). The Watts Labor Community Action Committee formed in 1965 prior to the Los Angeles (Watts) Riots of 1965 in an effort spearheaded by Ted Watkins, Sr. and supported by local labor unions, most notably, the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). Their purpose was to create and provide programs and services that serve the needs of the under-served,...
Dates:
1947, 1964-1983, 1985-1988, 1990-1999, 2001-2003, 2005, 2007-2009, 2011, 2014-2015; Majority of material found within 1965-1999
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