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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

African American Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-003
Abstract This collection contains photograph albums, as well as single and loose photographs featuring images of African Americans. Images depict families; children; soldiers; and infants in a variety of settings and participating in many activities such as parties and events; holidays such as Christmas and Easter; inside and in front of homes; in front of cars; birthdays; churches; parks; vacations; and others. Also included in this collection are school, graduation, and military portraits; and some...
Dates: circa 1880s-2010s; Majority of material found within 1940-1980

Willie G. Bass Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-038
Abstract This collection contains one scrapbook with mostly Los Angeles Times clippings; Radio and Television Training School lesson plans, study guides, exams, notes; one Watts Summer Festival program; issues of Soviet Life; Sentinel 50; The American Negro; The Negro; Ebony; a New York City, and Los Angeles atlas; as well as a few loose...
Dates: 1945-2006; undated; Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s

Jan Dennis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-025
Abstract This collection contains material collected and authored by Jan Dennis regarding Manhattan Beach local politics and history. The majority of this collection contains Manhattan Beach City Council meeting minutes, agendas, memorandums, staff reports, and resolutions; and clippings, reports, flyers, brochures, and other documents regarding various events, locations, groups, and programs located in Manhattan Beach. Also included in this collection are clippings, reports, and other documents...
Dates: 1958-2021; Majority of material found within 1985-2019

Manzanar Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-024
Abstract

This collection contains one album with photographs and newspaper clippings related to the Manzanar incarceration camp, Santa Fe Japanese Baseball team, and the Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles. It also contains oversized photographs of Japanese interior design. Most of this collection is digitized and available online.

Dates: 1942-1945; undated

Ed Pearl, Ash Grove Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-022
Abstract This collection contains material belonging to Ed Pearl, founder of the Ash Grove venue. The majority of material related to the Ash Grove includes documents regarding efforts to create a new Ash Grove in the 1980s, as well as in the 1990s on the Santa Monica Pier; and material related to Ash Grove produced events, the Ash Grove Foundation, and Ash Grove music archives project. Also included are documents regarding Pearl's career as a producer for San Francisco Mime Troupe, KPFK-FM radio...
Dates: 1947, 1952-2021; undated; Majority of material found within 1980-1999

Series I. General File, 1896-2022; undated

 Series
Scope and Contents

This series contains general materials related to the community and history of Compton, CA. The bulk of the materials consist of event fliers, programs, and local newspapers. Oversized newspaper clippings and Christmas parade sign are located separately in map case 2, drawer 3.

Dates: 1896-2022; undated

Series IX. Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church Materials, 1980-1989; undated

 Series
Scope and Contents

This series contains materials related to the Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, a Los Angeles church established by Reverend A.R. Billingly. The bulk of the materials are photographs of the church and church members from the 1980s.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1980-1989; undated

Betty Jean Thornton Smith Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30550015029406]
Identifier: SPC-2020-026
Scope and Contents The Betty Jean Thornton Smith Scrapbook collection (1949-1978; 2005; undated) contains one scrapbook that details the life of Betty Jean Thornton Smith, an African American model, actress, teacher, and school principal. Many of the pages are inscribed with "mom" making the scrapbook's most likely compiler, Smith's child. This scrapbook contains mostly clippings and other material that relates to Smith's time at Lincoln University- a HBCU in Jefferson City, Missouri, such as reports on plays,...
Dates: 1949-1978; 2005; undated ; Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s

Women’s Traffic Club of Los Angeles scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-008
Scope and Contents

The Women’s Traffic Club of Los Angeles scrapbook (1939-1989; undated) contains two boxes and 1.75 linear feet of material compiled by members of the Women's Traffic Club of Los Angeles. Included in the scrapbook are: yearbooks; booklets featuring club president biographies; telegrams; clippings; photographs taken at Associated Traffic Clubs of America (ATC) conventions, west coast conferences, weekend trips, and club gatherings; west coast conference programs; and other material.

Dates: 1939-1989; undated

World War II War Crimes and Battles Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2024-018
Scope and Contents The World War II War Crimes and Battles Collection (1939-June 30, 1952; undated) contains one box, 1.5 linear ft., and consists of 260 clippings of newspapers in two scrapbooks. The first scrapbook contains a variety of German and American newspapers from 1939 to October 16, 1945, including German propaganda newspapers from Berlin in 1940. The second scrapbook, titled “The Truth about the War Crimes,” is a compilation of American newspapers from September 30, 1941-June 30, 1952, featuring...
Dates: 1939-December 7, 1941; May 28, 1945- November 14 1945; March 31, -October 1946; November 23, 1947; December 14, 1947; October 16, 1948; December 5, 1948; February 1949- August 15; 1949; June 30, 1952