Santa Monica (Calif.)

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 ...

Abstract The collection documents the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness and their surrounding environments in Santa Monica, Venice Beach, and the West Los Angeles and Skid Row areas of California between 2010 and 2023. Materials include biographical text files, digital images of oil-on-canvas portrait paintings of the narrators, digital images and video recordings of the narrators and their environments, fieldnotes, the donor’s award-winning documentary film, “Struggle in Paradise,” and...