Rancho Palos Verdes (Calif.)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
California Native Plant Society Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2011-001
Abstract
The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving California’s native plants and their habitats. Originally formed in 1965 in the East Bay region, the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is a statewide non-profit organization of amateurs and professionals with a common interest in California's native plants. The organization's 10,000 members work to promote native plant appreciation, research, education, and conservation through 35 regional...
Dates:
1972-2014
Ishibashi Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2012-002
Abstract
The collection documents personal and business records of Ishibashi family, one of the pioneer Japanese farmers on the coastline of Palos Verdes Peninsula, California. The Ishibashi’s is a three-generation produce farmer, started approximately in 1910 and closed in 2012.
Dates:
1910-2011
South Bay History Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1980-003
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1923-2005
South Bay Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-024
Abstract
The collection consists of color and black and white photographs, negatives, postcard-backed photos, and tin-types. Subjects of the photographs include people, businesses, churches, houses, schools, farming, transportation, and natural disasters. Communities covered in this collection include Compton, Torrance, Carson, Dominguez, Redondo Beach, Lynwood, Lakewood, San Pedro, Wilmington, Los Angeles, Terminal Island, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Material from the collection is available...
Dates:
circa 1880-1967
Frances Steiner, Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay
Collection
Identifier: SPC -2018-050
Scope and Contents
The Frances Steiner Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay Collection (1974-2018; undated) contains one box and .21 ft. of material belonging to Dr. Frances Steiner. The majority of the collection contains newspaper clippings of concert reviews from the Los Angeles Times, the Daily Breeze, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula News regarding the Carson Dominguez Symphony and the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay. The box...
Dates:
1974-2018; undated