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Los Angeles (Calif.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Howard J. Singer Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-033
Abstract

This collection contains photographs; negatives, and 35 mm slides presumably taken by Howard J. Singer. Images were primarily taken in Los Angeles, CA., New York City, Washington D.C., Boston, MA., and San Francisco, CA., and feature various landmarks, events, and candid photographs of friends and familiy. Also included in this collection are reel-to-reel tapes and audiocassettes featuring lecture series and talks on various topics such as urban renewal, and economics.

Dates: February-April, June 1967; April 1968; 1968; 1969; circa 1960s
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Howard J. Singer Photograph Collection

Ernest C. Smith Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2019-019
Abstract This collection contains material belonging to Ernest C. Smith and his family. The majority of the collection contains documents regarding Ernest's life as a sheet metal contractor; teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District; educator; politician; and African American civil rights activist. This collection includes: articles, reports, certificates, correspondence, event programs, photographs, ephemera, and other material. Also included in this collection are items that belonged to...
Dates: 1930-2011; undated
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Ernest C. Smith Family Collection

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
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / South Bay History Collection

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
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / South Bay Photograph Collection

Southern California Construction Projects Photograph Albums

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SPC-2021-008
Abstract This collection contains 328 black-and-white photographs and photo postcards in two photograph albums. Images were taken during various construction projects in Southern California. The first album is comprised of images taken mostly at various bridge construction projects such as: Brand Ave Bridge, Glendale, CA.; Glen Oakes Bridge; Walnut Grove Bridge; Del Amo Bridge; Overland Bridge, Culver City, CA.; and others. Other images include construction of the arch for the Grauman's Million...
Dates: 1917-1938; undated
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Southern California Construction Projects Photograph Albums

Spanish Language Art Postcard Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SPC-2024-009
Scope and Contents The Spanish Language Art Postcard collection (1939-1940; undated) contains one box and 0.21 linear ft. of material belonging to A.M. Lawton, possibly named Alice May Lawton. The majority of the collection contains postcards in a notebook sent to A.M. Lawton, who lives in San Francisco, from a woman named Vada, who lived in Los Angeles. The postcards contain art from Vada, and her day-to-day life inspired the majority of her drawings. Vada drew in pencil and outlined with bright colored pens...
Dates: 1939-1940; undated
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Spanish Language Art Postcard Collection

Takahashi Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-013
Abstract The Takahashi Family Papers comprise of photographs from a family photo album, correspondence between the immediate Takahashi family, correspondence between Florence Griffen and her mother-in-law, Lois Griffen, transcripts of the correspondence, Yae Takahashi's original artwork, Dorothy Treakle's school report cards, Florence's short autobiography, newspaper clippings, church and Peace Corps papers, Poston incarceration camp Christmas cards, and more. All of this collection has been...
Dates: 1942-2013; Majority of material found within 1942-1969
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Takahashi Family Papers

Jane Templin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2008-001
Abstract Consisting of credentials, professional certificates, correspondence, awards, certificates of thanks, photographs, video, ephemera, memorandums, notes, documents, publications, and artifacts, the collection documents Jane Templin's career as an electrician and electrician trainer in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, her activities as a member and officer of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 11, and her outreach efforts to recruit women, students, and...
Dates: 1920-2022; undated; Majority of material found within 1990-2010
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Jane Templin Collection

Turning the Tide: L.A. Anti-Racism Newsletter

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-006
Scope and Contents

This collection contains issues of the "Turning the Tide" newsletter, published by People Against Racist Terror (PART). Topics include: social justice, racism, colonialism, incarceration, political and social movements, anti-fascism, anti-war, and other related topics.

Dates: December 1994-August 2017
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Turning the Tide: L.A. Anti-Racism Newsletter

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
Found in: California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections / Watts Rebellion Collection

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