Los Angeles (Calif.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Costumbres: A Digital Archive of Latino Spanish in the Los Angeles
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-017
Scope and Contents
Costumbres is a living archive or an on-going ethnography of contemporary language practices, usages, or costumes of a major U.S. ethnic group. Its mission is to collect, organize, and make public a continual account of vernacular Spanish in the Los Angeles area and neighboring communities. Costumbres is only available as a digital item. For access to Costumbres please contact the Gerth Archives and Special...
Dates:
Issued: June 22, 2023
Documenting COVID-19 in Southern Los Angeles County Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2020-018
Abstract
This collection documents the COVID-19 pandemic as experienced by California State University, Dominguez Hills and Southern Los Angeles County community members. This collection includes student diaries, essays, letters, blogs, digital photographs, videos, local periodicals, and artworks. All materials in this collection are born-digital items, except for two boxes of Daily Breeze newspaper articles which are restricted to on-site use only. Material in this...
Dates:
circa February 2020-May 2021
Charles H. Eilers Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2014-003
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to Charles “Carl” H. Eilers (1875-1948) and his family. The Eilers family owned and farmed Rancho San Pedro lands between Dominguez, Alameda, Del Amo, and Santa Fe streets in what was to become Carson, CA from 1889 to 1958. Included in the collection are deeds and title papers, tax reports, receipts, statements, court papers and legal documents, ledgers, correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, and books. The bulk of the material is in...
Dates:
1872-2001; undated; Majority of material found within 1889-1958
Filer Compton Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-012
Abstract
This collection consists of approximately 25 magazines and newspaper titles, as well as newspaper clippings and ballots. The collection predominantly focuses on African American social and political news, civil rights issues, and cultural and entertainment news. A large portion of the collection consists of Jet magazines but almost equally as large is the collection of Ebony magazines. Some of the titles also included are The Crisis, Los Angeles Times, The Bulletin and more.
Dates:
1957-2020; Majority of material found within 1960-1990
Kate Crane Gartz Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2018-004
Abstract
The Kate Crane Gartz Collection contains a wide array of personal papers including correspondence, poems, clippings, activism ephemera, drafts and information related to her published travel diary "Around the World with Kate Crane Gartz," and photographs. The materials were collected by her friend and colleague, John Weatherwax. This collection is now part of the
Dates:
1929-1954
Nick Green South Bay Soccer Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-017
Abstract
The Nick Green South Bay Soccer Collection documents soccer events in the South Bay and Los Angeles covered by the reporter and columnist Nick Green. The bulk of the material is devoted to soccer related events held in the stadium located at CSU Dominguez Hills, formerly known as Home Depot Center, which opened in 2003 and is now called Dignity Health Sports Park. The stadium hosts soccer games by the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer, U.S. men's and women's national soccer teams, and men's...
Dates:
1984-2018; undated
Judson Grenier Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2007-002
Abstract
This collection consists of photographs used by Dr. Judson Grenier of California State Dominguez Hills for educational and research purposes. Photographs of paintings, dioramas, landscapes, and people depict the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area from its foundation through the 1980s.
Dates:
1870-1980
Judson Grenier Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-011
Abstract
The Judson Grenier Collection (1812 – 2014, undated) 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...
Dates:
1812-2014; undated
Hahn (Harlan) Disabilities Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2014-004
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to Harlan Hahn (1939-2008), his family, his battle with polio in the 1940s, and his professional career focusing mostly on society’s view of disabilities. Hahn was a professor of political science, psychiatry, and behavioral science at the University of Southern California. The collection concentrates on his writings and research on American and urban politics, and health and disability politics and policy. Included in the collection are published...
Dates:
1823-2006; 1945-2006
Deloris L. Holt Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-015
Abstract
The Deloris L. Holt Collection contains documents from the life and career of Deloris L. Holt, an educator, author, and activist who dedicated her career to sharing the history and achievements of Black Americans with the world. She was the founder of Kinderpress and published books and teaching resources with an emphasis on Black History and Early Childhood Education. This collection includes documents relating to her many publications, including original manuscripts, as well as extensive...
Dates:
1970-2022; undated