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Los Angeles (Calif.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:

Los Angeles Gang Resource Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-1900-017
Abstract

This collection contains reports, videos, books, and other material regarding gangs in Los Angeles, California.

Dates: 1975-2001; undated

Los Angeles General Store Ledger

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SPC-2023-028
Scope and Contents

This collection contains one ledger presumably from a general store that operated in the Los Angeles, California area in the late 1800s. There are detailed listings of the names of customers and their purchases. Items include groceries such as sugar, eggs, molasses, salt, beef, pork, spices, crackers, cheese, and oil; as well as household items such as lamp chimneys, lanterns, matches, nails; and clothing such as overalls, mittens, boots, and pants.

Dates: September 10, 1897-August 3, 1898

Los Angeles Tribune (1941-1960)

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-029
Scope and Contents

This collection contains seven issues of the Los Angeles Tribune; a newspaper published in Los Angeles by civil rights activist, Almena Lomax. The newspaper ran from 1941-1960 and was published for African American residents of Los Angeles.

Dates: October 12, 1941; August 24, 1942; October 19, 1942; November 30, 1945; December 14, 1942; March 26, 1945

Ace Lundon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-036
Abstract

The Ace Lundon Collection (1862-2013, undated; bulk 1990-2013) is a collection about Ace Lundon, a writer, actor, singer, and entrepreneur from South Dakota. It includes personal papers, business records, manuscripts, photographs, audio-visual materials, posters, and more primarily concerning writer, activist, journalist, teacher, entertainer, and entrepreneur Ace Lundon.

Dates: 1862-2013, undated; Majority of material found within 1990-2013

Ninomiya Studio Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2016-006
Abstract This collection contains negatives, prints, directories, programs, correspondence, business material, and studio ephemera from the Ninomiya Studio that was located in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles, California. The negatives and prints document Japanese American communities in the aftermath of World War II. Some of the images in the collection include photograps of architecture in Los Angeles and Little Tokyo, Nisei Week parades, community and religious groups, family and...
Dates: 1919-1944, 1949-1993; Majority of material found within 1950-1980

Olympic Velodrome Collection

 Collection
Identifier: DH-2012-001
Abstract Records of the California State University, Dominguez Hills 7-Eleven Olympic Velodrome include documents, correspondence, news releases, newspaper clippings, press packets, photographs, and publications such as pamphlets, brochures, booklets, magazines, and newsletters from the Southland Corporation, the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, and the California State University, Dominguez Hills. These items document the planning, construction and use of the velodrome from its inception in...
Dates: 1977-2003; Majority of material found within 1980-1988

ONE Archives Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-031
Scope and Contents The ONE Archives Ephemera Collection (1952-2020; undated) contains two boxes of materials related to the events hosted by and held at the ONE Archives. Such events include music festivals, literary events,and events regarding activism. Materials from the event include brochures, inventory pages, staff listings, website pages, flyers, booklets, emails, and postcards. Also included in this collection is one series of publications containing magazines and newsletters about and by the ONE...
Dates: 1952-2020; undated; Majority of material found within 1980-2020

James H. Osborne Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-012
Abstract This collection includes photographs, postcards, ephemera, and memorabilia gathered by James H. Osborne, a resident, educator, and historian of Los Angeles County's South Bay. Osborne's family has lived in the South Bay since the end of the 19th century, and he has been an enthusiastic collector of all things related to his home region. The collection contains photographs showing everyday life in the region, often offering candid images of citizens attending major events, or dealing with...
Dates: 1900s-1970s, 2006, 2007; undated

Patterson, Evelyn G. Photograph Album , circa 1940s-1990s

 Series
Scope and Contents This photograph album contains 220 black-and-white and color photographs, 9 postcards, and other ephemera belonging to Evelyn G. Patterson. Images in this album consist of portraits; photographs taken in front of homes and cars; images taken at birthday parties and holidays such as Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas; images taken at Disneyland, Rosarito Beach, Mexico and Hawaii on vacations; family and friends in St. Louis, MO.(1948) and Detroit, MI.(1950); images taken during the 1992 Los...
Dates: circa 1940s-1990s

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