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Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles records

 Collection
Identifier: 0474
Abstract

This small collection documents some of the activities and history of the Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles. Included are minutes from meetings of the Committee on Aging during the 1960s, when the Freda Mohr Center for the elderly was opened; a notebook describing the history, activities, programs, and administrative functions of the agency; and a dissertation from USC's School of Social Work that examines the history of the agency.

Dates: 1962 - 1980

Adolf Johnson postcards

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7056
Abstract

22 postcards depicting buildings and scenes around Los Angeles, including Pasadena, Venice and Burbank, sent to Adolf Johnson in Turlock, California between 1911 and 1913. Scenes include (but are not limited to) various views of downtown Los Angeles (Spring Street at night, Broadway, Central Square), buildings (Hall of Records, California Hospital, the Alexandria Hotel), views of Mount Lowe and Lookout Mountain, and Eastlake Park.

Dates: 1911-1913

Allan Kaplan and Robert Kaplan political memorabilia collection

 Collection
Identifier: 6119
Abstract

The Allan Kaplan and Robert Kaplan political memorabilia collection consists of posters, ephemera, and realia documenting national and local political and campaigns. The bulk of the material dates from the late 1960s-early 1970s and documents the brothers' earliest political activism. The collection also includes later campaigns (from the 2000s) on which Robert was involved professionally.

Dates: 1960s-2000s

Thomas Kilgore, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0381
Abstract

The collection consists of manuscripts, drafts of sermons, church and personal correspondence and photographs of Dr. Thomas Kilgore, Jr., pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Los Angeles from 1963-1985 and a noted civil rights and civic leader. A subsequent accrual to the original collection includes a large number of plaques and awards, as well as audiovisual materials and ephemera.

Dates: 1935 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1962 - 1998

Lane-Wells Company records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7055
Abstract This small collection consists of a commemorative album celebrating the 100,000th Gun Perforating Job by the Lane-Wells Company of Los Angeles on June 18, 1948 and additional printed ephemera, 1939-1954, created and collected by Walter T. Wells, co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the Lane-Wells Company. Walter T. Wells studied electrical engineering at Iowa State, graduating in 1910. He worked as an engineer in the Philippines and British Guiana (for the Demerara Bauxite Company), as...
Dates: 1939-1954

Lewitzky Dance Company records

 Collection
Identifier: 0203
Abstract

Based in Los Angeles, California, the Lewitzky Dance Company was formed in 1966 by Bella Lewitzky and gave its last performance on May 18, 1997. The archive consists of papers, films, photographs, costumes, programs, posters, stage plots, and sound recordings. It covers the Company's archived and working papers from all offices, including the Manager, Booking and Production offices.

Dates: 1932 - 2019; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1997

Los Angeles City School District music collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7072
Abstract A small collection of simple scores of popular music prepared for the Music Section of the Division of Instruction and Curriculum of the Los Angeles City School District. Each score is pasted onto a piece of cardboard. The Los Angeles City School District was formed in 1870 to mirror the boundaries of the City of Los Angeles. After 1890 and the formation of the Los Angeles City High School District, it served elementary and junior high school students. It ceased operations in 1961, with...
Dates: circa 1950

Los Angeles Corral of Westerners records

 Collection
Identifier: 0117
Abstract

The Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners was founded in 1946 and promotes the study and understanding of Western history through publications and events. This collection contains correspondence, financial and publication records, photographs, artifacts, scrapbooks and drafts of articles documenting the history of the Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners.

Dates: 1946 - 2019

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Records on the Investigation of the Homicide of Ruben Salazar

 Collection
Identifier: 0548
Abstract The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department's Records on the Investigation of the Homicide of Ruben Salazar contain documents maintained by the Sheriff's Department for more than forty years pertaining to preparations for, and responses to, the National Chicano Moratorium march and rally, among the largest anti-Vietnam War protests in Los Angeles, held on August, 29, 1970, in East Los Angeles. Also documented is the tragic aftermath--the ensuing riot, significant damages, complaints about...
Dates: 1970 - 1974; 1998; 2011 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1971

Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home records

 Collection
Identifier: 0415
Abstract The Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home records consists of correspondence, meeting notes and minutes, photographs, publications and newspaper clippings related to the history and development of the Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home. Apart from the photographs and clippings, the greatest concentrations of material are from 1906-1915, 1947-1955, and the 1990s. The photographic collections span the period between the 1920s and the 1950s, and include many photographs of staff and board...
Dates: 1892-1999

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American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. 1
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Association of Trojan Leagues 1
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company 1
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Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas) 1
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Bates, Francis E. 1
Blew, Robert 1
Bogart, Guy 1
Bond, Genevieve Farnell 1
Boston Society of Natural History 1
Bright, Verne 1
Britzman, Homer E. (Homer Elwood), 1901-1953 1
Brown, Jerry, 1938- 1
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Bryant, Margaret 1
Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson) 1
Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite 1
Bush, Grace E. 1
California Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students, Inc. 1
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Chandler, Otis 1
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Community Relations Conference of Southern California 1
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