Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
"An Account of the Great Chinese Riot and Massacre in Los Angeles" typescript
Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31275056491690]
Identifier: 7140
Abstract
Typescript of Judge Widney's account of the riot and massacre of Chinese in Los Angeles, based on the trial of 10 people indicted for the murders, which took place in front of Widney as Judge of the District Court of the Seventeenth Judicial District for Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. The massacre was the result of a shootout between several Chinese men over the kidnapping of a young Chinese woman, that led to a shootout with police and the death of a civilian. As a result, a mob...
Dates:
1871 November
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275056891162]
Identifier: 7158
Abstract
The Central Christian Church of Los Angeles records consists of founding doccuments, correspondence, financial records, membership lists, photographs, and meeting minutes documenting the history of the church from its founding in 1886 to 1956. The Central Christian Church of Los Angeles was founded in 1886 as the First Christian Mission. It met at various locations near downtown Los Angeles, eventually finding a permanent home at 410 East 31st Street where it remained until it closed in...
Dates:
1886 - 1956
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
General Historical Manuscripts and Ephemera collection
Collection
Identifier: 6004
Abstract
This artificially created collection consists of notes, letters, documents, and photographs created by and for important historical figures, mostly American, from 1605, 1790 to 1928, and undated. Of particular historical interest are the letters written by Thomas Jefferson, William Smith, and Eugene Debs, and the 1850 Los Angeles Justice of the Peace election results document.
Dates:
1605-1928, undated
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Los Angeles city directories
Collection
Identifier: 0235
Abstract
City directories are among the most important sources of information about urban areas and their inhabitants. They provide personal and professional information about a city's residents as well as information about its business, civic, social, religious, charitable, and literary institutions. A typical city directory provides a listing of residents, streets, businesses, organizations or institutions, giving their location in a city.The collection consists of 78 bound volumes of...
Dates:
1886 - 1953
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Annette Moore papers
Collection
Identifier: 5284
Abstract
The Annette Moore papers consist of research materials used to write “The University of Southern California: 1880-2005,” the 125th Anniversary history book of USC, which covers the years 1880-2005. The collection consists of emails, clippings, photocopies, bound copies, drafts, notes, and correspondence. Annette Moore served as co-writer of “The University of Southern California: 1880-2005,” and as Director of Web, Special, and Communications Projects at USC University Communications from...
Dates:
circa 2005
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Henry Zenas Osborne Los Angeles billheads collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7073
Abstract
A collection of more than 80 billheads from a variety of turn of the last century Los Angeles businesses, ranging from Newberry's grocery store to the Los Angeles Tent and Awning Company. All the billheads are made out to Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923). Henry Zenas Osborne and his wife Helen resided at 740 S. Hope Street in Los Angeles, and most of the billheads are associated with hosehold expenses. Osborne, originally from New York, moved first to California in 1878, and subsequently to...
Dates:
1894-1916; Majority of material found in 1897-1901
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Private Schools & Colleges, Southern California, brochures and pamphlets
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 6024
Abstract
A bound volume of pamphlets and brochures advertising private schools and colleges in the Los Angeles area for the academic years 1897-1898 and 1898-1899. Included are brochures for St. Agatha's Boarding and Day School for Girls; Classical School for Boys; the Marlborough School; Girls' Collegiate School; University of Southern California; Los Angeles Academy (Military); Throop Polytechnic Institute; St. Vincent's College; and Convent of Immaculate Heart of Mary. Also included is "The...
Dates:
1897 - 1899
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections