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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 58 Collections and/or Records:

All Nations Church and Foundation records

 Collection
Identifier: 0403
Abstract

The records contain correspondence; program plans and proposals; medical records and statistics; budgets and other financial records; staff rosters; miscellaneous religious publications; newspaper clippings; brochures, and other publications describing the work of All Nations; annual reports; committee reports, agendas, and minutes; and staff reports on activities. This collection encompasses the years 1925-1978, with the bulk of the material dating frmo the decade of the 1930s.

Dates: 1925-1978 (bulk 1930s)

Allan Hancock Foundation archive

 Collection
Identifier: 0257
Abstract The Allan Hancock Foundation Archive contains records of the Foundation set up at the University of Southern California by G. Allan Hancock for the purpose of furthering oceanographic studies. These records also include those materials from the library and museum that were associated with the Foundation, as well some personal mementos of Captain Hancock's and the Hancock family. Also included are extensive records of the research ship Velero IV, as well as sound recordings, photographs and...
Dates: 1823 - 2005

Association of Trojan Leagues records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5051
Abstract

The Association of Trojan League records consists of meeting materials (agendas, reports, etc.), scholarship information, and President's reports, documenting the history and activities of the Association. The Association of Trojan Leagues was the umbrella organization for the seven alumnae Trojan Leagues throughout Southern California. The ATL was disbanded in 2018 following a reorganization of USC's alumnae organizations.

Dates: 1967-2018

B.L. Engineering, Inc. archive

 Collection
Identifier: 0504
Abstract

The B.L. Engineering Inc. archive contains the papers of the civil engineering firm B.L. Engineering, Inc., including contracts, project files, financial records, plans and drawings. The firm, founded in 1969 and owned by the Cuban American Carlos Sebastian Lorente, worked on projects throughout Los Angeles and the region.

Dates: 1969 - 1998

Margaret Bryant scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5321
Abstract

Scrapbook of USC student Margaret Bryant, who attended USC from 1931-1934, earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English. The scrapbook, stamped with her name on the cover, contains clippings, programs, invitations, forms, letters, photographs, and miscellaneous other ephemera collected by Margaret during her time at USC.

Dates: 1931-09 - 1934-06

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

 Collection
Identifier: 0218-2
Abstract

The Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers contain the records of the political activities of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, University of Southern California Gould Law School alumna, state and federal legislator, and county official. Included in this collection are the records from Burke's second tenure on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1992-2008).

Dates: 1968 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1991 - 2008

California Historical Society collection of Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce records and photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 0245-1
Abstract

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce materials document the activities of the organization from 1888 through the 1960s. Included in the collection are minutes from the Board of Director’s meetings, reports and publications from various government agencies and business, manufacturing and trade associations; a 35-year run of the Southern California Business Journal; exhibit and promotional graphics; and photographic materials, including prints, negatives, and slides.

Dates: 1888 - 1972

California Historical Society collection of TICOR and C. C. Pierce photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 0245-2
Abstract

The collection reflects the activities of the California Historical Society’s Southern California Branch from the late 1970s through the early 1990s. The primary visual collection was the C.C. Pierce photographic collection, acquired by the Society from the Title Insurance and Trust Corporation (TICOR) in 1941. The majority of the photographic materials have been digitized and incorporated into the USC Digital Library.

Dates: 1860 - 1960

A. M. Clifford papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275038204583]
Identifier: 0133
Abstract

Economic surveys and "war loan" data, ca. 1943, from the office of Los Angeles investment counselor A.M. Clifford, one of the first investment counselors in the United States.

Dates: circa 1943

Coconut Grove New Year's Eve menu

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 7094
Scope and Contents

1 menu from the New Year's Eve celebration held at the Coconut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel, December 31, 1948.

Dates: 1948 December 31