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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:

Ruskin Art Club records

 Collection
Identifier: 6083
Abstract The Ruskin Art Club was founded October 12, 1888, and is the oldest women's club in Los Angeles. Its original purpose was to study the technique and history of engraving and etching, inspired by founding member Mary E. Boyce's own collection of prints and extensive library of books on art. The Club's main activity were the annual courses of study in the history of art, architecture, or archaeology. These consisted of lectures delivered by the members to the membership at the monthly...
Dates: 1879 - 2003

The Scribes records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 0022
Abstract

This collection contains records pertaining to the operations of the The Scribes club, which was founded in 1897 and met every other Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. Club records include correspondence, membership rosters, bylaws, minutes of meetings, and clippings files on club members.

Dates: 1900 - 1969; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1960

Michael Several collection on Los Angeles Public Art

 Collection
Identifier: 0316
Abstract The Michael Several collection on Los Angeles Public Art consists of materials related to public art in Los Angeles. The collection dates from 1903-2000 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1980-2000. The collection includes article clippings, public records, photographs, slides, negatives, memorandums, brochures, art event notices, meeting minutes, project proposals, press releases, and correspondence about public art (murals, paintings, sculptures, etc.) in and around Los Angeles...
Dates: 1903 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000

Southern California Loan Association ledger

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7071
Abstract Ledger containing meeting minutes and details of loans of the Southern California Loan Association, 1899-1904. The minutes record the business activities of the Association, which met monthly, sometimes more frequently if a loan request was made. It also records the annual issuance of stock and grant loans, which ranged from $400 to several thousand dollars for new construction and the purchase of property; some of these loans were made to women. The ledger also includes five pages that...
Dates: 1899-1904

R.R. Spear blueprints and sketches

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0319
Abstract

The collection is comprised of a subdivision map as well as specifications, blueprints, and sketches of several structures constructed in South Los Angeles between 1910 and 1930.

Dates: 1910 - 1930

Warren L. Steinberg papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0348
Abstract

The papers of Warren L. Steinberg date from 1944 to 1998 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1966 to 1997. The papers focus on Steinberg's involvement with the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission, an organization that Steinberg was involved with until his death in 2004.

Dates: 1944 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1997

Catherine G. Stern papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0301
Abstract

Catherine G. Stern was a social activist for civil and human rights. The papers contain correspondence, administrative papers, reports, and publications from the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, the Community Relations Conference of Southern California, the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights, and other civic, educational, and artistic organizations with which Stern was involved.

Dates: 1951 - 2001

George H. Stewart scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 0047
Abstract

Collection consists of three scrapbooks created by George H. Stewart containing personal social mementos like tickets, souvenir menus, and acknowledgments and newspaper clippings on political topics.

Dates: 1891 - 1911

Mary Stoddard Florence Crittenton Home papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 0610
Abstract

Letters, photographs, ephemera and a large scrapbook created and collected by Mary ("Mollie") Stoddard, president of the Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home in the 1920s. The papers document the Home, and Mollie's personal and philanthropic pursuits. Mary ("Mollie") Wilcox Stoddard (later Mary Wilcox Hurd) was born in Placerville, CA in 1870. Mollie was a long time supporter and president of the Los Angeles Florence Crittenton Home.

Dates: 1911-1928

Helen Walker Truesdell papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5038
Abstract Helen Walker Truesdell was a poet and literary scholar, as well as an alumnus of USC. Born in 1897, she attended Los Angeles Polytechnic High where she was the Editor-in-Chief of the school's quarterly literary magazine. After graduation in 1914, she began her studies at USC from which she obtained her B.A. (magna cum laude) in 1918. She then obtained her high school teaching credential and a master's degree (also from USC), later also earning an additional teaching diploma in 1929 for...
Dates: 1900-1938; Majority of material found in 1920-1930