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Southern California church publications collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 7079

Content Description

Approximately 70 publications from various Southern California churches dating from the 1950s to the 1990s. Types of publications include books and pamphlets celebrating church anniversaries, programs for building dedication ceremonies, annual reports, directories, yearbooks, promotional pamphlets, and periodicals. The majority of the publications in the collection were published by churches in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, including in Pasadena, Pomona, and Covina. However, the collection also documents a significant amount of churches in and around San Diego and at least one in Santa Barbara. Religious affiliations represented in this collection include Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox (Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek, and others), Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran, Methodist, Mormon, and Presbyterian. Specific institutions that published material in this collection include the Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, First African American Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, the New Walker Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sinai Temple (Los Angeles), Polish Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles, Immanuel Armenian Congregational Church, and the Buddhist Church of Santa Barbara.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950 - 1993

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Approximately 70 publications from various Southern California churches dating from the 1950s to the 1990s. Types of publications include books and pamphlets celebrating church anniversaries, programs for building dedication ceremonies, annual reports, directories, yearbooks, promotional pamphlets, and periodicals. The majority of the publications in the collection were published by churches in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, including in Pasadena, Pomona, and Covina. However, the collection also documents a significant amount of churches in and around San Diego and at least one in Santa Barbara. Religious affiliations represented in this collection include Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox (Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek, and others), Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran, Methodist, Mormon, and Presbyterian. Specific institutions that published material in this collection include the Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, First African American Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, the New Walker Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sinai Temple (Los Angeles), the Polish Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles, Immanuel Armenian Congregational Church, and the Buddhist Church of Santa Barbara.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Claremont School of Theology, December 10, 2018.

Title
Finding aid for the Southern California church publications collection
Status
Completed
Author
Bo Doub
Date
2018 December
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States