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Century Freeway records
Collection
Identifier: 0228
Abstract
Century Freeway, officially named the I-105 Glenn M. Anderson (Century) Freeway Transitway, extends for 17.3 miles in a west-east direction, from Sepulveda Blvd near the Los Angeles International Airport to the I-605 Freeway. The freeway traverses nine cities in the County of Los Angles and interchanges with four freeways: Interstate Routes 405, 110, 710, and 605. Planning for the Century Freeway began in 1958 and it took 35 years to build. The freeway opened to the public in 1993. The...
Dates:
1966 - 1993
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Mineral King Development records
Collection
Identifier: 0037
Abstract
The collection consists of environmental reports, correspondence, scrapbooks, and other ephemera pertaining to the controversial 1960s development of a 16,000 acre tract of the Sequoia National Forest in Tulare County, California. The materials were created and collected by conservation activists Jean and Richard Koch.
Dates:
1963-1978
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Neighborhood Youth Association records
Collection
Identifier: 0416
Abstract
The Neighborhood Youth Association began as charitable organization under the aegis of the Episcopal Church in 1914. Using a settlement house approach, the Association's oiginal goal was to acculturate immigrants to Los Angeles' West side neighborhoods to American culture and values. Over the years the Association has broadened its mission to include providing social services and counseling for poor families and teenaged children in the areas around Venice, California, and the Los Angeles...
Dates:
1954 - 1991
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Shirley Adelson Siegel papers
Collection
Identifier: 0303
Abstract
Between 1947 and 1950, attorney and housing rights advocate Shirley Adelson Siegel lived in Los Angeles and became deeply involved with pro bono committee work related to the promotion of civil rights and affordable housing. Although she lived in Los Angeles for less than four years, her work helped shape legislation that was later developed at both the local and state levels. The collection consists of publications, press releases, correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, and...
Dates:
1947-1950
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California School of Public Administration records
Collection
Identifier: 0295
Abstract
The collection contains records of the USC School of Public Administration from its inception as the USC Institute of Government through 1996. Records include correspondence and other administrative documents, records of Institutes and other joint projects, contracts, faculty papers, and similar materials.
Dates:
1929 - 1996
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Women At Work records
Collection
Identifier: 0417
Abstract
The Women at Work records, 1978-2014, document the founding, and programmatic and fundraising activities of this social service non-profit agency. Women at Work was founded in 1979 as the Women's Public Policy Research Center (WPRCC) to study issues surrounding women in the labor force. In 1980, the name was changed to "Women at Work". The founding members, Barbara Burke, Marge Leighton, and Betty Ann Jansson, served as co-executive directors of the organization, which is headquartered in...
Dates:
1978-2014
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections