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Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7162
Scope and Contents
The Thelma Becker papers consist of photographs, correspondence, press releases, newspaper articles, personal cards, and other material belonging to the Los Angeles businesswoman and resident of the Biltmore Hotel, Thelma Jane Becker (1913-2004). Becker moved to Los Angeles from New York in 1940 to establish retail partners in western states for Barbizon, a company that manufactured fabrics and sold dress slips. As soon as she arrived, Becker took up residence in the landmark Biltmore Hotel...
Dates:
1970 - 1995
Collection
Identifier: 0215
Abstract
Alphonzo Bell, Jr. (1914-2004) was a United States Congressman who represented the 27th and 28th Congressional Districts - which encompassed the communities of Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Bel Air, and West Los Angeles - between 1961 and 1977. Materials within the collection date from the 1930s to the 1980s and document Bell's political career.
Dates:
1933-1987
Collection
Identifier: 0218-1
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 are records from Burke's tenure in the California Assembly (1966-1972), U.S. Congress (1973-1978), and the Los Angeles Angeles County Board of Supervisor (1979-1980). Records also include her campaign for California State Attorney General (1978).
Dates:
1959 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1980
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
Collection
Identifier: 0227
Abstract
The records of the California office of Hands Across America include correspondence, memoranda, promotional materials, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Held on May 25, 1986, Hands Across America was a benefit event staged to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness.
Dates:
1986 - 1986
Collection
Identifier: 0603
Abstract
This collection consists miscellaneous printed materials and related items from agencies and organizations in California that deal with social welfare and social work. More than 400 organizations are represented, though most are only represented by a few items. Entities include state and local government agencies, schools, non-profit groups, and professional social work organizations. The majority of items date from the 1950s-1990s, though there are some materials dating back as early as the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within approximately 1910s-1990s
Collection
Identifier: 7106
Abstract
The Company Theatre records document the activities and history of the Company Theatre, an experimental, groundbreaking theater company founded in Los Angeles in 1967. Several USC students and graduates were among the Company Theatre's founding members, including Steven Kent and Gar Campbell. The Company Theatre remained active until around 1972, at which time its descendent, the ProVisional Theatre, commenced its decade-long run involving many of the same artists. The collection includes...
Dates:
1967 - 1982
Collection
Identifier: 0391
Abstract
In 1966, William H. DuBay was suspended from the Los Angeles Archdiocese for opining his criticism of the Roman Catholic church. The collection includes materials related to DuBay's controversial tenure as a Roman Catholic priest and his suspension.
Dates:
1955 - 1974
Collection
Identifier: 0409
Abstract
The El Nido Services and Lodges records cover the practical details of El Nido's operations, 1930-1980, documenting its real estate management, zoning battles, tax questions, insurance and "disaster preparedness" provisions, and occasional personnel problems of this social service agency. Originally a project of the Los Angeles Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, the Section established a Children's Bureau in Los Angeles in 1925, and three years later built a camp for...
Dates:
1932-1986 (bulk 1970s-1980s)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 7145
Scope and Contents
Records of the Friends 4 Expo Transit advocacy group created and collected by Kathy Seal, a longtime community organizer who founded Friends 4 Expo in 2000 to fight for a light rail Expo Line along a right of way in Los Angeles running from Exposition Boulevard into Santa Monica. Friends 4 Expo (also known as Friends4Expo and F4E) emphasized the environmental benefit of clean, speedy, high-capacity light rail, and sought to overcome opposition to a passenger line--principally from...
Dates:
2000 - 2002