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Education -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al. records

 Collection
Identifier: 0234
Abstract Crawford et al. v. Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles et al. was a case in which the California Supreme Court ordered the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to formulate a feasible plan to desegregate its schools. In 1977, the LAUSD came up with a plan that was later deemed one of, if not the most, drastic plans of mandatory student reassignment in the nation. The collection consists of court case transcripts, court exhibits, depositions, reports, office memos,...
Dates: 1976-1980

Richard E. Ferraro papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7018
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education member Richard E. Ferraro.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s

John Allan Smith papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 5289
Scope and Content Papers of John Allan Smith, Ed.D. Dr. Smith received his doctorate from USC in 1948. In addition to serving as Dean of Chapman College's Ship of the World Campus Afloat, and in many positions within the Los Angeles City schools, he also served as Executive Secretary of the Fulbright program in Pakistan, and much of the travel writing in the papers documents his time in Pakistan and related travels. The collection consists of photographs of Dr. Smith at all ages, his diploma, typescripts of...
Dates: 1924-1968, undated

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

Alexander J. Stoddard papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0013
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Alexander J. Stoddard (1889-1965). His papers include correspondence, reports, speeches, photographs, and clippings documenting his tenures as Superintendent of Schools in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Denver.

Dates: 1930 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1936 - 1954