Women in community organization -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
University of Southern California Faculty Wives and Women's Club records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5050
Abstract
This collection consists of the records and scrapbooks of the University of Southern California's Faculty Wives and Women's Club.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1920s-1980s
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Willa Mae West papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275049036065]
Identifier: 7112
Abstract
A collection of photographs and ephemera spanning nearly 50 years of the life of Willa Mae West, an active participant and leader in many African American social organizations in the Los Angeles area. West served as a national officer for the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW), acting as Grand Directress of the Arts and Crafts Department. West also served as a Chaplain Major for her local chapter of IBPOEW, as a member of the Crenshaw Committee on Aging,...
Dates:
1920 - 1980
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Woman's Building newsletter and brochures
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7101
Abstract
A collection of two serial publications issued by the Woman's Building (Los Angeles) between 1976 and 1981: four issues of a recurring brochure for the Extension Program at the Woman's Building and nine issues of Spinning Off: A Newsletter Of Women's Culture Presented By The Woman's Building. The Woman's Building was a non-profit arts and education center created by and for women in Los Angeles, California. Active from 1973 to 1991, the Woman's Building...
Dates:
1976 - 1981
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections