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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Barber School of Speech scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 0270
Abstract

The Barber School of Speech scrapbook contains clippings, announcements, programs, notes, cards, and other types of printed ephemera, 1901-1980 (bulk 1922-1940), collected by Julia Barber, founder and director of the school. The scrapbook documents the activities of Mrs. Barber, a dramatic reader and speech coach, and her colleagues and pupils--their performances, recitals, debates, commencements, and public speaking appearances, both in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the United States.

Dates: 1901 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1922 - 1940

Zachary Davis collection of West Coast punk ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: 7085
Abstract

The Zachary Davis collection of West Coast punk ephemera consists of concert fliers and tickets, political pamphlets, promotional material for punk music-related merchandise, drawings, and zines documenting the punk subculture on the West Coast (mostly California) of the United States during the 1990s and 2000s. Zachary Davis, a member of the scene in the late 1990s and 2000s, collected the material and also created a small number of items in the collection.

Dates: 1996 - 2012

Foley and Sepulveda family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 7042
Abstract The Foley and Sepulveda family papers consists of letters, diaries, photographs, photograph albums, books, legal documents and ephemera, 1850-1953 and undated, created and collected by various members of the Sepulveda and Foley families. The bulk of the collection consists of materials created and collected by William I. (W.I.) Foley and his daughter Viola Lillian Foley Morrow. Also included are some items from Foley's wife Sara Dolores Sepulveda, their children Zoraya, Rupert, and Elsa...
Dates: 1850-1953, undated

Forthmann family photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6087
Abstract This collection consists of photographs of members of the Forthmann family, one of the first prominent families in Los Angeles at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. John Albert Forthmann I was a German immigrant who arrived in Los Angeles as a teenager in the 1860s and bought a small soap business that he turned into the Los Angeles Soap Co. The photographs in this collection include various members of the Forthmann family, but generally center around...
Dates: 1912-1949, undated

Hollywood Bowl and Los Angeles Philharmonic programs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275053945581]
Identifier: 6133
Abstract

A small group of programs from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl, dated 1915-195

Dates: 1915-1957

Hollywood Park and Santa Anita Park programs

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 7058
Abstract 5 programs, 1941-1948, from Hollywood Park and Santa Anita Park. Each is an "official program", listing the days' races and entrants. Both Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California, and Hollywood Park, located in Inglewood, California, were notable horse racing tracks. Santa Anita, operated by the Los Angeles Turf Club, opened in December 1934, which made it the first formally established race track in California. Santa Anita Park is still in operation today. Hollywood Park was...
Dates: 1941-1948

Los Angeles Corral of Westerners records

 Collection
Identifier: 0117
Abstract

The Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners was founded in 1946 and promotes the study and understanding of Western history through publications and events. This collection contains correspondence, financial and publication records, photographs, artifacts, scrapbooks and drafts of articles documenting the history of the Los Angeles Corral of the Westerners.

Dates: 1946 - 2019

Henry Zenas Osborne Los Angeles billheads collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7073
Abstract A collection of more than 80 billheads from a variety of turn of the last century Los Angeles businesses, ranging from Newberry's grocery store to the Los Angeles Tent and Awning Company. All the billheads are made out to Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923). Henry Zenas Osborne and his wife Helen resided at 740 S. Hope Street in Los Angeles, and most of the billheads are associated with hosehold expenses. Osborne, originally from New York, moved first to California in 1878, and subsequently to...
Dates: 1894-1916; Majority of material found in 1897-1901

Ruskin Art Club records

 Collection
Identifier: 6083
Abstract The Ruskin Art Club was founded October 12, 1888, and is the oldest women's club in Los Angeles. Its original purpose was to study the technique and history of engraving and etching, inspired by founding member Mary E. Boyce's own collection of prints and extensive library of books on art. The Club's main activity were the annual courses of study in the history of art, architecture, or archaeology. These consisted of lectures delivered by the members to the membership at the monthly...
Dates: 1879 - 2003

Stabler family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 5381
Abstract The Stabler family papers consists of photographs, clippings, ephemera, correspondence, certificates and licenses, documenting the lives of Laird and Maud Stabler and their children. Laird Stabler was Professor of Chemistry and Physics at USC, and later became Professor of Applied Chemistry and Metallurgy. He also helped found the School of Pharmacy in 1905, and was appointed Dean of the School in 1910, serving as Dean and Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology for 29 years until his death...
Dates: 1885-1920s