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Nonprofit organizations -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Lila Berman papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0418
Abstract

The Lila Berman papers consist of correspondence, memorandums, reports, and notes, collected and created by Lila Berman, that document the establishment and provision of mental health services in the Los Angeles area, 1965-1998. The bulk of the collection covers the passage of various mental health insurance bills in the California Assembly and State Senate, and the activities of the California Council on Mental Health's Citizens Advisory Council, of which Berman was the first chair.

Dates: 1956 - 1998

China Society of Southern California records

 Collection
Identifier: 3311
Abstract The China Society of Southern California was founded in 1935 as a non-profit cultural organization and is the oldest Sino-American organization of its kind in the United States. The records of the China Society consist primarily of correspondence, board meeting minutes, the Bulletin of the China Society, and financial records. There are also materials surrounding events held by both the China Society and neighboring organizations, foundation documents, articles and clippings, as well as...
Dates: 1935 - 2015

Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records

 Collection
Identifier: 7136
Abstract The Esther Feldman and Community Conservation Solutions records document the work conducted by Esther Feldman and/or Community Conservation Solutions (CCS) from the 1980s through 2020. The collection focuses on two major subject areas: (i) ballot measures and campaigns creating public financing for park and conservation projects and (ii) land-based projects involving land acquisition, native habitat restoration, park creation, 'green' stormwater and urban runoff capture, planning projects,...
Dates: 1984 - 2022

Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records

 Collection
Identifier: 0411
Abstract The Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records consists of correspondence, reports, memorandums, bylaws, and meeting minutes, 1954-1976 (bulk 1965-1967) that document the development and founding, and activities, of this non-profit organization. The conception and incorporation of the federation are very well documented; also included are records pertaining to some of the major programs sponsored by the Federation, including Head Start; and the Federation's...
Dates: 1954 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1967

Los Angeles Urban League collection of reports, papers, and proceedings

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 0479
Abstract

This small collection consists of reports, studies, and publications created by and for, and collected by the Los Angeles Urban League.

Dates: 1920s-1990s (bulk 1970s)

Sanville Institute records

 Collection
Identifier: 0616
Scope and Contents The Sanville Institute for Clinical Social Work (formerly the California Institute for Clinical Social Work) was a non-profit educational organization dedicated to deepening the practice and values of the social work profession among practitioners and the public. From 1974 to 2018 the Institute operated a state-approved graduate program in California, offering a PhD in clinical social work. The Sanville Institute records consist of documents relating to the organization's early history,...
Dates: 1974 - 2021

Southern California Building Funds records

 Collection — Box 1-3
Identifier: 0491
Abstract This capital fund was established at the end of World War II by Southern California business leaders who recognized that the rapidly increasing population of the area could not adequately be served by health and welfare institutions operating in facilities that had already been outgrown and outworn during the Depression and war years. In the 38 years of its existence the fund disbursed over $26 million for construction purposes. Corporate mergers and acquisitions eroded its historic funding...
Dates: 1961 - 1992

United Way of Los Angeles records

 Collection
Identifier: 0438
Abstract

The material in this collection is textual, its records consisting of committee minutes and agendas; research papers, reports, and studies (both published and unpublished); by-laws, United Way organizational papers such as statements of philosophy, memoranda, etc. The collection's material spans the years 1953-1991, with the majority dating from the decade of the 1970s.

Dates: 1953 - 1991