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Collins Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-COF
Abstract The Collins Family Collection documents the lives of James Arthur William and Katherine Collins, along with their children Katherine (Kat) Collins, James Alexander Collins, Jr., and Helen Collins Haynes Ross while they lived in China from 1917 to 1940. James went to China to work as a railroad civil engineer in 1915 for the Sims-Cary Engineering Company, based out of Peking. The family later lived in Tsingtao, and the children attended schools in Shanghai. The Collins Family Collection...
Dates: 1916-1987

Comisión Femenil San Fernando Valley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-CFSFV
Abstract In the early 1970s, one of the leading national Chicana activist organizations, Comisión Femenil Mexicana Nacional (CFMN), was created in Southern California. The focus of CFMN was to raise awareness of political and social issues that affected Latina women on a national level. CFMN felt that the role and well-being of Latinas were being left out of discussions taking place from the wider context of the Chicano movement. The Comisión Femenil San Fernando Valley...
Dates: 1983-2003; Majority of material found within 1989-2003

Community Service Organization Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-CSO
Abstract Founded in 1947 by Fred Ross Sr., Edward Roybal, and Anthony Rios, the Community Service Organization (known as the CSO) was a grass-roots civic-action organization led by its membership. The goal of the organization was to empower community members to become civically engaged to improve their lives and fight for social justice. The CSO began in East Los Angeles focusing on the Latino and Mexican-American communities, and then expanded with Chapters across California. The collection...
Dates: 1948-1998

Joseph R. Cone China Marines Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-CCM
Abstract

The Joseph R. Cone China Marines Collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and newsletters documenting the experiences of United States Marines in China post-World War II. The materials especially cover the 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions and their service in North China.

Dates: 1944-2014

Confederate States of America Bond

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: SC-CSAB
Abstract

The collection consists of a bond issued by the Confederacy during the Civil War. The bond, issued on May 1st, 1861, is in the amount of 100 dollars and has 16 coupons attached.

Dates: 1861

Paul Conrad Political Cartoons Collection

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Identifier: URB-PCP
Abstract

Paul Conrad was a political cartoonist who worked for the Los Angeles Times from 1964 to 1993. The collection consists of a selection of thirty-one large black-and-white prints of Conrad's most significant cartoons. This set hung on the walls of California Governor Gray Davis's office during his tenure.

Dates: 1972-1988

Cooperative Nursery School Movement of Southern California Oral History Project Collection

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Identifier: URB-CNSOH
Abstract

The Cooperative Nursery School Movement of Southern California Oral History Project consists of eight interviews representing a cross-section of parents, teacher, and directors who were closely associated with the co-op nursery school movement beginning as early as 1947. These oral interviews document first-hand accounts of local developments and provide insight into the educational philosophies and practices that helped to shape its significance as a national movement.

Dates: 1976

Copperplate Woman

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-CPW
Abstract

Copperplate image of a nude woman.

Dates: 1900-1999

Francisco Cortez Espinoza Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-FCE
Abstract

This small collection of personal papers and family photographs documents the migration and naturalization of one man from Mexico to California. The collection also contains a small amount of material regarding Espinoza’s daughter, including elementary school report cards. This documentation gives insight into the life of an immigrant family in the San Fernando Valley during the 1940s and 1950s.

Dates: 1938-1964

Norman Corwin United Nations Radio Drama Scripts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-NCS
Abstract

The collection consists of two scripts for United Nations Radio Dramas written by American writer Norman Corwin during the Golden Age of Radio. The first script, "Could Be," which was also produced by Corwin, first aired in September of 1949 and starred Martin Gabel. The second script, "The Charter in the Saucer," aired in October of 1955 and starred Laurence Olivier.

Dates: 1949-1955

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