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Denman Family Photograph Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-DFP
Abstract
The collection consists of photographs of the Mayne R. Denman family of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Denman worked for the Smith Premier Typewriter Company in eastern Ohio and West Virginia. There is a Los Angeles address on one of the photographs.
Dates:
1879-1924
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Carl S. Dentzel Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-CSD
Abstract
The Carl S. Dentzel Collection documents the work and influences of Carl S. Dentzel throughout his lifetime as a journalist and a community activist, including the renaming of the city of Northridge, the coverage of the conflicts abroad between the U.S., Central America, South America, and Europe, and his work with organizations including the Museum Association, and the Municipal Arts. It includes correspondence, pamphlets, annual reports, budgets, minutes,...
Dates:
1932-1996; Majority of material found within 1932-1975
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Diocese of Rochester Record Book
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-DRR
Abstract
This bound volume dates from 1675 to 1726, and contains various records generated by members of the Diocese of Rochester, including copies of leases, indentures, marriages, and bills of sale.
Dates:
1675-1726
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Diocese of Seo de Urgel Spain Register of Daily Expenditures
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-DSU
Abstract
Register of daily expenditures, Dominican convent, Catholic Church, Diocese of Seo de Urgel, Spain, from February 1, 1513 to October 31, 1522, begun by procurator Friar Antonio Planella and maintained by his successors.
Dates:
1513-1522
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
E. Oren Donnell Correspondence Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-EOD
Abstract
The E. Oren Donnell Correspondence Collection documents the experiences of Donnell as he worked as an aircraft mechanic at the US Naval Station in Corpus Christi, Texas in the United States Navy during World War II. Letters include descriptions of Donnell's responsibilities and daily activities, news about his sister's engagement and other family updates, information about friends injured or killed while serving overseas, his promotion in 1945 to Chief Petty Officer, and attending a dance...
Dates:
1943-1945
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Bob Douglas Jazz Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: TBC-BDP
Abstract
The Bob Douglas Jazz Photograph Collection features black-and-white photography of jazz performances in Los Angeles, California and Detroit, Michigan from the 1940s to the 1990s. Images capture several prominent jazz musicians and singers, such as Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Dexter Gordon. It also documents Douglas’s professional and exhibit history as well as a portrait of Bob Douglas. The small collection consists largely of prints as well as contact sheets, slides, one negative,...
Dates:
1946-1999
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Theodore Dreiser Letter
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-TDL
Abstract
A novelist, editor, and political activist, Theodore Dreiser was born in Indiana in 1871, and died in Hollywood, California in 1945. In 1939, while living on Hayworth Avenue in Los Angeles, he wrote to columnist Rob Wagner granting him permission to reprint "Dawn in the East."
Dates:
1939
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Vera Dutoff Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-KUC
Abstract
Vera Dutoff (maiden name Kuchinskaia) fled Russia, lived in China, and settled in San Francisco, California with her husband Alexander Dutoff. She was born on November 19, 1900 and died on February 25, 1994. The collection consists of materials related to her daily life and is largely composed of correspondence as well as keepsake objects including Russian Icons (devotional images) and lace textiles. A small amount of records were created by her husband Alexandar Dutoff; her son, Dimitri...
Dates:
ca. 1920-1980
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Early Birds Collection
Collection
Identifier: UAC-TEB
Abstract
The Early Birds Collection consists of several "Executive Binders" belonging to club presidents of the Early Birds, an unofficial social organization on the campus of California State University, Northridge. The organization began in the early days of the San Fernando Valley State College campus with membership consisting of office secretaries. The Early Birds continued to grow until its members agreed to limit its size at which time it was decided...
Dates:
1963-2004; Majority of material found within 1963-1987
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Early Los Angeles Court Transcript Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-LACT
Abstract
The Early Los Angeles Court Transcript Collection (1885-1904) consists of transcripts of court cases in Los Angeles, California from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection contains some transcripts of trials, but the majority of documents are transcripts of the testimony for preliminary examinations. The court cases in the collection deal with a broad range of topics including fraud, burglary, grand larceny, rape, incest, murder,...
Dates:
1885-1904
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives