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William Gaddis Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-WGC
Abstract William (Bill) Gaddis was born in Berkeley, California in 1920.  Gaddis was about ten years old when his father, a Captain in the United States Navy, was posted to command a ship on the China Station. He spent two years in Shanghai and Manila with his mother and sister while his father was at sea. While in Manila, Gaddis attended the American School and participated in local theater. During his travels he collected a number of playbills, menus, business cards, and maps which he organized...
Dates: 1928-2006; Majority of material found within 1928-1932
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Henry Gaitán International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), Local 13 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-ILWU-HG
Abstract The Henry (Enrique) Gaitán Collection documents the unity between ILWU, Local 13 and their union counterparts throughout the shipping ports of Mexico. The collection contains correspondence between members of various longshore unions in the ports of Colima, Mazatlán, Sonora, Veracruz, and Yucatán, Mexico and the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union to organize travel itinerary, visas, and contacts for the Mexican workers coming to the Los Angeles waterfront. Several items of...
Dates: 1952-1983
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Whitfield T. Ganong World War I Diaries

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Identifier: SC-WGD
Abstract

The collection consists of two handwritten diaries written by Canadian Private Whitfield T. Ganong from 1918-1919, which document the daily experiences of his battalion in Europe during World War I. Also included is Ganong’s pay book, which states his rate of pay as well as all advances taken by Ganong while on active service from 1917-1919.

Dates: 1917-1919
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Beulah "Dickie" Garrigues Collection

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Identifier: URB-BDG
Abstract Beulah "Dickie" Garrigues was a founding board member (and treasurer) of the Inglewood chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club. She was a legal secretary who lent her expertise in the field to her professional organization and worked as a career spokesperson to high school students. The papers of Dickie Garrigues document her leadership in three women's clubs located in Inglewood, California between 1939 and 1992: Business & Professional Women's Club of Inglewood, Legal...
Dates: 1939-1992
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Gaspar Family Travel Scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-JGT
Abstract

The Gaspar Family Travel Scrapbook includes diary entries, photographs, and ephemera that document a family trip to Mexico from February 12 to March 23, 1942.

Dates: 1942-1946
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Gay Greeting Card Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-GGC
Abstract

This collection consists of 33 gay Christmas and Valentine greeting cards.

Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Edward Gehrke Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-EDG
Abstract The Edward Gehrke Collection documents the military career of China Marine Edward Gehrke through photographs, ephemera, publications, and his military duffel, coat, and fatigues. Gehrke entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943 and served with Company 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Brigade at Guadalcanal, "A" Battery, 1st Battalion, 15th Marines, 6th Division as a gunner, and served as part of the Okinawa invasion landing on April 1, 1945. After he served in Okinawa, he was stationed in...
Dates: 1937-1995
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Milton Geiger Papers

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Identifier: SC-MG
Abstract Milton Geiger wrote radio and television scripts as well as motion picture plays, theater plays, and short stories, some of which were performed or directed by Orson Welles, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Edward G. Robinson, Lorne Greene, and Richard Dreyfuss. The collection documents Geiger's writing career from 1938, particularly the creative development and research behind his scripts. The collection also documents the business workings of the radio and television industries through...
Dates: 1932-1973; Majority of material found within 1938-1973
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

General Store Account Book

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-AB
Abstract

Account book for an unamed general store in Strawberry Valley, Yuba County, California for the period of June 1 through October 31, 1860. Detailed entries include customer names, items, and quantities purchased.

Dates: 1860
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Duane L. Georgeson Papers

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Identifier: URB-DLG
Abstract

Duane L. Georgeson worked as a civil engineer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the Metropolitan Water District. The Duane L. Georgeson Papers document his 53-year career working as an engineer with water and water systems in Los Angeles, during which time he worked to improve and impact water policies and procedures in Southern California, contributing to the political and economic water climate currently in place today.

Dates: 1959-2011
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

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