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Emanuel Haldeman-Julius Big Blue Books and Larger Books Collection

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Identifier: SC-EHJB
Abstract Emanuel Haldeman-Julius (1888-1951) moved to Girard, Kansas in 1915 to begin writing for Appeal to Reason, a leading socialist newspaper in pre-World War I America. In 1919, he purchased a partnership with Louis Kopelin in the newspaper and its printing facility with money borrowed from his wife Marcet Haldeman. He began issuing the Big Blue Books in 1925. They were 5 ½ inches x 8 ½ inches and generally 30,000 words in 64 pages. Customers could order titles...
Dates: 1922-1955

Emanuel Haldeman-Julius Little Blue Books Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-EHJL
Abstract

Emanuel Haldeman-Julius, a newspaper publisher, opened a publishing house in Girard, Kansas, where he published small, inexpensive paperback books, including classic works of literature and essays on myriad topics, for the working and middle classes. The publications in the Little Blue Books Collection are arranged by number from 1 to 1914. Gaps in the numbering usually indicate missing titles.

Dates: 1923-1999

Emanuel Haldeman-Julius Publishing Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC-EHJP
Abstract

The Emanuel Haldeman-Julius Publishing Records consists of a small number of business records, the personal records of Jack Botwin, the printing plates for one title, and articles about the Haldeman-Julius Collection at the Leonard H. Axe Library (formerly the Porter Library) at Pittsburg State University, Kansas.

Dates: Publication: 2012-06-07

Julia May Hall Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-JMH
Abstract

The Julia May Hall Collection contains digital photographs of Julia and her first husband, James Brown, taken around the time of their internment in Shanghai during World War II. Earlier portraits are included, as well as images of Julia's dance performances, and a portrait taken after the war in Hollywood

Dates: 1930-1946

Homer A. Halverson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-HAH
Abstract Homer Halverson worked for the City of Los Angeles as an Engineer in the 1920s, on his family's orange grove in the San Fernando Valley in the early 1930s, and as a structural draftsman in the US Army Corps of Engineers from the mid-1930s to his retirement in 1965. The Homer A. Halverson Collection documents water history and related infrastructure in the greater Los Angeles area in the early- to mid-20th century, especially the...
Dates: 1915-1994

Harold Hambrick Photograph and Video Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TBC-HHC
Abstract The Harold Hambrick Photograph and Video Collection is a small collection of photographs and videos that largely document Watts and the South Los Angeles area within the time period of 1966 to 2005, and primarily the 1990s and 2000s. Harold Hambrick was an African American businessman and active community member in Watts and surrounding areas. For over 40 years he held many roles at the Watts Health Foundation (WHF), and in the late 1990s he became President of the Los Angeles Black Business...
Dates: 1966-2005

Iain Hamilton Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-IH
Abstract

The Iain Hamilton Collection documents perspectives from a uniformed LAPD officer based out of the West Valley Division for the majority of his career. This includes his daily work as a police officer, and his engagement with significant moments in late 20th century Los Angeles history, including the 1984 Olympics, the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

Dates: 1973-2011

R. H. B. Hammond-Chambers Logbook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-RHB
Abstract

R. H. B. Hammond-Chambers served on the H.M.S. Royal Arthur, H.M.S. Plyades, H.M.S. Blake, and H.M.S. Duke of Wellington in the region of Australia and New Zealand in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He kept these logbooks, dated November 4, 1897 to February 15, 1900 and February 15, 1901 to August 15, 1901 during his service.

Dates: 1897-1901

Jane Hardy World War II Correspondence Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-JHWW
Abstract

Anna Jane Hardy lived in Dorset, Vermont and worked at the United Service Organization (USO). The collection consists of 15 letters Jane Hardy received between 1944-1946, and a 1944 newsletter titled GSO Tattler which mentions a going away party for Jane.

Dates: 1944-1946

Herbert B. Harris Travel Scrapbooks

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: OCH-HTS
Abstract

The Herbert B. Harris Travel Scrapbooks consist of two books, The Pageant of Chinese Historyby Elizabeth Seeger and Peking by Juliet Bredon, used as travel scrapbooks. Photographs, newspaper clippings, and notes document a trip to China in 1937 and are throughout the two publications.

Dates: 1922-1937

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