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Paul Kelly Los Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174 Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-LATU-PK
Abstract
Paul Kelly was president of the Los Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174, during which time Local 174 was a member of the Herald Examiner Joint Strike-Lockout Council. The Herald Examiner Strike took place in Los Angeles, California from 1967-1977 and was one of the longest strikes in recent times. The collection consists of 75 items that include a broadside, brochure, bulletin, calendar, notices, two films, and sixty-five...
Dates:
1944-1972; Majority of material found within 1967-1972
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Alex D. Kennedy Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-ADK
Abstract
Alex D. Kennedy was born in Shanghai in 1930. He was the fourth son of Colonel Dimitry Vasilivich and Ekaterina Nikitichna Kochneff, and attended both the Public & Thomas Hanbury School and St. Francis Xavier’s College in Shanghai. The collection contains items saved by Kennedy that relate to his experience living in Shanghai, and visiting China and Hong Kong multiple times later in life, including articles, brochures, a book of illustrations, postcards, maps, yearbooks, programs,...
Dates:
1923-2002
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Tom Killion Prints Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-TKP
Abstract
The Tom Killion Prints Collection consists of eight woodcut prints of the United States, Europe, and Africa by the artist Tom Killion, which were among the sixty-five prints used to illustrate his fine press book, Walls: Travels on Three Continents. Also included in the collection is a brochure for the completed book.
Dates:
1982-1990
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Ida B. Kinney Oral History Transcript
Collection — Item: 1
Identifier: UAC-IBK
Abstract
The Ida B. Kinney Oral History Transcript consists of a typed transcript of one or more interviews with civil rights activist Ida B. Kinney, conducted in 1969. Kinney was a student at San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge) at the time of student unrest on campus in 1968 and 1969. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1970. While a student, Kinney also had a full-time position as an administrator with Head Start. In the transcript,...
Dates:
1969
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Kistler Printing and Lithography Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-KPL
Abstract
William A. Kistler established a printing business in Los Angeles in 1910. After World War I he purchased a lithography firm where both he and his son practiced lithography for several years. The collection contains the commercial work of Kistler Printing and Lithography from the 1920s to 1970s, including proof sheets and paste-ups from Fifty Photographs (1947), First Penthouse Dwellers of America (1938), and ...
Dates:
1922-1975
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Violet Atkins Klein Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-VAK
Abstract
Violet Atkins Klein wrote novels, short fiction, and scripts for radio and television. The collection documents the writing process, including research materials and drafts. The legal materials document Klein's interaction with the publishing industry, and her efforts to have script ideas produced.
Dates:
1935-1967
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Kliene Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-KFC
Abstract
The Kliene Family Collection includes publications, research materials, photographs, and artifacts that reflect the Kliene brothers’ participation and interest in the Boy Scouts in Shanghai, the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, and their own family history in China. Albert and Fernande Kliene, along with their sons Albert (Bert), Denis, and Ronald, lived in Shanghai from 1922 to 1947. All three brothers were active members of the British Boy Scouts Association, serving with the 9...
Dates:
1878-2012
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Gloria Watson Curtis Kliene Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-GWCK
Abstract
Gloria Watson Curtis Kliene was a British national born and raised in Shanghai, China. During World War II Gloria and her family were interned by the Japanese at the Yu Yuen Road Camp and the Yangtzepoo Camp from February 1943 until April 1945. The collection consists of materials related to Gloria's life in Shanghai, such as identification documents, internment notices, and personal mementos.
Dates:
1927-2008
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
William Knight Collection
Collection
Identifier: TBC-WKC
Abstract
William B. Knight, also known as Bill Knight, was a news photographer and cameraman. Beginning his career at the Los Angeles Mirror, the afternoon counterpart of the Los Angeles Times, Knight worked for the Los Angeles Mirror for almost a decade before moving to television news and becoming a cameraman for KTLA. During his time as a photojournalist, Knight captured a wide range of events,...
Dates:
1950-1984
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Erik J. Koch Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-EJK
Abstract
Erik J. Koch was born in Denmark in 1895, and traveled to China in 1923 to work as a sea captain. The collection contains various documents belonging to Koch related to his time in China, including his Foreigners’ Resident Certificate, receipts and documents from various doctors in Shanghai, business cards, master’s certificates, and records related to his service on various ships. Also included is a certificate of competency for a wireless course offered by the Russian Mercantile Marine...
Dates:
1923-1948
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives