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Lawrence County, Alabama Writ of Execution

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-LCAW
Abstract

The collection consists of a fieri facias writ of execution issued in Lawrence County, Alabama in 1860, which commands any state sheriff to seize the sum of two thousand dollars in court ordered damages from a number of debtors. The writ also includes a list of court costs, and a number of handwritten notes.

Dates: 1860

Ellwood Lawson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-EL
Abstract

The Ellwood Lawson Collection consists of items collected by Lawson and his wife, Darla, that relate to his experience as an Old China Hand. The collection is primarily made up of biographical documents, photographs, and articles outlining Lawson's military service in China and his life in Pekin, Illinois.

Dates: 1945-2013

Barbara D. Loughman Le Lièvre Diary

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-BDL
Abstract Barbara Le Lièvre kept a diary while living in Washington D.C. and Paris, France in 1945, during the final days of World War II. Early entries in the diary highlight Le Lièvre's daily activities in Washington D.C. and New York, including her attendance with her husband, Lucien, at a formal reception at the French Embassy in Washington where she met the new French ambassador to the U.S. She often refers to world events in her entries, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death and VJ...
Dates: 1945

League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-LWVGB
Abstract The League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank, a chapter of the League of Women Voters of the United States, is a grassroots nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government through voter registration, public education, and advocacy. The materials in the collection document the chapter’s activities throughout its existence (1941-2020) and include administrative operational files, as well as project and program files. There are...
Dates: 1941-2021

League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-LWVLA
Abstract In 1921 the League of Women Voters, a national organization, merged with an existing women's organization in California, the California Civic League, which already had chapters in many cities throughout the state. Women in Los Angeles established a chapter that same year, and participated in the first statewide League of Women Voters convention in California in 1922. The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Collection documents the Los Angeles League's...
Dates: 1911-2017

Kyle K. Lee Record Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: OCH-KKL
Abstract

The Kyle K. Lee Record Collection contains LP records collected by Lee of both instrumental Chinese music and recordings of multiple Peking (Beijing) Operas.

Dates: Circa 1951-Circa 1989

Hassina and Deeptha Leelarathna Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TBC-LLP
Abstract Hassina and Deeptha Leelarathna founded the first Sri Lankan newspaper in the United States. Founded in 1978, the paper, Sri Lankan Express, served as a voice for the Sri Lankan diaspora, and reported on everything from the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka to the issues being faced by the Sri Lankan communities in the U.S. Committed to serving their community, the pair also hosted a weekly two-hour radio program in Sinhalese and English titled ...
Dates: 1977-1988

Legal and Financial Documents on Slaves and Slavery in the United States Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-SSUS
Abstract

Purchased by the library in the late 1970s, this collection consists of bills of sale, bonds, writs, promissory notes, summons, wills of slave owners, and inventories of slaves. It also includes some criminal cases involving slaves and an anonymously authored play with characters who are slaves. Well over half the documents concern the state of Alabama with Lawrence County particularly well represented. The documents are organized by state and arranged by counties.

Dates: 1756-1869

Lehman Family Papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: URB-LFR
Abstract

The Lehman Family Papers include a marriage license and baptismal record from Salems Evangelical Church, a German church in Los Angeles, California.

Dates: 1909-1912

Leicester Peace Society Letter

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-LPS
Dates: 1910 February 16

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