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Jesse Levine Tsingtao Embroidery

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: OCH-JLT
Abstract

The Jesse Levine Tsingtao Embroidery includes a single embroidered souvenir textile acquired while Levine served in the United States Navy in support of 6th Marine Division postings. Jesse Levine was born July 7, 1925 in the Bronx, New York City, New York. He entered into the United States Navy on September 15, 1943 and was honorably discharged as a Pharmacist's Mate, Third Class on May 28, 1946.

Dates: ca. 1943-1946

Joseph Levoff Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-JLC
Abstract Joseph Levoff was born on July 7, 1930 in Shanghai, China. His father was born in Manchuria while his mother came from Siberia in Russia. Levoff grew up in Shanghai's French Concession and went to the Shanghai Jewish School. In 1949, Levoff and his family left Shanghai for Israel. In Israel, Levoff served in the air force for three years before being honorably discharged. After leaving Israel in 1964, he moved to Los Angeles, and became involved with the restaurant business. Levoff was a...
Dates: 1934-2013

Charles T. Lewis California Shipbuilding Corporation (CalShip) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-CTL
Abstract

During World War II, Lewis worked as the chief electrician and supervisor for the Marine Electrical Department at California Shipbuilding Company on Terminal Island, Long Beach. Lewis supervised work on ships for the US Army Transport Service and War Shipping Administration Transport vessels. Lewis’s personal collection documents the history of Naval construction of the Liberty Ship fleet during World War II.

Dates: 1941-1976

Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-SWM
Abstract

The Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music was established in the Music Department by Jeannie Poole, Head of the Music Library and Professor Beverly Grigsby in 1985 to collect the music of women composers. The collection is devoted to the musical works of women composers both published and unpublished. While predominately printed and manuscript music scores, it also contains some biographical information and correspondence.

Dates: 1985-1990

Joel Harold Lieb Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-JHL
Abstract

Joel Harold Lieb worked as an engineer at Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International from 1956 to 1989. The collection documents Lieb's career working at Rocketdyne on both the Apollo program and the Space Shuttle program for NASA.

Dates: 1961-2019

Joyce Linden San Fernando Valley History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-JLSFV
Abstract

Joyce Linden lived with her family on a 15 acre ranch in Northridge, California in the late 1940s and 1950s. The collection consists of items collected by Linden related to the history of the San Fernando Valley and her family’s ranch in Northridge, including a Northridge land brochure, a label for the brochure written in 1960 which gives the history of the Linden’s Northridge ranch, and ribbons won at the San Fernando Valley Fair in the 1950s by Vivien Linden.

Dates: 1950-1960

Henry Lindenbaum Metropolitan Airport Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: URB-HLM
Abstract The collection includes documentation of the sale of land from Henry Lindenbaum and his wife, Ray Lindenbaum, to the United States Government in 1942. The land was known as the Metropolitan Airport and was renamed Van Nuys Army Airfield after the sale. It was used during World War II. The documents include a survey and construction permit, an option for purchase of land, a notice of acceptance of option for purchase of land, and two pieces of correspondence confirming the purchase and...
Dates: 1942

Links, Inc., Angel City Chapter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-LINKS
Abstract The Angel City Chapter of Links, Inc. was founded in Los Angeles in February 1963 by ten Links, Inc. members who moved to Los Angeles from other parts of country. The Angel City Chapter has supported community-based institutions by sponsoring fund raising events, educational awareness projects and related benefits. The collection includes a variety of awards, certificates, club handbooks, ephemera, flyers, historical notebooks and summaries, invitations to functions, membership profiles,...
Dates: 1962-1987

Lisowski Family World War II Postcard Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-LFP
Abstract The Lisowski Family World War II Postcard Collection consists of 24 postcards and 2 accordion-style foldout letters containing military information and graphic illustrations about Camp Rucker in Alabama and the “Military Activities of the U.S. Army.” The postcards are written by sons Ben, Aleck, and Stan Lisowski to their parents Peter and Grasilda Lisowski. The postcards document the locations and activities of each person, including military training activities. There is also a single...
Dates: 1940-1947

Lockheed Labor Relations Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-LLR
Abstract

The Lockheed Labor Relations Collection documents aspects of the Southern California Aircraft Industry's involvement with the National War Labor Board during World War II. The collection provides a historical summary of the West Coast Airframe Committee, as well as wage rates and job classification standards.

Dates: 1942-1946

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