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Lois M. Oliver World War II Correspondence Collection

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Identifier: SC-LMO
Abstract Lois Margaret “Peg” Oliver served in the 746th Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during World War II at Perrin Field in Sherman, Texas. The Lois M. Oliver World War II Correspondence Collection consists primarily of letters written to Lois from friends, family members, and other service members. They were written during the years 1935-1947 with most dating from 1941-1944 during World War II. The collection also contains a yearbook; some loose papers found in the yearbook including a special orders...
Dates: 1935-1947; Majority of material found within 1941-1944

Frank del Olmo Collection

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Identifier: URB-FDO
Abstract Frank del Olmo (1948-2004) was a journalist, editorial columnist, and editor for the Los Angeles Times specializing in Latin American affairs and local Latino community concerns. Over his thirty-four year career with the Times, del Olmo advanced from intern to assistant editor, and ultimately served as director of the Times-Mirror Foundation. He was a founding member of the California Chicano News Media Association and the...
Dates: 1924-2004; Majority of material found in 1970-1996

G. Dwoyid Olmstead Photograph Collection

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Identifier: TBC-GDO
Abstract

G. (Gilbert) Dwoyid Olmstead was a Black photographer who documented and lived in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. Olmstead was born in 1914 in Steubenville, Ohio. The collection consists of negatives documenting people, organizations, places, and events in Pennsylvania, California, and Ohio with bulk dates of late 1930s to the mid-1950s. The negative formats are 4x5 (most common), 120mm, and 35mm.

Dates: 1939-1955

Thomas O'Loughlin World War I Collection

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Identifier: SC-TOL
Abstract Thomas O'Loughlin served in the US Navy during World War I as a member of the crew on the hospital ship USS Mercy. He left for France in May 1918 and with his shipmates provided medical and other support for Allied forces fighting in Europe and the US over the next several months. While serving on the USS Mercy Thomas wrote letters to his mother and other family members at home in Connecticut. Thomas writes most frequently about his desire to be discharged from the Navy. The collection also...
Dates: 1918-1919

Robert Olvera, Sr. and Robert Olvera, Jr. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), Local 13 Collection

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Identifier: URB-ILWU-RO
Abstract The papers of Robert Olvera, Sr. and Robert Olvera, Jr. document two generations of union activism in one family. The collection consists largely of business papers dating from 1960 to 2003, including Executive Board and general meeting minutes (with indexes), committee and council records (with indexes), documentation of arbitration awards, papers of the Longshore, Ship Clerks & Walking Bosses Caucus, ILWU contract agreement documents, and legal case material. A small number of ILWU...
Dates: 1960-2003

Dr. Leonard Osborne Journal

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-LOJ
Abstract

Dr. Leonard Osborne, fleet surgeon in the US Navy during the War of 1812, kept this journal from 1809 to 1815. In it, he describes medical lectures he attended, some medical treatments, and his experiences during the war, including the various locations his ship visited and his fellow seamen. He also included some sketches, hand-drawn maps, and poems. The notification of Dr. Osborne's death from the Secretary of the Navy, dated October 20, 1837, is pasted inside the journal's front cover.

Dates: 1809-1815

Pacoima Revitalization, Inc. Collection

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Identifier: URB-PRI
Abstract

In 1978, a social service agency, Pacoima Revitalization, Inc. (PRI) was created by Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Ronka as a non-profit public corporation to help revitalize the City of Pacoima, California. The Pacoima Revitalization, Inc. Collection documents the organization's historical development and depicts the various activities of PRI within the community.

Dates: 1973-1981

Lillian and Herbert Palmer William Hogarth Engravings Collection

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Identifier: SC-LPH
Abstract

William Hogarth was a famous English painter, printmaker, satirist and editorial cartoonist who lived during the early 18th century. The collection consists of 19 prints of engravings by or in the style of Hogarth, including the full series, A Harlot’s Progress.

Dates: 1732-1837

Panorama City Woman's Club Collection

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Identifier: URB-PCWC
Abstract

The Panorama City Woman's Club Collection contains financial records, correspondence, and ephemera documenting the philanthropic and social activities of the club in the second half of the 20th century. Panorama City Woman's Club operated in the Sierra-Cahuenga District of the California Federation of Women's Clubs, an affiliate of the international General Federation of Women's Clubs.

Dates: 1958-1999

Mary Santoli Pardo Collection

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Identifier: URB-MSP
Abstract In her work, Mexican American Woman Activists, Dr. Mary S. Pardo focuses on East Los Angeles, emphasizing the important role played by females, and the powerful influence of cultural symbols like motherhood and the Church. She suggests how such activism has innervated cultural identity and protected the Mexican American community. The records of the Mary Santoli Pardo Collection document her research and predominantly consist of correspondence, newspaper...
Dates: 1940-1998; Majority of material found in 1969-1997

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