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Angelo Pepe Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: OCH-APP
Abstract

The Angelo Pepe Photograph Collection documents Angelo Pepe's military service as a Navy corpsman attached to a United States Marine unit stationed in Tientsin, China in the post World War II period.

Dates: 1946-1947

John Perez United Teachers Los Angeles Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-JPU
Abstract

This collection contains the unpublished manuscript, United Teachers Los Angeles 1970-2023: A Personal Memoir of UTLA's First Half Century written by former UTLA President John Perez, along with supporting photographs and research materials.

Dates: ca. 1970-2023

Charles H. Peterson Pocket Diary Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-CHP
Abstract

During the US Civil War, Charles H. Peterson participated in the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Petersburg campaigns. He kept these diaries from 1863 to 1865. He tucked notes, correspondence, currency, and newspaper clippings between the pages.

Dates: 1863-1865

Joy Picus Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-JPC
Abstract A native of Chicago, Joy Picus was the first female member of the Los Angeles City Council from the San Fernando Valley. Elected to the seat in 1977, during her four terms in office she worked on pay equity, childcare and family leave, and environmental and educational issues. The collection documents these efforts and also preserves: administrative records; materials from her election campaigns; publicity, speeches, and news clippings; and publications and notes related to the committees on...
Dates: 1972-2001; Majority of material found within 1973-1993

Lillian Poltere Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-LPC
Abstract Lillian Poltere lived in Shanghai, and attended the Shanghai American School, graduating in 1939. In 1940, she and her family emigrated to the United States, where she eventually settled in San Diego. The collection contains materials mostly related to Poltere’s time at the Shanghai American School, including commencement programs and photographs, a program for a play produced by the school, copies of the school newspaper The Shanghai American, and other...
Dates: 1936-1940

Poor Housing Conditions in Los Angeles Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-PHC
Abstract

This scrapbook was created by the Los Angeles Bureau of Housing and Sanitation, under director M. S. Siegel, to document poor and slum housing conditions in Los Angeles during 1938. It consists of black and white photographs and negatives, some of which have been captioned.

Dates: 1938

Calista Potter Thresher Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-SIP
Abstract

The Calista Potter Thresher Photograph Collection consists of photographic negatives and photographic plates of American Indians in the southwestern United States, taken by Calista Potter Thresher around 1900.

Dates: circa 1900

Gordon Specs Powell Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TBC-GSP
Abstract Gordon Specs Powell was a jazz musician who was hired as the first African American orchestra staff for the CBS network. Powell performed with such jazz luminaries as Billie Holiday, John Kirby, and Red Norvo during the height of the 52nd Street music scene in New York. Later in life, he retired and moved to Southern California, where he continued to pursue his interests in the arts, including photography. This small collection spans the years 1966 to 2001, with most materials created in the...
Dates: 1966-2001

Virginia Prince Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-VP
Abstract

Virginia Prince was born in Los Angeles on November 23, 1912. In 1960, Prince established Transvestia, a magazine she also edited and wrote for. The Virginia Prince Papers document Prince's life, activism, engagement with trans and crossdressing communities, and work as editor of Transvestia.

Dates: 1912-2009

Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-PWSB
Abstract

Scrapbook of newspapers, leaflets, and other items regarding the Psychological Warfare Branch for US Pacific forces during the Second World War.

Dates: 1941-1945

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