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Charles Weeks Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-CW
Abstract

In 1909 Charles Weeks pioneered what was then a new method of raising poultry, by concentrating birds into coops. In 1923 he established a small farming community in Owensmouth known as the Weeks Poultry Colony. This collection is comprised of various publications which document the activities and lifestyle of Charles Weeks and the farming community he helped create in the San Fernando Valley.

Dates: 1923-1982

Fritz Weinman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-FWP
Abstract

The Fritz Weinman Papers document the life of Jewish German emigre, Fritz (Fred) Weinman and his family through correspondence, vital documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. The archival materials document his efforts to leave Nazi Germany and the places he lived before ultimately settling in the Pacific Palisades. Several documents also record property lost by his family and efforts to receive restitution.

Dates: 1860-2001

Andy Weisser Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UAC-AWP
Abstract

The Andy Weisser Collection consists of course work for Journalism 397A and B, Summer Sundial (1984) including California State University, Northridge campus newspaper (Sundial) student employee guidelines, photographs, and associated newspaper clippings of images taken by then student Andy Weisser. Subjects are overwhelmingly on-campus people, events, and views.

Dates: 1983-1984

West Valley Occupational Center Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: URB-WVO
Abstract

The West Valley Occupational Center is a division of Adult and Career Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The collection consists of annual reports and seasonal class schedules.

Dates: 1966-1970

West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce Collection

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Identifier: URB-WVNCC
Abstract

The West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce (WVNCC) was established in 1952 by a group of merchants in Van Nuys, who were members of the West Valley Associated Chambers of Commerce and the Valley-Wide Streets, Highways, and Transportation Committee. The collection documents the administrative functions of the association through correspondence, minutes, newsletters, pamphlets and reports. Subject files also contain materials that depict the various activities and goals of the organization.

Dates: 1953-1977

Westland School Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-WSC
Abstract The Westland School is a private elementary school founded in 1949 by Lory Titelman, and Marie H. Briehl. The guiding philosophy of the School is based on the concepts of John Dewey and Progressive education, a pedagogical movement that began in the late nineteenth century. The Westland School Collection broadly documents a re-emergence of the progressive education movement, focusing on its development between 1949 and 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The...
Dates: 1949-2014

Carl I. Wheat 'Flush Times in the Diggins' Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-LWN
Abstract

This collection consists of letters, diaries, and other materials compiled by Carl Wheat while researching Captain Leonard W. Noyes, with an introduction and explanatory notes by Wheat.

Dates: 1840-1874

Harriet Whelan Area E Alternative School Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-AEAS
Abstract The initial proposal for the Area E Alternative School (AEAS) was for an integrated K-12 school in urban Los Angeles whose core tenets included a multicultural emphasis in the curriculum, a decision-making process that included parents, students and teachers, and a commitment to volunteer from all school community members including students, parents, and staff. The bulk of the collection consists of administrative materials concerning the AEAS committees’ efforts to create an integrated...
Dates: 1973-1982; Majority of material found within 1973-1976

Don White Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-CISPES
Abstract Don White was a board member and leader of the activist organization, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) in Los Angeles, where he coordinated and participated in numerous rallies, demonstrations, fund-raisers, delegations, congressional visits and civil disobedience actions demanding an end to U.S. intervention in El Salvador and Central America. The collection consists mainly of CISPES administrative and program records from national, regional and local...
Dates: 1980-2007

William White Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-WIW
Abstract

The William White Collection is comprised of four photograph albums primarily documenting the British military experiences of White family members serving in China in the 1920s, and their family life in China through the late 1940s.

Dates: 1914-1962

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