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West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce Collection

 Collection
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

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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

David and Wendy (Holden) Whiteside Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UAC-DWW
Abstract

The David and Wendy (Holden) Whiteside Collection is a small collection of San Fernando Valley State College memorabilia including a football program (1956), Homecoming (1958) materials, a campus coed calendar (1961), and a SFVSC freshman beanie (1961).

Dates: 1956-1961

Richard J. Wiegand Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: UAC-RJWM
Abstract

The Richard J. Wiegand Collection was donated by San Fernando State Valley College alum Richard J. Wiegand and consists of two pieces of memorabilia, a freshman ID pin and a registration card.

Dates: Circa 1963

Ron Wilkins Los Angeles Community Alert Patrol Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-CAP
Abstract The Ron Wilkins Los Angeles Community Alert Patrol Collection contains Wilkins’s published book, original Community Alert Patrol (CAP) materials including a volunteer roster and patrol reports, related news clippings, and Wilkins’s teaching materials and speeches about CAP. Ron Wilkins was the head of the Community Organizing Patrol, founded in June 1966 to "police the police." The materials document police brutality and racism in Los Angeles, California focusing on the time period following...
Dates: 1966-2023

Captain Leonard H. Williams Chinese Maritime Customs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-CLW
Abstract Captain Leonard H. Williams was a British national born December 12, 1906 in Cape Town, South Africa. He served as an officer within the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service from 1936-1949. The collection includes official documents from Williams' time with the Chinese Maritime Customs, including his memo of service, identification papers, and correspondence. The collection also contains photographs, a diary, a farewell certificate, an unofficial register of WWII-era sea...
Dates: 1930-circa 2004

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