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Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Los Angeles Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-YWCA
Abstract
The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Los Angeles was established in 1893 to promote the physical, social, spiritual, and educational well-being of young women. The collection documents the establishment, evolution, and achievements of the YWCA of Los Angeles.
Dates:
ca. 1890-1986
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Gary Zarnow New Left Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-GZNL
Abstract
The Gary Zarnow New Left Collection consists of publications by a variety of leftist and progressive organizations. Gary Zarnow attended CSUN in the late 1960s and early 1970s and was active on campus in Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Dates:
1967-2002
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Josephine ver Brugge Zeitlin Aldous Huxley Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-AHC
Abstract
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), a British author best known for his novel Brave New World, immigrated to the United States in 1937, where he remained until his death. He began working with Jacob Zeitlin shortly after coming to the US, and corresponded with him over many years. The collection deals primarily with the writing career of Aldous Huxley, including writing samples in the form of pamphlets, reviews of his utopian novel ...
Dates:
1936-1971
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Zero Population Growth of Los Angeles, Inc. Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-ZPG
Abstract
The Los Angeles chapter of Zero Population Growth (ZPG) was established in 1978. ZPG of Los Angeles' educational activities include letter writing campaigns, donation of radio air time for public service announcements and programs, and speeches given to community groups, high schools and colleges. ZPG has also sponsored special events such as "Love Carefully Day" and "National Condom Week" and outreach programs on family planning and O.P.T.I.O.N.S. (Options to Pregnancy-Teen Information on...
Dates:
1960-1992; Majority of material found within 1972-1989
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Bodo Zimmermann Papers
Collection
Identifier: OCH-BZ
Abstract
Bodo Zimmermann was born in 1928 in Berlin, Germany, and moved to Shanghai with his family in 1940 after their home and business were confiscated by Nazi officials. The family was left destitute after the move, so at age 13 Zimmermann dropped out of school began an apprenticeship in a bakery in Shanghai. From 1942 to 1945, the family was interned by the Japanese at the Ward Road Camp. After their release, in 1946, Zimmermann found a job as a baker working on the USS LCI 220, which was tasked...
Dates:
1996-2003
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Zinc Printing Plate
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SC-ZPP
Albert Zoraster Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-AZ
Abstract
A resident of the San Fernando Valley from 1920 to the mid-1970s, Albert Zoraster devoted much of his life to improving the quality of services in the community, particularly in the areas of transportation and municipal services. An active committee volunteer, Mr. Zoraster worked with the Los Angeles City Board of Education, the Mayor's Valley Transportation Committee, Los Angeles City Department of Airports, Valley Presbyterian Hospital, and California State University, Northridge. The...
Dates:
1948-1979; Majority of material found within 1951-1979
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives