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Subject Source: Tgmi
Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:
Jensen Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-JFC
Abstract
The Jensen Family Collection documents the lives of Manley Charles Jensen, his wife Sara Ludavica Haug, and the early years of their children Johan Waldemar Haug Jensen and Manley Charles Jensen, Junior. Manley C. Jensen, Senior was an American born in San Francisco, but his career took him initially to the Philippines and then to Dairen and Shanghai, China. He worked for Standard Oil for a number of years, before returning to the United States in the early...
Dates:
1880-1994
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee Collection, Part 4
Collection
Identifier: URB-CRC4
Abstract
The Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee Collection, Part 4, documents the CRC’s activities primarily from 1950 to the late 1970s. CRC continued to function as the Public Relations arm of the organized Jewish community. This collection documents the CRC’s activities mostly under the leadership of Joseph Roos, until his retirement in 1969, and Charles Posner, as well as a smaller number of files from later leadership. It documents the committee's...
Dates:
1950-1990
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Harvey and Connie Lapin Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-HCL
Abstract
Harvey and Connie Lapin's son Shawn was diagnosed with severe autism as a child. In the 1970s, they became activists in advocating for autistic children and adults, and Shawn became national poster child for the National Society for Autistic Children shortly after. The Harvey and Connie Lapin Collection documents the couple's advocacy work with various agencies beginning in 1971 and continuing through the 2000s. The collection consists primarily of manuscript...
Dates:
1969-2006
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-LWVGB
Abstract
The League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank, a chapter of the League of Women Voters of the United States, is a grassroots nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government through voter registration, public education, and advocacy. The materials in the collection document the chapter’s activities throughout its existence (1941-2020) and include administrative operational files, as well as project and program files. There are...
Dates:
1941-2021
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-LWVLA
Abstract
In 1921 the League of Women Voters, a national organization, merged with an existing women's organization in California, the California Civic League, which already had chapters in many cities throughout the state. Women in Los Angeles established a chapter that same year, and participated in the first statewide League of Women Voters convention in California in 1922. The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Collection documents the Los Angeles League's...
Dates:
1911-2017
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-LACFL
Abstract
The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (LACFL) is the umbrella organization for an alliance of hundreds of affiliated local labor unions and labor organizations in Los Angeles County, California. It was established in 1894 and operated under the name Los Angeles County Central Labor Council (LACCLC) for many years. Due to a split between the AFL and CIO on the national level the National CIO chartered the Greater Los Angeles CIO Council in May 1937, which maintained a separate existence...
Dates:
1860-2018
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Nick and Faye Mayo Valley Music Theatre, Inc. Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-MAYO
Abstract
The Valley Music Theatre was formerly located at 20600 Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, between the Ventura Freeway exits of Winnetka and Canoga Avenues. Intended to be the first professional local performing arts center in the San Fernando Valley, the theatre was the brain-child of stage-producer Nick Mayo who, with partners Randolph Hale, Cy Warner and Art Linkletter, formed VMT, Inc. as a public corporation. The collection contains the bound playbills and programs given to Nick Mayo,...
Dates:
1962-1966
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Mimi Melnick Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-MCM
Abstract
The Mimi Melnick Collection documents the personal and professional life of native Angeleno Miriam (Mimi) Clar Melnick, Jazz critic, Jazz pianist, and patron of Jazz musicians, whose activities played an influential role in the development of Jazz in the Los Angeles region between 1958 and 2010. The Collection also includes materials related to Melnick's family relationships and friendships, educational pursuits, her work as an author and editor, and her...
Dates:
1938-2013
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Reverend Wendell L. Miller Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-WLM
Abstract
Reverend Wendell L. Miller was pastor of the University Methodist Church, Los Angeles. He became involved in local politics when gambling and prostitution began edging toward the area surrounding the University of Southern California (USC) campus. Miller founded the Citizens Independent Vice Investigating Committee (C.I.V.I.C.), which also campaigned against crime and corruption in City Hall, ultimately resulting in the recall of Mayor Frank L. Shaw. The collection documents Miller's...
Dates:
1928-1988
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Guild, Local 839 Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-SCG
Abstract
The Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Guild was a professional guild and labor union of cartoonists and animators. The Guild, then known as the Hollywood Screen Cartoonists, held their first union meeting in 1937. Throughout its existence the Guild represented animators at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the Walter Lantz Studios, Walt Disney Studios, and Terrytoon, Inc. The Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Guild Collection contains historical records relating to the...
Dates:
1937-1951
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives