Abstract The Reseda Chamber of Commerce was formed by area merchants in 1935 to promote the welfare of the community, and to cultivate the business and social interests of its members. The records of the Reseda Chamber of Commerce document the functions of the organization through meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, business directories, event records, newspaper clippings and photographs. The collection dates from 1935 to 1989 and illustrates various chamber activities...

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The Reseda Woman's Club Collection documents the Club's founding in 1918 as the Mother's Club of Marian, through its twentieth century evolution into a member club of the California Federation of Women's Clubs, Sierra-Cahuenga District. Materials provide insight into social networks in the San Fernando Valley and women's role in local charity organizations, social service, and fundraising.

Abstract The Retail Clerks International Union (RCIU) Local 770 works to secure rights, negotiate wages, and resolve contract disputes for California-based retail employees. Joseph T. DeSilva helped form the RCIU and led Local 770 as executive secretary for over 35 years. DeSilva realized the RCIU’s political potential, leveraging strikes and shrewd negotiation tactics for local union members. Local 770 supported women’s rights, fair pay for African Americans and other minorities, labor legislation,...

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The Frank Layne Phares Rhorabough St. John's Military Academy Scrapbook consists of a single scrapbook containing clippings and ephemera from Rhorabough's time as a student at St. John's Military Academy.

Abstract The San Fernando Women's Club was formed as a non-profit organization in 1929, following the combination of several women's groups, including the Elective Study Club and the San Fernando Ebell Club. The collection provides insight into women's social and civic lives in the San Fernando Valley during the twentieth century. The social and charitable activities of the club and its Junior membership branch are documented through meeting minutes, membership data, reports, press clippings, and...

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Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was a contemporary American poet, author, musician, well-known Abraham Lincoln scholar, and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes. The materials in the collection primarily document events featuring or celebrating Carl Sandburg’s career, including correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, scrapbooks, personal and press photographs, record albums, autographed memorabilia and ephemera, and writings by and about Carl Sandburg.

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The Lee C. Schlegel World War II Collection documents the experiences of United States Army soldier, Lee Cyrus Schegel, whose enlistment period spanned the first three years of United States involvement in World War II. The collection consists of approximately two-hundred photographic prints, a scrapbook, two diaries, and a small amount of personal papers.

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The James Sefton World War II Correspondence Collection contains materials collected by Dr. James E. Sefton that document the lived experiences of American military servicepeople in the first half of the 20th century. Correspondence, photographs, and ephemera document the everyday lives of American soldiers, and the many ways that they communicated with the home front, especially during World War II.

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The Bianca Todd Collection contains photographs, portraits, pastels, pen and ink drawings, pencil sketches, and art clippings related to Todd's work as an artist in the first half of the 20th century.

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This collection of two scrapbooks, created by an unknown individual, consists of travel photographs and picture postcards of Canada and Asia taken in 1919.