Abstract In 1967, California Governor Ronald Reagan issued several financial cuts in an attempt to balance the state budget, which deeply affected the salaries and educational goals of the CSU system. Professors at SFVSC took an active stand against the proposed budget cuts by joining with the American Federation of Teachers in the 1967 Teachers Strike. Abcarian's campus unrest papers document the turmoil facing CSUN and the nation at large during the late 1960s. The issues of academic freedom, civil...

Abstract Rodolfo Francisco Acuña is a renowned historian, educator, activist, and scholar.  In 1969, Dr. Acuña became the first professor in the Mexican American Studies Department (now Chicana and Chicano Studies Department) at California State University, Northridge. The Rodolfo F. Acuña Collection documents the academic career of Rodolfo "Rudy" Acuña, whose work was at the forefront of the Chicano Movement and who was instrumental in the creation of the...

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This collection consists of publicity materials for Adohr Milk Farms. Box 1 contains 27 photographs of Adohr Farms dairy operations in Reseda and Buttonwillow, California, that have been mounted on black board and captioned. Box 2 consists of 8 digitized 16mm films that feature Adohr Farms land, livestock, and dairy operations. Box 3 contains selected issues of Toreadohr, the Adohr Farms newsletter.

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The Album Cartes Postales contains French art postcards from 1908-1911, along with several portrait prints of prominent individuals.

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World War I photo album taken with the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, including six aerial views. The album includes images depicting citizens with their goats, monkeys, and donkey carts; soldiers and pilots; a set of photographs taken "1918 Thanksgiving Day"; panoramic shots of cities and bridges; and a three photo montage of a blimp being filled.

Abstract The American Planning Association California Chapter Collection documents the administrative activities of the national organization's California Chapter, as well as the history of planning in California in the 20th and early 21st centuries. APA California is a network of practicing planners, citizens, and elected officials committed to urban, suburban, regional and rural planning in the State of California. APACA offers information, services and support to advance planning in California....

Abstract Greg Andermann is an Old China Hand who attended St. Francis Xavier’s College and the Jiao Tong University of Shanghai. He currently works in the film industry, and has directed, produced, and written many films, including Shanghai Exodus, a documentary about Old China Hands and their life in Shanghai. The collection consists of items related to the 130th anniversary celebration of St. Francis Xavier’s College, now called Beihong...

Abstract The Arleta Chamber of Commerce was established in February 1975 after the Arleta Property Owners Council, a group of business and home owners in the area, began petitioning to break free from the city of Pacoima and establish Arleta as its own community in the northeast corner of the San Fernando Valley. From its inception, the principle purpose of the Chamber was to "promote business within [Arleta's] boundaries and to further the best community interest of the Arleta area." The majority of...

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The Meyer Auerbach Collection contains photographs, correspondence, invitations, paper currency, and memoranda related to Auerbach's time in post-World War II Chungking and his visit to China in the 1980s.

Abstract The Baldwin-Shaffner Family Collection consists of materials that document the personal lives and business activities of the Baldwin, Shaffner, Sackett, Bacon and Bishop families. It reflects the migration to California of the Shaffner family from Ohio, and the Sackett family from Colorado Territory in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It contains personal correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, ephemera, clothing, artifacts, ledgers, diaries, periodicals, scrapbooks, and...