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Found in 312 Collections and/or Records:

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), Local 56 Records

 Collection
Identifier: URB-ILWU56
Abstract

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), Local 56 Records document the business operations of the ILWU Local 56 Ship Scalers and Painters Union and the ILWU Southern California Regional Office. Both organizations are based in San Pedro, California.

Dates: 1935-2022
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Captain Charles Jackson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-CCJ
Abstract

The Captain Charles Jackson Papers documents Jackson's personal life and military career in the United States Marine Corps from 1934 to 1955.

Dates: 1916-2011
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Vera Jackson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TBC-VJC
Abstract The Vera Jackson Collection documents the life of Black photographer and teacher Vera Ruth Jackson. Jackson worked as a staff press photographer during the 1940s for the California Eagle, a popular black newspaper in South Los Angeles owned by Charlotta Bass. The collection largely focuses on her photography from the California Eagle, her travels, and her teaching, as well as her privately collected photography. It also...
Dates: 1850-1999
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

John Janosco United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-JJ
Abstract

John Janosco was a West Coast Representative for the United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) from 1949-1960. His area of coverage included California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona. Janosco through most of his life was an active participant in the labor movement. Records included in this collection document Janosco's activities as UPWA West Coast Representative and include weekly field reports, correspondence with union locals, and photographs.

Dates: 1908-1973
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Japanese American Soldier Photograph Album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700112518799], Item: 1
Identifier: SC-JASP
Abstract The Japanese American Soldier Photograph Album was compiled by an unknown Japanese American United States Army soldier, noted as "Robert" in a handwritten title on the cover of the album, post World War II. The book contains photographs of his family, friends, and fellow soldiers. The majority of photos are labeled with handwritten captions which often include names, jobs, and where they are from. The photographs depict locations in Hawaii as well as the Marianas-Bonins Command (MARBO) in...
Dates: 1946-1948
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Robert B. Jay Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-RBJ
Abstract

The Robert B. Jay Collection consists of photographs, maps, correspondence, and research materials collected by Jay related to World War II-era China. Of particular note is a toy Chinese Yo-Yo and original photographic prints possibly depicting the Tientsin flood of 1939.

Dates: 1937-2001
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

James Jeffrey Collection

 Collection
Identifier: TBC-JJP
Abstract James Wesley Jeffrey, Jr. was a Black photographer born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1945 who lived most of his life in Los Angeles. For most of his career he worked as a commercial photographer but also shot documentary and fine art photography for special projects and exhibits. The collection primarily consists of negatives (predominantly black-and-white 35mm and 120mm), contact sheets, slides, color transparencies (predominantly 4x5), prints, audiovisual materials, ephemera, proposals,...
Dates: 1940-2011
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

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 1

 Collection
Identifier: URB-CRC1
Abstract In response to the spread of organized anti-Semitism in the United States during the 1930s, leaders of Los Angeles' Jewish community formed a special defense organization known as the Los Angeles Jewish Community Committee. The committee later changed its name to the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee. The collection documents the committee's efforts to combat prejudice and educate the public through cooperation with both Jewish and non-Jewish...
Dates: 1921-1937
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee Collection, Part 2

 Collection
Identifier: URB-CRC2
Abstract In response to the spread of organized anti-Semitism in the United States during the 1930s, leaders of Los Angeles' Jewish community formed a special defense organization known as the Los Angeles Jewish Community Committee. The committee later changed its name to the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee. The collection documents the committee's efforts to combat prejudice and educate the public through cooperation with both Jewish and non-Jewish...
Dates: Circa 1920-1950
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

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