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The collection consists of loose photographs taken during a 1922 vacation to Echo Lake, California. It includes captioned photos of the Johnson family picnicking, swimming, hiking, and raising a flag, as well as images of their cabin. Also included are photos of nearby sights, especially Cascade Lake, Horseshoe Falls, Emerald Bay, the American River, Eagle Falls, Lakeside Park, and the Lincoln Highway.

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The collection consists of photographs of Victoria Lynn Johnson and Bob Guccione, a Penthouse news release, and other materials.

Abstract Sydney Jonah was born in China, and moved to the United States in the 1930s. In 1935, he married Ruth (Rudy) Cohen in Los Angeles, California. The collection consists mainly of personal photographs belonging to both the Jonah and Cohen families, which show some of Sydney’s time in China, their life and travels together as a married couple, and family photos sent to and collected by Sydney and Ruth. Also included in the collection is a small amount of personal correspondence and collected...

Abstract The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is a non-profit organization that consists of nearly 300 local Junior Leagues throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Junior Leagues define themselves as educational and charitable women's organizations focused on improving their communities through volunteerism and building their members' civic leadership skills. The first Junior League was founded in New York City in 1901 while the local Junior League of Los Angeles...

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Ariadne "Ari" Kane founded the Outreach Institute for Gender Studies. The Ari Kane Outreach Institute for Gender Studies Collection contains various documents, audio and video tapes, photographs, and awards. These items document the work conducted by Kane’s institute and the annual coordination of Fantasia Fair, considered the longest running annual event for cross-dressers, transgender, and gender questioning people in the world.

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The Lawrence Kaufman Collection consists of photographs taken shortly after the 1994 Earthquake by Mr. Kaufman, CSUN Service Recognition pins, and a cow bell.

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Paul Kayser was a U.S. Marine who led a two-day rescue mission in China during World War II to recover kidnapped Marines. The collection includes the map used by Kayser during this mission, along with two photographs of Kayser, and a Scuttlebutt article featuring the story.

Abstract Paul Kelly was president of the Los Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174, during which time Local 174 was a member of the Herald Examiner Joint Strike-Lockout Council. The Herald Examiner Strike took place in Los Angeles, California from 1967-1977 and was one of the longest strikes in recent times. The collection consists of 75 items that include a broadside, brochure, bulletin, calendar, notices, two films, and sixty-five...

Abstract Alex D. Kennedy was born in Shanghai in 1930. He was the fourth son of Colonel Dimitry Vasilivich and Ekaterina Nikitichna Kochneff, and attended both the Public & Thomas Hanbury School and St. Francis Xavier’s College in Shanghai. The collection contains items saved by Kennedy that relate to his experience living in Shanghai, and visiting China and Hong Kong multiple times later in life, including articles, brochures, a book of illustrations, postcards, maps, yearbooks, programs,...

Abstract William A. Kistler established a printing business in Los Angeles in 1910. After World War I he purchased a lithography firm where both he and his son practiced lithography for several years. The collection contains the commercial work of Kistler Printing and Lithography from the 1920s to 1970s, including proof sheets and paste-ups from Fifty Photographs (1947), First Penthouse Dwellers of America (1938), and ...