Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Tgmi
Found in 307 Collections and/or Records:
Lake Tahoe Photograph Album
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700110353223]
Identifier: SC-PHAL
Abstract
This photo album includes snapshots of Lake Tahoe, its surroundings, and some vacationers, taken in 1902.
Dates:
1902
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
Aristide J. Laurent Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-AL
Abstract
Aristide Joseph "A.J." Laurent was a U.S. Airman, writer, publisher, printer, and pioneer activist for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) communities. He clandestinely co-founded The Advocate—the oldest and largest LGBT publication in the United States—in the basement studios of ABC Television in 1967, two years prior to the infamous Stonewall Riots of NYC which marked the beginning of the gay liberation movement in America. Consisting...
Dates:
1967-2010
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Ellwood Lawson Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-EL
Abstract
The Ellwood Lawson Collection consists of items collected by Lawson and his wife, Darla, that relate to his experience as an Old China Hand. The collection is primarily made up of biographical documents, photographs, and articles outlining Lawson's military service in China and his life in Pekin, Illinois.
Dates:
1945-2013
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
Hassina and Deeptha Leelarathna Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: TBC-LLP
Abstract
Hassina and Deeptha Leelarathna founded the first Sri Lankan newspaper in the United States. Founded in 1978, the paper, Sri Lankan Express, served as a voice for the Sri Lankan diaspora, and reported on everything from the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka to the issues being faced by the Sri Lankan communities in the U.S. Committed to serving their community, the pair also hosted a weekly two-hour radio program in Sinhalese and English titled ...
Dates:
1977-1988
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Sidney Lens Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-SLP
Abstract
Sidney Lens was born in 1912. Lens was an American labor leader, political activist, and author. The collection consists mainly of photographs, and also includes one newspaper article as well as a letter from photographer Stefan Merken to Shirley Lens.
Dates:
ca. 1956-1970
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Benjamin M. Levaco Papers
Collection
Identifier: OCH-BML
Abstract
Benjamin Levaco was a Russian-born Jew who moved to China with his family in 1915 at the age of four. He grew up in Harbin and Tientsin, and after graduating high school began working for a sausage casing company in the 1930s. After World War II, he opened his own casing company with plants in Shanghai, Hangchow, Tientsin and Peking. He fled China with his wife in 1950, immigrating to New York City. He retired in the Los Angeles area, and traveled to China multiple times in the 1990s before...
Dates:
Circa 1900-1999
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Joseph Levoff Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-JLC
Abstract
Joseph Levoff was born on July 7, 1930 in Shanghai, China. His father was born in Manchuria while his mother came from Siberia in Russia. Levoff grew up in Shanghai's French Concession and went to the Shanghai Jewish School. In 1949, Levoff and his family left Shanghai for Israel. In Israel, Levoff served in the air force for three years before being honorably discharged. After leaving Israel in 1964, he moved to Los Angeles, and became involved with the restaurant business. Levoff was a...
Dates:
1934-2013
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives