Abstract The collection consists of snapshots and studio photographs of well known figures in the entertainment industry, including several photographs from the film Guys and Dolls and photographs of Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Placido Domingo, Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, Fred Lowery, Caterina Valente, Guy Mitchell, Marie Osmond, Sammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Joan Crawford, Martha Hyer,...

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The illustrated annual report of the Nansen International Office for Refugees documents the humanitarian aid provided by the Office to Armenian refugees from Turkey settling in Syria and Lebanon from 1926 to 1934.

Abstract Julian Nava was born and raised in East Los Angeles, was one of the first Mexican-American graduates of Pomona College, and one of the first Mexican-American doctoral students at Harvard University. He had a distinguished career as a professor of history at California State University, Northridge, served as a member of the Los Angeles Board of Education, and as United States Ambassador to Mexico from 1980 to 1981. Nava's collection documents his wide personal and professional interests in...

Abstract Julian Nava served as the Envoy (Attache España) of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC) to the Spanish Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Español - COE) for the 1984 Summer Olympics and preceding 10-week-long adjunct Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival. The Spanish Olympic Committee was founded in 1912 to develop, promote, and protect the Olympic Movement in their country and support Spanish athletic participation in the Olympics. The collection documents the 1984 Los Angeles...

Abstract The Susan B. Nelson Collection documents the professional and personal life of Susan Louise Barr Nelson, an environmental and community planner, and social and political activist. Nelson played a fundamental role in the establishment of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, which became the largest urban national park in the United States. The collection also details Nelson’s work with numerous groups and organizations to preserve open space...

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This collection consists of tintypes, ambrotypes, and cartes de visite of unrelated individuals, probably photographed in the United States from the 1860s through the 1890s. The cartes de visite are photographs of Civil War soldiers, mostly officers. There is one early 19th-century albumen print.

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This collection contains two travel scrapbooks compiled by Lillian Noce of Denver, Colorado. The scrapbooks document her trip to Japan as a Delegate for the World Federation of Education Associations (WFEA) World Conference in 1937, and the associated tour of the Philippines, China, and Japan.

Abstract In 1958, the Northridge Civic Association was established to watch over development and preservation of the community. The organization became involved in numerous zoning and growth control issues. The records of the Northridge Civic Association document the organization's interests in local development, land use, and quality of life concerns, especially zone changes and street widening. The views of the group are officially represented in testimonies presented during public hearings before...

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The Northridge Farms Thoroughbred Horse Photograph Collection are primarily comprised of black and white prints of thoroughbred horses from Northridge Farms. The photographs document the working farm in the mid-20th century.

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The Office of the President Records consist of materials generated and used by CSUN's Office of the President. This includes administrative files, correspondence, financial records, professional associations and organizations the president participated in, as well as papers related to campus construction, academic programs, and subject files.