Abstract The Reseda Chamber of Commerce was formed by area merchants in 1935 to promote the welfare of the community, and to cultivate the business and social interests of its members. The records of the Reseda Chamber of Commerce document the functions of the organization through meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, newsletters, business directories, event records, newspaper clippings and photographs. The collection dates from 1935 to 1989 and illustrates various chamber activities...

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The Frank Layne Phares Rhorabough St. John's Military Academy Scrapbook consists of a single scrapbook containing clippings and ephemera from Rhorabough's time as a student at St. John's Military Academy.

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The collection consists of digital images and videos created by Keith Rice, a historian/archivist at California State University, Northridge, and Taylor Walker, his granddaughter, as well as posters used during protests for Black Lives Matter in 2020 and 2021. It documents demonstrations demanding racial equality amid ongoing systemic racism, and confrontations with counter protesters and the police during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern California.

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The collection consists of one Album which contains 232 photographs, including negatives, prints, and proof sheets. These images capture various people and events, including a number of family photographs, Goodwin Knight’s gubernatorial campaign in 1952, the unsuccessful campaign of Edward Roybal for Lieutenant Governor of California in 1954, and the Dura Steel Strike in 1954.

Abstract Enrique Romero Olivas was a Mexican photographer and painter who worked in Ensenada, Baja California. He captured portraits of the community at his studio, Estudios Ensenada, where he also sold works in oil, watercolor, sepia, and china. He often traveled to clients’ homes and to other communities in Baja California to pursue more subjects and to continue developing his extensive client base. His technique employed vibrant or soft colors, such as using pastels in paintings. Photographs,...

Abstract Maj. William H. Sager, USMCR (Retired), served with the United States Naval Group, China, from 1944 to 1945 as commander of the American officers who trained Chinese troops at a location called Camp 10. The majority of the collection consists of photographs taken and collected by Sager in China depicting the soldiers and activities of Camp 10, as well as various cities in China and Japanese-occupied areas. Additionally, the collection includes ephemeral objects related to Sager’s service in...

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Tony Salcido was a longshoreman in Los Angeles for 42 years. He was an active member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 13 throughout that time. The collection documents his long and significant career as a dock worker, union member and leader of the ILWU, Local 13. It consists of articles, booklets, correspondence, financial statements, manuals, minutes of meetings, reports and typescripts.

Abstract A founding member of Culture Clash, Ric Salinas was born in El Salvador, and moved to San Francisco as a child. He grew up in the Mission District and attended San Francisco State University, where he participated in the theater program and earned a degree in Speech Communications. A member of Teatro Latino, Salinas became interested in the Chicano movement because there was not an equivalent within the relatively small community of Salvadoreños in San Francisco. Culture Clash was founded on...

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This collection includes photographs of damage caused by the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.

Abstract The San Fernando Women's Club was formed as a non-profit organization in 1929, following the combination of several women's groups, including the Elective Study Club and the San Fernando Ebell Club. The collection provides insight into women's social and civic lives in the San Fernando Valley during the twentieth century. The social and charitable activities of the club and its Junior membership branch are documented through meeting minutes, membership data, reports, press clippings, and...