Abstract The Merwin Eugene "Gene" Soyster Photograph Album was compiled and photographs likely taken by Mr. Soyster, coordinator of the San Fernando Valley Campus of Los Angeles State College (and later San Fernando Valley State College) Audio Visual Department. Soyster taught audio visual methods courses in the credential program. The album was donated to Special Collections and Archives by his son John in October 2018. The twenty-two black and white photographs with captions are representative of...

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The John T. Stamelos Collection contains photographs, ephemera, and clothing acquired by Stamelos while serving as a U.S. Marine in China circa 1945-1946, including a jacket and clutch purchased for his then girlfriend and future wife. The bulk of the collection is comprised of souvenir clothing and accessories.

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Glen W. Stevenson was assistant to Frank W. Bireley, founder and head of Bireley's, Inc., producers of Bireley's non-carbonated sodas. Bireley's Inc. is credited with the design and construction of the first automated juice extractor. The collection consists primarily of photographs of the extractor built in the 1950s, as well as some other records, news clippings, and artifacts.

Abstract Donald Hiram Stilwell served in the Navy from 1908-1912 as an enlisted man and was posted in Asia for most of his enlistment. From 1912-1917, he worked in a naval shipyard in Maryland. In 1917 he rejoined the Navy, serving in the Atlantic area near France. He was discharged in 1918. The collection consists of photographs and postcards acquired by Donald H. Stilwell during his naval service in the Philippines, Japan and China from 1908-1912 and during World War I in France and aboard the...

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The Harry Stone Dickens Collection contains the scholarly work of Dr. Harry Stone and his collection of Charles Dickens related ephemera and memorabilia.

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The collection contains the research notes, news clippings, interviews, and photographs for Albert Knight’s manuscript Stonehurst: A 1920s Stone House Neighborhood, and documentation for the creation of a historical district in that area.

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This photograph album documents the experiences of a British submariner aboard the HMS L4 between 1922 and 1923. The album contains nearly 150 photographs with handwritten descriptions, including more than fifty images of Hong Kong,with a sequence of photographs depicting celebrations for the Prince of Wales visit in 1922, a group of images related to the King's birthday, and many street scenes.

Abstract The Supreme Council of the Mexican-American Movement Collection documents the work of a group of young people to improve the social conditions and standing of Mexican Americans in the United States.The collection includes official records of the organization which detail the group's structure, purpose, and objectives. Correspondence found in the collection deals primarily with the problems of keeping the organization viable and active. Several editions of the...

Abstract The Tarzana Woman’s Club was initially formed as the Runnymede Women’s Club in 1915, an auxiliary to the local men’s social organization, the Runnymede Poultry and Berry Association. The women’s association disbanded in 1923, but twelve former members re-formed as a separate organization shortly thereafter. In 1927, the club was renamed the Tarzana Woman's Club. It dissolved in 2001, as membership continued to decline. The collection consists primarily of the club's budgets and charitable...

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The George and Anna Taylor Papers consist of photographs, postcards, and other materials created during the Taylor's two trips to California in 1904 and 1910/11. The latter trip was the couple's honeymoon.