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Free Status Affidavits Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-FSA
Abstract

This collection consists of five affidavits sworn to before the Justice of the Peace in Frederick County, Maryland between 1817 and 1857. The affidavits affirm that five African-Americans were persons who were either free born, claiming deeds of manumission, or held certificates of freedom.

Dates: 1817-1857
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Cliff Fridkis Legal Files of the Bustop Campaign Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-BUS/II
Abstract Cliff Fridkis served as the attorney for Bustop, Inc., a group originally formed by San Fernando Valley parents to stop forced busing in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Bustop, Inc. was an intervener in the Crawford vs. Board of Education school desegregation case in Los Angeles in the late 1970s. The collection chronicles Bustop, Inc.'s involvement in the Crawford vs. Board of Education case, and includes documents and research files that are part of Fridkis' legal case...
Dates: 1928-1988; Majority of material found within 1962-1982
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Harry Fryman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-HFC
Abstract

The Harry Fryman Collection documents Fryman's work in the early 20th century hospitality industry through maps, receipts, and photographs related to Los Angeles hotels and cafes. Both his work as a Southern California land developer and the role of Fryman Ranch in silent film production are documented through photographs and advertisements.

Dates: 1880-1947
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

William Gaddis Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-WGC
Abstract William (Bill) Gaddis was born in Berkeley, California in 1920.  Gaddis was about ten years old when his father, a Captain in the United States Navy, was posted to command a ship on the China Station. He spent two years in Shanghai and Manila with his mother and sister while his father was at sea. While in Manila, Gaddis attended the American School and participated in local theater. During his travels he collected a number of playbills, menus, business cards, and maps which he organized...
Dates: 1928-2006; Majority of material found within 1928-1932
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Henry Gaitán International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), Local 13 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-ILWU-HG
Abstract The Henry (Enrique) Gaitán Collection documents the unity between ILWU, Local 13 and their union counterparts throughout the shipping ports of Mexico. The collection contains correspondence between members of various longshore unions in the ports of Colima, Mazatlán, Sonora, Veracruz, and Yucatán, Mexico and the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union to organize travel itinerary, visas, and contacts for the Mexican workers coming to the Los Angeles waterfront. Several items of...
Dates: 1952-1983
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Whitfield T. Ganong World War I Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: SC-WGD
Abstract

The collection consists of two handwritten diaries written by Canadian Private Whitfield T. Ganong from 1918-1919, which document the daily experiences of his battalion in Europe during World War I. Also included is Ganong’s pay book, which states his rate of pay as well as all advances taken by Ganong while on active service from 1917-1919.

Dates: 1917-1919
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Beulah "Dickie" Garrigues Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-BDG
Abstract Beulah "Dickie" Garrigues was a founding board member (and treasurer) of the Inglewood chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club. She was a legal secretary who lent her expertise in the field to her professional organization and worked as a career spokesperson to high school students. The papers of Dickie Garrigues document her leadership in three women's clubs located in Inglewood, California between 1939 and 1992: Business & Professional Women's Club of Inglewood, Legal...
Dates: 1939-1992
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Gay Greeting Card Collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700111336912]
Identifier: SC-GGC
Abstract

This collection consists of 33 gay Christmas and Valentine greeting cards.

Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

Milton Geiger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-MG
Abstract Milton Geiger wrote radio and television scripts as well as motion picture plays, theater plays, and short stories, some of which were performed or directed by Orson Welles, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Edward G. Robinson, Lorne Greene, and Richard Dreyfuss. The collection documents Geiger's writing career from 1938, particularly the creative development and research behind his scripts. The collection also documents the business workings of the radio and television industries through...
Dates: 1932-1973; Majority of material found within 1938-1973
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

General Store Account Book

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700110129961]
Identifier: SC-AB
Abstract

Account book for an unamed general store in Strawberry Valley, Yuba County, California for the period of June 1 through October 31, 1860. Detailed entries include customer names, items, and quantities purchased.

Dates: 1860
Found in: Special Collections & Archives

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