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Subject Source: Tgmi

Found in 469 Collections and/or Records:

Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee Collection, Part 5

 Collection
Identifier: URB-CRC5
Abstract: In response to the spread of organized anti-Semitism in the United States during the 1930s, leaders of Los Angeles' Jewish community formed a special defense organization known as the Los Angeles Jewish Community Committee. The committee later changed its name to the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, Community Relations Committee. The collection documents the committee's efforts to combat prejudice and educate the public through cooperation with both Jewish and non-Jewish...
Dates: 1933-2004

Victoria Lynn Johnson Collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700109911668]
Identifier: SC-VLJ
Abstract

The collection consists of photographs of Victoria Lynn Johnson and Bob Guccione, a Penthouse news release, and other materials.

Dates: 1977

Sydney and Ruth Jonah Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-SRJ
Abstract Sydney Jonah was born in China, and moved to the United States in the 1930s. In 1935, he married Ruth (Rudy) Cohen in Los Angeles, California. The collection consists mainly of personal photographs belonging to both the Jonah and Cohen families, which show some of Sydney’s time in China, their life and travels together as a married couple, and family photos sent to and collected by Sydney and Ruth. Also included in the collection is a small amount of personal correspondence and collected...
Dates: circa 1890-circa 1990

Christine Jorgensen Cross Dressing Correspondence Collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700109699727]
Identifier: SC-CJC
Abstract

The collection consists of four letters concerning cross dressing and Christine Jorgensen, one of the first people in the United States to speak publicly about having sex reassignment surgery. One letter is from Eddie Emory, another is from Stephen G. Vernon, a the third is signed "Louise," and the fourth is unsigned.

Dates: 1953

Journal of a Trip from Liverpool to San Francisco

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700110352209]
Identifier: SC-LSF
Abstract

This is a handwritten travel diary of a young Englishwoman's first visit to the United States. It dates from April to June of 1895 and begins with her voyage on the "Teutonic" to New York. The journal includes her train journey across the United States. The second half of the journal is concerned with her stay in San Francisco, and a visit to the Hotel Del Monte in Pebble Beach.

Dates: 1895

Junior League of Los Angeles, Inc. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-JLLA
Abstract The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is a non-profit organization that consists of nearly 300 local Junior Leagues throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Junior Leagues define themselves as educational and charitable women's organizations focused on improving their communities through volunteerism and building their members' civic leadership skills. The first Junior League was founded in New York City in 1901 while the local Junior League of Los Angeles...
Dates: 1926-2012

Ariadne Kane Outreach Institute for Gender Studies Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-AK
Abstract

Ariadne "Ari" Kane founded the Outreach Institute for Gender Studies. The Ari Kane Outreach Institute for Gender Studies Collection contains various documents, audio and video tapes, photographs, and awards. These items document the work conducted by Kane’s institute and the annual coordination of Fantasia Fair, considered the longest running annual event for cross-dressers, transgender, and gender questioning people in the world.

Dates: 1974-2001

Paul Kayser Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OCH-PK
Abstract

Paul Kayser was a U.S. Marine who led a two-day rescue mission in China during World War II to recover kidnapped Marines. The collection includes the map used by Kayser during this mission, along with two photographs of Kayser, and a Scuttlebutt article featuring the story.

Dates: 1945-2010

Paul Kelly Los Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-LATU-PK
Abstract Paul Kelly was president of the Los Angeles Typographical Union, Local 174, during which time Local 174 was a member of the Herald Examiner Joint Strike-Lockout Council. The Herald Examiner Strike took place in Los Angeles, California from 1967-1977 and was one of the longest strikes in recent times. The collection consists of 75 items that include a broadside, brochure, bulletin, calendar, notices, two films, and sixty-five...
Dates: 1944-1972; Majority of material found within 1967-1972

Alex D. Kennedy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OCH-ADK
Abstract Alex D. Kennedy was born in Shanghai in 1930. He was the fourth son of Colonel Dimitry Vasilivich and Ekaterina Nikitichna Kochneff, and attended both the Public & Thomas Hanbury School and St. Francis Xavier’s College in Shanghai. The collection contains items saved by Kennedy that relate to his experience living in Shanghai, and visiting China and Hong Kong multiple times later in life, including articles, brochures, a book of illustrations, postcards, maps, yearbooks, programs,...
Dates: 1923-2002