The Los Angeles Weather Station Logbooks journal the administrative records of the station. These include names and schedules of meteorologist and observers, equipment, inspections, and of course weather conditions for the period October 21, 1905 to June 20, 1938.

The Los Feliz Improvement Association was formed in 1922 to represent the homeowners of the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. The association worked to protect historic trees and homes, and to prevent developments they felt would harm the upscale residential feel of the neighborhood. Much of the collection deals with fights against zoning changes that would have allowed construction of unsightly walls or that would have allowed commercial development.

Lotus H. Loudon was a newspaper publisher and member of the board of directors and paroles of the California Institution for Women at Tehachapi in the 1930s and early 1940s. The Lotus H. Loudon Collection documents his work in this capacity and the work of parole officer Emily D. Latham through correspondence and reports.

Millicent Farrington Lowry, also known as Mrs. R.B. Lowry, lived in Niagara Falls, New York. This diary documents her life on the homefront from 1943 through 1947. Lowry recorded daily activities covering rationing, comments on the war, meals, errands, the weather, and what was happening with her family members.

These press kits from the 1990s and 2000-2001 were issued by movie studios to publicize upcoming and newly released motion pictures. Some are devoted to a single film; other kits cover a studio's seasonal or annual releases. They contain production information, release dates, and frequently photographic stills and/or interviews with the actors.

Portfolio of works in the Madre Tierra Project, a collection by 12 Chicana women artists and writers.