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Subject Source: Tgmi

Found in 469 Collections and/or Records:

San Fernando Valley Audubon Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: URB-SFVAS
Abstract

The San Fernando Valley Audubon Society Records consist of administrative records, publications, photographs, and ephemera documenting the evolution of regional bird populations, environmental conservation efforts, and ornithology culture in the San Fernando Valley.

Dates: 1901-2023

San Fernando Valley Bus and Train Time Tables Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-BTT
Abstract

The San Fernando Valley Bus and Train Time Tables Collections consists primarily of Pacific Electric Railway Pocket Time Tables and a single Rapid Transit District bus schedule for service between Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley from 1925-1965.

Dates: 1925-1965

San Fernando Valley Health Consortium Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-SFVHC
Abstract Incorporated in 1971, the SFVHC's purpose was to meet the health needs of the San Fernando Valley by developing programs to train health personnel. Using the facilities of community hospitals in the valley, the Consortium provided continuing education for health personnel in the form of career advancement seminars and workshops on new technology. The collection primarily consists of minutes and program proposals, and documents the establishment and development...
Dates: 1969-1977

San Fernando Valley Oral History Project Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-SFVOH
Abstract The San Fernando Valley Oral History Project is an effort to capture the history and character of the San Fernando Valley as it has evolved socially, politically, economically, and culturally over the course of its history. Selected topics include agriculture, aviation, banks and banking, chambers of commerce, education, historical sites and buildings, housing and architecture, journalism, law enforcement, livestock, libraries, natural history, parks, pioneer life, transportation, the moving...
Dates: 1976-2003; Majority of material found within 1976-1995

San Fernando Women's Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-SFWC
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...
Dates: 1917-1981

Carl Sandburg Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-CSC
Abstract

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was a contemporary American poet, author, musician, well-known Abraham Lincoln scholar, and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes. The materials in the collection primarily document events featuring or celebrating Carl Sandburg’s career, including correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, scrapbooks, personal and press photographs, record albums, autographed memorabilia and ephemera, and writings by and about Carl Sandburg.

Dates: ca. 1875-1982; Majority of material found within 1958-1968

Elmer M. Sanders Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-EMS
Abstract

Elmer M. Sanders was a prominent African-American leader in the city of Pacoima, CA. His papers document the personal achievements of the Sanders family, their involvement in community affairs, and the educational efforts of the Trainers of Teacher Trainers project (TTT) of San Fernando Valley State College (now CSUN) in 1969.

Dates: 1952-1980

Santa Susana Mountain Park Association Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-SSMPA
Abstract The Santa Susana Mountain Park Association (SSMPA) was formed as a non-profit group in 1971 to preserve the Santa Susana Mountains and the Simi Valley Hills as open space during the rapid urban development of the Santa Clarita, Santa Clara, Simi, and San Fernando valleys. The SSMPA has acted as a citizens' lobbying group to obtain state and federal legislation, local governmental support, and favorable public policy to conserve wilderness areas. The collection consists of administrative...
Dates: 1804-2013; Majority of material found within 1970-1986

Herbert Saxon System Development Corporation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-HSC
Abstract System Development Corporation (SDC) was founded in 1956 in Santa Monica, California. SDC specialized in information technology and systems sciences. Herbert Saxon held a number of key management positions at SDC. The collection is largely focused on Herbert Saxon’s work on a specific SDC project: the Emergency Command Control Communication System (ECCCS) for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The ECCCS was an automated police dispatching system designed to relieve congested radio...
Dates: 1969-1989

Martha Schellhaas Dickoff Travel Diary

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700112662548]
Identifier: SC-MSD
Abstract

The Martha Schellhaas Dickoff Travel Diary documents the journey of a Swiss-born American woman to visit family in her hometown in Switzerland. She describes traveling on train across the United States, on the Queen Mary to Paris, her train journey to Switzerland, and her return trip via Italy. During her return she notes signs of militarization and the migration of those leaving Europe on the eve of World War II.

Dates: 1939