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Subject Source: Tgmi

Found in 462 Collections and/or Records:

Agness M. Underwood Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-AMU
Abstract Agness Underwood was a Los Angeles newspaper woman for forty-two years. During the 1930s and 1940s she was one of the city's best-known court and police reporters. In 1947, she became city editor of the Herald Express, a post she held for seventeen and a half years. During that time, she was the only woman city editor of a major American metropolitan newspaper. No man had ever held the job more than four years, and during her editorship she helped push the...
Dates: 1916-1992; Majority of material found within 1949-1980

Union Passenger Terminal Los Angeles Parade and Celebration Planning

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700112680029]
Identifier: SC-UPT
Abstract

Document and photographs relating to plans for a parade and celebration to commemorate the opening of the new Union Passenger Terminal at Los Angeles, California.

Dates: 1939

United States Army Discharge Regulations

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700112777338]
Identifier: SC-ADR
Dates: 1953-1981

United Teachers Los Angeles Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-UTLA
Abstract The United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) was formed in 1970, through the merger of the Association of Classroom Teachers of Los Angeles (ACT-LA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Local 1021. At the time, UTLA was the second-largest teacher's union and the largest merged teacher's union in the nation. The collection documents the development and achievements of UTLA, and consists of five series, with the first three reflecting the activities of the pre-merger associations, LATA,...
Dates: 1962-1992

Urban Archives General Oral Histories Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-URBOH
Abstract

The Urban Archives General Oral Histories Collection consists of various oral histories conducted or collected by the Urban Archives that are not part of a larger project. Interviews focus on a number of subjects, including public utilities, teachers' strikes, immigration, life in California, religious conversion, the history of different neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and the personal histories of interviewees.

Dates: 1967-2004; Majority of material found within 1976-1989

Valley Music Theatre Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-VMT
Abstract

Photographer Larry Underhill was hired by the Los Angeles Conservancy to take photographs of the Valley Music Theatre immediately prior to its demolition in 2006. The collection consists of forty-six silver gelatin photographs taken by Underhill, as well as documentation of the theater designed by Hawkins and Lindsey, Architects.

Dates: 2006

Valley Voters Organized Toward Empowerment Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-VOTE
Abstract

Valley Voters Organized Toward Empowerment (Valley VOTE) is the non-profit organization which led the secession efforts of the San Fernando Valley from 1997-2002. The collection documents their petition drive, the resulting investigation by the Local Agency Formation Commission for the County of Los Angeles (LAFCO), and the Measure F campaign which allowed Los Angeles residents to vote on the issue of secession.

Dates: 1978-2003; Majority of material found within 1997-2002

Victor Van Bourg Collection

 Collection
Identifier: URB-VVB
Abstract Victor Van Bourg was a prominent labor lawyer in Southern California from the mid-1960s, until his death in 1999. He founded the firm Van Bourg, Allen, Weinberg, and Roger, in Orange County which represented over 400 unions and their members. The Van Bourg collection consists of files from legal cases brought to court by the law firm. The bulk of the materials consists of correspondence with union representatives and court pleadings. Of particular significance are the case files of the...
Dates: 1965-1969

Roy T. Vandenbree Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-RTV
Abstract

The Roy T. Vandenbree Collection documents Vandenbree's service in the United States Army from approximately 1966 to 1968. Vandenbree served with the 138th Aviation Company (RR) in Danang, Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 during the Vietnam War. Materials primarily include photographs, two scrapbooks, and a collection of correspondence.

Dates: 1966-1980

Victorian Sheet Music Covers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC-VMC
Abstract The Victorian Sheet Music Covers Collection consists of approximately 840 sheet music covers produced in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era, which depict various aspects of British life and culture at the time, and demonstrate the development of printing techniques including color lithography and embossing. While the majority of the items in the collection are only covers, a few pieces are still attached to their scores. Also included in the collection is a small number of news...
Dates: 1826-1952; Majority of material found in 1870-1920