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.

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.

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.

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.

This collection documents some of the significant events of the community of South Gate, including social and political issues affecting the city during a period of nationwide depression. Three organizations in the community reflected South Gate's concern with these issues: the Democratic State Central Committee, End Poverty League, Inc., and the Epic Club of South Gate.