Documents
Subject
Subject Source: Tgmi
Found in 462 Collections and/or Records:
West Valley Occupational Center Collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700112665251]
Identifier: URB-WVO
Abstract
The West Valley Occupational Center is a division of Adult and Career Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The collection consists of annual reports and seasonal class schedules.
Dates:
1966-1970
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-WVNCC
Abstract
The West Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce (WVNCC) was established in 1952 by a group of merchants in Van Nuys, who were members of the West Valley Associated Chambers of Commerce and the Valley-Wide Streets, Highways, and Transportation Committee. The collection documents the administrative functions of the association through correspondence, minutes, newsletters, pamphlets and reports. Subject files also contain materials that depict the various activities and goals of the organization.
Dates:
1953-1977
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Westland School Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-WSC
Abstract
The Westland School is a private elementary school founded in 1949 by Lory Titelman, and Marie H. Briehl. The guiding philosophy of the School is based on the concepts of John Dewey and Progressive education, a pedagogical movement that began in the late nineteenth century. The Westland School Collection broadly documents a re-emergence of the progressive education movement, focusing on its development between 1949 and 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The...
Dates:
1949-2014
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Carl I. Wheat 'Flush Times in the Diggins' Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-LWN
Abstract
This collection consists of letters, diaries, and other materials compiled by Carl Wheat while researching Captain Leonard W. Noyes, with an introduction and explanatory notes by Wheat.
Dates:
1840-1874
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Harriet Whelan Area E Alternative School Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-AEAS
Abstract
The initial proposal for the Area E Alternative School (AEAS) was for an integrated K-12 school in urban Los Angeles whose core tenets included a multicultural emphasis in the curriculum, a decision-making process that included parents, students and teachers, and a commitment to volunteer from all school community members including students, parents, and staff. The bulk of the collection consists of administrative materials concerning the AEAS committees’ efforts to create an integrated...
Dates:
1973-1982; Majority of material found within 1973-1976
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Don White Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-CISPES
Abstract
Don White was a board member and leader of the activist organization, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) in Los Angeles, where he coordinated and participated in numerous rallies, demonstrations, fund-raisers, delegations, congressional visits and civil disobedience actions demanding an end to U.S. intervention in El Salvador and Central America. The collection consists mainly of CISPES administrative and program records from national, regional and local...
Dates:
1980-2007
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
David and Wendy (Holden) Whiteside Collection
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700111927629]
Identifier: UAC-DWW
Abstract
The David and Wendy (Holden) Whiteside Collection is a small collection of San Fernando Valley State College memorabilia including a football program (1956), Homecoming (1958) materials, a campus coed calendar (1961), and a SFVSC freshman beanie (1961).
Dates:
1956-1961
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Ron Wilkins Los Angeles Community Alert Patrol Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-CAP
Abstract
The Ron Wilkins Los Angeles Community Alert Patrol Collection contains Wilkins’s published book, original Community Alert Patrol (CAP) materials including a volunteer roster and patrol reports, related news clippings, and Wilkins’s teaching materials and speeches about CAP. Ron Wilkins was the head of the Community Organizing Patrol, founded in June 1966 to "police the police." The materials document police brutality and racism in Los Angeles, California focusing on the time period following...
Dates:
1966-2023
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Captain Leonard H. Williams Chinese Maritime Customs Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-CLW
Abstract
Captain Leonard H. Williams was a British national born December 12, 1906 in Cape Town, South Africa. He served as an officer within the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service from 1936-1949. The collection includes official documents from Williams' time with the Chinese Maritime Customs, including his memo of service, identification papers, and correspondence. The collection also contains photographs, a diary, a farewell certificate, an unofficial register of WWII-era sea...
Dates:
1930-circa 2004
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Dr. Robert J. Williams California State Normal Schools Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-CSNS
Abstract
When California State University, Northridge was established in 1957 Dr. Williams came to the Northridge Campus as its first Dean of Admissions, bringing the Normal School Collection with him. The origins of the Normal School in California date back to 1857, when the City Normal School was established in San Francisco. Their purpose was the education of future primary and secondary teachers for the public school systems. The collection is composed of printed catalogs, bulletins,...
Dates:
1881-1943
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives