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The David Trutt Gilbert and Sullivan Ephemera Collection contains promotional ephemera for the late 19th century comic opera works created by dramatist William Schwenck Gilbert and composer Arthur Seymour Sullivan between 1871 and 1896. The playbills, posters, music scores, advertising trade cards, souvenir items, and other ephemeral items document the popularity and continued performances of the works of Gilbert and Sullivan.

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,...

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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.

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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.

Abstract Greeting cards, often sent as part of holiday celebrations, became popular in Great Britain and the United States in the 19th century. They gradually replaced letters due to improvements in printing technology and the mail service in both countries. These ready-made cards served to help people share well-wishes in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, when expressing feelings in person might be seen as inappropriate. This collection contains examples of greeting cards to be exchanged for various...

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...

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This collection consists of trade cards from Great Britain and the United States produced during the 19th century for such products as Heinz tomato soup, Peake, Frean, & Co. Biscuits and Cakes, P.W. Barr & Co.'s Old Calabar Dog Biscuits, Soapine, and Penrose's Fine Teas. They often feature colored images on one side, and information about the business on the other, especially slogans, address information, and endorsements.

Abstract The collection contains newspaper clippings, small booklets and publications, and newsletters and newspapers from the World War II era. Topics include the United Autoworkers Union, opinions for the United States to remain out of WWII, pro-Nazi publications, J. Robert Oppenheimer, United States government security and information commissions, the Socialist Labor Party, and the Council for Civic Unity. A large portion of this collection is the News from...

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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).

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The Richard J. Wiegand Collection was donated by San Fernando State Valley College alum Richard J. Wiegand and consists of two pieces of memorabilia, a freshman ID pin and a registration card.