Abstract Kenneth C. Burt served as Political Director of the California Federation of Teachers from 1997 to 2018. Burt was a self-published author and historian, writing The Search for a Civic Voice: California Latino Politics and contributing to numerous academic journals and anthologies related to Latinos, labor, coalition politics and the Cold War. This is a collection of interviews and recordings Kenneth Burt conducted between 1980 and 2004 with community leaders,...

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Tourism and real estate promotion have been longtime means of encouraging people to vacation and settle in California. The California Tourism and Promotional Literature Collection includes county, regional, and statewide promotional literature used to promote tourism and real estate development across the state of California.

Abstract Established in 1938 as the youth organizing branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California, the California Young Democrats (CYD) have worked for decades to advance the Democratic Party's initiatives of progressive change, civil rights, social programs, and diplomacy within the state of California. CYD focuses on engaging Californians aged 14-35 in government affairs and the political process, and works to gain lifelong supporters of the Democratic Party's candidates and platforms....

Abstract Photographer Julián Cardona reported and documented on the conditions of Ciudad Juárez since 1993 when he started his career at El Diario de Juárez. Between 2009 to 2013, he was a reporter for Reuters News Agency. His work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and has been featured in many publications. He collaborated with journalist and author Charles Bowden for the publication, Exodus/Éxodo (Austin, University of Texas...

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Senator Thomas C. Carrell became active in politics as the campaign manager for assemblymen Julian Beck and Allen Miller. Carrell served as an assemblyman from 1963-1967, and as a senator from 1967-1972. The papers of Senator Carrell document his political, professional, and personal interests. The bulk of the collection consists of legislative bills and subject files.

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E. Chappell, from North Barnsley, Yorkshire, volunteered to serve with British forces during World War II on May 26, 1941, and was called to serve with the Royal Air Force (RAF) on June 30, 1941. He served in the RAF until at least 1943. The collection consists of Chappell's World War II RAF diary, the original diary case and pencil, and assorted pieces of ephemera that were tucked between the diary's pages, and document's Chappell's experiences in the RAF during World War II.

Abstract The Roland Charles Collection is an extensive photographic collection that largely consists of people photography, art gallery and exhibit documentation, images of street scenes in Los Angeles, and documentation of a long-term project on Bobtown, a small town in Louisiana. Roland Charles was a Black professional photographer and gallery director who was born in Louisiana and lived in Los Angeles for most of his life. His work has appeared in publications, album covers, exhibits, and...

Abstract The Chinese and Vietnamese Coin Collection includes six cards mounted with coins. Four cards are labeled "Chinese Moneys" and are indicated as coming from the "Dynasty Chou," more commonly referred to as the Zhou dynasty. These coins are labeled as "Press Money (BC 620-560)," "Lacca Pu (BC 560)," "Hu Money (BC 320)," "Cikoty Money (BC 860)," "Scimitar Money (BC 580)," "Acravins Money (BC 255-206)," and "Lucky Coin (BC 680-280)." Two cards labeled "Vietnamese Coins Collection" include notes...

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The collection consists of three postcards from the 1920s and 1930s which depict scenic views and other sites from Hankou, Shanghai, and Tientsin.

Abstract Zaruhy “Sara” Chitjian was an educator, immigrant, and daughter to survivors of the Armenian genocide. The Zaruhy “Sara” Chitjian Collection was created to preserve the material content of the Harry and Ovsanna Chitjian Family Foundation, which works to increase awareness and promote recognition of the Armenian genocide. The materials detail the timeframe before and after the genocide, starting in 1914 and continuing until 2020, and also document the Chitjian family immigrant experience. The...