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James F. Dargan served as a Union solder in the US Civil War. Between September 17, 1862 and August 27, 1863 he kept a diary which includes descriptions of his enlistment, camp life, gossip about fellow soldiers, military discipline, and other aspects of his service. Scattered throughout the diary are lines of verse, original sketches, clippings from various sources, pressed flowers, ribbons, cards, and other ephemera.

Abstract The Daughters of the American Revolution Don Jose de Ortega Chapter Collection documents community engagement and social networks of a subset of Los Angeles women in the last quarter of the 20th century. The Don Jose de Ortega Chapter is part of the national lineage-based membership organization Daughters of the American Revolution. Scrapbooks and newsletters document the Chapter's local historical preservation efforts, philanthropic work, and aspects of San...

Abstract The Daughters of the American Revolution Fernanda Maria Chapter Collection documents the administration and activities of the Northridge based local chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and reflects a segment of San Fernando Valley social life in the 20th and early 21st centuries. The hereditary based organization's educational, patriotic, historic preservation, and genealogy activities are reflected primarily through...

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The Ludmilla Debs Collection contains photographs and documents recording the academic career of Debs while she was a student in Tientsin, China.

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Louis Gerald DelFiandra served in the United States Marin Corps for six years, with two of those years in China. The Louis Gerald DelFiandra China Marines Collection contain photographs, correspondence, and ephemera related to "Jerry" DelFiandra's United States Marines service in China post-World War II, as well as his involvement with China Marines reunion activities.

Abstract The E. Oren Donnell Correspondence Collection documents the experiences of Donnell as he worked as an aircraft mechanic at the US Naval Station in Corpus Christi, Texas in the United States Navy during World War II. Letters include descriptions of Donnell's responsibilities and daily activities, news about his sister's engagement and other family updates, information about friends injured or killed while serving overseas, his promotion in 1945 to Chief Petty Officer, and attending a dance...

Abstract The Bob Douglas Jazz Photograph Collection features black-and-white photography of jazz performances in Los Angeles, California and Detroit, Michigan from the 1940s to the 1990s. Images capture several prominent jazz musicians and singers, such as Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Dexter Gordon. It also documents Douglas’s professional and exhibit history as well as a portrait of Bob Douglas. The small collection consists largely of prints as well as contact sheets, slides, one negative,...

Abstract Vera Dutoff (maiden name Kuchinskaia) fled Russia, lived in China, and settled in San Francisco, California with her husband Alexander Dutoff. She was born on November 19, 1900 and died on February 25, 1994. The collection consists of materials related to her daily life and is largely composed of correspondence as well as keepsake objects including Russian Icons (devotional images) and lace textiles. A small amount of records were created by her husband Alexandar Dutoff; her son, Dimitri...

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The Muzza Eaton Collection documents the lives of Muzza Rosenstein and her Russian emigrant family in Harbin, Dairen, and Shanghai, China before they moved to the United States after World War II.

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The Roman Edwards Collection contains photographs, ephemera, and a manuscript documenting Edwards and his British and Russian parents' lives in Shanghai and World War II internment in Yu Yuen Road Camp and Ningkou Road Civilian Assembly Center.