Ephemera
Subject
Subject Source: Tgmi
Found in 196 Collections and/or Records:
El Rescate Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-ERT
Abstract
El Rescate is a non-profit 501(c)(3) founded in 1981 by members of the Santana Chirino Amaya Central American Refugee Committee (SCARC) and the Southern California Ecumenical Council. El Rescate was the first agency in the United States to respond with free legal and social services to the mass influx of refugees fleeing the civil war in El Salvador and has continued providing services for nearly 45 years. The Human Rights Department of El Rescate was established in 1984 to document...
Dates:
1977-2016
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Richard Embleton Correspondence Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-RDE
Abstract
Richard “Dickie” Embleton Lived in Hicksville, NY. His father, also Richard Embleton, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. His mother’s name was Mary. At some point Dickie lived with his Aunt Laura, Uncle John, and cousin Patty. The Richard Embleton Correspondence Collection consists of personal correspondence primarily from Dickie’s mother and father to him when he was a young boy. There are also some letters written to his Aunt, and to Dickie from other relatives. The letters from...
Dates:
ca. 1951-1952
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Mike Emery Collection
Collection
Identifier: TBC-MEC
Abstract
Michael “Mike” Emery was a journalist, author, and professor of journalism at California State University, Northridge. The collection consists of photographs, audiovisual materials, papers, and mass media reporting of conflicts, politics, and the press in several geographic areas, specifically locations in Central America, the Middle East, the Balkans, Asia, and the United States. Emery’s teaching resources and publication records on the history of newspapers, media criticism, and other...
Dates:
1801-1996
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Empire Theatre Program
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 30700112777304]
Identifier: SC-ETP
Encino Woman's Club Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-EWC
Abstract
The Encino Woman's Club Collection documents club administration, activities, philanthropic endeavors, the acquisition and management of their clubhouse, and their dissolution in 2024. It details membership and committee work through business and executive meeting agendas, minutes, and attendance records. Fundraising events and local field trips are documented by press clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, club bulletins, yearbooks, and records assembled by...
Dates:
1927-2023
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Ewer Travel Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-ETC
Abstract
The Ewer Travel Collection contains travel ephemera, journals, and scrapbooks related to the early 20th century travels of Florence and Bernard Ewer around the world.
Dates:
1867-1994
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Stanley Fleishman Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-SFC
Abstract
Stanley Fleishman (1920-1999) is a lawyer known primarily for trying First Amendment obscenity cases. He was also very active advocating on behalf of the legal rights of the disabled community. Prior to his work, the wheelchair-bound were not permitted to serve on juries in California. The Stanley Fleishman Collection documents a small segment of Fleishman’s personal and professional life as a trial lawyer in Southern California.
Dates:
1943-1999; Majority of material found within 1982-1999
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Raymond C. Fleming Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-RCF
Abstract
Raymond Fleming enlisted in the US Army on January 29, 1942 on Christmas Island, where he worked as an Assistant Engineer. He served in the Pacific Theater as an Army Engineer throughout 1942.The collection documents his experiences on Christmas Island in late 1941, especially on Pearl Harbor Day, and as an Army Engineer in the Pacific Theater in 1942. It consists primarily of diaries written by Fleming between November 1941 and June 1942, and one diary from 1946 that documents his...
Dates:
1941-1946
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
César Flores Teatro Cometa Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-TC-CF
Abstract
The grassroots Chicano theater group, Teatro Cometa, was founded in 1979 and was active throughout 1980s in and around Fullerton, California. Embodying "Rasquachismo," Teatro Cometa endeavored to use their art as a teaching tool, to educate people about significant issues within their community. Their work incorporated topics such as gang violence and immigration, including issues facing undocumented workers. César...
Dates:
1972-2000; Majority of material found within 1972-1983
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Maxie Floyd Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: TBC-MFP
Abstract
The Maxie Floyd Photograph Collection consists of visual documentation of jazz and festivals, track and field, Los Angeles street visuals and houses, Black photography and art, personal travels and interests, social activities, and Floyd’s professional career. The majority of images were created in California. Maxie Floyd was a self-taught Black photographer who pursued photography both recreationally and professionally to capture his many interests and to partner with other members in the...
Dates:
1931-2019
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives