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The Emanuel Haldeman-Julius Publishing Records consists of a small number of business records, the personal records of Jack Botwin, the printing plates for one title, and articles about the Haldeman-Julius Collection at the Leonard H. Axe Library (formerly the Porter Library) at Pittsburg State University, Kansas.

Abstract Homer Halverson worked for the City of Los Angeles as an Engineer in the 1920s, on his family's orange grove in the San Fernando Valley in the early 1930s, and as a structural draftsman in the US Army Corps of Engineers from the mid-1930s to his retirement in 1965. The Homer A. Halverson Collection documents water history and related infrastructure in the greater Los Angeles area in the early- to mid-20th century, especially the...

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The Iain Hamilton Collection documents perspectives from a uniformed LAPD officer based out of the West Valley Division for the majority of his career. This includes his daily work as a police officer, and his engagement with significant moments in late 20th century Los Angeles history, including the 1984 Olympics, the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

Abstract The Bill Harvey Collection features a variety of subjects representative of most of Harvey’s professional career as a publicity, commercial news, business, and freelance photographer. His wide range of subjects include World War II promotions, the Republican National Convention, KTTV, insurance groups, and travel companies. The collection consists of largely photographic materials in the format of negatives and prints. It also contains ephemera, index cards, memorabilia, correspondence,...

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The Daniel R. Hayes Berlin Wall Piece and Customs Declaration consists of a small piece of the Berlin Wall affixed to a plaque, a larger piece of the Berlin Wall, and the associated customs declaration for both pieces.

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Arpad Richard (A.R.) Hertzka was a businessman involved in paper importing, first in Thailand from the early 1900s to the late 1910s, then in Shanghai from the early 1920s to 1949. The collection consists of loose photographs, photography books, and postcards collected by Hertzka depicting the scenery and people of Asia during the early 20^th century.

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The Walter H. Himmelberger World War II Diary documents the experiences of a United States Army ambulance medic in Italy in the final two years of World War II.

Abstract The Homosexual Information Center (HIC), is a nonprofit organization committed to gathering and disseminating information and data to the public regarding all aspects of homosexuality. It was founded in the late 1960s by the Tangent Group, which in 1965 formally split from ONE, Incorporated, one of the first gay rights organizations in the United States. The collection consists of alphabetical subject files containing documents and records created and disseminated by a wide range of social...

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The Pavel Ilyin Soviet Sailors Collection contains dozens of small wooden sailors collected by Pavel Ilyin during his travels across the Soviet Union with his father, children's author Mikhail Ilyin.

Abstract The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States. The union was established in 1937 and the Los Angeles Chapter, Local 13, was established shortly thereafter. The collection documents the establishment and development of the local as well as many of the goals and achievements of unionism on the Pacific Coast. Topics of interest include labor/management relations, labor conditions on the waterfront, the sudden...