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Motion Picture Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-2014-003
Abstract
The materials in this collection were compiled from 1948-1995. The bulk of the collection includes Photographs and Ephemera, most of which were collected and maintained by Zelda Gale who was an avid donor to the California State University Los Angeles Library. The Photographs contain several headshots and group shots of various actors and singers, Zelda Gale collected these photographs, some of which were personally addressed to her. The Ephemera contains an autograph book and newspaper...
Dates:
1937 - 1995
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Northwest Coast Art Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-2017-008
Abstract
Mary Gormly was the former librarian and archivist at John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at California State University, Los Angeles from 1962-1983. Gormly’s Northwest Coast artwork impacted the campus with her diverse collection and dedication to educate on Native American culture. Her interest in Northwest Coast art likely started from living in Washington. She also received her B.A. in Anthropology in 1947 from the University of Washington. Gormly also went on to Mexico and received a M.A....
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1949 - 1997
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Peace and Freedom Party Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-2014-005
Abstract
The Peace and Freedom Party was founded on June 23, 1967 during the 1960’s civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements. By 1968 the group gained national recognition and dedicated their efforts towards achieving their platforms of a socialist, democratic, feminist, and racially equal society. They organized mass groups and rallies to protest and support political candidates to reform US political institutions. They formed Tenant unions for renters. They organized food co-ops, free health...
Dates:
1933 - 1980
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Peruvian Textiles
Collection
Identifier: AR-2018-001
Abstract
The Peruvian Textiles are products mostly of the Chancay, Chimú, and Tiohuanaquence or Tiahuanaco, with one folder dating back Pre-Colombina. Most of the collection is that of the Chancay an indigenous group that produced a variety of textiles such as clothing, bags, and funeral masks. The Chancay culture (1200-1450 A.D.) reigned mainly in the valleys of Chancay and Chillón on the central coast of Perú. The Chancay were considered expert weavers and used llama and alpaca fur. Additionally,...
Dates:
1000 - 1450
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Anthony Quinn Collection of Scripts
Collection
Identifier: MS-2015-005
Abstract
Anthony Quinn (1915-2001) is best known as an actor, starring in such films as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Zorba the Greek (1964), and La Strada (1954), but he was also a writer and visual artist. He was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, then his parents moved to Los Angeles where Quinn grew up in Boyle Heights and Echo Park. Quinn was a boxer for a time and studied architecture under Frank Lloyd Wright before starting his film acting career in 1936. Quinn was under contract at Paramount and played...
Dates:
1940 - 1972
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Richard Alatorre Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-2016-002
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection were created from 1971-1985. The bulk of the collection consists of legislative files and correspondence of legislation authored and co-authored by Alatorre during his time as a California State Assemblyman for the 48th district (1973-1974) and the 55th district (1974-1985). The legislative files contain various fundamental details regarding bilingual education, farm workers, bilingual contracts, immigration, and public and social benefits. Also included...
Dates:
1971-1985
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Salvadoran Refugees Audio Cassette Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-2017-010
Abstract
The Mesa Grande refugee camp was located 30 miles from the border of El Salvador in Honduras. Over 10,000 refugees lived there in 1983, mainly children, women and elderly people from the rural provinces of Cabañas, Chalatenango, and Morazán in northern El Salvador. They had fled into Honduras to escape Salvadoran Army counter-insurgency tactics that included the murder, torture and rape of unarmed peasants and the destruction of entire villages through the burning of houses and crops. Their...
Dates:
1982 - 1983
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
David Sandoval Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-2013-002
Abstract
The East Los Angeles Archives (ELAA) is comprised of collections which document the lives and events of a historical community central to the social, political, and cultural history of the Chicano/Latino community in the United States. The ELAA is a program that advances scholarship in Chicano/Latino studies and Los Angeles history through its varied collection of primary research materials. This archives has a special interest in materials documenting the Chicano and Civil Rights movements...
Dates:
1944 - 2020
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Benita Francis Schwartz Papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-2015-006
Abstract
Benita Francis Schwartz attended California State University, Los Angeles (then known as Los Angeles State College) and majored in Home Economics. She was awarded a number of honors including “LASC Outstanding Women, S’57.”
Dates:
1957 - 1958
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives
Frederick B. Shroyer Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: MS-2015-003
Abstract
Frederick B. Shroyer (October 28, 1916 –August 26, 1983) was a CSULA Department of English faculty member for over 25 years. He also was an editor for the Los Angeles Examiner, author, literary critic,and television moderator. He authored over a dozenbooks including: Wall Against the Night, It Happened in Wayland, and There None Embrace.
Dates:
1957
Found in:
Special Collections and Archives