People of Achievement in Southern California was a live interview forum to discuss the work and histories of prominent local artists, artisans, authors, and book collectors. The program was produced from 1975 to 1985 by Norman Tanis who served as dean of the library from 1969 to 1990.
The Child Survivors of the Jewish Holocaust Collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Sarah Traister Moskovitz as part of her research on the experience of childhood during the Holocaust. (Warning: Interviews contain graphic descriptions of violence.)
The entire planet was forced to confront a worldwide pandemic unlike any that had been experienced in the previous 100 years. Hopefully, the visitors to this exhibition will leave with a better understanding of why people would risk their lives during a deadly viral pandemic to confront an unjust social pandemic.
The Black Deaf Life in California Digital Exhibit aims to centralize, expand, and provide greater access to Black Deaf educational material and presents the memories, contributions, and lives of Black Deaf people, their achievements, organizations, and history within California and CSUN.
Documents the history behind a rural community in northern El Salvador that was repopulated by refugees of El Salvador's civil war (1980-1992).
Refuge and Return: Stories of a Resettled Community documents the history behind a rural community in northern El Salvador that was repopulated by refugees of El Salvador's civil war (1980-1992).
The About…Productions Original Theaterworks Collection contains materials related to the production history of the Los Angeles-based theater company including scripts, collateral materials, photos, and videos. This collection was created as part of the L.A. as Subject Digital Residency Program.
The historic San Gabriel Mission Playhouse was constructed in 1927 for The Mission Play, by John Steven McGroarty, which told the story of the California Missions. In 1945, the City of San Gabriel purchased the playhouse and became a center of arts and culture in the ‘The Mission District’. This collection was digitized as part of the L.A. as Subject Digital Residency Program.
Hometown Heroes:Girl Scouts of the Crescenta Valley Collection contains scrapbooks, photographs, and instructional materials which documents Girl Scouts in Glendale, California. This collection was digitized by Ambassador Girl Scout Annie Brundige for her Gold Award with the support of the L.A. as Subject Digital Residency Program.
This collection contains correspondence and photographs belonging to the Campo de Cahuenga Historical memorial Association. This collection was digitized as part of the L.A. as Subject Digital Residency Program.
