The Los Angeles Watts Riot took place in August, 1965. The collection is comprised predominantly of newspaper clippings from the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Los Angeles Herald-Dispatch, Los Angeles Sentinel and several smaller local papers. The Los Angeles Watts Riots Collection also includes magazine articles, studies, reports and newspaper clippings covering the aftermath of riot and related civil disorders and racial issues of the period.

Dr. Farley Sheldon was a professor of Sociology at California State University, Northridge.

2.42 linear feet

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

The collection is open for research use.