Guide to the Urban Archives General Oral Histories Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Urban Archives General Oral Histories Collection
Creator:
California State University, Northridge. University Library
Identifier/Call Number: URB.URBOH
Extent:
4.02 linear feet
Extent:
656 Megabytes
Date (inclusive): 1967-2004
Date (bulk): 1976-1989
Abstract: The Urban Archives General Oral
Histories Collection consists of various oral histories conducted or collected by the Urban
Archives that are not part of a larger project. Interviews focus on a number of subjects,
including public utilities, teachers' strikes, immigration, life in California, religious
conversion, the history of different neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and the personal
histories of interviewees.
Language of Material: English
Historical Note:
The library created this collection of materials for study and research.
Scope and Contents
The
Urban Archives General Oral Histories Collection consists
of various oral histories conducted or collected by the Urban Archives that are not part of
a larger project. Interviews focus on a number of subjects, including public utilities,
teachers' strikes, immigration, life in California, religious conversion, the history of
different neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and the personal histories of interviewees.
The collection is divided into two series,
Audio Recordings
(1967-2004) and
Transcripts (1974-2004). Series I,
Audio Recordings, is divided into three subseries based on the format
of the recording:
Digital Audio
(1988),
Reel-to-Reel Tapes (1968-1986), and
Audiocassettes (1967-2004).
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Audio Recordings, 1967-2004
Subseries A: Digital Audio, 1988
Subseries B: Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1968-1986
Subseries C: Audiocassettes, 1967-2004
Series II: Transcripts, 1974-2004
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Processing Information:
Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Audiovisual materials
Series I: Audio Recordings, 1967-2004
Subseries A: Digital Audio, 1988
Digital Folder
Fiedler, Bobbi,
1988 November 17
Subseries B: Reel-to-Reel Tapes, 1968-1986
Box 1, Item 1
Abramson, Maria Manya,
1977 March 25-28
Scope and Contents
Immigration Before World War I
Box 1, Item 2
Berkawitz, Linda,
1977 March 31
Scope and Contents
Conversion to Judaism
Box 1, Item 3
Borden, Clara,
March 1977
Scope and Contents
Immigration Before World War I
Box 1, Item 4
Dembicer, Jeffrey John,
1977 December 7
Box 1, Item 5
Frederickson, William Jr. Part 1,
ca. 1976
Scope and Contents
Public Recreation in Los Angeles Since the 1930s
Box 1, Item 6
Frederickson, William Jr. Part 2,
ca. 1976
Scope and Contents
Public Recreation in Los Angeles Since the 1930s
Box 1, Item 7
Frederickson, William Jr. Part 2,
ca. 1976
Scope and Contents
Public Recreation in Los Angeles Since the 1930s
Box 1, Item 8
Frederickson, William Jr. Part 4,
ca. 1976
Scope and Contents
Public Recreation in Los Angeles Since the 1930s
Box 1, Item 9
Frederickson, William Jr. Part 5,
ca. 1976
Scope and Contents
Public Recreation in Los Angeles Since the 1930s
Box 1, Item 10
Frederickson, William Jr. Part 6,
ca. 1976
Scope and Contents
Public Recreation in Los Angeles Since the 1930s
Box 1, Item 11
Fried, Cliff,
1977 November 9
Scope and Contents
CSUN Radicals
Box 1, Item 12
Gibbons, T.,
1978
Scope and Contents
History of Venice, California
Box 1, Item 13
Houghton, Barbara,
1977 April 14
Scope and Contents
Conversion to Judaism
Box 1, Item 14
Johnson, Elizabeth and Faye Knott,
1976 March 7
Scope and Contents
Religious Institutions - Christ Temple Church
Box 1, Item 15
Kimball, Ward,
1986 April 24
Scope and Contents
Disney Studio Strike
Box 1, Item 16
Labovitz, Larry,
1977 October 12
Scope and Contents
Valley State College Strike 1968-1970
Box 2, Item 1
Lee, Mike,
1977 October 20
Scope and Contents
CSUN Radicals
Box 2, Item 2
Millar, Richard,
ca. 1977
Box 2, Item 3
Myers, William,
1976 March 2
Scope and Contents
Millar's Personal History
Box 2, Item 4
Parkhurst, Ethel,
1968 May 1
Scope and Contents
History of Venice, California
Box 2, Item 5
Patiño, Peter,
1977 March 17
Box 2, Item 6
Patiño, Peter and Tim Purcell,
1977 March 17
Scope and Contents
The Los Angeles Teachers' Strike in 1970
Box 2, Item 7
Purcell, Tim,
1977 March 17
Box 2, Item 8
Shea, James and Randolph Karr,
1976 April 15
Scope and Contents
Public Utilities
Box 2, Item 9
Smith, Oscar,
March 1976
Scope and Contents
Public Utilities
Box 2, Item 10
Smith, Oscar,
March 1976
Scope and Contents
Public Utilities
Box 2, Item 11
Tabor, Irving,
ca. 1977
Scope and Contents
History of Venice, California and Abbot Kinney
Box 2, Item 12
Temkin Cunningham, Vicky,
1977 October 26
Scope and Contents
Student Unrest; CSUN Radicals
Box 2, Item 13
Torres, Nelson and Delores,
1977 March 7
Scope and Contents
Conversion to Judaism
Box 2, Item 14
Van Bourg, Victor,
ca. 1969
Scope and Contents
Agricultural Labor (AWOC, UFW)
Box 2, Item 15
Wheelock, Walt,
1976 October 28
Scope and Contents
Environmental Protection - Sierra Club
Box 2, Item 16
Zimmer, Max,
March 1977
Scope and Contents
Jewish Immigration Before World War I
Subseries C: Audiocassettes, 1967-2004
Box 3, Item 1
Ahlstrom, Edward and Lorna,
1975 June 18
Box 3, Item 3
Bauer, Lil,
1989 March 15
Scope and Contents
History of Los Encinos State Historic Park
Box 3, Item 4
Beck, Judge Julian,
1987 July 23
Scope and Contents
Beck's Education and Career in Los Angeles
Box 3, Item 5
Berkemeyer, Hildur and Henry
Box 3, Item 6
Bishop, Ruth,
1989 November 27
Scope and Contents
Los Angeles Teachers During the McCarthy Era
Box 3, Item 7
Coeler, Heidi,
1982 April 29
Box 3, Item 8
Corman, James,
1989 February 13
Box 3, Item 9
Fargotstein, Sarah,
1989 October 29
Scope and Contents
Jewish Centers Association
Box 3, Item 10
Fishman, David,
November 1988
Box 3, Item 11
Fortier, Merle,
1989 October 26
Scope and Contents
Hollywood Studio Club
Box 3, Item 12
Gaye, Laura,
1980 October 29
Scope and Contents
Early Days on Park Moderne, Calabasas
Box 3, Item 13
Gibson, Ted,
1989 May 15
Scope and Contents
History of Encino, California
Box 3, Item 14
Harris, Eve,
1989 April 18
Scope and Contents
League of Women Voters - Los Angeles
Box 3, Item 15
Harthorn, Kathleen,
1988 November 12
Scope and Contents
Civil Rights March
Box 3, Item 16
Horowitz, Miriam,
1989 November 11
Scope and Contents
Jewish Centers Association
Box 3, Item 17
Kouns, John,
2004
Scope and Contents
Kouns' Photography and the Farm Workers' Movement
Box 3, Item 18
Lee, John Michael,
1989 May 23
Scope and Contents
Valley State College Student Radicals
Box 4, Item 1
Marshall, Sol,
1989 November 18
Scope and Contents
Jewish Centers Association
Box 4, Item 2
Millar, Richard,
1967 March 3
Box 4, Item 3
Millar, Richard,
1976 April 8
Scope and Contents
Millar's Personal History
Box 4, Item 4
Miller, Reverend Wendell,
April 1996
Scope and Contents
Citizens Independent Vice Investigating Committee (CIVIC)
Box 4, Item 5
Mitchell, Robin
Scope and Contents
History of Cold Creek Canyon
Box 4, Item 7
Peterson, Ruth,
March 1987
Scope and Contents
Growing Up in Los Angeles
Box 4, Item 8
Richter, Margaret,
1987 May 1
Scope and Contents
Growing Up in Los Angeles
Box 4, Item 9
Roos, Joseph,
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
Box 4, Item 10
Sanchez, Jim
Scope and Contents
Non-Striking Teacher
Box 4, Item 11
Sanfilippo, Joseph,
1988 November 28
Scope and Contents
Migrating from Italy - Growing Up in America in the 1920s and 1930s
Box 4, Item 12
Sanford-Smith, Ethel,
1989 October 20
Scope and Contents
Hollywood Studio Club
Box 4, Item 13
Sinclair, Upton
Scope and Contents
Sinclair's Personal History
Box 4, Item 14
Smith, Powell,
1984 March 29
Scope and Contents
California History
Box 5, Item 1
Solomon, Wil,
1988 November 12
Scope and Contents
Labor and Unions in Los Angeles
Box 5, Item 2
Spiegel, Dorothy,
1989 December 13
Scope and Contents
Hollywood Studio Club
Box 5, Item 3
Swift, James A. and Margery J.,
1989 May 12
Box 5, Item 4
Sykes, Dorothy,
1993 January 27
Box 5, Item 5
Trotter, Betty,
1989 April 26
Scope and Contents
League of Women Voters - Los Angeles
Box 5, Item 6
Unknown Woman,
1968 May 1
Scope and Contents
History of Venice, CA from 1905-1925
Box 5, Item 7
Van Bourg, Victor,
1981 August 29
Box 5, Item 8
Warner, Martha C.,
1984 March 16
Box 5, Item 9
Zuniga, Angie,
1988 November 26
Scope and Contents
Life as a First Generation Mexican-American
Series II: Transcripts, 1974-2004
Box 6, Item 1
Beck, Judge Julian,
1987 July 23
Box 6, Item 2
Berkawitz, Linda,
1977 March 31
Box 6, Item 3
Fiedler, Bobbi,
1988 November 17
Box 6, Item 4
Frederickson, William Jr.,
ca. 1976
Box 6, Item 6
Horowitz, Miriam,
1989 November 11
Box 6, Item 7
Johnson, Kelly,
1974 November 29
Scope and Contents
Johnson Family and the History of Chatsworth, California
Box 6, Item 8
Knight, Ina,
1987 April 12
Scope and Contents
Public Healthcare in Los Angeles
Box 6, Item 9
Knott, Faye,
1976 March 7
Box 6, Item 10
Kouns, John - Oral History Interview,
2004
Box 6, Item 11
Kouns, John - Discussion of Photographs,
2004
Box 6, Item 12
Miller, Reverend Wendell L.,
April 1996
Box 6, Item 13
Myers, William,
1976 March 2
Box 6, Item 14
Nelson, Susan Barr,
1999 August 15
Scope and Contents
Origins of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Box 6, Item 15
Patiño, Peter,
1977 March 17
Box 7, Item 1
Peterson, Rosemary and Ruth,
March 1987
Box 7, Item 4
Tabor, Ethel
Scope and Contents
History of Venice, California and Abbot Kinney
Box 7, Item 6
Torres, Nelson and Delores,
1977 March 7