Guide to the Urban Archives General Oral Histories Collection

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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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.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 2

Avila, Mary Castro

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 6

Morrison, Robert

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 5

Gibbons, T., 1978

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 2

Roos, Joseph, 1979-1980

Box 7, Item 3

Sinclair, Upton

Box 7, Item 4

Tabor, Ethel

Scope and Contents

History of Venice, California and Abbot Kinney
Box 7, Item 5

Tabor, Irving, ca. 1977

Box 7, Item 6

Torres, Nelson and Delores, 1977 March 7

Box 7, Item 7

Zimmer, Max, March 1977