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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Junior League of Los Angeles, Inc. Collection
Creator:
Junior League of Los Angeles
Identifier/Call Number: URB.JLLA
Extent:
31.10 linear feet
Extent:
3.1 Gigabytes
Date (inclusive): 1926-2012
Abstract: The Association of Junior Leagues
International, Inc. (AJLI) is a non-profit organization that consists of nearly 300 local
Junior Leagues throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Junior Leagues define
themselves as educational and charitable women's organizations focused on improving their
communities through volunteerism and building their members' civic leadership skills. The
first Junior League was founded in New York City in 1901 while the local Junior League of
Los Angeles (JLLA) was formed in 1925 and accepted in the Association of Junior Leagues in
1926. This collection documents the history and philanthropy of the JLLA primarily through
their minutes and press clippings.
Language of Material: English
In 1925 Mrs. Victor Jacomini (Katherine Thomas), Mrs. Harold Braly (Henriette Janss), and
thirty-two other like-minded women formed a group known as the Convalescent Children's
League (CCL). Having researched the community needs, CCL piloted the operation and support
of a twelve-bed children's convalescent home on Ingraham Street, which became part of
Children's Hospital Los Angeles. This original founding group was admitted to The
Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) in 1926 and became the Junior League of
Los Angeles (JLLA).
The
Junior League of Los Angeles, Inc. Collection documents
the history and philanthropy of the organization primarily through meeting minutes and press
clippings. The collection has been divided into two series:
Administrative Files (1926-2012) and
Special Projects
(ca. 1929-2011).
Series I,
Administrative Files, document day-to-day activities
of the organization primarily through extensive meeting minutes and has been separated into
two subseries: Subseries A,
General Information (1926-2012),
which consists primarily of meeting minutes but also includes historical, membership, and
club leadership information. Subseries B,
Publicity, (1929-2008)
consists of newspaper clippings and several scrapbooks covering various topics including
fundraising activities, gala events, leadership training, and significant campaigns such as
teen pregnancy. Each subseries is arranged alphabetically.
Series II,
Special Projects, has been separated into two
subseries: Subseries A,
Philanthropy (ca. 1931-2012), consists of
documents, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to the Junior League's charitable
activities, including work in public schools and with their convalescent home. Subseries B,
Special Events (ca. 1929-2011), consists of programs, mailers,
photographs, and other documentation of the League's special events, including their annual
Gala. Each subseries is arranged alphabetically.
Series I: Administrative Files, 1926-2012
Subseries A: General Information, 1926-2012
Subseries B: Publicity, 1929-2008
Series II: Special Projects, ca. 1929-2012
Subseries A: Philanthropy, ca. 1931-2012
Subseries B: Special Events, ca. 1929-2011
The collection is open for research 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.
10/03/2012, 09/2013
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Junior League of Los Angeles, Inc., 04/27/2010.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
April Feldman, 2015
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Photographs
Audiovisual materials