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Title: Pacoima Revitalization, Inc. Collection
Creator:
Pacoima Revitalization, Inc.
Identifier/Call Number: URB.PRI
Extent:
4.15 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1973-1981
Abstract: In 1978, a social service agency,
Pacoima Revitalization, Inc. (PRI) was created by Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Ronka as a
non-profit public corporation to help revitalize the City of Pacoima, California. The
Pacoima Revitalization, Inc. Collection documents the organization's historical development
and depicts the various activities of PRI within the community.
Language of Material: English
Historical Note:
In 1978, a social service agency, Pacoima Revitalization, Inc. (PRI) was created by Los
Angeles City Councilman Bob Ronka as a non-profit public corporation to help revitalize the
City of Pacoima, California. PRI was funded by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) through the Community Development Department of the City of Los Angeles.
The goals of the organization were: to arrange rehabilitation loans for housing, provide
capital improvement monies, enhance commercial services and new employment opportunities,
plant trees along main boulevards, sponsor graffiti removal, foster industrial development
and community pride. Acting as a resource center for the City of Pacoima, PRI services were
free of charge to local businessmen and community citizens. PRI's Board of Directors was
made up of community members appointed by Councilman Ronka. The organization closed its
doors in July 1981.
Scope and Contents
The
Pacoima Revitalization, Inc. Collection describes the
organization's historical development and depicts the various activities of PRI within the
community. Included in the papers are articles of incorporation, audit reports, by-laws,
correspondence, memoranda, minutes, project proposals, published articles, pamphlets and
reports. The PRI collection is especially insightful for research on urban redevelopment and
community pride. It has been arranged in six series:
Administrative
Records
(1978-1981),
Financial Records (1978-1981),
Correspondence and Memoranda (1978-1981),
Subject Files (1974-1981),
Publications (1973-1980),
and
Photographic Material (1974, 1978-1979).
Series I,
Administrative Records, consists of agendas, articles
of incorporation, audit reports, by-laws, minutes, news releases, reports and related
papers. The files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Series II,
Financial Records, consists of accounts payable and
receivable, bank documents, invoices, request for funds, tax and insurance documents. The
files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Series III,
Correspondence and Memoranda, consists of
correspondence with banks, board members, community and national organizations, and in-house
memoranda. The files are arranged in alphabetical order and chronological within individual
file folders.
Series IV,
Subject Files, consists of materials collected or
written by PRI that represent the operation of the organization. Included in the records are
agreements, correspondence, flyers, forms, memoranda, minutes, newspaper clippings,
pamphlets, proposals and reports. The files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Series V,
Publications, contains published brochures,
bulletins, newsletters, monthly reports and related printed documents collected by PRI in
reference to their activities. The files are arranged in alphabetical order by author.
Series VI,
Photographic Material, includes 140 color 35mm
Slides.
Arrangement of Materials:
Series I: Administrative Records, 1978-1981
Series II: Financial Records, 1978-1981
Series III: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1978-1981
Series IV: Subject Files, 1974-1981
Series V: Publications, 1973-1980
Series VI: Photographic Material, 1974, 1978-1979
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This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
George Copans, 07/13/1981
Preferred Citation:
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Processing Information:
Teena Stern and Mildred Thomas, 1981
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiovisual materials
Documents
Photographs