Guide to the Pacoima Revitalization, Inc. Collection

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Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives
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

Electronic Format:

Digital reproductions of selected items in this collection are available electronically as a part of the San Fernando Valley History Digital Library  .

Related Material

Conditions Governing Access:

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

 

Series I: Administrative Records, 1978-1981

Box 1, Folder 1

Ad Hoc Committee: development seminar kit, 1979

Box 1, Folder 2

Ad Hoc Committee: list of members, 1979

Box 1, Folder 3

Articles of Incorporation: by-laws, 1978-1980

Box 1, Folder 4

Audit: CDD (Stewart Lee), August 1981

Box 1, Folder 5

Audit: documents, 1978-1981

Box 1, Folder 6

Audit: documents, 1978-1981

Box 1, Folder 7

Bank Authorization: contracts, 1981

Box 1, Folder 9

Board of Directors: agendas, minutes, 1979 January 4-1981 May 12

Box 1, Folder 10

Board of Directors: agendas, minutes, 1979 January 4-1981 May 12

Box 1, Folder 11

Board of Directors: agendas, minutes, 1979 January 4-1981 May 12

Box 1, Folder 12

Board of Directors: agendas, minutes, 1979 January 4-1981 May 12

Box 1, Folder 13

Budget Summaries: reports, 1979-1980, ca. 1981

Box 1, Folder 14

Budget Summaries: reports, 1979-1980, ca. 1981

Box 1, Folder 15

Budget Summaries: reports, 1979-1980, ca. 1981

Box 1, Folder 16

Contract: City of Los Angeles, 1979

Box 1, Folder 17

Contract: City of Los Angeles, 1980

Box 1, Folder 18

Franchise Tax Board: correspondence, statements, 1981

Box 1, Folder 19

Internal Revenue Service: tax exemption status, 1981

Box 1, Folder 20

Lease and Deposits: agreements, 1979, 1980

Box 1, Folder 21

Mailing Lists: general, 1979

Box 1, Folder 22

News Releases, ca. 1979, 1980

Box 2, Folder 1

Personnel: correspondence, memoranda

Box 2, Folder 2

Personnel: correspondence, memoranda, 1980

Box 2, Folder 3

Personnel: correspondence, memoranda, 1981

Box 2, Folder 4

Personnel Committee: job descriptions, ca. 1979-1980

Box 2, Folder 5

Personnel Committee: agendas, minutes, 1980

Box 2, Folder 6

Personnel Committee: procedures manual, 1980

Box 2, Folder 7

Programs: fact sheets, 1978

Box 2, Folder 8

Progress Reports: weekly, quarterly, 1979, 1980

Folder 1

Maps and Diagrams, 1978-1979

Folder 1, Item 1

Comprehensive Community Development Program, Pacoima: Zoning, July 1978

Folder 1, Item 2

Comprehensive Community Development Program, Pacoima: Existing Land Use, July 1978

Folder 1, Item 3

Comprehensive Community Development Program, Pacoima: Condition of Structures, July 1978

Folder 1, Item 4

Structure Locations: Van Nuys Blvd., Glenoaks Blvd. to Foothill Freeway

Folder 1, Item 5

Structure Locations: Van Nuys Blvd., Glenoaks Blvd. to Foothill Freeway

Folder 1, Item 6

Structure Locations: Van Nuys Blvd., Glenoaks Blvd. to Foothill Freeway

Folder 1, Item 7

Los Angeles City Planning Department, Proposed Planning Areas Map

Folder 1, Item 8

Los Angeles Community Design Center: Liberty Liquor Store, Pacoima Revitalization Inc.

 

Series II: Financial Records, 1978-1981

Box 6, Folder 6

Accounting Ledger, December 1978-November 1980

Box 6, Folder 7

Accounting Ledger, December 1978-November 1980

Box 6, Folder 8

Accounting Ledger, December 1980-July 1981

Box 6, Folder 9

Accounting Ledger, December 1980-July 1981

Box 6, Folder 10

Administrative Black Forms

Box 6, Folder 11

Annual Report, 1979

Box 6, Folder 12

Audit: Simpson and Simpson, 1981

Box 6, Folder 13

Bank Statements, January-October 1979

Box 6, Folder 14

Bank Statements, June 1979-November 1980

Box 6, Folder 15

Bank Statements, December 1980-1981

Box 6, Folder 16

Bank Statements: Clean Up Campaign, 1979

Box 6, Folder 17

Bank Statements: record of employment and earnings, 1979

Box 7, Folder 1

Bank Statements: record of employment and earnings, 1979

Box 7, Folder 2

Bank Statements and Reconciliation, January-July 1979

Box 7, Folder 3

Community Development Department: memorandum, 1980

Box 7, Folder 4

Copies: checks, leases and tax forms, 1979-1981

Box 7, Folder 5

Copies: checks, leases and tax forms, 1981

Box 7, Folder 6

Expenditures, 1979-1980

Box 7, Folder 7

Expenditures, 1979-1980

Box 7, Folder 8

Expenditures, 1980

Box 7, Folder 9

Employee Fringe Benefits and Vacation, 1980-1981

Box 7, Folder 10

Hains and Company, Inc., February 1981

Box 7, Folder 11

International Business Machines (IBM): purchase agreement, 1979-1980

Box 7, Folder 12

Inventory, 1979-1981

Box 7, Folder 13

Invoices: accounting services, October 1980-April 1981

Box 7, Folder 14

Invoices: Aka-tani, November 1980-February 1981

Box 7, Folder 15

Invoices: Crest Stationers, July-November 1980

Box 7, Folder 16

Invoices: Department of Water and Power, April 1979-May 1981

Box 7, Folder 17

Invoices: final invoice contract No. 49865, May-June 1981

Box 7, Folder 18

Invoices: Fishkin, Bilson and Taylor, August 1979-July 1980

Box 7, Folder 19

Invoices: Foster and Kleiser, October 1979-June 1980

Box 7, Folder 20

Invoices: General Telephone Company, May 1979-April 1980

Box 7, Folder 21

Invoices: General Telephone Company, April-November 1980

Box 8, Folder 1

Invoices: Heap's Stationery, November 1979-June 1980

Box 8, Folder 2

Invoices: Hoffman-Brown Company Insurance, May 1979-April 1981

Box 8, Folder 3

Invoices: IBM Corporation, October 1980-May 1981

Box 8, Folder 4

Invoices: Janitorial Contract, April-November 1980

Box 8, Folder 5

Invoices: Kelly Industries, April-August 1980

Box 8, Folder 6

Invoices: Loew Marr, August 1980-May 1981

Box 8, Folder 7

Invoices: Sparkletts Drinking Water, May 1979-May 1981

Box 8, Folder 8

Invoices: TRW Credit Data, May 1981

Box 8, Folder 9

Invoices: Xerox Corporation, May 1979-April 1981

Box 8, Folder 10

Letters to Creditors, June 1981

Box 8, Folder 11

Mileage Travel, 1980-1981

Box 8, Folder 12

Mileage Travel, 1981

Box 8, Folder 13

New York Life Insurance, March-December 1980

Box 8, Folder 14

Payables, 1979-October 1980

Box 8, Folder 15

Payables, October-December 1980

Box 8, Folder 16

Payables, December 1980-May 1981

Box 8, Folder 17

Payables, April-June 1981

Box 8, Folder 18

Payables, June-July 1981

Box 8, Folder 19

Payables, July-August 1981

Box 9, Folder 1

Petty Cash Receipts, 1979

Box 9, Folder 2

Petty Cash Receipts, 1980

Box 9, Folder 3

Petty Cash Receipts, June 1981

Box 9, Folder 4

Project Budget Summary

Box 9, Folder 5

City of Los Angeles Contractual Agreement and Financial Records, December 1978-November 1981

Box 9, Folder 6

Record of Checks Drawn, December 1980-January 1981

Box 9, Folder 7

Remittance Advice from the City of Los Angeles, November 1979-March 1981

Box 9, Folder 8

Rent, 1979-1981

Box 9, Folder 9

Request for Funds, January 1979-April 1980

Box 9, Folder 10

Request for Funds, October-December 1980

Box 9, Folder 11

Request for Funds, May-September 1980

Box 9, Folder 12

Request for Funds, December 1980- April 1981

Box 9, Folder 13

Savings Account: Bank of America

Box 9, Folder 14

Tax Information

Box 9, Folder 15

Taxes, 1981

Box 9, Folder 16

Various Checks, July 1980-April 1981

Box 9, Folder 17

Worker's Compensation: State Compensation Insurance Fund, April 1979-March 1981

 

Series III: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1978-1981

Box 2, Folder 9

Bank of America, 1979 April 16-1981 April 14

Box 2, Folder 10

Bank of America, 1979 April 16-1981 April 14

Box 2, Folder 11

Bank of America, 1979 April 16-1981 April 14

Box 2, Folder 12

Banks: general, March 1979-June 1981

Box 2, Folder 13

Banks: general, March 1979-June 1981

Box 2, Folder 14

Briggs, David: C.P.A., 1980 September 29-1981 May 6

Box 2, Folder 15

C.A. Carter & Associates: P.A., 1980 April 25

Box 2, Folder 16

Certified Public Accounts: general, 1980-1981

Box 2, Folder 17

City Economic Development Office, August-September 1980, January 1981

Box 2, Folder 18

Community Development Department, 1979 April 25-1981 January 30

Box 2, Folder 19

Community Development Department, 1979 April 25-1981 January 30

Box 2, Folder 20

Community Development Department, 1979 April 25-1981 January 30

Box 2, Folder 21

Community Development Department, 1979 April 25-1981 January 30

Box 2, Folder 22

Community Development Department, 1979 April 25-1981 January 30

Box 2, Folder 23

Community Development Department, 1979 April 25-1981 January 30

Box 3, Folder 1

Community Development Department, 1981 February 10-July 10

Box 3, Folder 2

Community Development Department, 1981 February 10-July 10

Box 3, Folder 3

Community Development Department, 1981 February 10-July 10

Box 3, Folder 4

General Correspondence, July 1978-May 1981

Box 3, Folder 5

General Correspondence, July 1978-May 1981

Box 3, Folder 6

General Correspondence, July 1978-May 1981

Box 3, Folder 7

In-House Correspondence and Memoranda, 1979 March 14-July 1981

Box 3, Folder 8

In-House Correspondence and Memoranda, 1979 March 14-July 1981

Box 3, Folder 9

Lakeview Terrace, July-November 1979, April 1980, July 1980

Box 3, Folder 10

Lawyers for PRI, April, September 1980, January, March 1981

Box 3, Folder 11

Los Angeles Community Design Center, 1979-1980

Box 3, Folder 12

Marr, Cecil, 1980-1981

Box 3, Folder 13

Miralles Associates, Inc., 1980 August 15-October 1

Box 3, Folder 14

Pacoima Chamber of Commerce, October 1980

Box 3, Folder 15

Pacoima Property Owner's Association, October 1980

Box 3, Folder 16

Personnel, 1979-1980

Box 3, Folder 17

Robbins, Alan, 1980 September 29-October 15

Box 3, Folder 18

Ronka, Bob, December 1979-February 1981

Box 3, Folder 19

Ronka, Bob, December 1979-February 1981

Box 3, Folder 20

Ronka, Bob, December 1979-February 1981

Box 3, Folder 21

Safeway Stores, 1979 February 9-March 7

Box 3, Folder 22

Shapiro, Leonard, 1980 August 25, 26, October 30

Box 3, Folder 23

Trans-World Bank, 1979-1980

Box 3, Folder 24

Tree Planting Project, 1979-1981 February 25

Box 3, Folder 25

Wells Fargo Bank, 1980 June 19-October 31

Box 3, Folder 26

Xerox Corporation, 1979-1981

Box 3, Folder 27

Zocalo Project, 1979-1980

 

Series IV: Subject Files, 1974-1981

Box 4, Folder 1

Ad Hoc Clean-Up Campaign: correspondence, memoranda, proposal, reports, 1979

Box 4, Folder 2

Ad Hoc Clean-Up Campaign: correspondence, flyers, March, September 1980

Box 4, Folder 3

Area Maps: land use, January 1974, September 1978

Box 4, Folder 4

California Housing Advisory Services: grant proposal, related records, September-October 1980

Box 4, Folder 5

Commercial Area Revitalization Effort Program: pamphlet, profile, proposal, ca. 1979-1981

Box 4, Folder 6

Community Development Block Grant: minutes, organization profile, proposal, 1979-1981

Box 4, Folder 7

Community Development Department: agreement, 1981

Box 4, Folder 8

Community Development Department: project phase-out procedures, ca. 1981

Box 4, Folder 9

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: act, proposals, reports, 1978-1980

Box 4, Folder 10

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: act, proposals, reports, 1978-1980

Box 4, Folder 11

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: act, proposals, reports, 1978-1980

Box 4, Folder 12

Feasibility Study: report, 1976 November 10

Box 4, Folder 13

Grants, Housing and Community Development Committee: minutes, February-March 1981

Box 4, Folder 14

Home Improvement Program: plan, 1979 March 29

Box 4, Folder 15

Industrial Solicitation: lists of firms, ca. 1979-1981

Box 4, Folder 16

Local Development Company: correspondence, minutes, reports, tax forms, 1979-1981

Box 4, Folder 17

Local Development Company: correspondence, minutes, reports, tax forms, 1979-1981

Box 4, Folder 18

Miralles Associates, Inc.: architecture and planning agreement, October 1980

Box 4, Folder 19

National Center for Appropriate Technology: correspondence, pamphlet, proposal form, 1979-1980

Box 4, Folder 20

National Consumer Cooperative Bank: correspondence, memorandum, October 1980, March 1981

Box 4, Folder 21

National Hispanic Coalition for Better Housing: correspondence, monthly report, pamphlet, 1979, 1981

Box 4, Folder 22

National Urban Coalition: correspondence, newsletter, reports, 1979

Box 4, Folder 23

National Urban Coalition: fiscal year 1981 budget deliberation, 1980 March 31

Box 4, Folder 24

National Urban Coalition: correspondence, proposal, 1980

Box 4, Folder 25

National Urban Coalition: "Pacoima A Community of Los Angeles, CA", July 1980

Box 4, Folder 26

Nation Urban Coalition: memorandum of agreement, 1981 January 23

Box 4, Folder 27

Newsclippings: general, 1977, 1979

Box 4, Folder 28

Newsclippings: general, 1980

Box 4, Folder 29

Newsclippings: general, 1980

Box 4, Folder 30

Newsclippings: general, 1981

Box 5, Folder 1

Newsletters: general, 1980

Box 5, Folder 2

New Releases: Ronka, Bob, 1979-1981

Box 5, Folder 3

Pacoima Development Seminar: packet handouts, 1979-1980

Box 5, Folder 4

Pacoima Neighborhood: report, 1980 January 28

Box 5, Folder 5

Redesignation Study: report, 1980

Box 5, Folder 6

Residential Hotels: reports

Box 5, Folder 7

Script of Slide Presentation on Pacoima, CA, 1981

Box 5, Folder 8

Sun Valley: "In-Migration of Chicanos and Mexicans," concept paper

Box 5, Folder 10

Tree Planting Project: newsletters, news releases, proposal, service agreement, 1979-1980

Box 5, Folder 11

TRW Credit Data: membership application, service agreement, 1981

Box 5, Folder 12

Utilitarian Lights: correspondence, form letter, memorandum, 1979-February 1980

Box 5, Folder 14

Zoning Matters: public hearing notices, zone change requests, 1979, 1980

Box 5, Folder 13

Zoning Matters: comprehensive report [in Spanish], August 1978

Box 5, Folder 15

Zoning Matters: public hearing notices, zone change requests, 1979, 1980

Box 5, Folder 9

Tree Planting Project: newsletters, news releases, proposal, service agreement, 1979-1980

 

Series V: Publications, 1973-1980

Box 5, Folder 16

Comprehensive Community Development Program: Pacoima (CCDPP), August 1978

Box 5, Folder 17

CCDPP, August 1978

Box 5, Folder 18

CCDPP, August 1978

Box 5, Folder 19

CCDPP: Community Profile, August 1978

Box 5, Folder 20

CCDPP: Market Feasibility, August 1978

Box 5, Folder 21

Final Environmental Impact Report, 1978

Box 5, Folder 22

Multifamily Urban Home-steading: bulletins, 1979-1980

Box 5, Folder 23

National Center for Voluntary Action: report, February 1976

Box 5, Folder 24

National Center for Voluntary Action: report, June 1977

Box 5, Folder 25

National Urban Coalition: brochure, program, budget, 1979

Box 5, Folder 26

National Urban Coalition: program, budget, 1980

Box 5, Folder 27

Neighborhood Housing Services: brochure

Box 5, Folder 28

Neighborhood Reinvestment Act Examination Procedures, November 1978

Box 6, Folder 1

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation: 1979 Annual Report, April 1980

Box 6, Folder 2

Neighborhood Technical Assistance Project: newsletter, 1979, 1980

Box 6, Folder 3

North Valley Task Force: correspondence, minutes, December 1973, January 1974

Box 6, Folder 4

Organizing for Neighborhood Revitalization: report, 1977

Box 6, Folder 5

The Voice: monthly publications, 1980

 

Series VI: Photographic Material, 1974, 1978-1979

Box 10, Folder 1

Slides 1-80

Box 10, Folder 2

Slides 81-140