Inventory of the Willie G. Bass Collection SPC.2023.038
Karen Clemons
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
2024-01
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
Business Number: 310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections
Title: Willie G. Bass Collection
source:
Los Angeles Times (Firm)
Creator:
Bass, Willie Glenn
source:
Los Angeles Sentinel
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2023.038
Physical Description:
2 boxes
(one document box; one oversized box)
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1945-2006; undated
Date (bulk): 1970s-1980s
Abstract: This collection contains one scrapbook with mostly
Los Angeles Times clippings; Radio and Television Training School lesson plans, study guides, exams, notes; one Watts Summer Festival program;
issues of
Soviet Life;
Sentinel 50;
The American Negro;
The Negro;
Ebony; a New York City, and Los Angeles atlas; as well as a few loose documents, and photographs. Material belonged to Willie G.
Bass, and was presumably compiled by him.
Language of Material:
English
.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
Scope and Contents
The Willie G. Bass Collection (1945-2006; undated bulk: 1970s-1980s) contains two boxes and two linear feet of clippings,
articles, publications, and other material presumably compiled by Bass. A majority of the collection comprises of one scrapbook
featuring clippings from the
Los Angeles Times and
Los Angeles Sentinel regarding current events of that time (1970s-1980s) in relation to sports, arts, society, local events, television, music,
animals, education, weather, transportation, and other topics. This collection also contains Radio and Television Training
School lesson plans, study guides, exams, and notes; one Watts Summer Festival program; issues of
Soviet Life;
Sentinel 50;
The American Negro;
The Negro;
Ebony; a New York City, and Los Angeles atlas;and a few loose documents, and photographs.
Biographical / Historical
Willie Glenn Bass (1931-2019) was a Los Angeles resident. He had three siblings: Lucille, Bennie and Riley; daughters Glynis
L. Bass, Temi R. Bass and Alice M. Cox (Maurice); and a grandson William Cox. Bass was in the United States Army and served
in Korea.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Los Angeles Times (Firm)
Los Angeles Sentinel
box 1, folder 1-5, box 2, folder 1-2
Scrapbook
1978-1984, 1991, 1995, 1997; circa 1970s-1980s
Physical Description: 4 items
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook contains clippings mostly from the
Los Angeles Times and
Los Angeles Sentinel regarding current events of that time in relation to sports, arts, society, local events, television, music, animals, education,
weather, transportation, and other subjects. Also included in this scrapbook are a note from Bass' daughter to Bass, advertisements,
and loose pages found in the scrapbook that contain an issue of
The Final Call Vol. 10, No. 10,
National Enquirer (May 4, 1982), and a cover of
Ebony magazine featuring images from "The 100 Most Influential Blacks" cover story (May 1976).
box 1, folder 6-7
Loose articles, flyers, programs
1988, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2012; undated
Scope and Contents
Includes: "Class of 2005 Goes to College!"; "Jesus was One of 16 Crucified Saviors in the History of Ancient World"; "Jesus
Didn't Promise to Return, Bible Scholar Group Says"; "Was Jesus Christ Black?"; "Many Black All-Stars Aren't in Record Books"
(IBM advertisement); "Your Invited to Wilie Bass Birthday Party!" (flyer, 2003); notes; cover of
TV Guide with Tim Reid and Daphne Maxwell Reid; "Vote for Al Checchi for Governor" endorsement by Maxine Waters; Jazz West Coast II,
Musical Celebration of West Coast Jazz (program, 1999); former President Bill Clinton mailers; Attorney Johnnie L. Cochran
Jr. event flyer, Christ Baptist Church; and articles on Endeavor coming to Los Angeles (September 2012).
box 1, folder 9
Sentinel 50
April 14, 1983
box 1
"Front Page 100 Years of the Los Angeles Times"
1981
box 2, folder 3
Los Angeles Times clippings
1980-1983
box 2, folder 4
The American Negro
November 1968
box 2, folder 5
Watts Summer Festival program
August 1968
box 2, folder 7
photographs
2006; undated
Scope and Contents
Contains six photographs and one bookmark. Includes: autographed image of Dennis Smith; a headshot of an unidentified group;
headshot of Little Celebrities of Los Angeles (Jessie Mae, Selma Lee, Dorris T., and Jerolyn); three photographs taken in
a home of unidentified groups of people; and a bookmark featuring images of Stephen and Lena Brule as a celebration of 60
years of marriage.
box 2, folder 9-10
Radio and Television Training School- lesson plans, study guides, exams, notes
1963-1964
box 2, folder 11
Hagstrom's Atlas of the City of New York
1945
box 2, folder 12
Los Angeles city and county atlas
circa 1948
