Descriptive Summary
Background note
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: L.A. as Subject records
Date (inclusive): 1989-2000 (bulk 1995-2000)
Number: IA40019
Creator/Collector:
Getty Research Institute. Contemporary Programs and Research
Physical Description:
3.9 linear ft.
(6 boxes)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Institutional Records and Archives
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California, 90049-1688
(310) 440-7390
archives@getty.edu
Abstract: Records include development and background files for the L.A. as Subject program and directory created by Karen Stokes, the
project manager for the organization at the Getty Research Institute, dating from 1989-2000 (bulk 1995-2000). Records document
the development of
Cultural Inheritance/L.A.: A Directory of Less-Visible Archives and Collections in the Los Angeles Region (Getty Research
Institute, 1999) and the companion online database, the meetings of the L.A. as Subject Advisory Forum, the program's participation
in public programming and on committees, and general management of the program through administrative files.
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Language: Collection material is in
English
Background note
L.A. as Subject was originally convened in 1996/1997 by the Getty Research Institute as the L.A. as Subject Advisory Forum.
The Advisory Forum produced the print publication
Cultural Inheritance/L.A.: A Directory of Less-Visible Archives and Collections in the Los Angeles Region (Getty Research Institute, 1999) and a companion online database. The companion online database was transferred to the University
of Southern California's Archival Research Center in 2000 and is now updated and published online. The Advisory Forum changed
in name in 2004 to the L.A. as Subject Archives Forum. Today, L.A. as Subject continues as "a research alliance dedicated
to preserving and improving access to the archival material of Los Angeles history" and the online database has grown to include
over 230 collections in Southern California. Since 2006, L.A. as Subject has organized the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, an
annual event that brings collections, scholars, archivists, researchers, librarians, and students together in one place.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
With the exception of materials that have been marked restricted or confidential, the records described in accession 2011.IA.28
are available for use by qualified researchers.
Please note: selected restricted materials must be removed from boxes prior to access by researcher.
The following types of records are permanently closed: records containing personal information, records that compromise security
or operations, legal communications, legal work product, and records related to donors. The J. Paul Getty Trust reserves the
right to restrict access to any records held by the Institutional Archives.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
[Cite the item and series (as appropriate)], L.A. as Subject records, 1989-2000 (bulk 1995-2000), The Getty Research Institute.
Institutional Archives, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Finding aid no. IA40019.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Records in this collection originated in accession 2011.IA.28.
Processing Information note
This collection was rehoused, arranged and described by Katie Duvall in 2013.
Scope and Content of Collection
Records include development and background files for the L.A. as Subject program and directory created by Karen Stokes, the
project manager for the organization at the Getty Research Institute, dating from 1989-2000 (bulk 1995-2000). Series I documents
the development of the print publication
Cultural Inheritance/L.A.: A Directory of Less-Visible Archives and Collections in the Los Angeles Region (Getty Research Institute, 1999) and the companion online database from 1995-2000. This includes files on the development
and management of a Los Angeles archives and collections survey, the results of which were used to create the print publication
and database. Series II comprises meeting files for the L.A. as Subject Advisory Forum from 1996-1999. Series III includes
files documenting the participation of L.A. as Subject in lectures, symposia, conferences and committees from 1989-1999 (bulk
1995-1999). Series IV comprises administrative files detailing general management of L.A. as Subject, from 1994-2000, including
working and research files, correspondence, budget files and financial reports, mailing lists, program summaries, meeting
notes, and rosters.
Arrangement note
Materials are arranged in four series:
Series I: Database and directory documentation, 1995-2000, undated ;
Series II: L.A. as Subject Advisory Forum meeting files, 1996-1999;
Series III: Public programming and committee participation, 1989-1999, undated;
Series IV: Administrative files, 1994-2000, undated.
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Corporate Bodies
Getty Research Institute
L.A. as Subject (Project)
Subjects - Topics
Archives--Cultural programs--20th century.
Subjects - Places
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Archival resources.