Descriptive Summary
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Los Angeles Historical Society Records,
Date (inclusive): 1925-1955
Collection number: 1129
Creator: Los Angeles Historical Society
Extent: 6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
Abstract: The Los Angeles Historical Society was founded in 1924 and disbanded in 1956. The society was formed for the purpose of gathering
and preserving materials relating exclusively to the history of Los Angeles, rather than to undertake historical research
itself. The collection consists of books and subject files on Los Angeles history. Subject files include gold discovery centennial,
military highway project, and Spanish names of streets. The collection also includes articles of incorporation, minutes of
meetings, lists of contributors, correspondence, manuscripts, and the constitution, by-laws and correspondence of the Southern
California chapter of the American-Scandinavian Foundation.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Biography
The Los Angeles Historical Society was founded in 1924 and disbanded in 1956; it was formed for the purpose of gathering and
preserving materials relating exclusively to the history of Los Angeles, rather than to undertake historical research itself.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of books and subject files on Los Angeles history kept by the Los Angeles Historical Society during its
existence from 1924-56. Subject files include gold discovery centennial, military highway project, and Spanish names of streets.
Also includes articles of incorporation, minutes of meetings, lists of contributors, correspondence, and some manuscripts
relating to Hill Street, Andreas Pico, and the 1934 state primary. Also contains the constitution, by-laws and correspondence
of the Southern California chapter of the American-Scandinavian Foundation.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Los Angeles Historical Society--Archives.
American-Scandinavian Foundation. Southern California Chapter--Archives.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Archival resources.