Finding Aid for the Robert S. Conrich Collection of Material Relating to the Incorporation of West Hollywood, California, 1980-1986

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Genie Guerard

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division

Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575

Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

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Finding Aid for the Robert S. Conrich Collection of Material Relating to the Incorporation of West Hollywood, California, 1980-1986

Collection number: 1520

UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections

Manuscripts Division

Los Angeles, CA

Contact Information

Manuscripts Division
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/

Processed by:: Manuscripts Division staff, 6 December 1991
Encoded by:: Genie Guerard
Online finding aid edited by:: Carol A. Turley, April 2001 and Amy Shung-Gee Wong, May 2001

Descriptive Summary

Title: Robert S. Conrich Collection of Material Relating to the Incorporation of West Hollywood, California,

Date (inclusive): 1980-1986

Collection number: 1520

Creator: Conrich, Robert S.

Extent: 14 boxes (7 linear ft.)

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

Abstract: Robert S. Conrich was the host at the first meeting of the West Hollywood Incorporation Committee in August 1983, and he volunteered to work temporarily at City Hall after Hollywood achieved cityhood. He was the author of a weekly column on city issues with the Post Newspaper Group, questioning the policies of the new city government. The collection consists of files of Robert S. Conrich related to the founding and first years of the city of West Hollywood, California. Includes subjects and organizations such as animal control, the Brown Act, elections, Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA), homeless, housing, Neighborhood Action Groups (NAG), social services, transient occupancy tax, and unions.

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.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Restrictions on Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Box 14 Folder 2 Closed until the year 2037 or donor's death, if before that date.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of Robert S. Conrich, 1987.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert S. Conrich Collection of Material Relating to the Incorporation of West Hollywood, California (Collection 1520). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 964511

Biography

Robert S. Conrich was the host at the first meeting of the West Hollywood Incorporation Committee in August 1983; volunteered to work temporarily at City Hall after Hollywood achieved cityhood; author of weekly column on city issues with the Post Newspaper Group, questioning the policies of the new city government.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of files of Robert S. Conrich related to the founding and first years of the city of West Hollywood, California. Includes subjects and organizations such as animal control, the Brown Act, building and safety rehabilitation, California Contract Cities Association, Christopher Street West, elections, Gay and Lesbian Association (GALA), homeless, housing, League of California Cities, Neighborhood Action Groups (NAG), social services, South Africa, transient occupancy tax, and unions.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Conrich, Robert S.--Archives.

Municipal incorporation--California--West Hollywood--Archival resources.

West Hollywood (Calif.)--Politics and government.

Alphabetical Files

Letterpress

Box 1, Folder 1

Box 1, Folder 2

Box 1, Folder 3

Box 1, Folder 4

Box 1, Folder 5

Box 1, Folder 6

Box 1, Folder 7

Box 1, Folder 8

Box 1, Folder 9

I - J.

Box 1, Folder 10

Box 1, Folder 11

Box 1, Folder 12

Box 1, Folder 13

N - O.

Box 1, Folder 14

P - Q.

Box 1, Folder 15

Box 1, Folder 16

Box 1, Folder 17

Box 1, Folder 18

U - V.

Box 1, Folder 19

Box 1, Folder 20

X - Y - Z.

Box 1, Folder 21

Andelson.

Box 1, Folder 22

Animal control.

Box 1, Folder 23

Ashkenazy.

Box 1, Folder 24

Bet Tsedek.

Box 1, Folder 25

Beverly Hills Municipal Court.

Box 1, Folder 26

Brown Act.

Box 1, Folder 27

Building and Safety Rehabilitation.

Box 2, Folder 1

Building.

Box 2, Folder 2

Business licenses.

Box 2, Folder 3

Business licenses - rates.

Box 2, Folder 4

Business licenses - study.

Box 2, Folder 5

Business licenses - register.

Box 2, Folder 6

California Contract Cities Association.

Box 2, Folder 7

Coalition for Economic Survival: FPPC (Fair Political Practices Commission).

Box 2, Folder 8

Community Redevelopment Agency.

Box 2, Folder 9

County Sanitation District (CSD) #4.

Box 2, Folder 10

Christopher Street West.

Box 2, Folder 11

Calendar.

Box 2, Folder 12

Candidates - lists, etc.

Box 2, Folder 13

Center for Early Education.

Box 2, Folder 14

Chamber of Commerce.

Box 2, Folder 15

Chamber of Commerce: West Hollywood area business directory.

Box 3, Folder 1

Church / state.

Box 3, Folder 2

Citizen committees.

Box 3, Folder 3

City attorney.

Box 3, Folder 4

City hall.

Box 3, Folder 5

City manager.

Box 3, Folder 6

City manager - interim.

Box 3, Folder 7

Code enforcement.

Box 3, Folder 8

Condos - Proposition X, etc.

Box 3, Folder 9

Concerned citizens.

Box 3, Folder 10

Conflict of interest.

Box 3, Folder 11

Contacts.

Box 3, Folder 12

Danny's.

Box 3, Folder 13

Demographic / descriptive.

Box 3, Folder 14

Discrimination.

Box 3, Folder 15

Domestic partnership.

Box 3, Folder 16

Economic development.

Box 4, Folder 1

Elections.

Box 4, Folder 2

Emergency management.

Box 4, Folder 3

Fairfax.

Box 4, Folder 4

Falwell, Jerry.

Box 4, Folder 5

Farmer's Market.

Box 4, Folder 6

Financial.

Box 4, Folder 7

Fire.

Box 4, Folder 8

5K - 10K run.

Box 4, Folder 9

Founders.

Box 5, Folder 1

Frontiers survey.

Box 5, Folder 2

GALA (Gay and Lesbian Association).

Box 5, Folder 3

Garbage.

Box 5, Folder 4

Gay rights.

Box 5, Folder 5

General plan.

Box 5, Folder 6

Glitter.

Box 5, Folder 7

Goals.

Box 5, Folder 8

Good government.

Box 5, Folder 9

Grace, Cynthia - Citizens for Hollywood.

Box 5, Folder 10

Grand jury.

Box 5, Folder 11

Health.

Box 5, Folder 12

Historic preservation.

Box 5, Folder 13

Historical society.

Box 5, Folder 14

Homeless.

Box 5, Folder 15

Housing.

Box 6, Folder 1

IGLA (International Gay and Lesbian Archives).

Box 6, Folder 2

Incorporations / annexations: other.

Box 6, Folder 3

Industrial waste.

Box 6, Folder 4

LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission).

Box 6, Folder 5

LaPietra, Gene.

Box 6, Folder 6

LaRouche.

Box 6, Folder 7

League of California Cities.

Box 6, Folder 8

LeWinter Building - 8730 Santa Monica Boulevard.

Box 6, Folder 9

Library.

Box 6, Folder 10

Lighting.

Box 6, Folder 11

Malathion.

Box 6, Folder 12

Median strip.

Box 7, Folder 1

Michael, Stephen - gambling.

Box 7, Folder 2

NAG (Neighborhood Action Group).

Box 7, Folder 3

Newspapers, publications, city publication information officer.

Box 7, Folder 4

Noise.

Box 7, Folder 5

Norma Triangle Association.

Box 7, Folder 6

Northwest West Hollywood Residential Association.

Box 7, Folder 7

Opposition.

Box 7, Folder 8

Ordinances.

Box 7, Folder 9

Organization charts, etc. - city rosters and lists.

Box 7, Folder 10

PDC (Pacific Design Center).

Box 7, Folder 11

Parking.

Box 7, Folder 12

Parking - meters.

Box 7, Folder 13

Parking - off street.

Box 7, Folder 14

Parking: Parking Advisory Council.

Box 7, Folder 15

Parking - preferential - West Hollywood West (WHW).

Box 7, Folder 16

Parking - statistics.

Box 7, Folder 17

Parks.

Box 8, Folder 1

People Who Care.

Box 8, Folder 2

Personnel.

Box 8, Folder 3

Planning.

Box 8, Folder 4

Property tax.

Box 8, Folder 5

Public records.

Box 8, Folder 6

Public works.

Box 8, Folder 7

RTD (Rapid Transit District) metrorail.

Box 8, Folder 8

Rent control.

Box 9, Folder 1

Rent control - commercial.

Box 9, Folder 2

Roads.

Box 9, Folder 3

SCE (Southern California Edison).

Box 9, Folder 4

Schindler house.

Box 9, Folder 5

Schulte, Steve.

Box 9, Folder 6

Sheriff.

Box 9, Folder 7

Sheriff: monthly summaries.

Box 9, Folder 8

Sheriff - Santa Ana.

Box 9, Folder 9

Shuttle bus.

Box 9, Folder 10

Signs.

Box 9, Folder 11

Silvio's.

Box 9, Folder 12

Social services - gay, etc.

Box 10, Folder 1

Social services - seniors.

Box 10, Folder 2

Social services - seniors - ALA (Alternative Living for the Aging).

Box 10, Folder 3

South Africa.

Box 10, Folder 4

Special events.

Box 10, Folder 5

Splash.

Box 10, Folder 6

Starwood.

Box 10, Folder 7

Sunset Tower.

Box 10, Folder 8

Taxi coupons.

Box 10, Folder 9

Taxicabs.

Box 10, Folder 10

Transient occupancy tax.

Box 10, Folder 11

Trees.

Box 10, Folder 12

UCHDC (United Community and Housing Development Corporation).

Box 10, Folder 13

Union.

Box 10, Folder 14

Utilities.

Box 10, Folder 15

Valerie.

Box 10, Folder 16

Valerie - financial.

Box 10, Folder 17

West Hollywood Community Alliance.

Box 10, Folder 18

West Hollywood Democratic Club.

Box 11, Folder 1

West Hollywood West.

Box 11, Folder 2

WHIC (West Hollywood Incorporation Committee) - clippings.

Box 11, Folder 3

WHIC - minutes / meetings.

Box 11, Folder 3

WHIC - old.

Box 11, Folder 4

WHIC - Public Relations.

Box 11, Folder 5

Zelda.

Box 11, Folder 6

Zoning.

Box 11, Folder 7

Zoning.

Box 11, Folder 8

Zoning.

Candidates

Box 12, Folder 1

Beavers.

Box 12, Folder 2

Cole.

Box 12, Folder 3

Box 12, Folder 4

Forbes.

Box 12, Folder 5

Fabrick.

Box 12, Folder 6

Genhart.

Box 12, Folder 7

Guerrero.

Box 12, Folder 8

Box 12, Folder 9

Hundal.

Box 12, Folder 10

Box 12, Folder 11

Box 12, Folder 12

Box 12, Folder 13

Mackey.

Box 12, Folder 14

Parker.

Box 12, Folder 15

Piazzi - Romeo.

Box 12, Folder 16

Stone.

Box 12, Folder 17

Box 12, Folder 18

Box 13, Folder 1

Viterbi.

Box 13, Folder 2

Werksman.

Box 13, Folder 3

Williams.

Miscellaneous

Box 13, Folder 4

Candidates, CES (Coalition for Economic Survival???).

Box 13, Folder 5

West Hollywood for Good Government. Data processing report, February 1986.

Note

There is no longer a Folder 1 in Box 14. Previous restriction was lifted and item was moved to Box 13 Folder 5.

Box 14 Folder 2 closed until 2037 or donor's death, if before that date.