Description
The Assistance League of Los Angeles is a female-driven community service organization dedicated to improving the lives of
impoverished children in the Los Angeles area. The organization that eventually became the Assistance League of Los Angeles
was formed in the late 1890s, when Anne Banning and Ada Edwards Laughlin, two wealthy Los Angeles socialites, began organizing
charitable projects with other local prominent women using the moniker "Assistance League." The Assistance League of Los Angeles
Institutional Archives span from 1907-2014 and include bussiness records, meeting notes, photographs, newspaper clippings,
correspondence, and membership lists for the auxiliary groups of the Assistance League of Los Angeles.
Background
The Assistance League of Los Angeles is a female-driven community service organization dedicated to improving the lives of
impoverished children in the Los Angeles area. Through its auxiliary groups and aid programs, the Assistance League of Los
Angeles offers local women the opportunity to help provide underprivileged children with clothing, culture, and education.
Extent
200 Linear Feet
(193 boxes)
Restrictions
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