Wilmington Area Places of Worship Collection
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Wilmington Historical Society
2024
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Wilmington, California 90744
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Title: Wilmington Area Places of Worship Collection
Dates: 1915-2018
Collection Number: WPW
Creator/Collector:
Wilmington Historical Society (Calif.)
Extent: 0.86 linear feet
Repository:
Wilmington Historical Society
Wilmington, California 90744
Abstract: The Wilmington Area Places of Worship Collection documents the activities, events, and history of religious institutions in
Wilmington, California and surrounding areas between 1915 and 2018. The collection consists of various types of types of paper
records and photographic material.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise
produced by the creators of this collection has not been transferred to the Wilmington
Historical Society. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law
beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works
not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright
owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
[Identification of item]. Wilmington Area Places of Worship Collection. Collection Number: WPW. Wilmington Historical Society
This collection has been acquired and assembled by the Wilmington Historical
Society from a variety of sources. The sources and dates of acquisition are unknown.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Wilmington Area Places of Worship Collection documents the activities, events, and history
of religious institutions in Wilmington, California and surrounding areas between 1915 and
2018. The collection consists of many formats and types of paper records and photographic
material, including: programs, invitations, flyers, press releases, newsletters, historical sketches,
booklets, membership lists, directories, photographic prints, and negatives. Topics include:
anniversaries and commemorations, social events and activities, community outreach and
services, school related materials, and photographs of individual places of worship, both interior
and exterior. This collection is arranged at the collection level.
Churches--California--Los Angeles
Community churches
Religion and culture
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Documents
Ephemera
Photographic materials