County of Los Angeles Land Use Survey Maps, 1936-1939

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Summary

Creators:
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Regional Planning Commission.
Abstract:
This collection contains 17 atlases (in 16 volumes) of land use maps for areas in Los Angeles County, California, made between 1936 and 1939. The maps were created by the Regional Planning Commission of the County of Los Angeles in conjunction with the Work Projects Administration (WPA) for use in preparing the County's Master Plan of Land Use.
Extent:
36 Linear Feet (16 volumes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. County of Los Angeles Land Use Survey Maps, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 17 atlases (in 16 volumes) of land use survey maps for areas in Los Angeles County, California, made between 1936 and 1939. The maps were created by the Regional Planning Commission of the County of Los Angeles in conjunction with the Work Projects Administration (WPA) for use in preparing the County's Master Plan of Land Use.

Regions were grouped according to United States Census Tracts, and the maps survey the cities and tracts included in the statistical areas of Alhambra, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Compton, El Monte, Glendale/La Canada, Inglewood, Long Beach, North (Covina area), Puente Hills, Pomona, the San Gabriel Valley, Santa Monica, Southeast/Norwalk, Torrance/San Pedro, Vernon, and Whittier. The maps are colored to reflect different classifications of land uses including open land, farming, residence, commerce, industry, utility, institution, and recreation.

Biographical / historical:

The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission was formed in 1922 to advise the Board of Supervisors on all planning issues. In January 1936, the Federal Work Projects Administration, under the sponsorship of the Regional Planning Commission, began conducting a survey of natural land types and existing land cover and use in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, to facilitate the creation of a Master Plan of Land Use, as required by the 1937 California Planning Act. The survey was completed in July 1940 and culminated in volumes of colored maps, charts, and tables, and land use reports and recommendations.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, 1983.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff. In 2014, Diann Benti created the finding aid. In August 2023, Mari Khasmanyan updated the container information and included the total linear feet of the collection.

Arrangement:

The atlases are arranged numerically according to the book numbers written on the volume covers.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. County of Los Angeles Land Use Survey Maps, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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