Description
The
Carl S.
Dentzel Collection
documents the work and influences of Carl S. Dentzel throughout
his lifetime as a journalist and a community activist, including the renaming of the city of
Northridge, the coverage of the conflicts abroad between the U.S., Central America, South
America, and Europe, and his work with organizations including the Museum Association, and
the Municipal Arts. It includes correspondence, pamphlets, annual reports, budgets, minutes,
newsletters, reports, maps and photographs.
Background
Carl Schaefer Dentzel was born in 1913, the son of Edward P. Dentzel, a councilman and
mayor of Beverly Hills, and Mrs. Emma P. Dentzel, co-founder of the park system for Beverly
Hills. He attended Beverly Hills High School and continued his education studying abroad in
Berlin, Munich and Mexico City before beginning a career as a journalist.
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) 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.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.