Historic American Buildings Survey, Southern California District 3, 1937

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Summary

Title:
Historic American Buildings Survey, Southern California District 3
Dates:
1937
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
(Boxes: 3 ov)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Historic American Buildings Survey, Southern California District 3. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

Diagrams and blue prints. Henry F. Withey supervised the Southern California project with the California State Historical Association likely having provided administrative support. (Withey's photographs are housed in P-35). Box 1 contains Surveys No. 37-1 through 37-37; 38-1 through 38-10. Box 2 contains Surveys No. 21 through 332. Box 3 contains Surveys No. 3-2 through 3-29. 1937 index in Box 1.

Biographical / historical:

The Historic American Buildings Survey, or HABS, was initiated during the Great Depression to put unemployed architects to work and provide architectural, historical, and photographic documentation of historic structures and sites throughout the United States. (Source: http://californiahistoricalsociety.blogspot.com)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:
1937
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Research is by appointment only

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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

Historic American Buildings Survey, Southern California District 3. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
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