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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title:
Daily News Morgue Files of the Bustop Campaign
Collection
Creator:
Daily News
Identifier/Call Number: URB.BUS
Extent:
8.86 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1928-1988
Date (bulk): 1962-1982
Abstract: The
Daily
News
is the second-largest circulating newspaper in Los Angeles, California, and
primarily reports stories pertinent to the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. The
collection contains the morgue, or inactive, files of the
Daily News
relevant to the Bustop Campaign, especially press coverage and other research. The
collection consists primarily of court documents collected by the
Daily News, as well as newspaper clippings from the
Daily
News
and
Los Angeles Times.
Language of Material: English
The
Daily News is the second-largest circulating newspaper in
Los Angeles, California. The paper primarily reports stories pertinent to the San Fernando
Valley area of Los Angeles.
The
'Daily News' Morgue Files of the Bustop Campaign
Collection
contains the morgue files of the
Daily News
and documents the newspaper coverage and research on the Bustop Campaign. The Bustop
Campaign was originally organized in March 1976, by San Fernando Valley parents opposed to
forced busing to achieve school integration. The primary purpose of the campaign was to stop
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) from busing students from and to the San
Fernando Valley. Files primarily include court documents collected by the
Daily News, as well as newspaper clippings from the
Daily News and
Los Angeles Times. The
collection is organized in four series:
Bustop in the Courts
(1977-1981),
Integration Plan Research Files (1928-1981),
Newspaper Clipping Files (1962-1981), and
Non-Manuscript Material (1979).
Series I,
Bustop in the Courts, is divided into three
subseries:
Records of the Superior Court for the State of California
(1977-1980),
Records of the California Court of Appeals
(1977-1981), and
Records of the California Supreme Court
(1978-1981). Each subseries contains correspondence, court documents, exhibits, minutes,
reports, resumes, statements and related records which document Bustop's role as interveners
in Crawford vs. Board of Education. Files are arranged in chronological order within each of
the court cases.
Series II,
Integration Plan Research Files, contains bus route
sheets, correspondence, early court decisions, desegregation plans, enrollment statistics,
racial and ethnic surveys, and related evidential material. Much of the materials are copies
of documents created by LAUSD as it prepared plans and proposals for the court. The files
are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.
Series III,
Newspaper Clipping Files, contains clippings from
the
Daily News and
Los Angeles
Times
focusing on the major issues surrounding the busing controversy, and involved
personalities. Included in this series are newspaper clippings pertaining to the anti-busing
campaign, court rulings on busing, and integration plans regarding teachers. The clippings
are arranged in alphabetical order and are chronological within each subject heading.
Series IV,
Non-Manuscript Materials, includes oversized maps of
school locations, area boundaries, and resident enrollment. Photographs are also contained
in this series.
Series I: Bustop in the Courts, 1977-1981
Subseries A: Records of the Superior Court for the State of California, 1977-1980
Subseries B: Records of the California Court of Appeals, 1980-1981
Subseries C: Records of the California Supreme Court, 1978-1981
Series II: Integration Research Files, 1928-1981
Series III: Newspaper Clipping Files, 1962-1981
Series IV: Non-Manuscript Material, 1979
Digital reproductions of selected items in this collection are available electronically as
a part of the
San Fernando Valley History Digital Library
.
Related Material
The collection is open for research use.
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.
1989
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Dave Perkins. 11/1982. 1989
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Robert G. Marshall, Robert Pflug, Cathy Sluter, Xiaoquan Han, Pattie Estrada, and Pamela
Moore, 1988 and 1991
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Maps
Documents
Photographs