Guide to the Poor Housing Conditions in Los Angeles Scrapbook

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Title: Poor Housing Conditions in Los Angeles Scrapbook

Identifier/Call Number: SC.PHC

Physical Description: 2.96 linear feet

Date: 1938

Abstract: This scrapbook was created by the Los Angeles Bureau of Housing and Sanitation, under director M. S. Siegel, to document poor and slum housing conditions in Los Angeles during 1938. It consists of black and white photographs and negatives, some of which have been captioned.

Language of Material: English.

Conditions Governing Access:

The collection is open for research use.

Electronic Format:

Digital reproductions of selected items in this collection are available electronically as a part of the Digital Collection Poor Housing Conditions in Los Angeles, 1938-1949.

Preferred Citation:

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Scope and Contents

The Poor Housing Conditions in Los Angeles Scrapbook was created by the Los Angeles Bureau of Housing and Sanitation, under director M. S. Siegel, to document poor and slum housing conditions in Los Angeles during 1938. Box 1 contains the scrapbook, and box 2 contains negatives for each individual photograph in the scrapbook.

Conditions Governing 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Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. 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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Scrapbooks