Westwood-Holmby Historical Society records, 1907-2014, bulk 1989-2003

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Summary

Title:
Westwood-Holmby Historical Society records
Dates:
1907-2014, bulk 1989-2003
Abstract:
The collection is comprised of administrative, organizational and membership files of the Westwood-Holmby Historical Society as well as materials about Los Angeles gathered between 1989 and 2014 through the Research Committee of the WHHS. Historical research and community support were the main objectives of WHHS.
Extent:
25.2 linear feet (15 boxes, 12 oversized flat boxes, 5 flat boxes, 1 shoe box, 1 poster tube, 1 oversize panorama enclosure)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Westwood-Holmby Historical Society Records (Collection 2253). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

In this collection are the administrative and research materials pertaining to the Westwood-Holmby Historical Society. Administrative files include bylaws, meeting minutes and various correspondence records. Files relating to specific events that WHHS programmed are also included in this collection and contain flyers, posters and photographs about and documenting their events and lectures. Membership files like member lists and guestbooks can also be found in this collection. WHHS's most active unit was their research committee, who gathered the bulk of the content of this collection between 1989 and 2014. Their research materials include subseries collections that were donated to WHHS: the Rowe Radar Baldwin papers, the Robert and Blanche Campbell papers, and the George Gregson papers. These donated collections revolve around the lives of their donors and their relationship to the Westwood neighborhood. Research committee materials include a large amount of photographs, ephemera, publications and information about the family who developed the neighborhood of Westwood, the Janss family.

Biographical / historical:

The Westwood-Holmby Historical Society (1989 – 2014) was a non-profit public benefit organization founded as an outgrowth of Westwood's 60th Anniversary celebration. WHHS was a volunteer led and run organization dedicated to the research and documentation of people, places and events of historical significance in Westwood-Holmby, a neighborhood in west Los Angeles, California. They were active in building their own archives of photographs, newspaper clippings and oral histories among other records that were both collected and created by the WHHS. Lectures, exhibitions and tours were often curated by WHHS for the community as well as for local schools. Organizational priorities included petitioning for cultural heritage sites and being vocal in the bureaucratic measures that determine historical status in Los Angeles.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Westwood-Holmby Historical Society, 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by Caitlin Denny under the supervision of Courtney Dean in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), 2016.

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Arrangement:

This collection has been arranged in the following series:

  • Series 1: Administrative, 1989 - 2014
  • Series 2: Events, 1989 - 2003
  • Series 3: Membership, 1989 - 2003
  • Series 4: Historical Research, 1907 - 2014
    • Subseries 4.1: Rowe Radar Baldwin papers, 1929-1992
    • Subseries 4.2: Robert and Blanche Campbell papers, 1930-1990
    • Subseries 4.3: George Gregson Westwood Real Estate papers, 1929-2014
    • Subseries 4.4: Research Committee, 1907-2010
    • Subseries 4.5: Oral Histories, 1989-2000

Physical / technical requirements:

CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains processed audiovisual materials. All requests to access digital materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Physical location:
Portions of the collection stored off-site. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Oversize panoramic photographs (box 35) held on B-level, range 24.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Caitlin Denny, April 2016; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-31 12:08:53 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Westwood-Holmby Historical Society Records (Collection 2253). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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