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Westwood-Holmby Historical Society records, 1907-2014
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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use and Reproduction
  • Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
  • Preferred Citation
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Processing Information
  • Biography/History
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement

  • Title: Westwood-Holmby Historical Society records
    Collection number: 2253
    Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 25.2 linear ft. (15 boxes, 12 oversized flat boxes, 5 flat boxes, 1 shoe box, 1 poster tube, 1 oversize panorama enclosure)
    Date (bulk): Bulk, 1989-2003
    Date (inclusive): 1907-2014
    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.
    Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
    Physical Location: Portions of the collection stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance through out electronic paging system using the "Request items" button. Oversize panoramic photographs (box 35) held on B-level, range 24.

    Conditions Governing Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance through out electronic paging system using the "Request items" button.

    Conditions Governing Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary 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.

    Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

    COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. To review these audiovisual materials, you must notify the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk in advance of your visit.

    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.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 7834512 

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of the Westwood-Holmby Historical Society, 2014.

    Processing Information

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

    Biography/History

    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.

    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.

    Organization and 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

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Westwood-Holmby Historical Society--Archives.