Wilmington Community and Civic Organizations Collection, 1935-2013

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Summary

Title:
Wilmington Community and Civic Organizations Collection
Dates:
1935-2013
Creators:
Wilmington Historical Society (Calif.)
Abstract:
Extent:
1.91 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Wilmington Community and Civic Organizations Collection. Wilmington Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

The Wilmington Community and Civic Organizations Collection documents the activities of cultural heritage institutions, fraternal and women’s clubs, children and teen groups, ethnic centered organizations, political groups, groups promoting advocacy for seniors and other-abled residents, community and neighborhood associations, organizations focused on physical and mental health, education, recreation and leisure, support for veterans, homelessness, and environmental issues. The collection is arranged alphabetically at the collection level, and consists of a wide variety of printed materials, photographs, and three-dimensional objects, spanning from 1935 to 2013. Highlights of the collection include the Banning Park Neighborhood Association papers which detail the organization’s recommendations for commercial and recreational development and zoning modifications, and describe community concerns such as littering, graffiti, panhandling, illegal parking, and loitering in commercial spaces, and includes issues of the Grass Roots Newsletter (1988-1990), and internal administrative records. Also worth noting are the papers of the Ad Hoc Committee for a New Wilmington, organized in 1990 to research Wilmington’s legal status as a city, its legal relationship to the City of Los Angeles, and the feasibility of detachment and incorporation. The collection also includes historic photographs of various organizations such as: the Salvation Army, Wilmington Boy Scouts, King Tut Cootiette Club, Wilmington Lion’s Club, the 30-Year Club, American Legion Unit No. 287, Becky Thatcher Club, Order of the Eastern Star, Wilmington Optimist Club, and the Wilmington YMCA, and other groups, dating from the 1930s through the 1950s.

Acquisition information:
This collection has been acquired and assembled by the Wilmington Historical Society from a variety of sources. The sources and dates of acquisition are unknown.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Wilmington Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1935-2013
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creators of this collection has not been transferred to the Wilmington Historical Society. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law 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.

Preferred citation:

Wilmington Community and Civic Organizations Collection. Wilmington Historical Society

Location of this collection:
309 W. Opp St.
Wilmington, CA 90744, US