Description
A resident of the San Fernando Valley
from 1920 to the mid-1970s, Albert Zoraster devoted much of his life to improving the
quality of services in the community, particularly in the areas of transportation and
municipal services. An active committee volunteer, Mr. Zoraster worked with the Los Angeles
City Board of Education, the Mayor's Valley Transportation Committee, Los Angeles City
Department of Airports, Valley Presbyterian Hospital, and California State University,
Northridge. The
Albert Zoraster Collection documents various
aspects of Zoraster's civic career, covering such topics as Birmingham High School, city
planning, land use, the proposed Malibu Freeway Project, transportation in the Valley, and
the development of the Van Nuys Airport.
Background
As a resident of the San Fernando Valley from 1920 to the mid-1970s, Albert Zoraster
devoted much of his life to improving the quality of services in the community, particularly
in the areas of transportation and municipal services. An active committee volunteer, Mr.
Zoraster worked with the Los Angeles City Board of Education, the Mayor's Valley
Transportation Committee, Los Angeles City Department of Airports, Valley Presbyterian
Hospital and California State University, Northridge.
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of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.
Availability
The collection is open for research use.