Los Angeles History Scrapbooks, 1922-1960

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Los Angeles History Scrapbooks
Dates:
1922-1960
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
(Boxes: 2 letter)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Los Angeles History Scrapbooks. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

Five volumes of clippings, primarily from local newspapers; occasional clippings from magazines. Some typescripts. 1922 - 1960, undated (bulk is 1920s-1930s). Each volume contains a table of contents. Many articles were written in the "then and now" fashion; other articles reported, with historical context, on current events of the time, pointing out the transformations that have occurred in Los Angeles and southern California.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History
Scrapbooks

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:
1922-1960
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Research is by appointment only

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

Los Angeles History Scrapbooks. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359