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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: LA as Subject records
Identifier/Call Number: 5300
Physical Description:
6.98 Linear Feet
11 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1996-2014
Abstract: The LA as Subject Records is a predominantly textual collection that spans from 1996-2014 and is divided into seven series.
Series One: Administrative Files; Series Two: Archives Bazaar; Series Three: Awards; Series Four: Collaborations and Grant
Funded Projects; Series Five: Membership Files; Series Six: Programs and Events; Series Seven: Publications.
Language of Material:
English.
LA as Subject was established in 1995 as a four year research project at the Getty Institute. The purpose of this research
project was to compile a printed volume of archives and collections in the Los Angeles area. When the volume was released,
an online database was also created, which has continued to be updated throughout the years, moving from the Getty to the
University of Southern California in 2000. Once called the Archives Forum, the name changed to the LA as subject Advisory
Forum in 1997 and again to the LA as Subject Archives Forum in 2004. The LA as Subject Archives Forum meets every two months
at various LA as Subject membership institutions.
Every year LA as Subject holds the Archives Bazaar, a free and public event that showcases many of the archives and collections
about Los Angeles History. It is convened at the University of Southern California Doheny Library each October.
The LA as Subject Records is a collection of records pertaining to the creation and operation of LA as Subject. LA as Subject
is a research alliance dedicated to preserving and providing access to materials related to the history of Los Angeles. Originally
created as a project by the Getty Research Institute, LA as Subject now resides at the University of Southern California.
The LA as Subject Records is a predominantly textual collection created from 1996-2014 and is divided into seven series. Series
One: Administrative Files is comprised of meeting minutes, meeting agendas, and committee rosters. Series Two: Archives Bazaar
contains materials from the planning of and presentation of the Archives Bazaar, an annual LA as Subject event that takes
place at the University of California Doheny Library. This includes planning documents, flyers, and posters. Series Three:
Awards, contains awards received by LA as Subject. Series Four: Collaborations and Grant Funded Projects, contains materials
about collaborative efforts between LA as Subject and other organizations. Series Five: Membership Files contain the files
for all member organizations within LA as Subject. This series contains the survey filled out by each institution as well
as a description of each of the organizations that joined LA as Subject in between 1996-1999. Series Six: Programs and Events,
includes materials about programs and events put on by LA as Subject other than the annual Archives Bazaar. Series Seven:
Publications, contains publications created by LA as Subject. The major publication of LA as Subject is the directory of all
of the member organizations, which can also be found on the LA as Subject website.
The LA as Subject Records are arranged in seven series. Within those series, folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were acquired from JoEllen Williamson, 2005; Claude Zachary, 2015; Dace Taube, 2015; Liza Posas, 2015.
[Box/folder no. or item name], LA as Subject records, Collection no. 5300, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Community organization -- Research -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Directories
University of Southern California -- Archives