Finding Aid for the David L. Clark Los Angeles Oral Histories Collection, 1974-1982
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Finding Aid for the David L. Clark Los Angeles Oral Histories Collection, 1974-1982
Collection number: 2080
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Abbey San Encino, Highland Park
Mission Revival architecture. Clyde Browne and the building of the Abbey San Encino in Highland Park.
Afro-American Businesses, Los Angeles
A Black small businessman, in Chicago and Los Angeles.
Afro-American Workers, Beverly Hills
Black maids in Beverly Hills.
Afro-Americans in Motion Pictures
Blacks in the Hollywood film industry in the 1920s and 30s.
Afro-Americans, Los Angeles
Black roots in Los Angeles. One family's history.
The Black community on Central Avenue, 1935-1940.
Struggle for survival [experiences of a black family, 1932-1974].
Afro-Americans, Manhattan Beach
The history of Park Culiacan, and the successful effort to push Blacks out of Manhattan Beach.
Afro-American Newspapers, Los Angeles
Black newspapers in Los Angeles.
Alhambra Airport
The Alhambra Airport.
Alhambra Day Nursery Thrift Shop
A history of the Alhambra Day Nursery Thrift Shop.
Arroyo Seco Parkway
Highland Park oral history project, emphasis: the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
Art, Los Angeles
Three artists who have lived in Los Angeles, Hollywood: middle 1930s-early 1940s.
Asian Americans, Monterey Hills
Asian-Americans in Monterey Hills. The formaton of an ethnic enclave.
Bel Air Fire
The Bel Air and Brentwood fire of 1961.
Blacklisting, Hollywood
A case of blacklisting. The entertainment industry and the McCarthy era.
Blacklisting, Hollywood
A case of blacklisting. The entertainment industry and the McCarthy era.
California Hospital
The development of California Hospital.
California Bungalow
The California bungalow: a statement of social and architectural philosophies.
Castellamare
Beagles, Alice. Castellemare, 1922-1952.
Catalina Island
Memories of Catalina.
Centrum
Centrum: A Christian mission in Hollywood.
Century Freeway
Coping with the Century Freeway: life in the slow lane.
Chavez Ravine
Los desterrados: the uprooted. The families in Chavez Ravine who were moved out by the building of Dodger Stadium.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the battle for Chavez Ravine, 1957-1962.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the battle for Chavez Ravine, 1957-1962 [cassette]
Chinese in Los Angeles
Monterey Park, a second Chinatown.
Nagai, Nancy. Monterey Park, a second Chinatown.
Nagai, Nancy. Monterey Park, a second Chinatown.
Chouinard Art Institute
Chouinard Art Institute: it's [sic] final years.
Chouinard Art Institute
Chouinard Art Institute: it's [sic] final years.
Citrus Industry, La Verne
The development and decline of the citrus industry in La Verne.
Clifton's Cafeteria
Clifton's cafeterias. The cafeterias of the Golden Rule.
Cole of California
Cole of California and the southern California sportswear industry.
Coptic Church, Los Angeles
The Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles.
Coronado Boulevard
1751 North Coronado Boulevard.
Crystal Cathedral
The Garden Grove Community Church.
DC-3
The genesis of the DC-3 / conversations with A.E. Raymond.
Dayton Heights
Dayton Heights. The experiences of a Black family, in a predominantly Japanese-American neighborhood, during the World War II relocation .
Dominguez Field
The Dominguez Field air meet of 1910.
Doo Dah Parade, Pasadena
Pasadena parades, not Rose Parade, the Doo Dah Parade.
Doo Dah Parade.
Douglas Aircraft, Santa Monica
The growth of Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica during World War II.
Dunbar Hotel
The Dunbar Hotel.
Dutch, Dairy Valley
The Dutch community of Dairy Valley, and its transition to the suburb of Artesia.
Earthquake, Long Beach 1933
Recollections of the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
Echo Park Men's Groups
Echo Park men's groups. A response to the feminist consciousness movement.
El Segundo
El Segundo, a company town.
Elysian Park
Elysian Park, and the continuing battle to save a central city recreational resource.
Explorer I
Explorer I, made in Pasadena.
Farmers Market
Farmers Market.
Feuchtwanger, Marta
German exiles in southern California: An interview with Marta Feuchtwanger.
Filipino Unity Council
The Filipino Unity Council and the Filipino-American community in Los Angeles.
Filipinos, Los Angeles
Courtship and wedding practices of the American-Filipinos.
First Unitarian Church
The role of the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles during the political repression of the 1950s.
Floods - Los Angeles
Happy New Year: the Los Angeles flood of 1934.
Ford, John Anson
An interview with John Anson Ford.
Glendale Freeway
The Glendale Freeway and its effects upon one neighborhood.
Gordon, Hugh
Hugh Gordon and the bookstore he left behind. The role of the bookstore among Blacks in Los Angeles.
Grand Central Air Terminal
A history of the Grand Central Air Terminal.
Hancock, G. Allan
Memories of G. Allan Hancock.
Helms Bakery
The Helms Bakery Company.
Henninger Flat
Henninger Flat.
Hepburn, Henrietta
Henrietta Hepburn: forty-four years as a career woman in Los Angeles.
Heritage Square
Heritage Square. The preservation of Victorian architecture.
Hermon Free Methodist settlement
Seventy-five years of a Free Methodist settlement in Los Angeles.
Hiebert Library, Pacific College
The Hiebert Library of Pacific College.
Hollywood
Early Hollywood, 1908-1929.
Hollywood Canteen
The Hollywood Canteen.
Hollywood Stars, Gilmore Field
The Hollywood Stars baseball team in Gilmore Field.
Hollywood architecture
Hollywood styles in architecture.
Hollywood Motion Pictures
Hollywood's silver screen: Has it tarnished?
Hollywood Sign
The Hollywood sign.
Holy Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church
Holy Martyrs, Armenian Apostolic Church.
Huntington Hartford Foundation
The Huntington Hartford Foundation in Rustic Canyon.
Immigration, Los Angeles
Today's immigrants.
Indians, North American
The Gabrielino Indians, from 1771 to today.
Italians, Los Angeles
One family's view of the Los Angeles Italian community.
Japan Women's University. Alumni Association
The Los Angeles chapter of the Alumni Association of Japan Women's University, a study of inter-generational conflict.
Japanese-American Relocation
The relocation experiences of one Japanese-American teenager.
The experience of a few selected Japanese Americans on their return to Los Angeles following their internment during World War II .
Japanese Fishing Village, Terminal Island
The Japanese fishing village on Terminal Island.
The 1942 relocation experience of the Japanese fishing village on Terminal Island.
Japanese in Los Angeles
The story of a Japanese farmer in the Los Angeles area: the ethic of hard work.
Japanese, Sawtelle
The Japanese of Sawtelle.
Jews, Boyle Heights
The Jewish residency in Boyle Heights.
Jews, Eastern European, Venice, California
The eastern European Jewish elderly of Venice.
John Muir College, Pasadena
Pasadena's John Muir College. I don't want good teachers, I want safe teachers.
KFWB
Los Angeles radio station KFWB during the Big Band era.
Knudsen, Vern Oliver
Vern Oliver Knudsen, his years at U.C.L.A.
Kopp Family
The Kopp family their ministry in Los Angeles.
Laemmle, Carl
Carl and Max Laemmle, movie makers and distributors.
Larchmont
Larchmont Village, Hancock Park and Windsor Square.
Laundry, Coin Operated, Los Angeles
A history of the coin-operated self-service laundry business in Los Angeles.
Lithuanian-Americans, Los Angeles
The Lithuanian-American community of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Athletic Club
The Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Los Angeles International Airport
The community of Westchester and the Los Angeles International Airport.
Los Angeles Produce Market
The Los Angeles Produce Market. A history of its development, and the produce industry in Los Angeles today.
Loyola Theatre
The Loyola Theatre- More feathers, more gold!
MGM Lot 3, Culver City
A life history of lot 3 [MGM in Culver City].
Magyar Athletic Club
The Magyar Athletic Club.
Marlborough School
Marlborough School: 1923 / three members of the class of 1923 look back on their years at a private girls school in Los Angeles.
Masons - Los Angeles
The Masonic family in Los Angeles.
Masons, Los Angeles
The Masonic family in Los Angeles.
Mexicans, Los Angeles
Emigration from a Mexican village to Los Angeles.
Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
The history of Miracle Mile.
Montebello Teachers Association
The Montebello Teachers Association, 1939-1977.
Motion Pictures - Long Beach
The Balboa Studios of Long Beach: a rediscovery.
Motion Pictures - Los Angeles
The film industry in Los Angeles: boom and bust.
Motion Pictures - Los Angeles
1920-1970: two views of Hollywood from industry workers.
Motion Pictures - Los Angeles
1920-1970: two views of Hollywood from industry workers [phonotape]
Motion Pictures - Los Angeles
Film industry in Los Angeles.
Mount Lowe Railway
The Mount Lowe Railway, 1893-1938.
Mount Washington
Mount Washington.
Murals, East Los Angeles
Murals of East Los Angeles.
Myron's Ballroom
Myron's Ballroom.
Nicaraguans, Los Angeles
One family's immigration from Nicaragua.
North American Aviation
The defense industry in Los Angeles during World War II: the role of North American Aviation.
Oil, Beverly Hills
Oil wells in Beverly Hills.
Olympic Auditorium
The Olympic Auditorium.
Omuwale Ujamaa
Northwest Community School: Omuwale Ujamaa. A private school for Blacks.
Operation Bootstrap
Learn, baby, learn: a look at Operation Bootstrap.
Original Pantry Restaurant
The Original Pantry Restaurant.
Owens Valley Aqueduct
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's second aqueduct to Owens Valley.
Pacific Electric Railway
The Pacific Electric Railway. Working and riding on the Big Red Cars.
Pacific Palisades
A history of Pacific Palisades.
Pahl, Carl F.
Fifty years at City Hall: The career of Carl F. Pahl.
Palos Verdes
The history and development of Palos Verdes.
Pasadena Freeway
Highland Park and the fight against the Pasadena Freeway.
Portuguese Bend Landslide
The Portuguese Bend landslide.
Postal Workers, Los Angeles
Postal workers in Los Angeles.
Ramona Convent
Ramona Convent.
Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach: one family's loss.
Reseda
Reseda. A small town - Los Angeles style.
Restaurant Supply, Los Angeles
The restaurant supply business in Los Angeles. A study in success.
Restaurants, Los Angeles
Eating our way through old Los Angeles.
Riots, Los Angeles
The Zoot Suit riots.
Riots, Los Angeles
The East Los Angeles riot of August 29, 1970.
Roybal, Edward
The election of a Mexican-American, Edward Roybal, to the Los Angeles City Council in 1949.
Russians, Los Angeles
The Russian Molokan community in Los Angeles.
Saint Peter's Church
Saint Peter's Church and cultural center, and the early Italian community in Los Angeles.
Samoans, Los Angeles
The Samoan community of Los Angeles. Paradise misplaced.
Santa Marta Hospital
Santa Marta Hospital.
Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier.
Screen Actors Guild
The formation of the Screen Actors Guild.
Sephardic Jews, Los Angeles
The Sephardic Jewish community from Rhodes living in Los Angeles.
Sherman High School
Sherman High School for American Indians.
Simons Plant, Montebello
The Mexican brickyard workers of the Simons Plant in Montebello.
Singles, Los Angeles
The single's view of Los Angeles.
Sterilization, Los Angeles
Sterilizaton abuse in Los Angeles, 1968-74.
Swedes in Los Angeles
The Swedish folkdance club of Los Angeles and its role in the Swedish community.
Taxi-Dancing, Los Angeles
Taxi-dancing in Los Angeles. Are you lonely tonight?
Theater, Santa Monica
Community theater in sunny Santa Monica (oral history).
Tile Setters' Union, Los Angeles
The development of the Tile Setters' Union in Los Angeles.
Union Station, Los Angeles
Union Station turns forty: a quintessentially California building faces middle age.
University High School
Univesity High School. The springs of El Berrando.
University of California, Los Angeles - Housing
The history of on-campus housing at UCLA: a compilation of the people and events that led to the current housing situation.
Van Nuys Boulevard
Cruise night on Van Nuys Boulevard.
Venice, California
Venice, California.
Veteran's Administration Hospital, Brentwood
The Veteran's Administration Hospital in Brentwood.
West Los Angeles
Childhood memories of westside Los Angeles, 1945-1955.
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
A history of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple and its congregation.
Wilshire Ebell Theatre
The Wilshire Ebell Theatre and the Ebell Women's Club.
Winemaking, Cucamonga
The Italian winemakers of Cucamonga.
World War II
The Hollywood Canteen.
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd Wright's creations in Los Angeles.
Yugoslavs, San Pedro and Los Angeles
The Yugoslav population in San Pedro and Los Angeles.