"Compton Homes of Yesterday" by Bennett and Margaret Forsythe (2 copies with photos) 1950

Victory Park Housing Development blueprints, proposal, correspondence, newsclippings, and photo 1940s, 1960s

Information sheet and newsclippings on historic buildings 1955

Program for Dedication and Open House of Lueders Park Community Center and Fred Lueders Park 1961

Community Savings and Loan "Community News" bulletins and mural flyer circa 1956, 1961-1963

Compton Home Telephone and Telegraph Company Directory No. 2 1903

Compton National Bank, condensed annual statements 1932, 1935

Consolidated Utilities Co., notes on early history undated

Newmark Grain Company stock certificate 1915

Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company newsletter, "The Plant Engineer" 1949

Southern California Gas Company, history undated

Compton business directories 1933, circa 1978

First Baptist Church history undated

Catholic church notes, history of Compton Court of the Catholic Daughters of America, and brochure for LA Archdiocese undated

Congregational Church Bell history undated

First Ward, Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church), history undated

First Lutheran Church, newsclippings 1944

"The Azusa Street Revival Play" program, portraying the multi-racial Pentecostal church 1998

List of churches in Compton and vicinity circa 1968

Board Meeting minutes 1886-1892

Reports 1903, 1913, 1924

Church Directory 1928-1929

70th birthday program 1938

Program from the dedication of the new building 1939

Organ presentation concert program 1939

75th anniversary program 1943

"Yesterdays of Methodism in Compton," Gillingham, for 93rd Birthday 1961

Herald newsletter 1963

Bulletins, advertisements, newsclippings undated, 1964

List of Pastors undated

Chronology 1968

City Hall formal reopening program 1934

Fire Department headquarters dedication program 1958

"To the Taxpayers of the City of Compton" broadside (oversize) circa 1927

Political campaign posters, mailings, brochures and newsclippings circa 1930s

Compton Herald, August 24 (oversize) 1934

The Compton Review, August 21 (oversize) 1936

Compton Journal, April 30 (oversize) 1942

Vote for Good Government (VFGG) News, 3 unique broadsides (oversize) undated

Planning Commission information sheet, summary, and activities list 1961-1965

East Central Area Planning Committee correspondence and directories 1964-1967

Southern California Planning Congress notice and meeting minutes 1967-1968

Compton Police Annual 1962

Compton Police Annual 1963

Compton Police Annual 1964

History, notes, newsclippings, site locations, correspondence and press releases 1869-1961

Incorporation papers (copies) 1888, 1906

City board/council minutes (typed copy) 1888

Annual Report 1949

Annual Report 1950

Annual Report 1951

Annual Report 1952

Compton Public Services directory 1953-1954

Annual Report 1956

Annual Report 1958-1959

Annual Report of the City of Compton, Compton Herald-American (oversize) 1958

Compton city seals and logos, correspondence 1980

City of Compton news releases 1988

City budget 1990-1991

Compton railways agreements and correspondence 1907, 1935, 1964

Compton street name changes undated

Civil Defense brochures, maps, and armbands circa 1940s

"Windows" community, arts, and news quarterly 1984-1987

Civic Symphony Association history, program, bookmark 1961-1963

Community Center history undated

Compton-Lynwood Board of Realtors program for Distinguished Service Award Luncheon 1963

Executive's Dinner Club, Programs and announcements 1959-1964

Executive's Dinner Club, Board meeting minutes 1959

Executive's Dinner Club, Correspondence 1959-1960

Hunting and Fishing Club correspondence, newsletter, yearbook 1961-1962

Kiwanis Club blank attendance sheet, newsletters, programs 1936-1974

Lions Club roster and information sheet 1963

Little Theatre press releases and flyers undated

Masonic Lodge's 50th anniversary, newsclipping circa 1934

Anchor and Centennial Masonic Lodges 45th Annual Observance of Public Schools Week program 1964

Pathfinder Club building (copy) 1939

Poetry Club, brief history undated

Rotary Club No. 1593 information sheet and programs 1958, 1962

Senior Citizen Club history circa 1960s

Lists of Compton clubs and organizations 1960, 1961, 1965

"Pertinent Statistics" 1949

Informational booklets 1941, 1969, 1972

Allied Arts Committee programs, rosters and memos 1959-1964

"Standard Industrial Survey Summary Report" 1960, 1963

Newsletter 1962

History and chronology undated

Earthquake Edition, March 14, 1933, Compton News-Tribune (original and copy) (oversize) 1933

Long Beach Sun, March 11, 1933 (oversize) 1933

Los Angeles Times, March 11, 1933 (oversize) 1933

Mid-Cities Shopping News, March 16, 1933 (oversize) 1933

Compton News-Tribune, March 17, 1933 (oversize) 1933

Mid-Cities Shopping News, with Comeback Celebration program of events, September 14, 1933 (oversize) 1933

Brochures, souvenir photo sets, and newsclippings about 1933 earthquake 1933, 1967

Pioneer Days newsclippings, program, ribbon, and sticker 1935

Newsclippings for Flag Day and 101st Anniversary Picnic 1940, 1968

Compton Centennial publication 1988

Compton Bulletin, Centennial Issue, May 11 (oversize) 1988

"Compton's Golden Jubilee" edition, Compton News-Tribune (2 copies) (oversize) 1938

Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary) correspondence and newsclippings 1938

Compton News-Tribune, May 17 (oversize) 1938

Compton Herald, May 20 (oversize) 1938

Compton News-Tribune, May 20 (oversize) 1938

Committee meeting agenda and minutes 1963

Correspondence and programs 1963

"Yesterdays of Compton Culture" banquet newsclippings, program and Gillingham speech 1963

Mayor's Ball napkin 1963

"Compton" song and history of Compton's incorporation 1963

"The Story of a City… Compton, California 1888-1963" by Gillingham (2 copies) 1963

"Chronology of Compton's 75-Year History" from Herald-American 1963

Certificates of congratulations from Santa Fe Springs and Norwalk 1963

Newsclippings 1963

Temple and Gibson tract legal documents and landowner lists (handwritten and typed copies) undated

G.D. Compton purchase agreement and trusts (typed copies) 1856, 1892

Harshman Tract billboard undated

"Facts About Compton" booklets, printed by Compton Enterprise and LA County Press 1905, 1907

Newsclippings scrapbook on early days of Compton 1929-1930

"Yesterdays of Compton" newsclippings of series in Compton News-Tribune (2 folders) 1934

"Compton Journal Pictorial Review and 1945 Annual" 1945

History of Compton for Camp Fire Leaders, including statistics circa 1950

Correspondence about ownership of Lee tract from Title Insurance 1952

List of mayors of Compton circa 1957

"Compton: Industrial Heart of the California Southland" circa 1958

Population statistics for Compton and South Bay cities 1960s-1970s

Various chronologies circa 1906, circa 1923, circa 1963

Histories of Compton by Gillingham, Bland, Mayo and others undated

Newsclippings on history of Compton 1933, 1957-1961, 1994

Chain of Title certificate for the Heritage House/Civic Center land, from Title Insurance and Trust Co. undated

Compton Herald-American Leadership Edition, Sections I and II 1964

History of the Anchor Lodge, Masonic News 1938

Compton Herald-American, History of Anchor Lodge on its 50th Anniversary 1954

Compton Enterprise, June 10 1909

Nelson Ward scrapbook/minutes book for Beetgrowers Realty Company 1910-1930

Correspondence, newsclippings, history, and photo of the Eagle tree 1947-1987

Preservation packet from Donald McDowell, with photos 1987

"Book of Memories" Dedication and Introduction 1945-1946

History, notes, booklet, and newsclippings 1935, 1944-1945

Map of Compton, Lynwood, and surrounding towns 1930

Plot survey of Compton circa 1886

Street Guide and Map, including points of interest undated

Street Guide and Map, including points of interest undated

Map of Compton and Vicinity, by Thomas Bros., with "Pertinent Statistics" 1952

Map of Compton and Vicinity, by Thomas Bros., with "Pertinent Statistics" 1954

Andrews, Collingridge, Cressey, Davis, and Elliot circa 1960

Davisson family and Pioneer Women - reminiscences circa 1960s

Reminiscences of Compton Union High School and the Enterprize District School by Annette Davisson Squire 1953

Hathorn, Kelsea, Lothrop, Morton, Owens, and Musselman - reminiscences circa 1945, 1960

Shepard, Smith, Barron, Whaley, Welch, Winiger - reminiscences circa 1960

"Record of G.D. Compton" and invitation to G.D. Compton Golden Wedding Anniversary undated

Clarence Dickison, first mayor and postmaster, obituaries and newsclippings 1965

Kate Glavinic memorial 1962

Kent Family papers, includes marriage license, property deeds, notes, history of Kent family and Heritage House 1888, 1899, 1904

"Remembering the Lucas Family" 1952

Samuel Thomas Mears obituary undated

"The Mealeys in Early Compton" undated

Margaret Morrison, speech honoring her and memorial ceremony program 1963, 1968

George Rogers, pioneer settler, newsclipping undated

"My Early Life," As related by William Riggs Steele undated

John Henry Stockwell, Sr., early settler and merchant, obituary 1966

Frank L. Walton, early settler and civic leader, obituary, memorial program, and biography 1939

Newsclipping about Judge Nelson Ward 1935

Dr. Franklin Spencer Whaley biography (2 copies) and Whaley Jr. High ground-breaking flyer 1951-1952

Pieces of biographical information on Compton pioneers and civic leaders, likely compiled by undated

Old Timers Gathering sign-in book 1930-1948

Old Timers Gathering newsclippings 1934-1939

Biography page of Del Clawson, Congressman 1963

Douglas Dollarhide, Compton's first black councilman, programs for events in his honor 1963

"This is Your Life Rex A. Dunn" script, banker and arts patron undated

Eddie Foskett, Pacific Electric agent in Compton, obituary 1966

Robert Gillingham biographical information, newsclippings, re-election pamphlet, and obituary 1955-1989

Ralph Matesky, article from Herald-American 1962

Dr. Ross Miller, African-American community leader, obituary 1996

Memory book 1968

Dedication program 1953

Groundbreaking ceremonies announcement 1951

Campus maps, including one showing locations of tents used in lieu of classrooms after 1933 earthquake 1933, 1947

Cornerstone ceremonies for rebuilding after earthquake, cornerstone contents with index 1935

"Significant Facts About the Compton Union High School District and the Compton Junior College District" 1952-1953

"Red and White" yearbook, Volume 1, Number 1 (2 copies) 1903

"Red and White" yearbook, Volume 2, Number 1 (3 copies) 1904

Ninth Annual Report for the year ending June 30, 1905 and Announcements 1905

"Red and White" yearbook, Volume 3, Number 1 (3 copies) 1905

"Red and White" yearbook, Volume 4, Number 1 (3 copies) 1906

"Red and White" yearbook, Volume 5, Number 1 (4 copies) 1907

"Red and White" yearbook, Volume 6, Number 1 (3 copies) 1908

"Red and White" yearbook, Volume 7, Number 1 (2 copies) 1910

"Red and White" yearbook 1911

"Red and White" yearbook (2 copies) 1912

"Red and White" yearbook (2 copies) 1913

"Red and White" yearbook 1914

"Red and White" yearbook (3 copies) 1915

"Red and White" yearbook 1916

"The Spectrum" yearbook (replaced "Red and White") 1917

"The Spectrum" yearbook 1918

"The Spectrum" yearbook 1919

"The Spectrum" yearbook 1920

"The Spectrum" yearbook 1921

"The Spectrum" yearbook 1923

Handbook 1928

Handbook 1929

Catalog 1930

Circular of Information and Announcement of Courses 1931

Announcement for second semester 1931

Tartar Shield, Dedication Edition, March 27 1936

"The Gettysburg Address" pageant program 1944

Commencement program 1947

Commencement program 1949

Alma mater, music and lyrics undated

Special Features information sheet 1945

"Your Community College Reports" newsletter 1951, 1962-1964

Compton Herald-American, Compton College Editions 1952, 1953, 1956

Parking memo and map 1953

Commencement program 1960

Alumni Recognition Committee, awards, correspondence, lists, newsclippings 1960-1963

Tartar Shield, October 20 1961

Tartar Shield, May 11 1962

Directory 1962-1963

Commencement program 1962

Commencement program 1963

Sports schedules 1964

Conference Champions in Sports list undated

Slide show presentation, script by Gillingham undated

Faculty Wives' Club roster 1938

Annual report "Years and Youth" 1952

"Talking Things Over" administrative bulletin of the school district, program and correspondence from last meeting of the Board of Trustees 1959, 1970

Chronology of schools in Compton and region, Gillingham undated

"The First Schools in Compton" history by Gillingham undated

Newsclippings 1891, 1927