Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Warren L. Steinberg papers
- Dates:
- 1944-1998, bulk Bulk, 1966-1997
- Creators:
- Steinberg, Warren L., (Warren Linnington), 1924-2004
- Abstract:
- The papers of Warren L. Steinberg date from 1944 to 1998 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1966 to 1997. The papers focus on Steinberg's involvement with the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission, an organization that Steinberg was involved with until his death in 2004.
- Extent:
- 8.0 Linear feet 8 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder# or item name], Warren L. Steinberg papers, Collection no. 0348, Regional History Collections, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Background
- Scope and content:
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Most of the materials in the collection focus on Steinberg's involvement with the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission. The Commission was established by ordinance #131,700 by the City Council and Mayor on February 1, 1966 after the Watts Riots of 1965. The goal of the Commission is to assist in assuring the people of Los Angeles the opportunity for full and equal participation in the affairs of city government and to promote the general welfare and safety of all residents in the Los Angeles community. Steinberg was involved with the Commission until his death in 2004.
The collection includes the following: correspondence about the Commission and other projects that Steinberg was involved in; article clippings highlighting important events and issues at the time; materials related to the day in and day out operations of the commission such as the budget, meeting minutes and reports, newsletters produced and distributed by the Commission; and materials surrounding the annual luncheon that the Commission would host to honor individuals and companies that positively promoted human relations in Los Angeles.
Also included are materials from the subcommittees of the Human Relations Commission and materials regarding education, immigration, and hate crimes as well as projects that the commission worked on. The Miscellaneous series contains materials that do not specifically relate to the Commission and include materials compiled and produced by other human rights organizations.
- Biographical / historical:
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Dr. Warren Linnington Steinberg was born in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York on January 20, 1924 to John M. Steinberg and Gertrude (Vogel) Steinberg. The family moved to Los Angeles during the 1930s. Warren attended Beverly Hills High School before enrolling at UCLA where he received a B.A., M. Ed., and Ph.D. of Education in 1962.
While completing his studies, Steinberg met and married Betty Ruth Blass on June 29, 1949. They had three sons: Leigh William, James Robert, and Donald Kenneth. Steinberg's career in public education lasted for 39 years and he served in a variety of capacities: he was a teacher, a counselor and a coach at Jordan High School; a teacher and athletic coordinator at Hamilton High School; Vice-Principal at University and Crenshaw High Schools; a consultant to the Los Angeles Unified School District Center for Planned Change; Vice-Principal and Principal at Le Conte Jr. High School; Administrative Consultant on Integration for the Los Angeles Unified School District; Administrator for the Student-to-Student Program; Principal at Gage Middle School and Fairfax High School. In addition to his career responsibilities, Steinberg also contributed articles on human relations and youth behavior to professional journals and newspapers. From 1996 until his death, he served as a member of the Board of Directors for Project Echo, Entrepreneurial Concepts, and Hands On.
Steinberg dedicated his life to promoting civil rights, improving human relations, and achieving equity for all. He was a founding advisor to the Los Angeles City Commission on Human Relations and served as President from 1978 to 1985. He is credited with being the longest-standing commissioner and served until his death. Steinberg also received a number of awards and honors including the Beverly Hills B'nai B'rith President's Award, Awards from the Los Angeles City Council, President's Award, the Southern California Community Relations Conference, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission, California Association of Human Relations Organizations Thirtieth Anniversary Civil Rights Lifetime Achievement Award, and Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education special commendations. Steinberg passed away on July 8, 2004.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was given to the University of Southern California by Warren Steinberg in 1997.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is organized into the following series: 1. Article Clippings 2. Correspondence 3. Roles, Functions and Duties of the Commission 4. Subject Areas and Projects 5. Miscellaneous
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Bills, Legislative--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Criminal justice, Administration of--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Discrimination in housing--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Economic development--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Education--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Emigration and immigration--Archival resources
Hate crimes--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Human rights--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Legislative hearings--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Minorities--Civil rights--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Minorities--Housing--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Resolutions, Legislative--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Riots--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
School violence--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Speeches, addresses, etc., American--Archival resources
Voluntarism--Awards
Youth in development--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
Books
Clippings
Correspondence
Financial records
Minutes
Newsletters
Pamphlets
Publications
Reports
Schedules (time plans)
Surveys (documents) - Names:
- City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission. -- Archives
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Dept. -- Archives
Los Angeles Unified School District. -- Archives
Steinberg, Warren L., (Warren Linnington), 1924-2004 -- Archives
Steinberg, Warren L., (Warren Linnington), 1924-2004 -- Correspondence - Places:
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Social conditions--20th century--Archival resources
About this collection guide
- Sponsor:
- The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Date Prepared:
- January 2011
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-09-07T03:26-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder# or item name], Warren L. Steinberg papers, Collection no. 0348, Regional History Collections, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
- Location of this collection:
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Special CollectionsDoheny Memorial Library, Room 209Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-5900