Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research reports, surveys, and other material, 1928-1981

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Title:: Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research reports, surveys, and other material
Dates:: 1928-1981
Creators:: Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research.
Abstract:: The collection includes reports, surveys and related material, and maps complied by the Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research and dates from 1928-1981.
Extent:: 14.33 Linear feet 14 bankers boxes, 1 document box
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Box/folder# or item name], Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research reports, surveys, and other material, Collection no.0239, Regional History Collections, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Scope and content:: The collection includes reports, surveys and related material, and maps complied (Reports, Surveys, and Maps) and written (Subject Files) by the Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research and dates from 1928-1981.
Biographical / historical:: The Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research was incorporated in 1931 under the laws of the State of California as a non-profit corporation. The Bureau's primary purpose was the study of land economics and fiscal policies to insure that equitable balance is maintained in relation to the taxpaying ability of the economy. In order to do this the Bureau used expert research and independent analysis to ensure that the basics of city government, its tax policies, service delivery and schools promoted a strong business and residential climate. James O. Stevenson was the Director of the Bureau from its inception. Municipal incorporation studies have been made for Bellflower, East Los Angeles, Lawndale, Norwalk, Palmdale, Paramount, Pico Rivera, and Rolling Hills Estates. Economic and tax surveys have been made for Santa Fe Springs, Vernon, West Covina, and Whittier; the county of Riverside; Las Vegas; Nevada and the island of Oahu.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: City planning--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
City planning--California--Los Angeles--History--20th century--Archival resources
Maps
Reports
Surveys (documents)
Names:: Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research. -- Archives

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Katie Richardson and Michael Hooks
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:: 2010 August
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-07-24T03:30-0700

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: The collection contains published articles; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:: [Box/folder# or item name], Los Angeles Bureau of Municipal Research reports, surveys, and other material, Collection no.0239, Regional History Collections, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:: University of Southern California, Regional History Collection

Special Collections

Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209

Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182, US