South Bay History Collection, 1923-2005

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Summary

Creators:
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Abstract:
The collection includes of brochures, flyers, newsletters, directories, reports, papers, newspapers, and newsclippings related to the communities of Carson, Davidson City, Gardena, Hawthorne, Lakewood, Lawndale, Lomita, Long Beach, Lynwood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Terminal Island, Torrance, Wilmington, and Los Angeles. Subjects include historic preservation, municipal records, tourism, commerce, and transportation.
Extent:
6.75 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

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Background

Scope and content:

Materials in this collection include reports, flyers, municipal publications and records, histories, pieces from historical societies, reports, newsletters, calendars, and newspapers. These have been organized alphabetically by city. Cities with a large amount of material were further organized into subseries and sub-subseries. The Oversize materials are in a separate series, arranged to match the series order of the collection.

Biographical / historical:

The South Bay History Collection is an artificial collection created by the archives to house materials relating to the history of the South Bay. Materials in this collection were donated by local historians, the University Library, and archival staff.

In this collection, the South Bay is defined as the area south of the Los Angeles International Airport and the Glenn Anderson Freeway (CA 105) and west of the San Gabriel River Freeway (CA 605). Generally, the cities in this collection are within the borders of the Rancho San Pedro land grant, made in 1784.

Acquisition information:
Materials in this collection were collected by archives staff and members of the community. It is a growing collection.
Processing information:

This collection was originally processed in the 1980s by archival staff.

This finding aid was created as part of Early Los Angeles/Rancho San Pedro Manuscript Cataloging Project, a CSU Dominguez Hills Library project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The project started in 2005. Project Director was Greg Williams. Project Archivists were Thomas Philo and Jennifer Allan Goldman.

Arrangement:

Arranged in 17 series:

  1. Series I. Carson, 1963-2001
  2. Series II. Davidson City, no date
  3. Series III. Gardena, 1958-1998
  4. Series IV. Hawthorne, no date
  5. Series V. Lakewood, 1990-1992
  6. Series VI. Lawndale, 1992-1993
  7. Series VII. Lomita, 1990-1991
  8. Series VIII. Long Beach, 1986, 1996
  9. Series IX. Lynwood, 1940
  10. Series X. Manhattan Beach, 1992-1993
  11. Series XI. Palos Verdes, 1965-1993
  12. Series XII. Redondo Beach, 1980-1992
  13. Series XIII. San Pedro, 1976-1988
  14. Series XIV. Terminal Island, 1959-1965
  15. Series XV. Torrance, 1931-2005
  16. Series XVI. Wilmington, 1965-1992
  17. Series XVII. Regional, 1938-1994
  18. Series XVIII. Oversize 1923-1989
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.

Location of this collection:
University Library, 5th Flr (5039)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747, US
Contact:
(310) 243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
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