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INVENTORY OF THE JUDSON GRENIER PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION,
1870-1980
"Consult repository."
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Title: Judson Grenier Photograph Collection
Dates: 1870-1980
Collection Number: "Consult repository."
Collector:
Grenier, Judson
Extent:
4 boxes,
[1.75 linear ft]
Repository: California State University, Dominguez Hills
Archives and Special Collections
Archives & Special Collection
University Library, Room G-145
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, California 90747
Phone: (310) 243-3013
URL: http://www.csudh.edu/archives/csudh/index.html
Abstract:
This collection consists of photographs used by Dr. Judson Grenier of California State Dominguez Hills
for educational and research purposes. Photographs of paintings, dioramas, landscapes, and people depict
the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area from its foundation through the 1980s.
Language: Collection material is in English
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
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.
[Title of item], Judson Grenier Photograph Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University
Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills
The materials were donated to the California State University Archives at California State University,
Dominguez Hills in September 2007 by Dr. Judson Grenier. The majority of these photographs were gathered
for teaching purposes and research use. Some photographs and images are published in
A Guide to Historic
Places in Los Angeles County
(Kendall/Hunt, 1978) by the History Team of the City of Los Angeles American
Revolution Bicentennial Committee. Some of the photos were taken personally by Dr. Judson Grenier. Many of
the historical photos were donated to the Bicentennial Guide project. As for the historic locations in
South Central Los Angeles, these photographs were donated by historian/librarian Miriam Matthews. On behalf
of the locations depicted, members of the Associated Historical Societies of Los Angeles County contributed
with donations as well. Most of the color photographs were taken by Dr. Grenier for the 18-minute film
Pueblo of Promise shown in the Sepulveda House Visitor’s Center Downtown Los Angeles. Additional
photographs within this collection attributed to other institutions should contact those institutions
directly for duplicates.
Collection processed by Veronica D’Aquino, 2008.
Judson A. Grenier was born in Indiana in 1930. He received his bachelor degree from the University of
Minnesota in 1951 and his masters a year later from the University of California. In 1956 he began teaching
at El Camino College in Torrance, California, while pursuing his doctorate in history at UCLA. After
receiving his PhD, Dr. Grenier joined the original faculty of CSC Dominguez Hills in 1966 during its
inception period. At Dominguez Hills, he served as first chairman of the history department and as a
representative member of the college on the state academic senate. Dr. Grenier has been a consultant for
many cities and school districts in Los Angeles County. Dr. Grenier is also a research associate at the
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History and his works and contributions have been published in history
books, historical societies serials, and journals such as
California History,
the Southern California
Quarterly
, and
Manhattan Beach historical series publications. Among his many honors, he received the
CSUDH University Advisory Board’s Distinguished Community Service Award.
The materials of this collection contain primarily photographs depicting general city views of the Los
Angeles Metropolitan area: residences, buildings, parks, universities, museums, points of historic interest
as well as events and scenes from every day life to the1980s. Many of these photos were either published in
A Guide to Historic Places in Los Angeles County (Kendall/Hunt, c1978) and the
Manhattan Beach historical
series publication
, or belong to Dr. Grenier’s academic project African American Related Sites & Images
while additional images were used for the 18-minute film
Pueblo of Promise, which can be seen at the
Sepulveda House Visitor’s Center, in Downtown Los Angeles. A majority of the collection includes 8” x 10”
black and white photographs, but also includes color photos, colorized cards, and oversize prints.
This collection has been organized into four series according to Dr. Grenier’s publications and intellectual
contributions and one additional series which gathers oversized prints and miscellaneous items.
Arrangement
Arranged in 5 series:
Historic sites—California—Los Angeles County
Dwellings—California—Los Angeles County
Buildings—California—Los Angeles County
Parks—California—Los Angeles County
City and town life—California—Los Angeles County
Grenier, Judson
Beverly Hills (Calif.)
Compton (Calif.)
Covina (Calif.)
East Los Angeles (Calif.)
Glendale (Calif.)
Lomita (Calif.)
Long Beach (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Manhattan Beach (Calif.)
Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)
Pasadena (Calif.)
Pico Canyon (Calif.)
Pomona (Calif.)
Redondo Beach (Calif.)
San Bernardino (Calif.)
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Terminal Island (Calif.)
Torrance (Calif.)
Whittier (Calif.)