Negatives (4x5 and 2x2) and photographic prints (mostly 8.5x11) taken by commercial photographer A. C. Brown, showing images of Long Beach, California and surrounding areas from the 1950s to the 1980s. With a few exceptions, the images are mostly in...
This collection recounts weekly activities, businesses, events, people, sports, arts, culture, and other hyperlocal Long Beach, CA community interests from 1977- 2022. Materials include newspapers, photographs, two newspaper racks, and one art sculpture.
This collection consists of over 5,000 files containing over 100,000 materials documenting the challenges and concerns of the city managers of Long Beach, California from 1922 to 1953. These materials are a unique repository of local history, exposing the workings...
This collection documents work of the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (LBRDA) to promote economic renewal in local neighborhoods. The Agency was formed in 1961 and dissolved by state law in 2012. The collection includes approximately 23,700 35mm slides as well...