Contributing Institution:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Collection Number:
GC 1091
Description:
Collection relating to Vitagraph Company and its founder.
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco Public Library::James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Collection Number:
GLC 185
Description:
Donald Eckert was a San Francisco photographer whose work documents LGBTQIA life and events in San Francisco from the 1970s
to the 2000s. Events include parades, marches, street fairs, Halloween gatherings, etc. He also created the website "Uncle
Donald's Castro
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Contributing Institution:
Huntington Library::Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
mssHM 68280-68322
Description:
This collection contains 43 letters of Lucy Smith Crittenden Thornton (1802-1885), wife of United States Government Land Commissioner
in California Harry Innes Thornton (1797-1861), chiefly to her son attorney Harry Innes Thornton, Jr., as well as other Thornton
family members.
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Contributing Institution:
Writers Guild Foundation Archive
Collection Number:
WGF-MS-085
Description:
The bulk of the Jean Rouverol Butler Papers consists of the creative writing, correspondence and personal papers of Jean Rouverol
Butler; a small portion relates to her husband Hugo Butler. Jean’s work comprises short stories, poems, novellas and screenplays
that
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Contributing Institution:
UC Davis::Special Collections
Collection Number:
D-696
Description:
The Cindy Pawlcyn Papers documents the career of James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author Cindy Pawlcyn. Her first
restaurant, Mustards Grill, has been in operation for over 40 years and has earned the Robert Mondavi Award for Culinary Excellence.
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Contributing Institution:
Stanford University::University Archives
Collection Number:
SC0096
Description:
Correspondence, minutes, budgets, sample exams, chronologies, and other records largely pertaining to the graduate Honor's
Program and Religious Studies. There are also materials pertaining to the Pacific Coast Committee for the Humanities, 1951-67.
Contributing Institution:
Huntington Library::Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
mssAldrich
Description:
This collection consists mostly of business correspondence from Colorado mining agents Morris W. Smith and James A. Blanton
to Rhode Island businessmen Edwin and Paul E. Aldrich, chiefly from 1895 to 1906. They detail the efforts made in mining the
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Contributing Institution:
Huntington Library::Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
mssHM 77128-77352
Description:
A collection of the personal papers of George Shane Phillips, American Methodist minister and Civil War chaplain.
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco Public Library::Book Arts and Special Collections Center
Collection Number:
BASC 2
Description:
This collection contains more than 3,000 examples of contemporary calligraphy including: original specimens, manuscripts,
broadsides, handwritten books, fine prints, teaching sheets, drawings, and sketches by approximately 500 scribes and lettering
artists. Perspective on the development of book hands is provided
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Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara::Special Research Collections
Collection Number:
SBHC Mss 138
Description:
Materials of the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB), including administrative files, correspondence, clippings,
promotional materials, photographs, and audiovisual items.
Contributing Institution:
Claremont Colleges::Honnold/Mudd Library
Collection Number:
H.Mss.1122
Description:
Assembled by Barbara Drake (1940-2020), a Gabrieleño/Tongva Elder, educator, and community advocate, this collection contains
Drake's educational materials, personal files, and research materials. Drake was a founding member of numerous organizations
including Mother Earth Clan, Cultural Keepers, the Chia Café
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Contributing Institution:
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Collection Number:
GoodsteinJR
Description:
The Judith R. Goodstein papers illustrate Goodstein's contributions to historical research, the history of science, and her
role as the first University Archivist at Caltech. The collection consists of correspondence, research notes, lectures, and
writings. The papers cover some of
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Contributing Institution:
San Francisco Public Library::James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Collection Number:
GLC 223
Description:
Johnathan Powk's papers on The Cockettes offer a glimpse into the iconic gender-bending drag troupe's history, featuring photographs,
clippings, obituaries, costume designs, correspondence, and audio recordings, ranging from 1970 to 2006.
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco Public Library::James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Collection Number:
GLC 176
Description:
Contains book catalogs and publications specializing in gay and lesbian materials for Womansplace Bookstore in Tempe (later
Phoenix), Arizona. In addition, there are clippings, programs and publications on marches, parades, concerts, plays, national
and international leather meetings, artificial insemination, and
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Contributing Institution:
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona::Special Collections and Archives
Collection Number:
0096
Description:
Chester O. McCorkle served in various educational and administrative roles at Cal Poly from 1932 to 1966, eventually becoming
dean of the college for the Kellogg campus in Pomona. The collection contains administrative records, correspondence, reports
and studies pertaining to
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Contributing Institution:
Glendale Library, Arts and Culture::Glendale Central Library History Room
Collection Number:
GPP
Description:
The Grayson Power Plant Collection is comprised of photographs, slides, legal documents, blueprints, maps, and other ephemera
related to the Grayson Power Plant and other Glendale Water and Power facilities.
Contributing Institution:
UC San Diego::Special Collections and Archives
Collection Number:
RSS 3535
Description:
The Black Resource Center records at UC San Diego documents the work of the Center and its affiliates, including administrative
files, publications, projects, events, and outreach.
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco Public Library::James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Collection Number:
GLC 229
Description:
This collection comprises photographs, transparencies, negatives, contact sheets, and ephemera related to Bonnie Laurie Russell's
involvement in women's and lesbian softball teams, including the Advertisement League's Headliners and the lesbian team, the
Cracker Jacks. Russell (1943-2018), a lesbian photographer, graphic
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Contributing Institution:
San Francisco Public Library::James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center
Collection Number:
GLC 218
Description:
The collection documents the life and career of Sunny Charla Bell, known as Sun Bell (1949-2013), a musician, writer, and
poet from Ohio. Active from 1968 to 2013, Bell's work touched on themes of lesbianism, peace, equality, LGBTQ+ rights, and
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Contributing Institution:
Huntington Library::Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
mssCrank
Description:
The collection contains material related to the business enterprises of James Filmore Crank; the material includes correspondence,
letter books, documents, manuscripts, maps, and volumes.