Container List
Administrative Information
1935-1942
Scope and Content
This series contains materials relating to the administrative form and function of the Federal Writers’ Project, including
guides, instructions, and standards for how to create material for the American Guide Manual, memos from the program director
Henry G. Alsberg, financial and other administrative reports, indexes, and notes. Dates range generally from 1935 to 1942.
Mixed materials 3, Folder 2
American Guide Manual and Suppliments to #9-C
1935-1937
Box 3, Folders 4-5
American Guide Manual - Supplimentary Instructions
1936-1938
Box 3, Folder 6
American Guide Manual - Supplimentary Instructions #10
1936
Box 3, Folder 7
American Guide Manual - Supplimentary Instructions #15
1936
Scope and Content
"Supplement 15 X - Arrangement of Material for City Guide
Box 4, Folder 2
Federal Works Agency
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Materials related to the Works Progress Administration; contains memos, blank forms, procedures for all state Works Progress
Administrators
Box 14, Folder 7
Supplement 11 - Table of Contents and Tours for State Guide Book
1935-1938
Box 93, Folder 2
American Guide - Handling of Copy For
no date
Box 138, Folder 1
Index Cards - Books Divided by Topic (Origin Unknown)
no date
Scope and Content
May be card catalog records for library books used in Guide book research; includes Dewey Decimal Classification numbers;
orgin of these records is unknown
Box 146, Folder 8
Office - Forms, Reports, Instructions, Etc. - Miscellaneous
1942
Scope and Content
Contains primarily hand-written notes and memos
Box 153, Folder 1
Library Material - Inventory - January 1942
1940
Box 153, Folder 5
Music - Federal Music Project WPA
1936-1938
Box 154, Folder 2
Manual for Instructions for Indexes
1941
Box 157, Folder 4
Financial Reports - SRA (Sponsor) Contributions
1940
Box 157, Folder 5
52-C Forms - Carbon Copies
1940
Scope and Content
Employees daily attendance records
Box 203, Folder 2
Supplement 11-A - General Information and Misc. Notes
1937
Scope and Content
Removed from box 3 because of space limitations
Box 3, Folder 8
State: Time Sheets
1937-1938
Box 14, Folder 8
Memorandum - Henry G. Alsberg, Director
1936-1939
Art Object Inventory
1940-1942
Scope and Content
This series consists of inventory lists for various southern California museums and art collections, with the majority inventoried
in 1942. Series is divided into two subseries: Los Angeles County-based art object inventory and Southern California, or non
LA County, art object inventory. Materials are inventoried using WPA HR forms numbered 12-22. Dates range from 1940 to 1942.
LA Art Object Inventory
1940-1942
Scope and Content
Includes inventory primarily from the Los Angeles County Museum at Exposition Park, University of California Library, Southwest
Museum, Pony Express Museum, and Mission San Fernando. Also includes some inventory from private collectors. Dates range from
1940 to 1942.
Box 6, Folders 1-2
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 6, Folder 3
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, History Material
1942
Box 6, Folder 4
Collections Inventory
1941-1942
Box 6, Folders 6-8
LA Country Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 1
LA County Museum, Mission San Fernando, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 2
LA County Museum, Frank McCoy (Private Owner), 16 HR Forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 3
LA County Museum, Southwest Museum, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 4
Oregon Oddities Radio Series, The Barlow Trail by Claire Warner Churchill
1940
Box 9, Folder 5
LA County Museum, Ed. G. Gilmore, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 6
LA County Museum, Tom Pete McCain, 16HR forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 7
LA County Museum, San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 9
16HR Forms, including Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc.
1942
Box 9, Folder 12
Mrs. Serena Friend, 16HR forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 14
Private Owners, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 9, Folders 16-17
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 18
University of Southern California, 16HR, 17HR, 22HR Forms
1942
Box 10, Folders 1-5
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 11, Folder 2
LA Country Museum, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 11, Folder 3
Pony Express Museum, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 11, Folder 4
Judge Rockwell Dana, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 11, Folder 5
Mission Inn, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 11, Folder 6
AB Wheeler, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 11, Folder 7
Mrs. John Wolfskill, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 11, Folder 8
Southwest Museum, LA County Museum, USC, 17HR Forms
1942
Box 12, Folders 1-2
LA County Museum, 16HR/Art Object Forms
1942
Box 12, Folder 3
LA County Museum, 16-B HR Forms
1942
Box 12, Folders 4-5
LA County Museum, 15HR Forms
1942
Box 12, Folders 6-7
LA County Museum, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 12, Folder 8
LA County Museum, 16HR Forms, Pony Express Museum
1942
Box 13, Folder 1
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
Box 13, Folders 2-3
LA County Museum, 16HR Forms
Box 13, Folder 4
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
Box 13, Folder 5
LA County Museum, 16HR Forms
Box 14, Folder 2
16-A HR Forms
1942
Scope and Content
Los Angeles County Museum, Exposition Park
Box 14, Folder 5
WPA Form 14 HR
1942
Scope and Content
Los Angeles County Museum, Exposition Park
Box 29, Folders 1-5
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 67, Folder 3
#1 (General) District Essays
1942
Box 67, Folders 4-5
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 83, Folders 1-2
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 83, Folder 6
University of Southern California (USC), 16HR Forms
1942
Box 83, Folder 7
Southwest Museum, 15HR Forms
1942
Box 202, Folder 3
LA County Museum, Exposition Park, 16HR Forms
1942
Scope and Content
From box 9, folders would not fit in original box
Box 202, Folder 4
University of California (USC), 16HR and 22HR Forms
1942
Scope and Content
From box 9, folders would not fit in original box
Box 202, Folder 9
22HR Forms - Los Angeles
1942
Scope and Content
From box 31
Southern California Art Object Inventory
1942
Scope and Content
Includes inventory primarily from San Diego and Santa Barbara counties, including the San Diego Fine Arts Gallery, Junipero
Serra Museum, Mission San Buena Ventura, Mission San Miguel, Mission Santa Barbara, Mission Santa Ynez, Mission San Juan Capistrano,
and Mission San Gabriel. Also includes some inventory from private collectors. Dates from 1942.
Box 9, Folder 10
16HR Forms, Claude Sheckler
1942
Box 9, Folder 11
Town-of-Crestline, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 9, Folder 13
Joel R. Fithian Estate, 16HR Forms
Box 11, Folder 1
Mission San Buena Ventura
1942
Box 11, Folder 10
Mission Santa Barbara
1942
Box 22, Folder 14
Mission Santa Ynez, 16 HR forms
1942
Scope and Content
Also known as Mission Ines
Box 22, Folder 15
Mission San Juan Capistrano
1942
Box 22, Folder 16
Mission San Gabriel, 16 HR Forms
1942
Box 31, Folder 4
San Diego Historical Society - HR Forms
Box 31, Folder 7
16HR Forms - San Diego Fine Art Gallery
Box 67, Folder 6
Fine Arts Gallery, 22HR Forms
1942
Box 67, Folder 7
Junipero Serra Museum, 15HR Forms
Box 67, Folder 8
Junipero Serra Museum, 16HR Forms
1942
Box 202, Folders 1-2
Fine Arts Gallery, 16HR Forms
1942
Scope and Content
From box 9, folders would not fit in original box
Box 202, Folder 5
Junipero Serra Museum, 16HR Forms
1942
Scope and Content
From box 67, folders would not fit in original box
Box 202, Folder 6
Fine Arts Gallery, 16HR Forms
1942
Scope and Content
From box 67, folders would not fit in original box
Box 202, Folder 7
16HR Forms - San Diego Fine Arts Gallery
1942
Scope and Content
From box 31
Writings
1922-1946
Scope and Content
This series consists of writings including documents, drafts, research, and notes relating to projects conducted by the Federal
Writers’ Project of Southern California. Projects include the Los Angeles County Guide Book, San Diego County Guide Book,
Santa Barbara County Guide Book, and San Bernardino County Guide Book, as well as an unpublished piece entitled “California
and the Confederacy”. Also included is work pertaining to World War II and civilian defense, as well as general biographies.
Dates range from 1922 to 1946.
Box 85
Biographies
1936-1941
Scope and Content
This subseries consists of files detailing select individuals, such as Ivan L. Gaddis, Nan Demmon, and William A. Spalding,
as well as general professions and titles, such as clergy, educators, politicians, merchants, and judges. It is unknown whether
or not these files were used as research for any of the Southern California Guide Books. Dates range from 1936 to 1941.
Box 70, Folder 1
Clergy and Religious Figures - Biography
1939-1940
Box 70, Folders 2-3
Biography - Composers and Conductors
1939-1940
Box 70, Folder 4
Biography - Merchants
1939
Box 70, Folder 5
Biography - Financiers
1939-1940
Box 70, Folder 6
Early Settlers - Biography, File #1 A-J
1939
Box 70, Folder 7
Biography - Educators
1940
Box 70, Folder 8
Biography - Civic Leaders
no date
Box 70, Folder 9
Lawyers and Judges - Biography
1939-1940
Box 70, Folder 10
Nonessential File - Biographies - Family Records
1936
Box 73, Folder 2
Industrialists - Biography
1939
Box 73, Folder 3
Yankee Dons (Personalities)
no date
Box 73, Folder 4
Politicians and Statemen - Biography
1939-1940
Box 74, Folder 1
Gaddis, Ivan L.
1940-1941
Box 85, Folders 1-3
Biographies
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 85, Folder 4
Non-essential File - Biographies - Noted Persons
Box 85, Folder 5
Non-essential File - Biographies
Box 91, Folder 1
Spalding, William A. - Inverntory of Collection
1939
Scope and Content
Contains transcript of interview with Spalding from 1939.
Box 98, Folder 2
Biographies - Sheriffs of Los Angeles County
1936-1939
Box 124, Folder 5
Biographies - Public Benefactors
1937
Box 167, Folder 4
Biographies - Public Benefactor
Scope and Content
Nonessential file; Research
Box 167, Folder 5
Biographies - Noted Persons
Scope and Content
Nonessential file; Research
Box 167, Folder 6
Biographies - American Guide
Box 167, Folder 7
Biographies
Scope and Content
Nonessential file
Box 167, Folder 8
Biography - Pioneers
Scope and Content
Nonessential file
Drafts of "California & the Confederacy"
1940-1942
Scope and Content
Contains seven files that pertain to “California and the Confederacy,” an unpublished work from the Federal Writers’ Projects.
Included are research materials, histories, drafts, and beginning chapters. Dates range from 1940 to 1942.
Box 60, Folder 1
California & the Confederacy - Forward, Chapter I and II
1941-1942
Box 60, Folders 2-4
California & the Confederacy
1940-1941
Scope and Content
Folder 4 includes research
Box 60, Folder 5
California and the Confederacy - Research and Drafts
1941
Box 72, Folder 1
California & the Confederacy
Box 72, Folders 2-3
California & the Confederacy - Unedited and Superceded Copies
Box 72, Folders 4-5
History - California & the Confederacy
Scope and Content
Index notes and corresponding cards.
Box 91, Folder 8
Confederate Book
1940-1941
Research and Drafts of Publications and Guide Books
1922-1946
Scope and Content
The bulk of the collection files are within this subseries. Material includes research, printed matter, essays, and drafts
for the Guide Book series produced by the Federal Writers’ Project. This subseries is further divided into sections for Los
Angeles County, other Southern California counties, and regions outside of southern California, including material relating
to Guide Book tour guides, field notes and research. Also included is a section on municipalities and cities within California
(primarily southern California). Dates range from 1922 to 1946.
LA County Tour Guides, Field Notes, and Research
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Consists of research, notations, and drafts of documents for the Los Angeles County Guide Book. Material subjects include
city and county government, religious and educational institutions, flora and fauna, arts and culture, water and power, agriculture,
sports and recreation, markets and industry, local histories, landmarks, folklore, paleontology, commerce and trade, transportation,
aviation, geography and maps. All material in this section pertains primarily to Los Angeles County, and dates range from
1922 to 1946, with the bulk within the range of 1936 to 1941.
Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Contains statistics and information on ethnic groups within Los Angeles County. Includes Chinese, Italian, Hungarian, Haitian,
Syrian, Japanese, French, Greek, Armenian, Dutch, and Cuban, as well as a number of other groups. Dates range from 1936 to
1941.
Box 95, Folder 1
Brazilian - Racial Minorities Survey
1937
Box 95, Folder 10
Chinese - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 95, Folder 11
Canadian - Racial Minorities Survey
1936
Box 95, Folder 12
Croatian - Racial Minorities Survey
1937
Box 114, Folder 20
Racial Elements - French
1936
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 114, Folder 21
Racial Elements
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 114, Folder 22
Racial Elements
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 114, Folder 23
Racial Elements - Chinese
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 114, Folder 24
Racial Elements - Italian
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 119, Folder 7
Irish - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 119, Folder 8
Jamacian - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 125, Folder 4
Racial Elements - Hungarian
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 125, Folder 5
Racial Elements - Mexicans
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 125, Folder 6
Racial Elements - Syrians
1937
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 135, Folder 2
Racial Elements - Japanese
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 142, Folder 1
F- Filipino
1937
Scope and Content
Racial Minorities Survey #1086
Box 142, Folders 2
F- French
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Racial Minorities Survey #1087.
Box 142, Folder 3
F- Finnish
1937
Scope and Content
Racial Minorities Survey #1088
Box 142, Folder 4
G- Greek
1937
Scope and Content
Racial Minorities Survey #1089
Box 142, Folder 5
G- Guianan
1937
Scope and Content
Racial Minorities Survey #1090
Box 142, Folder 6
H - Haitian
1936
Scope and Content
Racial Minorities Survey #1091
Box 142, Folder 7
H - Hawaiian
1936
Scope and Content
Racial Minorities Survey #1092
Box 149, Folder 4
African - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 149, Folder 5
Armenian - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 149, Folder 6
Austrian - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 149, Folder 7
Bermudian - Racial Minorities Survey
1936
Box 149, Folder 8
Bohemian - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 149, Folder 9
Basque - Racial Minorities Survey
1937
Box 161, Folder 1
Dutch - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 161, Folder 2
Englishman - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 161, Folder 3
Czecho-Slovakian - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 161, Folder 4
Danish - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 165, Folder 1
Japanese in Southern California
1941
Box 165, Folder 3
West Indies (Trinidad) and All Races - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 165, Folder 4
Miscellaneous - Racial Minorities Survey
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 165, Folder 5
Scotch - Racial Minorities Survey
1936
Box 165, Folder 6
Syrian - Racial Minorities Survey
1937
Box 165, Folder 7
Swedish - Racial Minorities Survey
1936-1937
Box 165, Folder 8
Reports - Racial Minorities Survey
1937
Box 166, Folder 4
Welch - Racial Minorities Survey
1937
Box 185, Folder 2
Racial Elements - Negros
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Research
Box 186, Folder 2
Socio-Ethnic Studies - The Greeks
1939
Box 193, Folder 1
Cuban - Racial Minorities Survey
1936
Box 1, Folders 1-3
Volume 1 Spanish Translation
1937-1938
Box 1, Folder 4-6
Volume 2 Translation
1937-1938
Separated Material
Translation appears to be in Spanish
Box 8, Folder 4
City, County Government - Los Angeles
Box 17, Folder 5
Food A LA Concentrate (America Eats)
1941-1942
Box 17, Folder 7
Food A LA Concentrate (America Eats) - Copy
1941
Box 32, Folder 1
Religious and Social Institutions, Section 11 Vol.1
1935-1937
Box 32, Folder 3
Religions and Social Institutions, Section 11 Vol.2
1936
Box 32, Folders 4-5
Educational and Cultural Materials, Section 10 Vol.3
1935-1936
Box 33, Folder 1
Newspapers, Section 12 Vol.1
1936
Box 33, Folder 2
Radio, Section 14 Vol.1
1936
Box 33, Folder 3
Motion Pictures and Drama, Section 13 Vol.2
1936
Box 33, Folders 4-5
Motion Pictures and Drama, Section 13 Vol.1
1936
Box 32, Folder 2
Educational and Cultural Activities, Section 10 Vol.4
1936-1938
Box 33, Folder 6
Public Welfare, Section 15 Vol.1
Box 41, Folders 1-3
Los Angeles Guide
1939
Scope and Content
Removed from binding
Box 41, Folder 4
Nonessential File - Los Angeles Guide - Harbor, Section 25 Vol.2
Box 41, Folder 5
Los Angeles Guide - Hollywood, Sec.26 Vol.1
no date
Box 41, Folder 6-7
Los Angeles Guide - Hollywood, Sec.26 Vol.2
1938
Box 43, Folder 1
Los Angeles Guide - Glendale
1936-1939
Box 43, Folder 2
Los Angeles Guide - Santa Monica
1939
Box 43, Folder 3
Los Angeles County Guide - Natural Setting
1938
Box 43, Folder 4-5
Los Angeles Guide - Pasadena
Folders 45, Folder 1
Non-essential File - Industrial Los Angeles Tour
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 45, Folder 2
Non-essential File - Tour 1
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Also called Tour A
Box 45, Folder 3
Non-essential File - Field Notes - Industrial Los Angeles
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 45, Folder 4
Non-essential File - Field Notes - Tour 1
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Also called Tour A
Box 45, Folder 5
Non-essential File - Tour 2
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Also called Tour B
Box 45, Folder 6
Non-essential File - Field Notes - Tour 2
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Also called Tour B
Box 51, Folder 1
Motion Pictures and Drama, Section 13 Vol.3
1935-1938
Box 53, Folders 1-2
Commerce, Industry, Labor, Section 9 Vol.5
1936
Scope and Content
Includes Labor in the Industrial Valley
Box 54, Folders 4-5
Commerce, Industry, Labor, Section 9 Vol.2
1935-1936
Box 64, Folder 1
Nonessential File - Tours - Downtown Los Angeles
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 64, Folder 2
Nonessential File - Field Notes - Downtown Los Angeles
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 64, Folder 3
Nonessential File - Field Notes - Tours - Downtown Los Angeles
1938-1939
Box 65, Folders 2-3
Nonessential File - Tour 7
1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 65, Folder 5
Nonessential File - Tour 6
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 65, Folders 6-7
Field Notes - Tour 5A
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 69, Folder 1
Nonessential File - Field Notes - Tour D
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 69, Folder 2
Nonessential File - Tour D
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 69, Folders 3-4
Nonessential File - Tour C
1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 75, Folder 1
Los Angeles Guide - Chronology, Section 3 Vol.1
1938
Box 75, Folder 2
Nonessential File - Los Angeles Guide - Historical Background, Section 6 Vol.2
Box 77, Folders 1-2
Los Angeles Guide - Harbor District
1938
Box 77, Folders 3-4
Los Angeles Guide - Natural Setting, Section 5 Vol.1
1938
Box 77, Folder 5
Los Angeles Guide - Natural Setting, Section 5 Vol.2
1938
Box 77, Folder 6
Los Angeles Guide - Natural Setting, Section 5 Vol.3
1937-1938
Box 78, Folder 5
Field Notes - Tour 1A
1939
Box 79, Folders 1-2
History of State, Section 3 Vol.1
1938
Box 79, Folders 3-4
History of State, Section 3 Vol.2
1936
Box 79, Folder 5
History of State, Section 3 Vol.3
1936
Box 80, Folders 1-2
Los Angeles Guide - General Information, Section 1 Vol.1
1936-1941
Box 80, Folder 3
Los Angeles Guide - Pasadena, Section 28 Vol.2
1938-1939
Box 80, Folders 4-5
Los Angeles Guide - Historical Background, Section 6 Vol.1
1939
Box 80, Folder 6
Los Angeles Guide - General Information, Section 1 Vol.2
1938
Box 86, Folder 12
Government and Politics - Los Angeles City
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 87, Folder 5
Loose Papers - Los Angeles Plants
1936
Box 87, Folder 6
Government and Politics - Los Angeles County
1935-1936
Box 87, Folder 7
Gas - Electric - Power
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 87, Folder 8
Gas - Electric and Power - Natural Gas
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 87, Folder 9
Gas - Electric and Power - L.A. Bureau of Power and Light
1937-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 87, Folders 10-11
Water and Power
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Box 10 "printing"; box 11 "research"
Box 87, Folder 12
Water and Power - Early Systems
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 88, Folder 2
Education - Schools - Compton Junior College
1939
Scope and Content
Printing; Research and essays
Box 88, Folder 3
Education - Schools - Occidental College
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 88, Folder 4
Education - Schools - Whittier College
1934-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 88, Folder 5
Education - Schools - L.A. Jr. College
1931-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 88, Folder 6
Education - Schools - Claremont Colleges, Inc.
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 88, Folder 8
Education - Schools - Otis Art Institute
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 88, Folders 9-10
Education - Schools - University of California, Los Angeles
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 89, Folders 1-2
The Land, Section 1 Vol.1
1936
Box 89, Folder 3
Education - Schools - Loyola University
1935-1942
Box 89, Folder 5
Education - Schools - University of Southern California
1937-1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 89, Folder 8
Education - Schools - Chapman College
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 89, Folder 9
Education - Schools - California Institute of Technology
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 90, Folder 6
Education - Schools - Frank Wiggins Trade School
1935-1940
Box 91, Folders 4-5
Los Angeles Guide - Historical Background - Section 6, Vol.3
1938-1939
Box 91, Folder 7
Los Angeles Guide - Historical Background - Section 6, Vol.4
1938-1939
Box 93, Folder 1
Legend of Eagle Rock and Garvanza
1939
Box 93, Folder 10
American Guide Series Exhibition Poster
no date
Box 95, Folders 2-4
Education - Colleges, Universities, Junior Colleges, High Schools
1938-1941
Box 95, Folder 5
Courts - Los Angeles
1935-1939
Box 95, Folder 7
Law and Order - Penal Institution
1937-1938
Box 95, Folder 8
Law and Order - Police Department
1937-1938
Box 95, Folder 9
Law and Order - Finger Printing
1936
Box 96, Folders 1-2
Los Angeles Guide - Contemporary Scene, Section 4, vol.1
1937-1938
Box 96, Folder 4
Los Angeles Guide - Radio, Section 11, Vol.1
1937-1939
Box 96, Folder 5
Los Angeles Guide - Radio, Section 11, Vol.2
1938-1939
Box 98, Folder 6
Government and Politics - Los Angeles County
1936-1941
Box 99, Folder 1
Pasadena, California
1927-1939
Box 99, Folder 2
Palos Verdes, California
1922-1939
Box 99, Folder 6
Water and Power
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 99, Folder 7
Electricity and Water Rates (Municipal and Home)
1926-1940
Box 100, Folder 1
History - Mexican Era
1931-1938
Box 100, Folder 4
Transportation - Mail
1936
Box 100, Folder 5
Missions - San Fernando Mission
1936-1939
Box 100, Folder 10
History - Growth and Development
1936
Box 100, Folder 13
History - Spanish Era
1936-1938
Box 100, Folder 14
Valleys
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 100, Folders 15-16
Valleys - San Fernando Valley
1936-1939
Box 100, Folder 18
Valleys - Antelope Valley
no date
Box 101, Folder 1
Cities - Glendale, California
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 101, Folder 3
Newspapers - LA Herold-Express 25th Birthday Fete
1936
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 101, Folder 4
Institutions
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Research
Box 101, Folder 5
Chronology
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printing; Chronology of Los Angeles and United States historical events; "Comparative Chronology"
Box 101, Folder 6
Newspapers
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Research; History of Los Angeles newspapers
Box 102, Folder 4
Education - Schools - Whittier College
1937
Scope and Content
Research
Box 102, Folder 5
Schools - Woodbury College
no date
Box 102, Folder 7
Forums - Leo James, Angelino
1940
Box 102, Folder 9
Education - Schools - St. Mary's College
1938-1940
Box 102, Folder 10
Agriculture, Horticulture, Vitaculture
1929-1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 102, Folder 12
Agriculture and Horticulture - History of Agriculture L.A. County
1936-1940
Box 103, Folder 9
Highways - Tunnels
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 103, Folder 10
Highways and Roads - Tunnels
1929
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 103, Folder 11
The Metropolitan Water District - Exposition Park
1935-1939
Box 103, Folder 12
Long Beach, California
1932-1941
Scope and Content
Printed Matter; Contains a folder titled "Big Pines State Motor Tour"
Box 103, Folder 14
Social - Cultural History
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 104, Folder 1
History - Los Angeles City
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 104, Folder 4
Resorts - Santa Fe Springs, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 104, Folder 9
Resorts - Big Pines
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 104, Folder 11
History - American Advance
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 104, Folder 12
History - Los Angeles City Financial History
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 104, Folder 13
Disasters - Fires and Fire Protection
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Printing; also contains "Directory of Federal Agencies and Departments in California" Compiled by The National Emergency Council
Box 104, Folders 18-19
Disasters - Floods and Flood Control
1934-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 105, Folder 5
Archaeology and Indians
1937
Scope and Content
Research
Box 105, Folder 7
Archaeology and Indians - Santa Catalina Island
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 105, Folder 10
Missions - San Gabriel Mission
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 105, Folder 11
Missions - Mission Bells
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 105, Folder 15
Streets - Avenues and Blvds.
1936-1939
Box 107, Folder 6
Observatories - Griffith Observatory
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 107, Folder 8
Transportation - Street Cars and Street Railways
1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 108, Folder 1
Islands - Santa Catalina
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 108, Folder 2
Cemeteries - Pet Cemeteries
1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 108, Folder 3
Restaurants, Cafes, Cafeterias etc.
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 108, Folder 4
Cemeteries
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 113, Folder 1
Theatre - Hollywood Bowl
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 113, Folders 2-4
Arts and Crafts
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 113, Folder 5
Theatre - Drama - Stage
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 113, Folder 6
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 114, Folder 1
Observatories - Mt. Wilson
1936-1939
Box 114, Folder 9
Events - Annual - Calander of Annual Events
no date
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 114, Folder 14
Hospitals and Sanitariums
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 114, Folder 17
Radio - Radio Stations
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 114, Folder 18
History - Los Angeles County
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 114, Folder 26
Harbors - Los Angeles Harbor
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 115, Folder 2
Los Angeles County, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 115, Folder 4
Foods - Markets
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folder 5
Gardens - Botanical
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folder 7
Trees - Shade and Ornamental
1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 116, Folder 13
Insects
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 116, Folders 16-17
Forests - National - Angeles National Forest
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Box 116 "Printed"; box 117 "Research"
Box 117, Folder 3
Theatre - Theaters and Auditoriums
1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 117, Folder 4
Agriculture - Horticulture - Soils and Agriculture, etc.
1936
Box 117, Folder 5
Arts and Crafts
1938-1939
Box 118, Folder 1
Industries - Fur
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 118, Folder 3
Industries - Stores
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 118, Folder 4
Commerce and Trade
1934-1936
Scope and Content
Printed matter; contains LA-based material except for one document "Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Export from Southern California"
Box 119, Folder 10
Communications - Telephone, Telegraph, Cable, etc.
1937-1939
Box 119, Folder 12
Blind (The) - Braille Institute of America, Inc.
1934-1937
Box 120, Folder 9
Resorts - Big Pines
no date
Box 120, Folder 10
Disasters - Fires and Fire Protection
1938
Box 120, Folder 12
Resorts - Camp Baldy
no date
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 120, Folder 14
Resorts - Pilgrim Place
1937
Box 120, Folder 16
Resorts - Crystal Lake
no date
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 121, Folder 4
Landmarks - (Miscellaneous)
1936
Box 121, Folder 13
Transportation - Cable Cars
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 122, Folders 1-2
Islands - Santa Catalina (Avalon and Environs)
1936-1939
Box 122, Folder 8
Geography
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 122, Folder 9
Paleontology
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 122, Folder 11
Topography - Canyons, San Gabriel
1936
Box 122, Folder 12
Topography - Canyons, Topanga
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 122, Folder 14
Topography - Mt. Lowe
1935-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 123, Folder 1
Aviation - Airports
1937-1939
Box 123, Folder 2
Aviation
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 123, Folder 12
Los Angeles and Annexations - Annexed Teritory - Maps of
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 124, Folder 2
Education
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 124, Folder 6
History - Los Angeles Firsts
1930-1936
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 125, Folder 1
Ranches and Ranchos - La Brea Rancho
1930-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 125, Folder 2
Law and Order
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 125, Folder 7
Motion Pictures
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 125, Folder 11
Transportation - Railroads
1938-1940
Box 126, Folder 13
Rancho Cienega o Paso de La Tijera - Map of
1868
Box 127, Folder 7
Theatre - Theaters and Auditoriums
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 127, Folders 8, 10
Theatre - Drama - Stage, etc.
1934-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 127, Folder 9
Theaters and Auditoriums - Hollywood Bowl
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 128, Folder 2
Sports and Recreation - Bowling
1940-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 128, Folder 6
Manufacturing - Airplane Manufacturing
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 130, Folder 3
Civic Center - Various Views of
1936-1939
Box 130, Folders 5, 12
Buildings - State, Civic, and Federal Buildings
1936-1940
Box 130, Folder 6
Harbors - Los Angeles Harbor
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 130, Folder 7
Harbors
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 130, Folder 8
Harbors
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 130, Folder 10
Climate - Weather - Los Angeles Area
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 130, Folder 11
Sports and Recreation - Racing - Dog Racing
1938
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 131, Folder 1
Agriculture - Horticulture - Farms
1933-1938
Box 131, Folder 2
Agriculture - Horticulture - Citrus Fruits
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 132, Folder 8
Forests - National (Angeles National Forest)
1938
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 132, Folder 15
Paleontology
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 133, Folder 1
Observatories (Griffith)
1938
Box 133, Folder 13
Flowers - Gardens
1937
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 133, Folder 14
Gardens - Botanical Gardens
1937-1939
Box 133, Folder 16
L.A. County Guide - Fauna
1937-1938
Box 133, Folder 18
Festivals and Fiestas
1935-1937
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 134, Folder 1
Parks and Playgrounds
1935-1939
Box 134, Folder 4
Parks and Playgrounds - Griffith Park
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 134, Folder 5
Parks and Playgrounds - Sycamore Grove Park
1937
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 134, Folder 6
Parks and Playgrounds - Westlake Park
1938
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 134, Folder 9
Parks and Playgrounds - Names and Addresses in Los Angeles
1936
Box 134, Folder 10
Parks and Playgrounds - Recreation Park System - Maps
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 134, Folder 11
Parks and Playgrounds - Exposition Park
1939-1940
Box 134, Folder 12
Parks and Playgrounds - Griffith Park
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 134, Folder 13
Agriculture, Vitaculture, Horticulture
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 135, Folder 1
Aviation - Airports
1937-1941
Scope and Content
Field notes and essays
Box 135, Folder 5
Sports and Recreation - Golf
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 135, Folder 7
Sports and Recreation - Racing - Yacht Racing
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 136, Folder 1
Literature - Books - Poetry
1939
Box 136, Folder 7
Gambling - Gambling Ships
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 138, Folder 2
West Coast Bowling Conference Program
1940-1941
Scope and Content
"W.C.B.C. West Coast Bowling Congress, 8th Annual Bowling Tournament, May 11 to June 2, 1940, Official Souvenir Program 15c"
Box 138, Folder 6
Los Angeles County Schools
1935-1939
Scope and Content
Includes seven publications: 2 copies of "Alphabetical List of Schools and Principals" 1935-1936, 1937-1938; "Directory of
the Los Angeles City Elementary High School and Junior High School Districts for 1935-1936"; 3 copies of "Directory of the
Public Schools of Los Angeles County California" 1935, 1936, 1938; "Directory of the Personnel" 1938-1939
Box 138, Folder 7
Annual Reports of the Harbor Department of the City of Los Angeles
1938
Scope and Content
Copy of "Annual Reports of the Harbor Department of the City of Los Angeles, July 1, 1918 to June 20, 1920"
Box 138, Folder 9
Los Angeles County Government Part III
1941
Scope and Content
Contains 1 copy of "Los Angeles County Government Part III" 1941
Box 139, Folder 5
Long Beach and Signal Hill
1938-1941
Box 140, Folder 1
Los Angeles Guide - Religion - Section 8 - Vol.1
1938
Box 140, Folder 2
Los Angeles Guide - Religion - Section 8 - Vol.1
1938
Box 140, Folder 3
Los Angeles Guide - Architecture - Section 9, Vol.2
1938-1939
Box 140, Folder 4
Los Angeles Guide - Architecture - Section 9, Vol.1
no date
Box 140, Folder 5
Los Angeles Guide - Harbor - Section 25, Vol. 1
1939-1941
Box 140, Folder 6
Los Angeles Guide - Harbor - Section 25, Vol.2
1937-1938
Box 140, Folder 7
Los Angeles Guide - Industrial Section - Section 18, Vol.1
1938
Box 140, Folder 8
Los Angeles Guide - Bibliography - Section 40 - Vol.1
no date
Box 140, Folder 9
Los Angeles Guide - Music - Section 12 - Vol.1
1938
Box 141, Folder 1
Story of the Los Angeles Flood of February - 1938
1938
Box 141, Folder 3
Los Angeles Guide - Historical Background - Section 6, Vol. 1
1938
Box 141, Folder 4
Los Angeles Guide - San Fernando Valley - Volume 2
1938-1939
Box 142, Folder 10
Lumber - Visual Education, L.A. Board of Education
1936
Scope and Content
Eustace Williams. See V - field copy. #1839
Box 142, Folder 11
Markets - Prepared for Board of Education
no date
Box 142, Folder 12
Calamity Jane Report
1938
Box 144, Folder 2
Industries - Ship Building
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 144, Folder 5
Industries - Cosmetics
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 144, Folder 11
Music - Operas
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 144, Folder 16
Sports and Recreation - Golf
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 144, Folder 17
Clubs - Societies - Associations - Organizations - Chamber of Commerce
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 144, Folders 18-19
Manufacturing
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 144, Folder 20
Motion Pictures
1937-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 147, Folder 2
Los Angeles Guide - Music - Section 12, Vol.1
1939
Box 147, Folder 4
Los Angeles Guide - Education - Section 7, Vol.1
1939
Box 148, Folder 2
Los Angeles Guide - Industrial Section - Section 18, Vol.1
1938-1939
Box 148, Folder 3
Theatre - Section 15, Vol.2
1938
Box 148, Folder 4
Los Angeles Guide - Theatre - Section 15, Vol.1
1938-1939
Box 148, Folder 5
Los Angeles Guide - Amusements and Sports - Section 16, Vol.2
1938-1939
Box 149, Folder 1
Los Angeles Guide - Beverly Hills - Section 23
1936-1939
Box 149, Folder 3
Los Angeles Guide - Calandar of Events - Section 2, Vol.1
1937-1939
Box 151, Folder 3
Organizations - Commercial Organizations
1936-1938
Box 151, Folder 11
Clubs - Societies - Etc. - Junior Chamber of Commerce
1938-1940
Box 151, Folder 12
Clubs - Etc. - Los Angeles Breakfast Club
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 152, Folders 1-2
Education - Bulletins and Schedules
Scope and Content
Contains primarily bulletins from the University of Southern California
Box 152, Folder 7
Title Guarantee and Trust Company Booklets
1938
Scope and Content
Contains 1 book compiled of a collection of booklets on Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Inglewood, Monrovia, Long Beach, Pomona,
Glendale, San Pedro and Wilmington, Santa Monica, Whittier, San Franando Valley
Box 152, Folder 8
Insects - Insect Pests
1937-1940
Scope and Content
Folder title does not match contents; folder contains information on University of Southern California
Box 153, Folder 2
Music - Orchestras
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 153, Folder 9
Museums - Cabrillo Beach Marine Museum
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 153, Folder 10
Museums - Lyons Pony Express Museum
1936
Box 153, Folder 11
Museums - Southwest Museum
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 153, Folder 6
Music - Choral Organizations
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Scope and Content
Research
Box 153, Folder 16
Vocational Jobs and Instructions
1942
Box 153, Folder 20
Libraries
1932-1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 154, Folder 9
Harbors - Los Angeles Harbor - Maps of
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 154, Folder 11
Industries - Insurance
1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 154, Folder 13
Clubs - Etc. - Los Angeles Athletic Club
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 154, Folder 15
Music
1935-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 154, Folder 16
Arts - Los Angeles Arts
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 155, Folder 1
Architecture
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Research
Box 155, Folder 4
Adult Education - Los Angeles
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 155, Folder 5
Education - Schools - Bible Schools
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 156, Folder 8
Los Angeles Guide - Literature - Section 13, vol.1
Box 156, Folder 9
Los Angeles Guide - Literature - Section 13, vol.2
Box 157, Folder 1
Government and Politics - Los Angeles County Government
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 159, Folder 5
Los Angeles Guide - Galley Proofs
1939
Box 160, Folder 2
Long Beach - Willmore City
1942
Box 160, Folder 3
Long Beach Guide - Chronology
1941
Box 160, Folder 4
Long Beach Guide - Cultural
1941
Box 160, Folder 7
South Gate Guide - A City Evolves
1938-1940
Box 161, Folder 6
Real Estate
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 161, Folder 7
Architecture - Building Description
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 162, Folder 2
Excerpts Taken from Los Angeles Newspapers - Local Happenings
1938-1939
Box 162, Folder 4
Newspaper Research Notes
1936-1938
Box 162, Folder 5
Excerpts Taken From Los Angeles Newspapers
1938-1939
Box 162, Folder 6
Long Beach and Signal Hill
1941
Box 163, Folder 2
Streams
1937-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 164, Folder 1
South Gate Photos and Negatives
1941
Box 164, Folder 2
South Gate Guide - The Complete City (Contemporary Scene)
1941-1942
Box 164, Folder 3
South Gate Guide - Industrial
1940-1941
Box 164, Folder 4
Long Beach Guide - Research and Notes by Ivan Gaddis
1941
Scope and Content
Long Beach Guide duplicate and notes, Ivan L. Gaddis
Box 164, Folder 5
Pre-South Gate: Rancho San Antonio
1941
Box 164, Folder 6
Southgate, History and Records - Table of Contents (tentative) - Copy
1941
Box 164, Folder 7
South Gate Index Key
1942
Box 164, Folder 8
South Gate, Historical Background
1941
Box 164, Folder 9
South Gate, Historical Background - Looking Background - Copy
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 164, Folder 10
South Gate, History and Records of - Table of Contents (tentative) - Complete
1941
Box 165, Folder 10
Publicity - All Year Club
1936
Box 168, Folder 13
Olympic Games
1940
Scope and Content
Information on the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Box 171, Folder 1
Long Beach Guide - Recreation
no date
Box 171, Folder 2
Long Beach Guide - Contemporary Scene
1941-1942
Box 171, Folder 3
Long Beach Guide - Natural Setting
1941
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 171, Folder 4
Los Angeles Guide - San Fernando Valley - Volume 3
1938-1939
Box 171, Folder 5
Los Angeles County Notes from Rensch
1940
Box 171, Folder 6
Long Beach Guide - Oil and Harbors
1941-1942
Box 171, Folder 7
Long Beach Guide - Economic and Industrial
1941
Box 171, Folder 8
Long Beach Guide - General Information
1941
Box 171, Folder 9
Long Beach Guide - Points of Interest
1941
Box 171, Folder 10
Long Beach Guide - Government
1937
Box 172, Folder 4
British Folklore Survey
1939
Box 172, Folder 6
Folklore - Interview - Guido Geilfuss
1939
Box 172, Folder 10
Ghost of Suicide Bridge
1939
Box 174, Folder 3
Sports and Recreation - Yachting
1937-1938
Box 174, Folder 4
Horse Racing
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 174, Folder 8
Sports and Recreation - Skating - Ice Skating
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 174, Folder 9
Sports and Recreation - Tennis
1938
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 175, Folder 6
Religion and Houses of Worship - Protestant
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 175, Folder 7
Los Angeles Guide - Religion - Section 8, Vol.2
1938
Box 175, Folder 9
Religion - Los Angeles Churches
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 179, Folder 4
Los Angeles Guide - Amusements and Sports - Section 16, Vol.1
1939
Box 179, Folders 5-6
Los Angeles Guide - Arts and Artists - Section 14, Vol.1
1936-1939
Box 181, Folder 4
Encyclopedia - Points of Interest
1939
Box 183, Folder 1
Lakes - Mountains - Rivers
1939
Box 183, Folder 2
Bibliography - Encyclopedia - General and Classified (Books-Magazines-Mss.)
1938
Box 184, Folder 4
Libraries - Huntington Library and Art Gallery
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 184, Folder 5
Libraries - Huntington Library and Art Museum
1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 184, Folder 6
Religion and Churches
1938
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 184, Folder 7
Religion and Houses of Worship - Catholic
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 184, Folder 8
Religion and Churches - Holidays and Holy Days
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 184, Folder 9
Libraries
1932-1940
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 184, Folder 10
Museums
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 184, Folder 12
Museums - Southwest Musuem
1937-1941
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 184, Folders 13, 15
Museums - Los Angeles Museum
1935-1940
Scope and Content
Folder 15 - Printed matter
Scope and Content
Folder 13 - Research and essays
Box 185, Folder 4
Food, Cooking Etc.
1935-1939
Box 185, Folder 13
Health, Disease, Medicine Etc.
1938
Box 185, Folder 14
Social Welfare Agencies - Early Day
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 185, Folder 15
Social Welfare Agencies and Institutions - Health
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 185, Folder 16
Social Welfare Agencies and Institutions - Los Angeles County
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 186, Folder 1
People in Los Angeles
1936-1939
Box 187, Folder 1
Housing in Los Angeles
1938-1940
Box 189, Folder 1
Santa Monica Bay Region - Herbert Burdett - Carbon Copy
1932-1938
Box 189, Folder 5
Los Angeles Guide - Arts and Artists - Section 14, Vol.2
1936-1939
Box 190, Folder 1
Los Angeles Guide - Arts and Artists - Section 14, Vol.2
1938-1939
Box 190, Folder 2
Los Angeles Guide - Historical Background - Section 6, Vol.4
1938
Box 190, Folder 3
Los Angeles Guide - Historical Background - Section 6, Vol.2
1938
Box 190, Folder 4
Los Angeles Guide - Theatre - Section 15, Vol.1
1936-1941
Box 190, Folder 5
Los Angeles Guide - Theatre - Section 15, Vol.2
1938
Box 190, Folder 6
Los Angeles Guide - Amusements and Sports - Section 16, Vol.2
1938
Box 190, Folder 7
Los Angeles Guide - San Fernando Valley, Volume 3
1938
Box 190, Folder 8
Los Angeles Guide - San Fernando Valley - Volume 2
1938-1941
Box 190, Folder 9
Los Angeles Guide - Natural Setting - Section 5, Vol.2
1938
Box 190, Folder 10
Los Angeles Guide - Historical Background - Section 6, Vol.3
1938
Box 190, Folder 11
Long Beach Guide - Indians
1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 191, Folder 2
Inventory of Contents
no date
Scope and Content
Research; Inventory LACo Museum, Huntington Library
Box 193, Folders 2-3
Los Angeles Guide - San Fernando Valley - Volume 1
1938-1941
Box 193, Folder 4
Markets
1936
Scope and Content
"A study of agricultural and economic trends pertaining to the growing and marketing of food stuffs"
Box 193, Folder 8
Newspaper History - by Kenneth Hunter
1936
Box 195, Folder 2
Los Angeles Guide - Movies - Section 10, Vol.1
1938
Box 195, Folders 3-5
Los Angeles Guide - Movies - Section 10, Vol.2
1938-1939
Box 197, Folders 1-2
Commerce, Industry, Labor - Section 9, Vol.3
1936
Box 197, Folders 3-4
Commerce, Industry, Labor - Section 9, Vol.1
1936-1938
Box 199, Folders 1-2
Hollywood Writers' Mobilization - Production Scripts
1945-1946
Box 204, Folder 2
Santa Monica Bay Region - Herbert Burdett - Original Copy
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Originally from box 140, removed because box is full.
Box 204, Folder 5
Manual, Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles County
1936
Scope and Content
Contains 1 manual copy
Box 205, Folder 4
Los Angeles Guide - Music - Section 12, Vol.8
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Moved from box 149 because box is full.
Box 206, Folder 9
World War, The - History of
1940
Box 206, Folder 11
Social Welfare - Insitutional Homes
1937-1939
Box 206, Folder 12
Social Welfare - Community Chest
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 206, Folder 15
Long Beach Guide - From Cabrillo to Willmore
1941-1942
Southern California Tour Guides, Field Notes, and Research
1930-1942
Scope and Content
Consists of research, notations, and drafts of documents for all Southern California Guide Books outside of Los Angeles County.
This includes the San Diego County Guide Book, Santa Barbara County Guide Book, and the San Bernardino County Guide Book.
Material subjects include information on cities and counties, religious and social institutions, education, clubs and associations,
flora and fauna, arts and culture, agriculture, sports and recreation, markets and industry, local histories, landmarks, folklore,
archeology, commerce and trade, transportation, science, geography and maps. Some material may include information on Los
Angeles County but was placed in this subseries because it pertains more to non LA County regions. Dates range from 1930 to
1942, with the bulk of dates within the range of 1936 to 1941.
Box 17, Folder 1
Men at Work - Skyhorse Skinner
no date
Scope and Content
(latest copy submitted to Washington)
Box 25, Folder 4
Colorado River Survey II
1939
Box 25, Folder 8
Colorado River Research - Partch
Box 42, Folder 1
San Bernardino Guide - General Information
1942
Box 42, Folders 2-3
San Bernardino County Guide
1941
Box 42, Folder 4
San Bernardino County Guide - Products File - Approved by Consultants
1941
Box 42, Folder 5
San Bernardino County Guide - Approved by the Automobile Club - Tour I, II, III, IIIa
1941
Box 46, Folder 1
"The People" Section 2, Vol.1 (Part 1)
1936
Box 46, Folder 2
"The People" Section 2, Vol.2
1936-1937
Box 46, Folder 3
"The People" Section 2, Vol.1 (Part 2)
1936-1937
Box 46, Folders 4-5
San Diego, Vol. 1
no date
Box 47, Folder 1
San Bernardino Guide - Redlands - "City Treatment"
no date
Box 47, Folder 2
San Bernardino Guide - Cities
1941
Box 47, Folder 3
San Bernardino Guide - Economic Development
no date
Scope and Content
Essential
Box 47, Folder 4
San Bernardino Guide - Highways, Indian Trails, Interviews-Oldtimers
1938
Box 47, Folder 5
San Bernardino Guide - Natural Setting
1939-1940
Box 47, Folder 6
San Bernardino Guide - Economic Development
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Nonessential
Box 51, Folders 2-3
Sport and Recreation, Section 16, Vol.1
Scope and Content
Includes Los Angeles County and other southern California counties
Box 51, Folder 4
Sport and Recreation, Section 16, Vol.2
1933-1936
Scope and Content
Includes Los Angeles County and other southern California counties; "A Brief History of the Delinquency Prevention and Recreation
Project in LA County" by Hugh Harlan, Supervisor, Newspaper Writers' Project, January 1933-1934
Box 54, Folder 3
Agriculture, Section 8 Vol.1
1936
Box 59, Folder 1
Folklore
1935-1937
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 65, Folder 1
Nonessential File - Tour 4
1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 65, Folder 4
Nonessential File - Field Notes - Tour 6
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 73, Folder 1
Colorado River Survey III
Box 75, Folders 3-4
Commerce, Industry, Labor, Section 9 Vol.4
1936
Scope and Content
Includes both LA and San Diego County
Box 78, Folder 3
Filed Notes - Tour 1
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 82, Folder 1
Field Notes - Tour 3
1938-1939
Box 82, Folder 2
Tour 3
1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 82, Folder 3
Field Notes - Tour 2
1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 84, Folder 1
Field Notes - Tour 5
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 84, Folder 2
Tour 5
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 84, Folder 6
Field Notes - Tour 4
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 87, Folder 1
The Land, Section 1 Vol.5
1936
Box 87, Folders 2-3
The Land, Section 1 Vol.4
1936
Box 87, Folder 4
The Land, Section 1 Vol.3
1936
Box 87, Folder 13
Water and Power - Metropolitan Water District
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 90, Folders 1-2
Education - Colleges
1939-1941
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 90, Folder 3
Education - "Our Children and Their Schools"
1937
Box 90, Folders 4-5
The Land - Section 1 Vol. 2
1935-1936
Box 90, Folder 7
San Bernardino County Guide
1939
Box 91, Folder 2
Filler
1940
Scope and Content
Contains articles and writings on various topics relating to California
Box 91, Folder 3
Manual for Folklore Studies
no date
Box 91, Folder 6
Factbook - Fauna and Flora
1935-1940
Box 92, Folder 1
Santa Barbara Guide - Historical and Economics
1939-1940
Box 92, Folders 2-4
Santa Barbara Tours - Ranchos, Flora and Fauna, Indians
1938-1940
Box 92, Folders 5-6
Santa Barbara Guide - Agriculture, Flora and Fauna, Fish
1938
Box 93, Folder 6
Sportsbook, Southern California
1933-1940
Box 93, Folder 11
Housing
1935-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 93, Folder 12
California (American) Folklore and Songs
1939
Box 93, Folder 16
Housing
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 94, Folder 2
Interviews with Southern California Lithuanians
1939-1940
Box 96, Folder 3
San Bernardino Guide, Economic Development
1940
Box 97, Folders 1-2
Santa Barbara Guide (Approved Copy from Washington)
1940
Box 97, Folder 3
Divisionally Indexed, Santa Barbara Guide
1941
Box 97, Folder 4
Santa Barbara Guide - Completed Manuscript
no date
Box 99, Folder 8
Water and Power - Metropolitan Water District
1938-1939
Box 100, Folder 2
Transportation - Pacific Electric
1938
Box 100, Folder 3
Transportation - Pacific Electric Railway
1937
Scope and Content
Research
Box 100, Folder 6
Missions - La Puriaima [sic] Conception Mission
1938-1939
Box 100, Folder 7
Mission - San Buenaventura Mission
1939
Box 100, Folder 11
History - California - Coming of Americans to So.Calif.
1936
Box 100, Folder 12
History - Early California
1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 102, Folder 3
Cities - Population and Alt. Principal Cities: Orange, Riverside, San Bernardiono, Kern, Imperial, San Diego, Santa Barbara
and Los Angeles Counties
1938-1939
Box 103, Folder 15
Newspaper
1935-1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 104, Folder 3
Camps
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 104, Folder 5
Auto Camps - Trailer Camps
1937
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 104, Folder 6
Resorts - Highland Springs
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 104, Folder 10
Resorts - Big Bear Lake
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 104, Folder 14
Disasters
1938
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 104, Folder 15
Resorts - Arrowhead Lake and Springs
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 104, Folder 17
History - American Expeditions
1936
Box 105, Folder 1
Valleys - Death Valley
1934-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 105, Folder 2
Valleys - Coachella Valley, California
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 105, Folder 3
Valleys - San Bernardino Valley
1935
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 105, Folder 6
Archaeology and Indians (San Bernardino Mt. Indians)
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 106, Folder 4
Arroyo Grande, California
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 33
Santa Barbara County, California
1936-1940
Box 107, Folder 4
Transportation
1936
Scope and Content
Transportation
Box 107, Folder 5
Observatories
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 107, Folder 9
Roads, Highways etc.
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 109, Folder 22
Loose Southern California Pamphlets
Scope and Content
Contains two pamphlets: "Road Map of Imperial County" and Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce "Los Angeles County 1/756 of U.S.
Area"
Box 112, Folder 2
Forests - National - San Bernardine [sic] National Forest
1932-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 114, Folder 10
Sports and Recreation - Playground - Athletic Program (Factbook)
1939-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 114, Folder 12
Sports and Recreation - Track Athletics
1940-1942
Scope and Content
Research
Box 114, Folder 13
Water Polo Sports
1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 114, Folder 15
Hospitals and Sanitariums - Private
1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 115, Folder 6
Population - Foreign
1930-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folder 1
Flowers - Gardens
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 116, Folder 2
Gardens - Early California Gardens
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 116, Folder 4
Flowers and Shrubs
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folder 8
Forests
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folder 9
Forests - National
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folder 10
Fauna
1933-1940
Scope and Content
Research; also contains information on local animals
Box 116, Folder 11
Animals
1939
Scope and Content
Printed; also contains information on fauna
Box 116, Folder 12
Reptiles and Amphibians
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 116, Folder 14
Climate - Weather
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folder 19
Forests - National - Los Padres (Santa Barbara National)
1937-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 116, Folder 20
Flora - Southern California and Los Angeles County
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folder 21
Forests - National - Joshua Tree National Monument
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 117, Folder 11
Shows and Expositions
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 120, Folder 1
Flora - Southern California and Los Angeles
1935-1938
Box 120, Folder 3
Hemet, California
1937-1938
Box 120, Folder 11
Resorts - Twnety-Nine Palms
1935-1940
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 120, Folder 13
Resorts - Big Bear Lake
1939-1940
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 120, Folder 15
Resorts - Dude Ranches
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 121, Folder 1
Archaeology and Indians
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 121, Folder 2
Ranches and Ranchos
1936-1938
Box 121, Folder 8
Carpinteria, California
1939
Box 121, Folder 11
Missions
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 121, Folder 12
Missions - San Juan Capistrano Mission
1939
Box 122, Folder 5
Deserts - Death Valley
1930-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 122, Folder 10
Oceanography
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 122, Folder 13
Topography - Mountains
1936-1939
Box 123, Folder 6
San Diego County, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printing; contains 1 item, "San Diego: A Brief History 1542-1888"
Box 123, Folder 14
Orange County, California - Maps
1938
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 123, Folder 15
Riverside County, California
1939
Box 124, Folder 3
San Bernardino Citrus
1940
Box 125, Folder 10
Roads, Highways, etc.
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 126, Folder 3
Death Velley Tours
1939
Scope and Content
contains 6 brochures
Box 126, Folder 4
Geology and Paleontology
1939
Box 126, Folder 10
San Bernardino County, California
1939
Box 126, Folder 11
Sports and Recreation, Racing - Horse Racing
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 126, Folder 17
Books and Literature
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 126, Folder 21
Sports and Recreation, Racing - Horse Racing
1940-1941
Box 128, Folder 1
Sports - Recreation - Tennis
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 128, Folder 3
Sports and Recreation - Fishing
1937-1940
Box 128, Folder 5
Auto Track Racing
1937-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 128, Folder 8
Sports and Recreation - Boxing
1940-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 128, Folder 9
Sports and Recreation - Aquatics
1940-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 128, Folder 10
Sports and Recreation - Track and Field Records
1940-1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 129, Folder 1
Santa Barbara County, California - Historical Index
1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 129, Folder 9
Santa Barbara County, California
1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 130, Folder 1
Sports and Recreation - Baseball
1939-1941
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 130, Folder 2
Sports and Recreation - Football
1939-1941
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 130, Folder 3
Sports and Recreation - Hiking
1936
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 131, Folder 3
Agriculture - Horticulture - Citrus - Oranges
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 131, Folder 4
Agriculture - Horticulture (Citrus - Oranges)
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 131, Folder 9
Agriculture - Horticulture - Olives
1937
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 132, Folder 6
Forests - National - Cleveland National Forest
1939-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 132, Folder 7
Forests - National (Santa Barbara National Forest)
1941
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 132, Folder 11
Topography - Mountains - Mt. Lowe
1937
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 132, Folder 14
Seismicity (Earthquakes)
1937-1939
Box 132, Folder 17
Transportation - Pacific Electric Railway
1935-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 133, Folder 2
Observatories - Palomar
1941-1942
Box 133, Folder 12
Flowers and Shrubs
1933-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 133, Folder 17
Sports and Recreation - Winter Sports
1940-1941
Box 134, Folder 7
Parks and Playgrounds - Beaches
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 135, Folder 4
Sports and Recreation
1938-1942
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 136, Folder 1
Literature - Books - Poetry
1939
Box 136, Folder 5
Clubs, Societies, Ortganizations
1935-1941
Box 139, Folder 3
San Bernardino Area - Moate
1938-1940
Box 143, Folders 2-3
San Bernardino County Guide
1941
Scope and Content
Originally in envelope with label " Writers' Project in So. Calif. - W P A, Products File"
Box 143, Folder 4
San Bernardino County - Tour IB
1941
Scope and Content
Research; Originally in envelope with label " Writers' Project in So. Calif. - W P A, Products File"
Box 144, Folder 13
Sports and Recreation - Baseball
1937-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 144, Folder 14
Sports and Recreation - Football
1937-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 145, Folders 5-7
San Bernardino Guide
1940-1941
Scope and Content
All three folders originally within one titled "San Bernardino Guide"; folder 7 has folder within it titled "Workers File
- Pierce, Council B."
Box 146, Folder 1
San Diego County
1938-1939
Box 146, Folder 3
The Old West
1939
Scope and Content
(Pioneer Tales of San Bernardino)
Box 146, Folder 10
Hall - Santa Barbara Guide Material
1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 146, Folder 13
Santa Barbara Guide - Copy
1940
Box 147, Folder 1
Santa Barbara County Guide - Original
1941
Box 147, Folder 3
Place Names - San Diego County - M to Z
1939-1941
Box 147, Folder 5
Place Names - San Diego County, California, A to L
1939
Box 147, Folders 6-7
Santa Barbara Guide, Index
no date
Box 151, Folder 1
Place Names - San Bernardino County
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 151, Folder 2
Clubs - Societies - Organizations
1937-1941
Box 151, Folder 4
Clubs Etc. - Automobile Club of Southern California
1937-1940
Box 151, Folder 6
Clubs - Etc. - All Year Club of Southern California
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 151, Folder 9
Clubs - Etc. - Nature Club of Southern California
1937-1938
Box 151, Folder 10
Clubs - Societies - Etc. - California Zoological Society
1938
Box 151, Folder 13
Organizations - Etc. - Southern California Inc.
Box 152, Folder 3
Pioneer Tales of San Bernardino County
1940
Scope and Content
Contains 1 book: "The Old West: Pioneer Tales of San Bernardino County", 1940
Box 152, Folder 4
San Diego - A History of the Ranchos
1939
Scope and Content
Contains 1 book: "A History of the Ranchos of San Diego County, California" 1939
Box 153, Folder 3
Arts
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 153, Folder 4
Music
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 153, Folder 12
Museums
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 154, Folder 6
Names - Place Names - Origin, Meaning, etc.
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 154, Folder 7
Place Names - Riverside, Miscellaneous
1936
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 155, Folder 6
Education
1937-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 155, Folder 7
San Bernardino Guide - Maps
1939-1941
Box 158, Folder 1
History of Motion Picture Industry
1940
Box 158, Folder 3
Santa Barbara Writers' Project - War Services Section - Meinen - Narrative Report 6/15-19/42
1942
Box 163, Folder 1
Rivers
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 163, Folders 3-4
Lakes and Reservoirs
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 163, Folder 5
Frost Control - Trees - San Bernardino
1939
Box 163, Folder 6
Social and Cultural - San Bernardino
1936-1941
Box 163, Folder 7
Arizona Pioneers Who Died in San Bernardino County
1941
Box 163, Folder 8
Orchard Frost Control - San Bernardino
1940
Box 163, Folder 10
San Bernardino
1938
Scope and Content
Folder is empty but with hand written notes on the front side
Box 163, Folder 11
Aqueducts
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 163, Folder 12
Education
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 165, Folder 2
Tour 1B
1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 165, Folder 9
San Bernardino County - General Information
1940
Box 166, Folder 1
Chronological History of Southern California
1942
Box 166, Folder 2
Montrose - History of San Diego and Vicinity
1942
Box 161, Folder 5
Hotels and Apartment Houses
1933-1941
Box 168, Folder 1
Southern California Sports (Golf)
1941
Box 168, Folder 8
Hunting, Fishing
1940-1941
Box 169, Folders 2-3
Santa Barbara Guide - Flora and Fauna, Indians, Ranchos
1939
Box 169, Folder 5
Santa Barbara Guide - Photos and Films
no date
Box 172, Folder 9
Santa Barbara Guide - Historic, Social and Cultural, Contemporary Scene
no date
Box 172, Folder 15
Folklore - E. Deaderick
1939
Box 173, Folder 1
Santa Barbara Guide - Galley Proofs
1941
Box 174, Folder 12
Sports and Recreation - Swimming - Aquatics
1939-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 174, Folder 14
Festivals and Fiestas
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 175, Folders 1-3
Encyclopedia - Sports and Recreation
1940
Box 175, Folder 4
Encyclopedia - Sports and Recreation - Index
no date
Box 175, Folder 5
Sports and Recreation
1933-1939
Box 175, Folder 8
Organizations, Clubs, Associations, Societies
1936-1939
Box 177, Folders 1-2
San Bernardino Guide - History
Box 177, Folder 3
Commerce, Industry, Labor
1940-1941
Box 177, Folder 4
Sportsbook - General Correspondence File
1940-1941
Box 178, Folder 8
Religious and Social Institutions
1940
Box 178, Folder 9
Commerce, Industry, Labor
1940
Box 178, Folder 10
Educational and Cultural Activities
1938-1940
Box 179, Folder 1
"Guide" Criticisms - Santa Barbara News - Press
1941
Box 181, Folder 7
Statistical Notes on Agriculture
1938
Box 183, Folder 3
Education - Encyclopedia
1939-1940
Box 183, Folder 4
Place Names - Encyclopedia (Derivation and Meaning)
Scope and Content
Consists mostly of LA County names
Box 183, Folder 5
Encyclopedia - Archeology
no date
Box 183, Folder 6
Encyclopedia - Political History
1940
Box 184, Folder 11
Show and Expositions - Festivals and Fiestas
1938
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 185, Folder 7
Field Notes - Tour 1 B
1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 185, Folder 10
Islands - San Clemente
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 188, Folders 5-6
Ranchos in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties - History of
1941-1942
Box 188, Folder 8
Encyclopedia - Housing
1939-1940
Scope and Content
Includes "Notes on Interview with Mr. Neutra on building materials and trends in construction"
Box 189, Folder 2
San Diego Place Names
1938
Box 189, Folder 3
Place Names - San Diego County - Supplementary
no date
Box 189, Folder 4
San Diego County - "History of the Old Ranchos"
1939
Box 191, Folder 1
Historical Chonology
1940
Box 191, Folder 3
Indexes - Historical Society Publications
no date
Box 192, Folder 2
San Bernardino Guide - Approved by Sponsor - Manuscripts
1941
Box 192, Folder 3
San Bernardino Guide - Tours
1941
Box 192, Folder 4
San Bernardino Guide - Approved by Consultants - Manuscripts
1941
Box 192, Folder 5
San Bernardino Guide - Products File
1940
Box 194, Folder 1
Santa Barbara - Publications
1939
Scope and Content
Contains two clippings loose in box (no original folder)
Box 194, Folder 4
Santa Barbara Guide - Harbor, Breakwater, Channel Islands
no date
Box 194, Folders 5-7
Santa Barbara Guide
1937-1940
Scope and Content
Contents from box 194, folder 1 maybe have originally been part of this section
Scope and Content
Sections include: Government, Statistics, Political, Labor Unions, Water, Flood Control, Radio, "Flying A"
Box 194, Folder 8
Santa Barbara Guide - Playland, Recreation, Old Spanish Days, Annual Horse Show
1939
Box 195, Folder 1
Research on the Missions - So. Cal. - Indians, etc.
1941
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 197, Folders 5-6
Commerce, Industry, Labor - Section 9, Vol.6
1935-1937
Scope and Content
Includes material on both L.A. and San Diego counties
Box 203, Folders 5-6
History of State, Section 3 Vol.4
1936
Scope and Content
Includes information on Ventura county; originally from box 79, moved after processing
Box 204, Folder 1
Aqueducts
1935-1939
Scope and Content
Printing; removed from box 87
Box 205, Folders 2-3
Santa Barbara - A Guide to the City and Its Environs
1941
Scope and Content
Moved from box 148 because box is full.
Box 53, Folders 3-4
Educational and Cultural Activities, Section 10 Vol.1
1936
Scope and Content
Includes LA and San Diego
Box 53, Folders 5-6
Educational and Cultural Activities, Section 10 Vol.2
1936
Scope and Content
Includes both LA and San Diego counties
Outside Southern California Tour Guides, Field Notes, and Research
1930-1943
Scope and Content
Consists of research, notations, and drafts of documents pertaining to neither Los Angeles County nor any other Southern California
region. Includes materials on general subjects such as education, countries, agriculture and horticulture, history, United
States government and politics, folklore, resorts, transportation, sports and recreation, weather, industries, economics and
finance, arts and culture, geography and maps. Dates range from 1930 to 1943, in addition to one book published in 1909. The
bulk of the dates range from 1936 to 1941.
Box 3, Folder 1
Inventory of Contents - Case 827
Box 3, Folder 3
State: Correspondence (Instructions, Assignments)
1937-1938
Box 4, Folder 1
Index to American Guide Manuals
1937
Box 4, Folder 3
Inactive Editorial File Catalogue - Copy No.1, American Guide Series
1940-1941
Box 4, Folder 4
The Encyclopedia Factbook Series
1940
Box 14, Folder 3
Folklore - Questionnaire and Instructions
1939
Box 14, Folder 4
Works Progress Administration Publications
1940
Scope and Content
Copy of "Resorting of Material and Simplification of Editorial Files" and "Instructions on Editorial Methodology Illinois
Writers' Project for the Illinois Volume of the American Encyclopedia Series"
Box 14, Folder 6
W.P.A. Technical Series Books
1937-1940
Scope and Content
3 books: "School Lunch Projects", "Music as Recreation", and "Picture Books"
Box 14, Folder 9
State Correspondence 1936-1937
1936-1937
Box 17, Folder 2
Men at Work - Roughneck - Glossary of Oil Field Terms
1941
Box 17, Folder 3
Men at Work - Roughneck, Revised #2
1941
Box 17, Folders 6, 10
Hands That Built America
1942
Box 17, Folder 9
Hands That Made America
1941
Box 39, Folder 1
Kidston - Index Cards
no date
Box 48, Folders 1-2
History of State, Section 3 Vol.7
1936
Scope and Content
American Guide Historical - L.A. and Southern California
Box 48, Folder 3
History of State, Section 3 Vol.8
1936
Box 48, Folder 4
History of State, Section 3 Vol.9
1936
Scope and Content
American Guide Historical - L.A. and Southern California
Box 48, Folder 5
Government, Section 5 Vol.1
1936
Scope and Content
American Guide Historical and Government - L.A. and Southern California
Box 48, Folder 6
Government, Section 2 Vol.2
Scope and Content
American Guide Historical and Government - L.A. and Southern California
Box 49, Folder 1
True M. Tillson, Guide Material
1941
Box 49, Folders 2-3
History of State, Section 3 Vol.5
Scope and Content
American Guide Historical - L.A. and Southern California
Box 49, Folder 4-5
History of State, Section 3 Vol.6
1936
Scope and Content
American Guide Historical and Topography - L.A. and Southern California
Box 61, Folder 2
Grunion Fry (American Eats) - Manuscript
Box 61, Folder 3
Iowa State Picnic (American Eats) - Manuscript
Box 61, Folder 4
Sheriff's Barbeque (American Eats) - Manuscript and Copy
Box 61, Folder 5
Sandwiches (America Eats) - Manuscripts
Box 61, Folder 6
Sandwiches (America Eats) - Copy
Box 84, Folder 3
History of California, with Southern California and Los Angeles
1937
Box 84, Folders 4-5
Military Annals - A History of California, with Southern California and Los Angeles
Box 86, Folder 1
Mexico
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Includes brochures on Mexico tourism; LA Times portion of newspaper with illustrated map of Mexico from 1929
Box 86, Folder 2
New Zealand
1936
Scope and Content
Contains 1 brochure "New Zealand: Facts and Figures"
Box 86, Folder 3
Russia
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Contains 2 travel brochures on the USSR
Box 86, Folder 4
Scotland
no date
Scope and Content
Contains travel booklet on Scotland titled "The Romance of Scotland"
Box 86, Folder 5
Scandinavia
no date
Scope and Content
Contains one brochure titled "Lands of Sunlit Nights: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland"
Box 86, Folder 6
South America
1938
Scope and Content
Includes travel brochures
Box 86, Folder 7
South Seas (& Australia)
1935-1937
Scope and Content
Contains "Jewish Community Press: Special New Year Addition" and "Walkabout: Australia and the South Seas"
Box 86, Folder 8
Government and Politics - Women in Gov't and Politics
1936
Scope and Content
Newspaper clippings; printing
Box 86, Folder 9
Government and Politics - Conventions
1938
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 86, Folders 10-11
Government and Politics - U.S.
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Folder 10 "Research"; folder 11 "Printing"
Box 86, Folder 13
Government and Politics - Laws
1930-1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 86, Folder 14
Government and Politics - Pension Laws
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 86, Folder 15
Newspaper Research Notes - Some Magazine Research Notes
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 86, Folder 16
Taxation
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 86, Folders 17-18
Miscellaneous Magazine, Book, Newspaper Research Notes
1936
Box 88, Folder 1
Loose Magazines - STAGE and Safety Sun
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Two magazines, loose in box (no folder)
Box 88, Folder 7
Education - Schools - Blind Institute
1937
Box 88, Folder 11
Education - Schools - Public Schools
1935-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 89, Folder 4
Education - Schools - State Schools
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 89, Folder 6
Education - Schools - La Verne College
1934-1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 89, Folder 7
Education - Schools - Immaculate Heart College
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 93, Folders 8-9
Tourist Magazine - Japan
1937-1939
Box 93, Folder 14
Motion Pictures
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 94, Folders 7-8
Historical Notes from California History
1937
Box 98, Folder 1
Agriculture - Horticulture - Soils
1939
Box 98, Folder 3
Agriculture - Horticulture - Walnuts
1933-1939
Box 98, Folder 4
Magazine File - Touring Topics
1929-1940
Box 98, Folder 5
Agriculture - Horticulture - Avocados
1930-1939
Box 99, Folder 3
Lakes - Mts. - Rivers
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 99, Folder 4
Magazines - Newspapers - List of
no date
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 99, Folder 9
Aqueducts
1935-1940
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 99, Folder 10
Magazines Etc. - National Geographic
1939
Scope and Content
Does not actually contain copies of National Geographic
Box 100, Folder 9
History - Discovery and Exploration
1936
Box 100, Folder 17
Valleys - Owens Valley
1939
Box 102, Folder 6
Forums - Directory of California
1930-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 102, Folder 11
Agriculture and Horticulture - Avocados
1934-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 102, Folder 13
Agriculture and Horticulture - Walnuts
1931-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 103, Folder 13
Economics and Finances - Banks
1932-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 104, Folder 7
Resorts - Gilman Hot Springs
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 104, Folder 8
Resorts - Cambria Pines By-The-Sea
no date
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 105, Folder 8
Missions
1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 105, Folder 12
Transportation - Steamships and Steamship Lines
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 105, Folder 13
Transportation - Ships
1936
Box 105, Folder 14
Automobiles - Trucks - Trailers
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 105, Folder 16
Missions
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 107, Folder 2
Ethnology - Proverbs
no date
Box 107, Folder 7
Tours - Motorlogs
1936-1939
Box 108, Folder 5
California Tourism Pamphlets
1936-1938
Scope and Content
These materials were found loose in the back of box 108.
Box 109, Folder 3
Seismicity (Earthquakes)
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 110, Folder 10
Agriculture - Horticulture - California Fruit Growers Exchange (Citrus)
1938-1940
Box 111, Folder 1
Valleys
1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 111, Folder 17
History - California
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Research and Essays: "Chronology History of Southern California" and "Curious Characters and Incidents"
Box 112, Folder 3
Birds
1935-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 112, Folder 4
Fauna
1930-1940
Scope and Content
Printed; Contains documents primarily focused on Los Angeles and Southern California
Box 112, Folder 5
National Forests
1932-1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 114, Folder 2
Communications - Telephone, Telegraph, Cable, etc.
1938
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 114, Folder 3
Economics and Finance
1938
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 114, Folder 4
Sports and Recreation - Winter Sports
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 114, Folder 5
Sports and Recreation - Swimming
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 114, Folder 6
Festivals and Fiestas
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 114, Folder 7
Sports and Recreation - Picnics
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 114, Folder 8
Sports and Amusements - Annual Events
1934-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 114, Folder 11
Sports and Recreation - Ice Hockey
1939-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 114, Folder 19
American Guide - Ethnography
1935
Box 114, Folder 25
Industry - Finance and Labor - State and County Financing
1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 115, Folder 3
Population
1935-1941
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folder 6
Trees - Historic
1930-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 116, Folders 15, 18
Weather - Climate
1931-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 117, Folder 1
Agriculture - Horticulture - Irrigation
1936
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 117, Folder 2
Music - Orchestras
1942
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 117, Folder 6
Agriculture - Horticulture - Citrus - Grapefruit
1937
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 117, Folder 7
Agriculture - Horticulture - Dates
1933-1941
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 117, Folder 8
Agriculture - Horticulture - Berries
1937
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 117, Folder 10
Fairs and Fairgrounds
1940
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 118, Folder 2
Industries - Fishing
1936-1939
Box 118, Folder 7
Oil - Oil Fields
1939-1940
Box 119, Folder 9
Japanese
no date
Scope and Content
Not actually a folder but a place holder with note: "NOTE: Material in Japanese file taken over by F.B.I. 2/15/42"
Box 119, Folder 13
Economics and Finance
1939
Box 120, Folder 17
Auto Camps - Trailer Camps
1937
Box 120, Folder 18
Resorts - Warners Hot Springs
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 121, Folder 3
Government and Politics
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 122, Folder 3
Islands - Hawaiian Islands
1936-1939
Box 122, Folder 4
Deserts
1937-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 122, Folder 6
Deserts - Colorado Desert
no date
Scope and Content
Printed; contains 1 map
Box 122, Folder 7
Geography
1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 123, Folder 3
Aviation - Airports
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 123, Folder 13
Merced County, California
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 123, Folder 17
San Bernardino County, California
1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 124, Folder 1
Complete Undistributed Essays
1940
Box 125, Folder 3
Oil
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 125, Folder 8
Automobiles - Trucks - Trailers
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 126, Folder 20
Horse Racing
1933-1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 127, Folder 2
Agriculture - Horticulture - Sugar Beets
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 127, Folder 3
Agriculture - Grapes
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 127, Folder 4
Agriculture - Beans
1934-1941
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 127, Folder 5
Agriculture - Horticulture - Irrigation
1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 127, Folder 6
Agriculture - Horticulture - Vitaculture
1934-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 128, Folder 4
Transportation - Mail
1933-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 128, Folder 7
Manufacturing
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 130, Folder 4
Ranches and Ranchos
1937-1939
Box 131, Folder 5
Agriculture - Horticulture - Berries
1937-1939
Box 131, Folder 6
Agriculture - Horticulture - Vegetables
1935-1941
Box 131, Folders 7-8, 10
Agriculture - Horticulture - Vitaculture
1936-1942
Scope and Content
folder 7 Printed; folder 8 Research
Box 132, Folder 9
Archeology and Indians
1926-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 132, Folder 10
Health, Disease, Medicine, Etc.
1933-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 132, Folder 13
Oceanography
1931-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 132, Folder 16
Islands - Terminal Island (See also Harbor, L.A.)
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays; contains articles and information on places beyond L.A. Harbor as well
Box 133, Folder 4
Aviation - Airports
1938-1942
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 134, Folder 3
Fair Grounds
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Primarily information on L.A. County fair; Research and essays
Box 134, Folder 8
Parks and Playgrounds - State Parks
1935-1940
Box 134, Folder 14
Parks and Playgrounds
1933-1941
Scope and Content
Contains primarily information on Los Angeles County; Printed matter
Box 135, Folder 6
Sports and Recreation - Yachting
1937-1941
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 135, Folder 8
Sports and Recreation - Racing - Boat Racing
1939-1940
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 135, Folder 9
Miscellaneous Forms, Guide Book References
1931-1942
Scope and Content
Original folder has no label; actual contents of file not well understood
Box 136, Folder 4
Forests - National
1936-1941
Box 136, Folder 6
Names - Place Names
1934-1939
Box 137, Folder 7
Inventory of Content - Cities
no date
Box 137, Folder 23
State: Research Data, US 101
1936-1937
Box 138, Folder 3
Fish and Game
1936-1938
Scope and Content
File contains two books: "State of California Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Game: Thirty-Fifth Biennial
Report, For the Years 1936-1938" and "Division of Fish and Game of California, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Fish Bulletin
No. 28, Handbook of Common Commercial and Game Fishes of California by Lionel A. Walford"
Box 138, Folder 4
Geology
1932-1939
Scope and Content
Contains 5 publications: "The United States Geological Survey" 1936, "California Journal of Mines and Geology" 1939, 2 copies
of "Geology of San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California" 1933 and 1932, "Publications of the United States Geological
Survey" 1936
Box 138, Folder 5
The History of the California Fruit Growers Exchange
1940
Scope and Content
1 publication: "The History of the California Fruit Growers Exchange" 1925
Box 138, Folder 8
Washington Oregon Highway Map
no date
Scope and Content
Contains 1 brochure
Box 142, Folder 9
Nonessential File - Historic Trees of California, Index Only
1936
Scope and Content
by Carl Cooledge #1838
Box 143, Folder 1
Loose Papers
1919-1943
Scope and Content
8 documents; primary subject is Senator Henry B. Carter
Box 144, Folder 1
Parks and Recreation
1935-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 144, Folder 3
Names - Place Names
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 144, Folder 4
Gambling - Gambling Ships
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 144, Folder 6
Industries - Poultry
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 144, Folder 7
Industries - Beekeeping
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 144, Folder 8
Industries - Baking
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 144, Folder 9
Industries - Industrial Plants
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 144, Folder 10
Fairs and Fairgrounds
1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 144, Folder 15
Sports and Recreation
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 146, Folder 4
Skyhorse Skinner (Revised)
1941
Box 146, Folder 7
Circulating Library Books NX
1940-1942
Box 146, Folder 12
Vocational Jobs - Blue Print Reading
1941
Box 148, Folder 1
Chronological Outline of the History of California and the County of Los Angeles
1936-1938
Box 150, Folders 7-8
Constitution of California
1940-1941
Box 151, Folder 5
Clubs - Societies - Associations - Organizations - Cooperatives
1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 151, Folders 7-8
California Data - Various Authors
1938-1942
Box 152, Folder 5
Books from American Guide Series
1937-1941
Scope and Content
Includes 3 books: "A Guide to Balboa Park, San Diego, California" 1941; "San Diego: A California City" 1937; "Catalog: American
Guide Series" 1938
Box 152, Folder 6
American Recreation Series - California
no date
Scope and Content
Contains 1 book: "California: Facts, Events, Places, Tours"
Box 153, Folder 7
Shows and Expositions
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 153, Folder 8
Shows - Expositions - Festivals and Fiestas
1931-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 153, Folder 15
Vitamins in Various Vegetables
1940-1942
Box 153, Folder 19
Waltzing Matilda
no date
Scope and Content
The unofficial national anthem of Australia
Box 153, Folder 21
Travel - Hawaiian Islands - Travel to and from
1942
Box 154, Folder 1
Inventory of Contents
no date
Box 154, Folder 4
Industries - Fishing
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 154, Folder 5
Industries - Livestock
1933-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 154, Folder 10
Industry - Fur Industry
1932-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 154, Folder 12
Industries - Meat Packing
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 154, Folder 14
Oil - Oil Fields
no date
Scope and Content
Folder is empty
Box 155, Folder 2
Not Cataloged - Various Articles and Notes
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Includes "Publications of the United States Geological Survey", notes on the "Vigilance Committee", "The Sydney Cove", and
other California folklore
Box 155, Folder 3
Trade Wings
no date
Scope and Content
Material relating to aviation in America
Box 157, Folders 2-3
Dams
1933-1939
Scope and Content
Folder 3 Research
Scope and Content
Folder 2 Printing
Box 157, Folder 7
Government and Politics
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 160, Folders 5-6
Motion Pictures
1938-1939
Box 160, Folder 8
Aviation - Air Lines
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 162, Folder 1
Sports - Recreation - Material
1936-1940
Box 166, Folder 6
Government and Politics
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 166, Folder 7
Government and Politics - California, Governors of
1938-1941
Box 166, Folder 8
Vacation Guide - California State
no date
Box 172, Folder 1
Folklore - Interviews
1939
Box 172, Folder 2
Folklore - Spanish - Songs - Proverbs
no date
Box 172, Folder 3
California Folklore Book
1940
Box 172, Folder 5
Folklore - Newspaper Clippings
1931-1939
Box 172, Folder 7
Inventory of Content
no date
Box 172, Folder 11
American Folklore - California
1939
Box 172, Folder 12
Folklore, Negro - George H. Bullock
1939
Box 172, Folder 13
Folklore - Interviews
1939
Box 172, Folder 14
Folklore - Bibliography
1939
Box 174, Folder 1
Sports and Recreation - Winter Sports
1933-1940
Box 174, Folder 2
Prepared for "Skiing in the West"
1940
Box 174, Folder 5
Sports and Recreation - Winter Sports in California - Skiing in the West
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 174, Folder 6
Sports and Recreation - Skiing
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 174, Folder 7
Sports and Recreation - Fishing
1937-1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 175, Folder 10
Industries
1937-1940
Scope and Content
Printed material found loose in box
Box 175, Folder 11
Books and Literature
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 176, Folder 15
Sports and Recreation
1937-1940
Box 176, Folder 16
Clubs and Associations - Printed Material
1938-1940
Box 176, Folder 17
Industry - Printed Material
1937-1938
Box 177, Folder 5
State Encyclopedia - Duplicate Copies (Varied Materials) - Indexed
1939
Box 177, Folders 6-7
History of State
1940-1941
Box 177, Folder 8
Charters and State Constitutions
1940
Box 178, Folder 2
Inventory of Contents
no date
Box 178, Folder 3
Physiology - Berl ben Meyr - Complete Copy
1936-1938
Box 178, Folder 11
Physiology - Berl ben Meyr - Incomplete Copy
no date
Box 181, Folder 1
Fire Prevention in Portland Guide
no date
Box 181, Folder 2
Review of Foreign Film Markets
1938
Box 181, Folder 3
Cities, Towns, Villages - File 2 - I to Z - Encyclopedia
1939
Box 181, Folder 5
Correspondence - Encyclopedia (From Project to Outside)
1938-1940
Box 181, Folder 6
Agriculture - Encyclopedia
1939-1940
Box 183, Folder 7
Encyclopedia - Folklore
1940
Box 185, Folders 1, 8
Islands - Channel
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Folder 8 - Research
Scope and Content
Folder 1 - Research
Box 185, Folder 9
Colorado River Survey (3 Folders)
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Miscellaneous
Box 185, Folder 5
Labor Leaders - Biography
1940
Box 185, Folder 6
Miscellaneous - Science and Architecture
1937-1939
Box 185, Folders 11, 12
Topography - Canyons
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Folder 12 - Research
Scope and Content
Folder 11 - Printed
Box 186, Folder 4
Norwegian Folklore Survey
1939
Box 186, Folder 8
Negro Folklore Survey
1939
Box 187, Folder 3
Mexican Folklore Survey
1939
Box 187, Folder 4
Research Notes - California Fact Book
1940
Box 187, Folder 5
Research Notes for California Fact Book
1940
Box 188, Folder 1
Ranchos of California
1941
Box 188, Folder 3
Land - Report of Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in California
1941
Box 188, Folder 4
Ranchos - History of
1942
Box 191, Folder 4
State Research Data
1937-1939
Box 191, Folders 5-6
Catalogue Material
1936-1942
Box 191, Folder 7
Current - Library and Archival Research Data
1941-1942
Box 192, Folder 1
Charters and State Constitutions
1940-1941
Box 198, Folders 1-2
Publications from Library
1935-1943
Box 199, Folders 3-4
The Common Sense Hour - scripts
no date
Box 205, Folder 1
Flow in California Streams
1939
Scope and Content
Copy of "Bulletin No.5, Flow in California Streams, Being Appenix 'A' to Report to the Legislature of 1923 on the Water Resources
of California"
Box 206, Folder 1
Constitution of California
1940
Box 206, Folder 2
Traverse Tables by R.L. Gurden
1909
Scope and Content
Traverse Tables by Richard Lloyd Gurden, published by Charles Griffin and Company, Limted in 1909
Box 206, Folder 8
California Condor (U.S. Forest Service)
no date
Box 206, Folder 10
Magazine File - Friday
1940
Box 206, Folder 13
Islands
1929-1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 206, Folder 14
Mexican Folklore
1938-1939
Municipalities & Cities
1929-1942
Scope and Content
This subseries includes files labeled by the Federal Writers’ Project “Municipalities and Cities” as well as files on individual
cities in both Los Angeles County and other Southern California counties, in addition to some cities outside of the Southern
California region including San Francisco and Oakland. Dates range from 1929 to 1942, with the exception of one file beginning
from 1917. The bulk of dates range from 1936 to 1940.
Box 16, Folders 1-2
Municipalities and Cities, Section 7 Vol.3
1936-1938
Box 16, Folders 3-5
Municipalities and Cities, Section 7 Vol.2
1936-1937
Box 16, Folder 6
Municipalities and Cities, Section 7 Vol.4
1936-1937
Box 18, Folders 1-2
Municipalities and Cities - Section 7 Vol.1
1936-1937
Box 18, Folder 3
The Cities - Section 6 Vol.2
no date
Box 18, Folders 4-5
The Counties - Section 6 Vol.1
1936-1938
Box 18, Folder 6
The Government - Section 5 Vol.3
1936
Box 19, Folders 1-2
Municipalities and Cities - Section 7 Vol.8
1936-1938
Box 19, Folders 3-4
Municipalities and Cities - Section 7 Vol.9
1936-1937
Box 19, Folder 5-6
Municipalities and Cities - Section 7 Vol.10
1936
Box 23, Folder 1-2
Municipalities and Cities - Section 7 Vol.12
1937-1938
Box 23, Folders 3-5
Municipalities and Cities - Section 7 Vol.11
Box 34, Folders 1-2
Municipalities and Cities - Section 7 Vol.5
1935-1937
Box 34, Folders 3-4
Municipalities and Cities - Section 7 Vol.6
1936-1938
Box 34, Folders 5-6
Municipalities and Cities - Section 7 Vol.7
1936-1938
Box 54, Folder 1-2
Municipalities and Cities, Section 7 Vol.15
1936-1937
Box 102, Folder 1
Vernon, California
1934-1938
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 102, Folder 2
Wilmington, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 102, Folder 8
Whittier, California
1928-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 103, Folder 1
San Bernardino, California
1936
Scope and Content
Printed Matter; Contains 1 document: "San Bernardino Service Clubs"
Box 103, Folder 2
San Clemente, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 103, Folder 3
San Diego, California
1939-1942
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 103, Folder 4
San Dimas, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 103, Folder 5
San Fernando, California
1938
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 103, Folder 7
San Gabriel, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 103, Folder 8
San Luis Obispo, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 104, Folder 2
Cities - Cities and Townships of Los Angeles California
1938-1939
Box 105, Folder 4
South Gate, California
1937
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 106, Folder 1
Cities - Alhambra, California
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 106, Folder 2
Cities - Altadena, California
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 3
Cities - Arcadia, California
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 106, Folder 5
Cities - Azusa, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 106, Folder 6
Cities - Baldwin Park, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 7
Cities - Bell, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 8
Cities - Bellflower, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 9
Cities - Belvedere, California
1938
Scope and Content
Printing; This file pertains to Belvedere Gardens in Los Angeles, not Belvedere In northern California.
Box 106, Folder 10
Cities - Betteravia, California
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 11
Cities - Blythe, California
1917-1939
Box 106, Folder 12
Cities - Brea and Olinda, California
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 13
Cities - Burbank, California
1936
Related Material
Research
Box 106, Folder 14
Cities - Calabasas, California
1936-1938
Box 106, Folder 15
Cities - Conoga Park
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 16
Cities - Carpinteria, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 106, Folder 17
Cities - Chatsworth, California
1937
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 18
Cities - Clearwater-Hynes, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 19
Cities - Clifton, California
Scope and Content
Printing; Refers to Clifton within Redondo Beach, not Fresno County.
Box 106, Folder 20
Santa Monica, California
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 106, Folder 21
Cities - Guadalupe, California
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 22
Cities - Hanford, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 106, Folder 23
Cities - Harbor City, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 24
Cities - Hawthorne, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 25
Cities - Hermosa, California
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 26
Cities - Highland Park, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 27
Cities - Hollydale, California
no date
Box 106, Folder 28
Cities - Hollywood, California
1929-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 106, Folder 29
Cities - Huntington Park, California
Box 106, Folder 30
Cities - Indio, California
Box 106, Folder 31
Cities - Glendale, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 106, Folder 32
Cities - Glendora, California
1936-1939
Box 108, Folder 1
Cities - Santa Barbara, California
1939
Box 109, Folder 4
Cities - El Segundo, California
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 109, Folder 5
Cities - Etiwanda, California
1930
Scope and Content
Research
Box 109, Folder 2
Cities - San Bernardino, California
1939-1940
Box 109, Folder 6
Cities - Flintridge, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 109, Folder 7
Cities - Florence, California
1939
Box 109, Folder 8
Cities, Fontana, California
1938-1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 109, Folder 9
Cities - Fullerton, California
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 109, Folder 10
Cities - Garden Grove, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 109, Folder 11
Cities - Compton, California
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 109, Folder 12
Cities - Corona, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 109, Folder 13
Cities - Coronado, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 109, Folder 15
Cities - Davidson City, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 109, Folder 14
Cities - Culver City, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 109, Folder 16
Cities - Downey, California
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 109, Folder 17
Cities - Duarte, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 109, Folder 18
Cities - Eagle Rock, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 109, Folder 19
Cities - East Los Angeles, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 109, Folder 20
Cities - El Centro, California
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 109, Folder 21
Cities - El Monte, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 110, Folder 1
Bell, California
no date
Scope and Content
Maps: Printed Matter
Box 110, Folder 2
Alhambra, California
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Map; Printed matter
Box 110, Folder 3
Altadena, California
1937
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 110, Folder 4
Anaheim, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 110, Folder 5
Santa Paula, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 110, Folder 6
Artesia, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 110, Folder 7
Santa Barbara, California
1939-1941
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 110, Folder 8
Santa Monica, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 110, Folder 9
Signal Hill, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 110, Folder 11
South Gate, California
1937-1941
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 111, Folder 2
Montrose, California
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 111, Folder 3
Needles, California
no date
Box 111, Folder 4
Newport, California (-Balboa)
1939
Box 111, Folder 6
Huntington Beach, California
1938
Box 111, Folder 17
Huntington Park, California
1937-1940
Box 111, Folder 8
Glendora, California
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 111, Folder 9
Lancaster, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 111, Folder 10
Lompoc, California
1939
Scope and Content
Research and Essays; also contains 5 brochures for Long Beach, California
Box 111, Folder 11
Inglewood, California
1935-1939
Box 111, Folder 12
South Pasadena, California
1931
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 111, Folder 13
Sunland, California
1935-1939
Box 111, Folder 14
Santa Ana, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 111, Folder 15
Santa Maria, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 111, Folder 16
Sierra Madre, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 112, Folder 1
Forests - National - San Dimas National Forest
1936-1938
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 112, Folder 6
Topanga, California
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 112, Folder 7
Triunfo, California
1938
Scope and Content
Research
Box 112, Folder 8
Trona, California
1938
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 112, Folder 9
Cities - Tujunga, California
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 112, Folder 10
Cities - Upland, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 112, Folder 11
Van Nuys, California
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Research
Box 112, Folder 13
Vernon, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 112, Folder 14
Venice, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 112, Folder 15
Victorville, California
1940
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 112, Folder 16
Walnut Park, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 112, Folder 17
Watts, California
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 112, Folder 18
West Covina, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 118, Folder 5
Compton, California
1935-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 118, Folder 6
Claremont, California
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 118, Folder 8
Long Beach, California
1932-1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 118, Folder 9
Montebello, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 118, Folder 10
Monterey, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 118, Folder 11
Monterey Park, California
no date
Scope and Content
folder is empty
Box 120, Folder 2
Hermosa Beach, California
Scope and Content
Research and Essays
Box 120, Folder 4
Hawthorne, California
1939
Box 120, Folder 5
Manhattan Beach, California
1939
Box 120, Folder 7
Hollywood, California
1939
Box 121, Folder 7
Canoga Park, California
1938
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 121, Folder 9
Beaumont, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed Matter
Box 121, Folder 10
Bellflower, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 123, Folder 4
Cities - Santa Anita Village, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed
Box 123, Folder 5
Yucaipa, California
no date
Box 123, Folder 7
Cities - Rosemead, California
1936-1939
Box 123, Folder 8
Cities - Rolling Hills, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 123, Folder 9
Cities - Roscoe, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 123, Folder 10
Cities - Santa Barbara, California
1938-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 123, Folder 11
Cities - Los Angeles City, California
1934-1941
Box 123, Folder 16
Cities - Salinas, California
1936
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 126, Folder 1
Covina, California
1935-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 126, Folder 2
Culver City, California
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 126, Folder 5
Corona, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 126, Folder 6
Coronado, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 126, Folder 7
Riverside, California
1936-1941
Box 126, Folder 8
Rosemead, California
1935
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 126, Folder 9
Sacramento, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 126, Folder 12
Pomona, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 126, Folder 14
Redlands, California
1939-1941
Box 126, Folder 15
Redondo Beach, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 126, Folder 16
Reseda, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 126, Folder 18
Downey, California
no date
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 126, Folder 19
San Pedro, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 129, Folder 2
Pomona, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 129, Folder 3
Playa del Rey, California
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 129, Folder 4
Pismo Beach, California
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 129, Folder 5
Pico, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 129, Folder 6
Cities - Pasadena, California, Maps
1936-1940
Box 129, Folder 7
Cities - San Marino, California
1934-1937
Box 129, Folder 8
Cities - Santa Ana, California
1938-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 129, Folder 10
Cities - Puente, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 129, Folder 11
Cities - Rialto, California
no date
Box 129, Folder 12
Cities - Redondo - Moonstone Beach
1937
Scope and Content
Research and essays
Box 129, Folder 13
Redondo Beach, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 129, Folder 14
Cities - Reseda, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 129, Folder 15
Cities - Rivera, California
1936
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 129, Folder 16
Cities - Riverside, California
1936-1941
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 129, Folder 17
Cities - Redlands, California
1936-1941
Box 132, Folder 1
Oakland, California
1936-1939
Box 132, Folder 3
Palm Springs and Vicinity
1939
Box 132, Folder 4
Palms, California
1936-1939
Box 132, Folder 5
Palo Alto, California
1939
Box 133, Folder 5
Torrance, California
1936-1939
Box 133, Folder 6
Tujunga, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 133, Folder 7
Upland, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 133, Folder 8
Van Nuys, California
1938
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 133, Folder 9
Venice, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 133, Folder 10
Ventura, California
1940-1941
Box 133, Folder 11
San Pedro, California
1935-1939
Scope and Content
Printed matter
Box 137, Folder 1
Torrence, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 2
Sunland, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 3
Sylmar, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 137, Folder 4
Taft, California
1937
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 137, Folder 5
Temple City, California
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 137, Folder 6
Cities, Gardena, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 8
Cities, Ghost Towns
1937
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 9
Cities - Girard, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 137, Folder 10
Cities - Signal Hill, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 11
South Pasadena, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 137, Folder 12
Spadra, California
1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 13
Seal Beach, California
1936
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 14
Sierra Madre, California
1936-1937
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 15
Supulveda, California
1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 137, Folder 16
West Hollywood, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 17
West Los Angeles, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 137, Folder 18
Westwood Village, California
1937-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 19
Whittier, California
1936-1939
Scope and Content
Research
Box 137, Folder 20
Willowbrook, California
no date
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 137, Folder 21
Wilmington, California
1936-1940
Scope and Content
Printing
Box 137, Folder 22
Wilmar, California
1936-1939
