Biographical Note
Content Description
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Related Materials
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Abraham Z. Hoffman papers
Creator:
Hoffman, Abraham
Identifier/Call Number: 7090
Physical Description:
8.35 Linear Feet
14 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1960-2019
Language of Material:
English
.
Biographical Note
Historian and author Abraham Hoffman is currently an adjunct professor at Los Angeles Valley College, but has also taught
history courses at Los Angeles City College, UCLA Extension, USC, Chapman University, Immaculate Heart College, and the Los
Angeles Unified School District. His research interests include minorities in the West, early motion picture history, and
Western water resource development among other subjects-- and are evidenced by the many historical organizations to which
he belongs and the number of books and articles he authored.
Hoffman served as "Sheriff" of the Los Angeles Corral of Westerners in 1997; he had earlier served as the organization's editor
of
The Branding Iron and, in 2016, was named the Corral's Living Legend No. 61.
Hoffman is the author of numerous books and essays on the West including,
Unwanted Mexican-Americans in the Great Depression: Repatriation Pressures, 1929-1939;
California's Deadliest Earthquakes: A History; and
Mono Lake: From Dead Sea to Environmental Treasure, among many others.
Content Description
Dr. Hoffman's papers include many historical organization journals and books, many including essays by Hoffman; his research
materials, much literature related to the society E Clampus Vitus, newsletters and ephemera pertaining to Hollywood's Magic
Castle, and a small trove of underground comic books ("comix"). There are also some materials pertaining to the Los Angeles
Corral of Westerners, of which Dr. Hoffman is a prominent member.
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Abraham Z. Hoffman papers, Collection no. 7090, Regional History Collection, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Abraham Z. Hoffman, March 15, 2019.
Related Materials
Los Angeles Corral of Westerners records, Collection no. 0117, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
West (U.S.) -- History -- Archival resources
West (U.S.) -- History -- Periodicals
Alternative comics
Books
Certificates
Comic books
Crumb, R. -- Archives
E Clampus Vitus (Fraternal order). Platrix Chapter 2 (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archives
Hoffman, Abraham -- Archives
Magic Castle (Club) -- Archives
Transierra Roisterous Alliance of Senior Humbugs -- Archives
Westerners. Los Angeles Corral -- Archives