California Ephemera Collection, 1860-
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Creator
Collection assembled by the UCLA Library Department of Special Collections
Date of Original
1860/9999
Subject
African American civil rights workers--California
African American entertainers--California
African American mayors--California--Los Angeles
African American neighborhoods--California--Los Angeles
African American politicians--California--Los Angeles
African American radicals--California
African American social reformers--California
African Americans--Economic conditions
African Americans--Politics and government
African Americans--Recreation--California
African Americans--Social conditions
African Americans--Societies, etc.
Black Panther Party
Civil rights movements--California--Los Angeles
Mayors--Election
National Negro Congress (U.S.)
Political campaigns--California--Los Angeles
Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965
White Citizens councils--Louisiana
People
Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998
Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
Flory, Ishmael
Gray, Vernon
Hawkins, Augustus F.
Huggins, Ericka
Magee, Ruchell
Mason, Biddy, 1818-1891
Radin, Paul, 1883-1959
Rodriguez, Olga
Seale, Bobby, 1936-
Spencer, Kenneth, 1911-1964
Woods, James M.
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
Yorty, Sam, 1909-1998
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, 34.05223, -118.24368
United States, California, Placer County, 39.06343, -120.71766
Medium
texts (document genres)
Type
Text
Description
Collection consists of broadsides, clippings, brochures, and other ephemeral materials relating to California. Subjects include: abortion, Alcatraz Island, building and loan associations, California politics and government, Covina, drugs, Fort Ross, Greek-Americans, International Gay and Lesbian Archives, Japanese American National Museum, Hiram Johnson, William Kerckhoff, Los Angeles riots, motion picture theaters, Olympic Games, Rancho Santa Anita, Simon Wiesenthal Center, and others.
Civil rights materials in the collection include flyers, pamphlets, broadsides, bumper stickers, invitations, and newspapers.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
Rights Holder
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Original Collection
California Ephemera Collection, 1860-
Contributing Institution
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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