West Hollywood City Archives

The West Hollywood Archive contains materials on the history of West Hollywood from the incorporation of the city to the present day. Notable collections include runs of the Beverly Press and West Hollywood Independent Newspapers spanning 1998-2013 and the Ron Stone Papers. Ron Stone was an activist and major driving force in the incorporation of West Hollywood as a city. Hi papers include promotional materials for incorporation, newspaper clippings and correspondence, planning reports, and fiscal analysis documents about the city. The archive also has many bound volumes of city planning reports, building survey, and environmental impact reports spanning the years 1972-2014. The collection also includes many documents, promotional materials, and architectural plans of the West Hollywood Library.