Directory

Directory

Directory

Archives Department of the Diocese of Orange

Part of our mission is to collect, preserve, organize, and make available for research the permanently valuable records and artifacts that reflect the work of the Diocese of Orange, its people and institutions. Our history is linked to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, as the Diocese of Orange was established out of Los Angeles in 1976. Many of our records document Los Angeles history.

ArtCenter College of Design, Archives and Special Collections

Art Center opened in 1930 in Los Angeles. Our institutional archival collections date from the early 1930s to the present, and contain photographs, publications, documents, and moving images that trace the history of the College. We receive research requests looking at art and design education in Los Angeles, or researching specific designers and artists. Anyone studying Los Angeles car culture…

Automobile Club of Southern California

The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded in 1900, and the records of its undertakings provide a distinctive picture of life in the region during the twentieth century. The documents and pictorial materials in the club’s archive relate not only to the club’s history but also to local and regional architecture, infrastructure, public policy making, and cultural and recreational…

Ayn Rand Archives

Ayn Rand lived in Los Angeles twice during her lifetime. Her papers document the work she completed while living here.

Beverly Hills Historical Society

Materials in the archives of the Beverly Hills Historical Society are primarily from the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, Beverly Hills Women's Club, Beverly Hills Nurseries, Rotary Club of Beverly Hills, and members of the society itself. The holdings, which consist of correspondence, photographs, brochures, publications, architectural plans, albums, and newspaper clippings, document the…

Bison Archives

Historical photographs and information on the history of Los Angeles and the Southern California area. Archive specializes in the history of the television and motion picture industry (studios) in the U.S. and Los Angeles specifically.Archive also has in it architectural history of the Los Angeles area as well.

Bolton Hall Museum, Little Landers Historical Society

Artifacts, documents,photographs and memorabilia of Rancho Tujunga

Boyle Heights Historical Society

Hsitorical Society focused on history and peoples of Boyle Heights

Burbank Public Library: Burbank in Focus

The mission of Burbank in Focus is to assemble, digitize, and make web-accessible historical photos that represent Burbank’s heritage for the benefit of both the local community and researchers world-wide. Subject Areas Burbank in Focus collects images that depict life in Burbank and represent Burbank’s heritage, including but not limited to:

Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design Archives and Special Collections

The ENV Archives-Special Collections is a repository of rare drawings, photographs and papers of a number of well-known Southern California practitioners who have been associated with the College of Environmental Design. Works of architects Richard Neutra, Craig Ellwood, Raphael Soriano and Don Wexler, as well as those of landscape architect Francis Dean, are some of the holdings used by scholars…