The Asian Pacific Community Fund is a philanthropic fundraising organization whose mission is to support health and social service programs that serve the critical needs of Asian and Pacific Islander families, youth, elderly, and disabled. Its holdings consist of organizational materials, minutes, and other records.

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

Collections include pamphlets and ephemera documenting the growth, industries, transportation, and social organizations of Los Angeles and greater southern California; photograph collections; thousands of books related to southern California; and numerous archival collections related to indiviuals, the citrus industry, and businesses in the Inland Empire.

We have a large collection of ephemera relating to the San Fernando Valley- restaurant menus, newspapers, concert flyers, photography, post cards, and more- much of which was donated directly by community members.

Collection Description: Virginia Robinson Gardens, built in 1911, was the first estate in Beverly Hills. Today, it is listed on the national registry of historic sites. Social doyenne, art collector and philanthropist Mrs. Virginia Robinson resided in the house for thirty years and, before her death in 1977, she gave it to Los Angeles County for the public to enjoy. This historic estate, which…

Collection consists of 40 hour-long video/audio oral history interviews from the mid 1960s to the present, comprising artistic directors and veteran performers from the Latinx theatre community in Los Angeles. The majority of the interviews are in English with some in Spanish. We hope to continue documenting the trajectory of Latinx theatre in L.A. into the 21st century, as Latinx theatre in Los…