The Whittier History Room is located on the mezzanine of the Central Library and is home to the Whittier Local History Collection. The purpose of this collection is to collect, preserve and make available to the public materials reflecting the development of the City of Whittier and surrounding areas. The main areas of collection are Whittier history, Whittier Hills and California history. The…

As the only collecting institution focused solely on the art, craft, and history of Hollywood writers and their labor union, the Writers Guild Foundation Library & Archive are vividlly relevant to the creative and business communities of Los Angeles. The holdings document a rich facet of Los Angeles culture in relation to the role of writers in the entertainment industry.

The Zoellner (FamilyString) Quartet and the Zoellner Conservatory of Music at 3839 Wilshire Boulevard was famous in America and in Los Angeles in particular. Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Will Rogers, and musical luminaries all knew Joseph Zoellner, Sr. and his 3 children, who all at one time taught at Carleton, Pepperdine, Occidental, and Ponoma Colleges. Amandus, my grandfather Joseph…