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General meeting – 4-12-17
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library – Beverly Hillsd
Tour of library preceding meeting; archivists in the graphics, photo, special collections and technical services departments spoke, and shared selected items from their areas.
Minutes of 2-14-17…
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The California Historical Society is pleased to announce the addition of fifty-four nineteenth and early twentieth century maps to their Digital Library. The maps represent a sampling of unique and rare titles held in the archives of the California Historical Society. Particular highlights include two maps printed by…
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In June 2016, a social media survey was shared on the LA as Subject listserv as part of a Capstone Project by the LAAS Resident Archivists. 50 responses were received from all over Los Angeles and included academic special collections, museums, historical societies, high schools, and individual research members. The…
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LA AS SUBJECT
General meeting – 12-20-16
Lummis Home & Garden, Los Angeles
Attendees: Sue Luftschein, Angel Diaz, Katie Richardson, Mallory Furnier, Becky Fenning, Stella Castillo, Claude Zachary, Patricia LaMarr, Natalya Pashkova, Azatuhi Babayan, Daile Stieber, David Dellinger,
Eric Warren, Becky Marschall,…
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Meeting notes for the LA as Subject Executive Committee meeting held on November 16, 2016 are included below.
Executive Committee meeting – November 16, 2016
Attendees: Liza Posas, Hollie Teltoe, Jessica Hough, David Boulé, Angel Diaz
Lost L.A. Season II
Next episodes are in development
Assignment: Identify which LAAS…
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Meeting notes for the LA as Subject general membershp meeting held on October 11, 2016 and the Executive Committee held on October 5, 2016 are included below.
General meeting- October 11, 2016
Attendees: G. Watkins, T. Savio, S. MacAdams, J. Hough, H. Wenger, C. Luna, A. Parks, S. Castillo, A. Adkins, S. Luftschein,…
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“Favorite Foods: Made in Little Tokyo”—the Little Tokyo Historical Society’s (LTHS) 2017 calendar is now available! Photographs of yesteryear and contemporary foods and restaurants include the first sushi bar (Kawafuku), Umeya rice crackers, California Roll (Tokyo Kaikan), fortune cookie (Fugetsudo), fusion food (JiST…
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The USC Libraries and L.A. as Subject are pleased to announce the program for thte 11th-annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, to be held Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in USC's Doheny Memorial Library.
Friends Lecture Hall (room 240)
9:00–9:50 a.m.Researching L.A. 101
Have you ever wondered how to get started with your…
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CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY and LA AS SUBJECT LAUNCH NEW “HISTORY KEEPERS” EXHIBITION IN LOS ANGELES
• “History Keepers: Traversing Los Angeles” highlights around 30 institutions and privatecollectors who preserve, share, and document Los Angeles’s history.
• Diverse displays include photographs and drawings, maps…
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Congratulations to Sue Luftschein and Angel Diaz. Their term will start at the LAAS August 23 General Membership meeting.
Sue Luftschein is the Archival and Metadata Librarian in USC Libraries Special Collections and Archives division, where she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of archival processing in the…
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All Day. All in one Place.
Experience the diversity of stories that make Southern California such a place of discovery. At the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, presented by L.A. as Subject and the USC Libraries, anyone with an interest in the region’s history will find something of value. A broad array of institutions and…
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It was announced on Saturday, July 26 that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“Metro”) won an Emmy in the public programming category for the Metro Motion show on Union Station’s 75th Anniversary. The 30-minute episode aired just prior to the Union Station anniversary celebration on May 3,…
