The Archive is a catalog of downloadable historical documents and a repository of educator resources, and is intended to serve educators, students and the general public. The LA History Archive (Archive) is made possible through generous support provided by the Annenberg Foundation and the Candelaria Fund and is sponsored by the Studio for Southern California History, a nonprofit resource center located in Los Angeles' Chinatown.
The LA History Archive is still under development. It is scheduled for public launch on October 23, 2010 at the LA Archives Bazaar.
The Forum: External links to blogs and websites dedicated to Los Angeles history. This Forum provides a place to share history, promote local history events & explore history through an online community.
The Collection: A searchable Filemaker Pro database with thousands of assets that have been donated, purchased, or collected by the Studio for Southern California History, from videotaped excerpts of walking tours and oral histories, to photographs and family documents donated to the Studio for Southern California History. The building of the Collection and the in progress Lesson Plans use technological and metadata guidelines provided by the Institute of Museum & Library Sciences.
Resources: Timelines, profiles of prominent Southern Californians across time and related historical information appropriate for the classroom created as programming elements for the Studio for Southern California History.
For more information contact the Studio for Southern California History.
e-mail: thesocalstudio@gmail.com --Please put "LA History Archive" in the subject line.
postal address:
the LA History Archive
the Studio for Southern California History
525 Alpine Street Suite 103
Los Angeles, California 90012
If you are interested in donating an object to this digital archive, please visit our invitation.
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