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Digital Collections

Local History

Collections document geographical history: South Bay Los Angeles (from San Pedro and Torrance to Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hawthorne and elsewhere), Long Beach, Los Angeles and California history, Watts, South Bay environmental history, Compton, Gardena. Also include materials relating to the Dominguez/Del Amo families and their businesses including the Rancho San Pedro. 

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1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet Research Collection

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Alfred & Bernice Ligon Aquarian Collection 

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Chicanx & Latinx Research Collection

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Compton History Collection

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CSU Japanese American Digitization Project (CSUJAD)

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Documenting COVID-19 Collection

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The J. Tilman Williams, Oazo de Esperanto, and Esperanto Club of L.A. Collection

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Filipino American
Digital Archives
(FADA) 

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James H. Osborne Photograph Collection

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L.A. as Subject Collection

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LA Free Press 
(Coming Soon!)

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Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photograph Collection

Rancho San Pedro Photograph Collection

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South Bay Digital Collection

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Tradeswomen Archives Project

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Watts Labor Community Act Committee