Daniel T. Muñoz id36
Mailing Address:
1337 Bellevue Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90026Phone: 213-250-2214
Institution Type: Private Collection
Location of Institution: Echo Park/Silverlake
Archive and Collections
Description: Daniel Muñoz's collection has books on the history of Los Angeles County; newspaper articles from Echo Park and other neighborhoods and cities in the count regarding hospitals, transportation, and many other subjects; City of Los Angeles directories from 1887 through 1940, with some years missing; Photographs of the Echo Park area; architecture books; Leo Politi children’s books; quarterlies from different historical societies; some maps of Los Angeles; and social club booklets. Archive has older maps, 1886 registry of voters for Los Angeles County, an 1888 City of Los Angeles Directory (only four in existence), panoramic views of Los Angeles, such as Angelino Heights, Silverlake and downtown, real estate atlas surveys of Los Angeles 1905 and 1923, and lots of rare books of limited printing.
Regions Covered: Los Angeles region, with emphasis on Echo Park
Type of Materials: Books, Institutional Publications, Maps, Official Records, Photographs, Rare Books
Time Periods: 1848-1899, 1900-1920, 1921-1949, 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present, Pre-1848
Languages: English
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: No
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Reservations requiredOpen for Research: Yes
Reservations requiredAccess Procedures: Individual has assisted students by making his collection available when asked. He has never turned down anyone who needs to do research if they are serious.
Management
Catalogue System: 3 x 5 cards are filed under authors’ name or subject for the books. Photographs are filed according to city or neighborhoods. Uncataloged holdings are simply stored in personal memory, but there is a plan to enter them into a computer in the future.
Repository/Depository: Yes
Loan To Others: Yes
Exhibited: No
Exhibition Frequency: Individual has participated in the Echo Park Histo
Makes Purchases: Yes
Formalized Purchases: Yes
Outreach: Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets, Library Events, Newsletter
