Organization and Contact Information
Pacific Palisades Historical Society id59
Mailing Address:
550 Latimer Rd.
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Phone: 310-454-5037
Fax: 310-454-3048
Contact: Randy Young, Curator
Institution Type: Archive, Community Service Organization, Historical Society
Location of Institution: Pacific Palisades/Santa Monica/Venice
Archive and Collections
Description: The collections of the Pacific Palisades Historical Society deal with the history of Rancho Boca de Santa Monica; the Chautauqua movement; the Methodist community from 1921 to 1943; the Uplifters Club from 1921 to 1945; the Westside community of German émigrés from 1934 to 1943; Will Rogers; J. Paul Getty and the Parker Ranch; the film industry; beach culture; the now-nonexistent Bernheimer Gardens; and architecture, especially the Case Study houses and the buildings in the Craftsman and the International architectural styles in the area. The society's holdings on the Chautauqua center that existed in Pacific Palisades from 1922 to 1936 are extensive and particularly interesting because the center's activities reveal the concerns at the heart of intellectual, social, and religious life in the Los Angeles region during those years.
Regions Covered: Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Topanga, Santa Monica Mountains
Type of Materials: Books, Films/Videos/Moving Images, Photographs
Time Periods: 1848-1899, 1900-1920, 1921-1949, 1950-1963
Languages: English, Spanish
Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: Artistic Communities, Business, Education, Jewish Descent, Mexican Descent/Chicano/Latino, Native American Descent/Indigenous, Politics/Government
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: Yes
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Reservations required
Open for Research: Yes
Reservations required
Access Procedures: If the project furthers our knowledge of the Palisades area, we provide full support.Management
Catalogue System: Cataloged records are arranged in a system based on the San Diego Historical Society. Uncataloged records are filed by broad categories.
Digital Format: Photo Archive is on Kodak compact disk 85% Books we have produced 100% Digital Video Tape of Interviews 100%
Repository/Depository: Yes
Loan To Others: Yes
Exhibited: No
Makes Purchases: No
Formalized Purchases: No
Outreach: Newsletter, Newspapers
