American Indian Resource Center, County of Los Angeles Public Library id88
Mailing Address:
6518 Miles Avenue
Huntington Park, CA 90255Phone: 323- 583-2794
Fax: 323-587-2061
Email: airc@library.lacounty.gov
Contact: Mr. Michael McLaughlin, Librarian
Web site: http://www.colapublib.org/services/ethnic/indian.php4
Institution Type: Archive, Library, Municipal-County, Research Center/Institution
Location of Institution: Southeastern Los Angeles
Archive and Collections
Description: The American Indian Resource Center was founded in 1979 to meet the informational, cultural, and educational needs of Native Americans in Los Angeles County and to make available information about the Native American community. Its collection provides over ten thousand items, arranged by tribal affiliation, on Native American history, economics, culture, and current affairs. Its archival holdings pertain to the pre- and post-Colombian history of Native Americans, with an emphasis on Native Americans in the Southwest and California, and consist of books, photographs, audio recordings and audio-visual presentations (cassettes, CDs, videos, 16-mm films), and dissertations. Holdings also include 131 tribal and American Indian organization newspapers, and historic government publications including complete sets of Indian Claims Commission records, and Indian census rolls 1820's - 1945. The center maintains clippings files of current information about Native American community organizations, community members, and businesses in Los Angeles County. In addition, the center participates in powwows, does outreach to Southern California Native American Indian Centers, and works with other community agencies involved in Native American affairs, such as the Southwest Museum; the American Indian Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles; and the Los Angeles City and County Native American Indian Commission.
Regions Covered: California, Southwest, Plains, Northeast, Northwest, West and Southeast United States with an emphasis on the Southwest.
Type of Materials: Audio Recordings, Books, Diaries/Journals/Personal Papers, Films/Videos/Moving Images, Films/Videos/Moving Images, Institutional Publications, Institutional Records, Manuscripts, Maps, Microfiche/Microfilm, Microfiche/Microfilm, Newspapers, Official Records, Oral Histories, Photographs, Photographs, Prints/Posters, Rare Books, Serials, Unprocessed/Unknown
Time Periods: 1848-1899, 1900-1920, 1921-1949, 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present, Pre-1848
Languages: English, Native American Languages
Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: Artistic Communities, Clubs/Service/Social Organizations, Community Service Organizations, Developmentally Disabled, Education, Gender Specific, Homeless, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Native American Descent/Indigenous, Politics/Government, Professional, Seniors, Veterans, Youth
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: Yes
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Public Hours: Monday and Tuesday, 1–8 pm; Wednesday and Thursday, 11 am–6 pm; Saturday, 10 am–5 pm
Reservations not requiredOpen for Research: Yes
Research Hours: Monday and Tuesday, 1–8 pm; Wednesday and Thursday
Reservations not requiredAccess Procedures: None.
Management
Catalogue System: Dewey Decimal, not all materials catalogued.
Repository/Depository: Yes
Loan To Others: No
Exhibited: Yes
Exhibition Frequency: Three to four times a year
Makes Purchases: Yes
Formalized Purchases: Yes
Outreach: Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets, Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets, Class Visits, Conferences/Conventions, Exhibitions, Library Events, Mailings, Meetings, Public Lectures & Programs, Word of Mouth
Last Updated Date: 12/8/2004
