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Finding Aid for the First Century Families records

Finding aid prepared by Sue Luftschein, 2012 September

Summary Information

Repository
USC Libraries Special Collections
Creator
First Century Families of California (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Creator
Shirley, Christine
Title
First Century Families records
Collection no.
0298
Date [inclusive]
1939-2009
Extent
22.19 linear ft., 20 boxes
Language
English
Abstract
The collection contains records of the activities of the First Century Families, especially centered on the planning and implementation of the group's annual luncheon. Considerable genealogical and biographical material is also contained herein.

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder# or item name], First Century Families records, Collection no. 0298, Regional History Collections, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

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Historical note

The First Century Families is an organization with membership made up of descendants of Los Angelenos who arrived in the city during its first one hundred years (1781-1881). It holds annual luncheons for the purpose of recounting and recording the city's early days.

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Scope and Content

The collection contains records of the activities of the First Century Families, especially centered on the planning and implementation of the group's annual luncheon. Much of the material was preserved and collected by Christine Shirley, the organization's historian; there is also correspondence between Shirley and members of the organization. The collection contains general administrative files, including correspondence with members; programs, photographs, audio and videotapes, slides, and typescripts of presentations of, and planning documents for, many of the organization's annual luncheons; books, clippings, typescripts and other materials on the history of early Los Angeles families and aspects of Los Angeles history; and clippings documenting the organization's annual luncheons.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

USC Libraries Special Collections
2012 September
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Processing note

The collection was rehoused and a preliminary inventory created by John Fowler in 2006. In 2012, Sue Luftschein organized the collection, rehoused and described the remainder of the collection, and produced this finding aid.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • First Century Families of California (Los Angeles, Calif.). -- Archives
  • First Century Families of California (Los Angeles, Calif.). -- History

Genre(s)

  • Audiotapes
  • Clippings
  • Correspondence
  • Invitations
  • Photographs
  • Programs (documents)
  • Scrapbooks
  • Transcripts
  • Videotapes

Geographic Name(s)

  • Los Angeles (Calif.)--Genealogy--Archival resources
  • Los Angeles (Calif.)--History--Archival resources

Personal Name(s)

  • Shirley, Christine -- Archives

Subject(s)

  • Historical societies--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources
  • Pioneers--California--Los Angeles--History--Archival resources
  • Social history--Societies and clubs--Social aspects--Archival resources

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Collection Inventory

Series 1:  Administrative 1939-2008 

Scope and Content

The Administrative series contains routine correspondence, reports, rosters, and related records that document the activities of the First Century Families leadership. Most of the material concerns the annual luncheons, but is distinct from the programs, lecture and presentation materials in the Luncheons and programming series. Most of the material was also generated by Christine Shirley.
Box Folder

 Armet 1984 

 4 15

 Banquet RSVPs 1986 

 1 31

 Bentley, Katherine 1986 

 4 21

 Biltmore Hotel 1983-1984 

 1 14

 Board Meeting, 26 April undated 

 9 22

 Committee meetings 1980-1989 

 1 16

 Committee meeting 1997 May 17 

 1 17

 Compadres and Compatriots undated 

 1 23

 Compadres & Compatriots 1985 

 6 36

 Correspondence 1977 August 24 

 3 14

 Correspondence 1977-1981 

 4 10

 Correspondence 1977-1982 

 5 21

 Correspondence 1977 

 4 12

 Correspondence 1980-1981 

 2 22

 Correspondence and membership, history 1997-2008 

 15 9

 Correspondence Shirley 1985-1995 

 4 14

 Correspondence with Council 1979-1981 

 1 11

 Financial report 1970-1991 

 1 2

 Historic Families Initiative undated 

 9 10

 Hope [Turney] to Willa [Baum] 1982 February 11 

Scope and Content

Letter re non-professional oral history program.

 10 19

 Ideas and notes for patrons 1977-1979 

 1 10

 Invitation 1989 

 1 74

 Invitation 1991 

 3 2

 Josette 1993 

 9 9

 Jud Grenier circa 1961 

 1 19

 Julia Sterns Dockweiler 1971 

 3 7

 Junior Host and Hostess 1978-1992 

 1 12

 Junior Hosts and Hostessess--correspondence circa 1987 

 1 20

 List of programs 1989 

 9 13

 Lists of chairmen 1939-1995 

 1 5

 Lists of Historians 1992 

 9 3

 Lists of programs circa 1970 

 5 20

 Liz Ames 1983-1992 

 1 38

 Los Angeles Bicentennial 1981 

 1 28

 Los Angeles Conservancy 1982 

 1 25

 Los Angeles Hilton 1978-1982 

 2 2

 Luncheon correspondence 1983 

 2 8

 Luncheon planning 1987 

 2 19

 Margaret Berman 1985 

 4 22

 Marion Barry 1981-1985 

 4 19

 Mary Foy correspondence 1954 

 1 8

 Members roster--annotated circa 1940 

 1 15

 Membership 1996 

 9 31

 Musicians 1984-1986 

 1 13

 Nominating Procedures 1981 

 1 18

 Patrons 1983 

 1 9

 Planning 1996 

 9 2

 Planning notes 1979 

 6 12

 Planning notes 1991 

 9 12

 Previous chairmen 1996 

 6 29

 Program list as of 1997 1997 

 9 41

 Purpose of FCF undated 

 1 1

 Receipts 1986 

 1 3

 Reservations 1978-1982 

 2 1

 Rosters 1978-1981 

 1 6

 Rosters 1985-1987 

 1 21

 Rosters 1991-1992 

 6 34

 Speakers--letters re procedure 1986 

 2 3

 Table assignments 1983 

 3 25

 Transmittal 2002 

 9 29

 Treasurer's report 1986-1988 

 1 4

 USC Media Institute 1986 

 4 13

 Valley Cable 1981 

 1 37

 Working files 1982-1996 

 5 16

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Series 2:  Luncheons and programming 1939-2009 

Scope and Content

Programs, presentation materials, invitations, correspondence, transcripts, and audio and video recordings for and of the annual luncheons of the First Century Families.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged chronologically.

 1950s 
Box Folder

 Transcripts--Mary Foy 1952 

 5 24

 Transcripts 1953 

 5 25

 Transcripts 1953 

 5 25

 Transcripts 1954 

 5 26

 Transcripts 1955 

 5 27

 Transcripts 1956 

 5 28

 Transcripts 1957 

 5 29

 Programs 1957 

 5 31

 Transcripts 1958 

 5 33

 Scripts and transcriptions 1958 

 10 21

 Programs 1958 

 5 32

 Transcripts 1959 

 5 34

 Programs 1959 

 5 35

 1960s 
Box Folder

 Programs 1960 

 5 36

 Programs 1961 

 5 37

 Invitations and programs 1962 

 5 39

 Transcripts 1962 

 5 38

 Programs 1963 

 5 42

 Transcripts 1963 

 5 41

 Programs 1964 

 5 43

 Luncheon 1965 

 9 35

 Programs 1966 

 5 44

 Programs 1968 

 5 46

 Transcripts 1968 

 5 45

 Program, intro, press releases 1969 

 6 1

 Invitations and programs 1966-1979 

 5 11

 1970s 
Box Folder

 Program 1971 

 6 4

 Program, intro, press releases 1971 

 6 2

 Transcripts 1971 

 6 3

 Dockweiler and Toberman [Transcript] 1972 

 9 38

 Transcripts 1973 

 6 5

 Program materials 1974 

 3 9

 Scripts 1974 

 6 6

 Program 1975 

 6 8

 Program materials 1975 

 3 10

 Transcriptions 1975 

 6 7

 Slide show script 1975 

 6 30

 Program materials 1976 

 3 11

 Transcriptions 1976 

 6 9

 Program materials, press release 1977 

 3 12

 Luncheon 1977 

 3 13

 Programs 1978 


    Box Folder
Textual materials   3 16
    Box Folder
Textual materials   1 7

Box Folder

 Photos 1978 

 6 28

 Program materials 1979 

 3 18

 Transcriptions 1979 

 6 10

 1980s 
Box Folder

 Invitations 1980-1989 

 5 12

 1980 
Box Folder

 Luncheon 1980 

 3 20

 Luncheon photos 1980 

 5 19

 Transcriptions 1980 

 6 13

 1981 
Box Folder

 Luncheon 1981 

 3 21

 Luncheon photos 1981 

 5 17

 Luncheon transcription 1981 

 3 22

 Slide presentation and slides 1981 

 5 18

 Transcriptions 1981 

 6 14

 1982 
Box Folder

 Luncheon 1982 

 3 23

 1983 
Box Folder

 Luncheon 1983 

 2 11

 Luncheon planning 1983 

 5 1

 Photographs 1983 

 6 18

 1984 
Box Folder

 Luncheon 1984 

 2 12

 Luncheon photos 1984 


    Box Folder
Photographs   9 20
    Box Folder
Photographs   5 3

Box Folder

 Notes on 1952-1972 transcriptions 1984 

 5 22

 Transcriptions 1984 

 6 15

 Luncheon presentation and research 1984 

 13 1-3

 Luncheon presentation 1984 

 13 1

 Luncheon research 1984 

 13 2

 Luncheon presentation 1984 

 13 3

 1985 
Box Folder

 Luncheon 1985 

 3 26

 Transcriptions 1985 

 6 16

 Luncheon photos 1985 

 9 39

 Luncheon notes received 1985 

 13 4

 Luncheon presentations, audiotape 1985 

 13 5

 Luncheon programming 1985 

 13 6

 Luncheon presentation 1985 

 13 7

 1986 

 Luncheon 1986 


    Box Folder
Textual materials   1 22
    Box Folder
Textual materials   2 13

Box Folder

 Transcriptions 1986 

 6 17

 Luncheon photos 1986 

 5 2

 Luncheon scripts, audiotape 1986 

 13 8

 Nena Roswell slides 1986 

 13 9

 "Summer Times," Catalina 18902-1918, Liz Ames 1986 November 13 

 13 10

 Kendrick Kinney's slides 1986 

 13 11

 1987 
Box Folder

 Luncheon 1987 

 3 27-28

 Luncheon photos 1987 


    Box Folder
Photographs   5 6
    Box Folder
Photographs   9 40

Box

 Videotape of luncheon 1987 November 5   6 videotapes

 8
Box Folder

 Luncheon scripts, press releases, programs, audiotape 1987 

 13 12

 Rowland slides 1987 

 13 13

 Lewis Malburg's slides 1987 

 13 14

 Diane Haggerty presentation 1987 

 13 15

 1988 
Box Folder

 Luncheon 1988 

 2 14

 Luncheon photos 1988 

 5 4

 Banning quilt 1988 

 4 16

 Luncheon scripts, audiotape 1988 

 13 16

 Patsy Edwards slides 1988 

 13 17

 Christine Shirley, Gretchen Dockweiler slides 1988 

 13 18

 1989 
Box Folder

 Luncheon photos 1989 

 5 5

 Luncheon 1989 

 3 29

 Babcock speaker notes 1989 

 4 17

 Draft luncheon speech 1989 November 

 1 35

 Luncheon presentations, audiotapes 1989 

 13 19

 Luncheon photos 1989 

 13 20

 [Ann Babcock slides?] 1989 

 13 21

 Cynthia Biersteker, 3rd speaker, slides 1989 

 13 22

 Elita Hotaling slides 1989 

 13 23

 1990s 
Box Folder

 Invitations 1990-1999 

 5 13

 1990 
Box Folder

 Luncheon 1990 

 3 30

 Planning photos 1990 


    Box Folder
Photographs   9 18
    Box Folder
Textual materials   9 18

Box Folder

 Luncheon presentation, programs 1990 

 14 1

 [Slides for luncheon] 1991 

 14 2

 Trunks and Treasures photographs 1990 

 14 3-4

 Bill Deverell's slides 1990 

 14 5

 1991 
Box Folder

 Luncheon photos 1991 

 5 7

 Invitation 1991 

 6 27

 Program, luncheon information, audiotape--LA theater history 1991 

 14 6

 Programs and invitations 1991 

 14 7

 David segment/FCF set [slides] 1991 

 14 8

 Sandi Walker slides 1991 

 14 9

 1992 
Box Folder

 Program materials 1992 

 3 8

 Luncheon and program information, scripts, audiotape 1992 

 14 10

 C. Shirley [slides] 1992 

 14 11

 Alyce Williamson slides 1992 

 14 12

 Luncheon photographs 1992 

 14 13

 1993 
Box Folder

 Luncheon and programming information, scripts, audiotapes 1993 

 14 14

 Slides 1993 

 14 15

 1994 
Box Folder

 Photographs 1994 

 10 27

 Luncheon and programming information, audiotape, photographs 1994 

 14 16

 1995 
Box Folder

 Luncheon and programming information, audiotape, photographs 1995 

 14 17

 1996 

 Luncheon 1996 


    Box Folder
Textual materials   3 31
    Box Folder
Textual materials   9 23

 Photographs 1996 


    Box Folder
Photographs   9 16
    Box Folder
Textual materials   9 16

 1997 
Box Folder

 Invitation 1997 

 9 8

 Guest list 1997 

 10 23

 1998 

 Photographs 1998 


    Box Folder
Photographs   9 17
    Box Folder
Textual materials   9 17

 Guest list 1998 


    Box Folder
Textual materials   10 24
    Box Folder
Textual materials   6 35

 1999 
Box Folder

 Photographs 1999 

 10 26

 2000s 
Box

 Luncheon videotape, "Social Time" 2000 November 9   2 videotapes

 8
Box Folder

 Luncheon 2001 

 3 32
Box

 Luncheon videotape 2001 November 1 

 12
Box Folder

 Invitations and programs 2001-2005 

 5 14

 Program 2002 

 9 36

 Table list 2002 

 9 30
Box

 Luncheon videotape 2002 November 7 

 12
Box Folder

 Luncheon 2003 

 9 26, 28
Box

 Luncheon videotape 2003 November 6 

 12
Box Folder

 Luncheon programming, planning, and information 2003 

 15 1

 Luncheon 2004 

 9 37

 Photos 2004 

 10 25

 Luncheon programming and information 2004 

 15 2

 Program information 2005 

 15 3

 Luncheon programming and information 2006 

 15 4

 Neil McCarthy presentation and CD-ROM 2007 

 15 5

 Luncheon research 2008 

 15 6

 Shane McCoy presentation 2009 

 15 7

 Slides 
Box Folder Box

 Slides for luncheon presentations 1975-1976, 1984-1985, 1994, undated 

Scope and Content

Slides in box 9 document the Denker, McLaughlin-Cunningham, Keller-Shafer, Heguera-Olvera, Winston-Lokrantz, Gibson-Davidson, Hancock, Hall-Childs, Garland, Gibbon, and O'Neill-Avery families.

 9 6, 42-50 8
Box Folder

 Burr circa 1983 

 10 1

 Dockweiler-Stearns 1976 

 10 2

 Newmark 1984 

 10 3

 Hellman 1984 

 10 4

 Bicknell--Barry--Hinton 1984 

 10 5

 Stearns--Baker--Winston 1984 

 10 6

 Ward--Challiss 1984 

 10 7

 Wolfskill 1984 

 10 8

 Lugo 1984 

 10 9

 Rowland 1988 

 10 10

 Camarillo 1985 

 10 11

 Schools undated 

 10 12

 FCF members 1985, 1988 

 10 13

 Water scenes 1985 

 10 14

 Fiesta undated 

 10 15

 Buildings 1984, 1988, 1993 

 10 16

 PBRM [Phineas Banning Residence museum] 1977 

 10 17

 Exhibit photos undated 

 10 18

 Foy--Lummis 1984 

 10 29

 Early LA theatre undated 

 10 30

 Patty Edwards, Fiesta slides 1988 November 31 

 10 31

 Pattinson presentation 2000 

 10 33

 Unidentified presentation 1979, 1997 

 10 34
Box Folder

 Complete set A undated 

 6 31

 Programs 1963-1980 

 10 20
Box

 Luncheons clippings scrapbook 1939-1966 

 16

 Luncheons clippings scrapbook 1953-1972 

 17

 Luncheons clippings scrapbook 1973-1988 

 17

 Luncheons clippings scrapbook 1985-1996 

 18

 Luncheon photograph album 1997 

 16

 Mounted replicas of Los Angeles Times pages from 1881 undated 

 18

 Nametags and hostess ribbons undated 

 20

 Audiotapes of luncheons 1952-1988 

Scope and Content

Luncheon presentations
1952 On the Trail
1953 Sea Approach to El Pueblo and El Rancho Dominguez
1954 Rancho Palos Verdes and Dates to be Remembered
1955 Rancho San Pascual
1956 Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando
1957 Rancho Los Cerritos
1958 Rancho Camulos
1960 Rancho El Conejo
1961 Rancho de Azusa
1962 Rancho San Vicenta y Santa Monica
1963 Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas
1964 Orange County and its Sixteen Land Grants
1965 The Channel Islands
1966 Rancho San Felipe
1967 El Puerto de la Ciudad de Los Angeles
1968 Four Ways West--Childs, Ducommun, Newmark, Workman
1969 The Carrillo Family
1970 Rancho La Brea
1971 Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores
1972 A Tale of Two Families--Dockweiler and Toberman
1973 Los Angeles--Life Style One Hundred Years Ago
1974 The Exceptional Rise of Los Angeles
1975 Los Angeles. The Day Before Yesterday
1976 Los Angeles. Our Social Yesterdays
1977 Loose Leaves from our Family Tree
1978 Here Come the Bridges
1979 The Lummis Idea/The Banning Family and the Vail Family
1981 Caring About Family, Friends, and Community
1982 Two of Our Early Exports--Baseball and Tennis
1983 Family Strengths of Early Los Angeles
1984 Mansions and Manners
1985 Treasures from our Family Albums
1986 Mrs. Gilbert F. Roswell, "School Days"
Mrs. Charles B. Ames, Jr., "Summertimes..."
Catalina, 1892-1918: Banning Era
Mr. Kendrick Kinney, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Venice
1987 We Praise Early Pioneers
1988 Los Angeles Celebrates

The tapes for 1952-1983 in box 11 are reel to reel audiotapes. Some possess descriptions; these are included in the list of topics. The tapes in box 8 and 12 are cassette tapes. The 1966 luncheon audio has also been copied to CD, found in box 12.

 8, 11, 12
Box Folder

 Notes for slides undated 

 9 34

 Luncheon photographs undated 


    Box Folder
Photographs   9 51
    Box Folder
Photographs   10 28

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Series 3:  History 

Organization

The History series is organized into the following subseries: Family files; Los Angeles and California history; and FCF history.

 Family files 1958-1998 

Scope and Content

Correspondence, clippings, and other historical material on First Century families.

Arrangement

These files are arranged alphabetically.
Box Folder

 Family history updates 1981 

Scope and Content

Family files consists of correspondence, biographies, chronologies, clippings, and related materials that provide historical information on families and their descendants.

 3 34

 Family history updates circa 1985 

 3 49

 Babcock-Ross 1979 

 3 36

 Barnard 1984 

 4 23

 Bergeron, Elizabeth G. 1993 

 2 23

 Bergman, Elizabeth G. 1984-1988 

 6 19

 Bergman, Elizabeth G. 1989-1990 

 6 20

 Bergman, Elizabeth G. 1991-1992 

 6 21

 Bergman, Elizabeth G. 1994-1997 

 6 22

 Bicknell undated 

 3 43

 Blumenthal 1985 

 4 24

 Bonelli 1991 

 4 25

 Bowie 1982 

 3 42

 Brandt undated 

 3 44

 Brant 1988-1995 

 4 26

 Brown-Garland 1984 

 4 28

 Burr, Alice 1984-1987 

 4 29

 Call 1986-1987 

 4 30

 Challiss 1984 

 4 31

 Chandler 1993 

 9 19

 Chierichetti 1990 

 4 32

 Childs--Stephen Hall 1998 

 4 8

 Chrisman/Nadeau 1984 

 4 33

 Clark 1985 

 4 34

 Coutts 1958 

 4 35

 Crahan 1993-1995 

 4 36

 Craig 1985-1991 

 4 37

 Crispin 1985 

 4 38

 da Roza 1988 

 4 39

 Gretchen Dockweiler 1988 

 4 41

 Julia Dockweiler 1986-1991 

 4 40

 Dol 1990 

 2 25

 Edwards (Burr) 1985-1992 

 4 42

 Patty Edwards 1988 

 4 43

 Feliz 1977 

 4 45

 Forthmann 1997 

 4 7

 Foucrier, Annick 1990 

 4 46

 Foy 
Box Folder

 Southern California Quarterly 1996 

Scope and Content

Contains "Mary Emily Foy: Miss Los Angeles Herself" by Jane Apostol.

 5 8

 "Miss Los Angeles" reprints 1996 

 5 9

 "Miss Los Angeles" correspondence 1996 

 5 10
Box Folder

 Geddes 1988 

 4 47

 Gless 2002 

 3 46

 Sterling Green, correspondence 1989 

 4 48

 Haggerty, Diane 1984-1990 

 6 25

 Hall, Giles 1984-1990 

 4 49

 Hamor 1985 

 4 50

 Haraszthy 1988 

 4 27

 Harding 1986-1988 

 4 51

 Valary Hickey 1985 

 4 52

 Higuera 1980 

 3 38

 Hoffman 1986 

 4 53

 Hotaling 1984-1998 

 4 54
Box

 Jeffries 

Scope and Content

Oral histories on video and audiotape, documents regarding family history, the conducting of the oral history, and correspondence.

 12
Box Folder

 Susan Harbach Johnson 1985-1989 

 4 55

 Marie Jones 1986 

 4 56

 Kaplanis 1991-1992 

 4 57

 Kendrick 1985 

 4 58

 King 1991-1993 

 4 59

 Kinney 1992 

 2 26

 Lane, Kathleen 1985-1989 

 4 60

 Lo Buglio 1981 

 4 61

 Lokranz 1984 

 4 62

 Lounsberry circa 1981 

 3 35

 Luhring 1982 

 4 9

 Lundy, Gwen 1990-1991 

 4 63

 Luppen undated 

 4 64

 Malburg, L. 1988 

 6 24

 Mathews undated 

 4 65

 McBain 1987 

 4 66

 McClain 1985 

 4 67

 McGarry 1980 

 2 16

 Meyler 1986 

 4 68

 Meyler undated 

 2 15

 Edith Milligan 1988-1991 

 9 5

 Newmark 1984-1986 

 4 69

 O'Neill, Ynez 1984-1994 

 4 70

 Owen, Tom 1986-1992 

 4 71

 C.E. Parker 1984-1994 

 4 72

 Parola 1985 

 4 73

 Poole, Jean Bruce 1992 

 4 74

 Ridgeway family undated 

 10 32

 Rorty, Nancy 1994-1995 

 4 75

 Nena Roswell 1988-1996 

 4 76

 Rowe 1985 

 3 47

 Leonore Rowland 1963-1988 

 2 27

 Rowland 1986-1987 

 3 51

 Rude (Frankenfield) 1995 

 4 77

 Ruess 1995 

 4 78

 Gabriel Ruiz 1984 

 4 79

 Sabichi, Francisco D. 1985-1997 

 4 82

 Schmidt, Robert N. 1985 

 4 84

 Schoenemann/Foy 1996 

 4 83

 Schoder 1981 

 3 45

 Eda Schwegler 1988-1992 

 9 14

 Stoneman undated 

 3 37

 Stoneman 1985-1991 

 4 11

 Stowes, L.G. 1987 

 4 87

 Strange, Liz 1984 

 6 23

 Hazel Patterson Stuart 1951 

 4 86

 Hazel Patterson Stuart 1958 October 7 

 3 6

 Stuart (Chandler) 1985 

 4 80

 Taix 1980 

 3 40

 Thomas Temple 1987-1991 

 4 81

 Thom 1977 

 3 41

 Vail 1980 

 2 17

 Vignes 1989-1990 

 2 24

 Welborne/Schoder 1985 

 4 85

 White 1985 

 3 48

 White 1936 October 

 10 22

 Wolfskill undated 

 3 39

 Workman and Temple undated 

 9 11

 Yorba legacy 1988 

 3 19

 Los Angeles and California history 1904-2003 

Scope and Content

Publications, clippings, reports, correspondence, research notes on various aspects of Los Angeles and California history.
Box Folder

 Banning 1984 

 4 18

 Behn Swanfeldt Wohlfarth 1990 

 4 20

 Big Bear 1986 

 6 37

 Books about Los Angeles undated 

 2 4

 The Californians 1992 

 9 15

 Cemetery tour 1996 

 4 5

 Christopher Seal 1997-1998 

 4 2

 Churches of Los Angeles 1983 

 6 33

 Daughters of Charity 1981 

 1 26

 Duquette Foundation 1981 

 1 27

 Early sports teams undated 

 2 10

 F.A. Jeffries Hadley 2003 

 9 25

 Fiesta of Flowers 1985 

 9 4
Box

 Fire insurance scrapbook 1904-1920 

 19
Box Folder

 French in California 1977-1990 

 3 50

 Geneology forum 1985 Spring 

 3 33

 Heritage Ball 1989 

 4 1

 Historical societies undated 

 2 5

 Hotels and resorts undated 

 6 38

 Jeffries oral history 2002 

 9 24

 LA theater history 1991 

 9 1

 Land titles 1990 

 4 44

 Libraries and archives 1990 

 2 20

 Mary Foy biographical notes 1954-1991 

 2 6

 Mary Foy Reading Room 1980-1984 

 1 29

 Old Spanish Trail undated 

 3 52

 Oral history transcription 1970-1988 

 1 36
Box

 Photographs 1983, 1988 

Scope and Content

Historical photographs of Los Angeles, and the Shorb, Wilson, and Patton families. Used at luncheons.

 7
Box Folder

 Quotes and phrases from Miss Mary Foy 1945-1979 

 1 32

 Remi Nadeau undated 

 1 30

 Resources CA History 1992 

 4 4

 Resources #2 1991 

Scope and Content

Los Angeles theaters.

 6 26

 "San Marino: From Ranch to City" 1977 

 5 15

 Spanish Songs of Old California 1923 

 9 7

 Sports memorabilia undated 

 3 24

 St. James Park 1985 

 4 3

 Tales of Triunfo 1985 

 9 33

 Tejon Ranch 1994 

 9 21

 Theatre in Los Angeles #1 1991 

 6 39

 Transcriptions 1987-1991 

 2 7

 West Adams tour 1997 October 

 4 6

Series 5:  FCF history 1990-1997 

Scope and Content

Miscellaneous historical materials.
Box Folder

 Research for Phineas Banning Residence Museum 1990-1991 

 2 18

 Land transfer, 1868 undated 

 2 21

 David Cameron 1997 

 3 15

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Series 4:  Press 1933-2002 

Scope and Content

Clippings and press releases that document the activities of First Century Families.
Box Folder

 "Breaking up the Ranchos", Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine 1933 July 2 

 1 40

 Clippings 1939 

 1 41

 Clippings 1940 

 1 42

 Clippings 1941 

 1 43

 Clippings 1942 

 1 44

 Clippings 1942-1968 

 3 5

 Clippings 1943 

 1 45

 Clippings 1944 

 1 46

 Clippings 1945 

 1 47

 Clippings 1948 

 1 48

 Clippings 1949 

 1 49

 Clippings 1950 

 1 50

 Clippings 1951 

 5 23

 Clippings 1951 

 1 51

 Clippings 1952 

 1 52

 Clippings 1953 

 1 53

 Clippings 1954 

 1 54

 Clippings 1956 

 1 55

 Clippings 1957 

 5 30

 Clippings 1960 

 1 56

 Clippings 1961 

 1 57

 Clippings 1962 

 5 40

 Clippings 1962 

 1 58

 Clippings 1963 

 1 59

 Clippings 1964 

 1 60

 Clippings 1965 

 1 61

 Scrapbook 1965 

 1 24

 Clippings 1966 

 1 62

 Clippings 1967 

 1 63

 Clippings 1968-1979 

 1 64

 Press releases 1976-1984 

 1 39

 Scrapbook clippings 1978-1983 

 1 34

 Press releases 1978 

 3 17

 Clippings 1979 

 6 11

 Press releases 1979 

 2 9

 SW Oral History newsletter 1982 

 1 66

 Luncheon clippings 1983 

 1 67

 Luncheon press releases 1983 

 1 68

 Press releases 1984 

 1 69

 Scrapbook 1986-1987 

 1 33

 Luncheon press release 1986 

 1 70

 Luncheon press release 1987 

 1 71

 Luncheon clippings 1987 

 1 72

 Luncheon press releases 1988 

 1 73

 Luncheon clippings 1988 

 1 74

 Clippings 1989 

 1 75

 Clippings 1990 

 3 1

 Clippings 1991 

 3 3

 Clippings 1991 

 6 32

 Press releases 1992-1994 

 3 4

 Malibu Times article 2002 

 9 27

 Clippings 2002 

 15 8

 Duquette Studios undated 

 1 65

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