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The original sources of historical knowledge : a plea for their preservation

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    Historic Preservation

    Manuscripts

    The collection contains letters, documents, manuscripts, photographs and ephemera related to the life and career of Los Angeles mayor and Superior Court judge Fletcher Bowron. It includes official correspondence kept during Bowron's term as mayor of Los Angeles, reports, and information on his election campaigns. There is also source material gathered for his Metropolitan Los Angeles History Project, particularly in the fields of public housing, city planning, and transportation. In the addenda there are 38 bound volumes containing addresses by Mayor Bowron from September 1938 to July 1953 as well as oversize awards, albums and maps.

    mssBowron

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    Historic preservation

    Manuscripts

    This collection contains the papers of Gloria Molina, who was a Los Angeles County Supervisor of the First Supervisorial District from 1991 to 2014. This collection is mainly comprised of records created and accumulated during her years on the Board of Supervisors. These materials -- including correspondence, agenda, motions, reports, press clippings, notes, ephemera, site plans, photographs, audiovisual and electronic resources -- document a wide range of activities performed by Molina and her staff, such as project planning, legislation, lawsuits, redistricting, campaigning, and budget planning.

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    The library of original sources

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    Chapman's Sectional Map of the State of Iowa : Compiled from the United states surveys and other authentic sources

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    Alt. title from cover. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Sections. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography.

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    A plea for the historical teaching of history

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