Rare Books
The birds and the beasts were there
Image not available
You might also be interested in
Image not available
How to talk to birds and other uncommon ways of enjoying nature the year round
Rare Books
How to talk to birds and other uncommon ways of enjoying nature the year round.
610016
Image not available
The Community Market cooperative catalog
Rare Books
"The community market cooperative catalog is a book of economic alternatives--co-ops, poor people's groups, collectives, intentional communities, and communes working to create a producer/consumer coalition trading in handmade goods, camping gear, yarn, toys, photographic equipment, clothing, furniture, bicycles, and publications. Included are articles on the theory behind counter-economy, where it is working and how; about vertical networks from co-op farms to urban buying groups. And there is a section on resources that tells where to learn blacksmithing, where to get medical and legal services, how to join a food co-op, how to develop alternative sources of energy--how, in fact, to do everything necessary to become part of the community market"--Back cover.
491990:028
Image not available
A country of strangers : blacks and whites in America
Rare Books
A Country of Strangers is a magnificent exploration of the psychological landscape where blacks and whites meet. To tell the story in human rather than abstract terms, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David K. Shipler bypasses both extremists and celebrities and takes us among ordinary Americans as they encounter one another across racial lines. We learn how blacks and whites see each other, how they interpret each other's behavior, and how certain damaging images and assumptions seep into the actions of even the most unbiased. We penetrate into dimensions of stereotyping and discrimination that are usually invisible, and discover the unseen prejudices and privileges of white Americans, and what black Americans make of them.
633872
Image not available
Helen Wills letter to Sherman Day Thacher
Manuscripts
In this letter, Helen Wills writes that she is sorry she was slow in answering and that she regrets that she will not be able to play in Ojai this year due to prior engagements. She is interested to learn that the first Ojai Tournament was in 1996 and thinks that it was one of the oldest events of its kind in California. She does hope to play in a future tournament and would "love to see the beauties of the Ojai Valley."
mssHM 52273
Shooting practice
Visual Materials
Photo of soldiers in a forest practicing how to shoot, cloud of smoke from gun powder in distance.
photCL 39 (460)
Image not available
John Villarreal interviewed by Dr. José Orozco
Manuscripts
John Villarreal devotes considerable time discussing his childhood in a migrant household (his parents came from Nava, Coahuila, Mexico), offering insights into such topics as bilingualism, work, and education. Because his family belonged to the Jehovah's Witnesses Villarreal discusses this aspect of his family life in detail. In addition he discusses his gay sexual identity and its impact on his family, and how his co-workers view his sexual identity. Villarreal discusses his job interview with Shadi Shihab, also a participant in this oral history program, for a position in Botanical and how Shihab helped him learn on the job. Villarreal also recounts how he transferred to the Rose Garden, and explains his work in this garden, especially his management of the extensive volunteer program upon which this part of Botanical relies to care for The Huntington's famed roses. He discusses social relationships of gardeners outside The Huntington and how the staff, which is mostly Latino, view their opportunities and place at The Huntington. Of note are Villarreal's comments on how staff who work in the gardens view those staff who work in offices. Besides Shadi Shihab, Villarreal also mentions Fred Brandt, long-time supervisor of the gardens. The length of the two interviews is approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes.
HIAoralhist