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San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
Professional papers on Indian engineering
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Rare Books
713559
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Visual Materials
These are materials produced by Neff or compiled by him, related to his architecture career. They include correspondence, files on draftsmen, awards, magazines and booklets kept by Neff, and two articles written by Neff, with illustrations. There are also files related to Neff's 1964 book: "Architecture of Southern California; A Selection of Photographs, Plans, and Scale Details from the Work of Wallace Neff" (Chicago: Rand McNally, 1964).
Series 2
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Manuscripts
The Professional papers series contains material dealing with Lily Lee Chen's professional capacity as a social worker in Los Angeles County, her campaign for Mayor of Monterey Park, as well as her efforts to fight an English only initiative in Monterey Park. There is also material dealing with a lawsuit that came from Chen's statements about "English only" signs, her other activities including her work with adult education in the United States, women's rights, immigration issues, and her work with the Democratic Party. There are many photographs related to these same topics, including Chen's campaign for Mayor, photographs of her at meet and greets, city council meetings, and out in Monterey Park meeting with future constituents, as well as photographs of her with notable Democratic politicians at various political events. Due to the nature of the collection, there is anti-Asian and anti-immigrant material that uses racist language and images.
mssChen
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Manuscripts
The collection contains 10,454 semi-cataloged items andis housed in 72 boxes and 3 oversize folders. The collection documents Loren Miller's four decades of fighting for equality and civil rights and his legal work against racial real estate covenants and discrimination in housing. It contains material related to his work with several organizations including the NAACP, National Urban League and the ACLU. The collection also contains material related to Loren Miller's personal life and family as well as his journalism career and ownership of the California eagle. The collection also contains many items related to Langston Hughes including letters written between Miller and Hughes and copies of some of Hughes' writings. The collection contains the following types of material: correspondence, telegrams, postcards, manuscripts, speeches, newspaper and magazine clippings, publications including full magazines, briefs and other legal documents, brochures, meeting minutes, reports and photographs as well as research notes for and drafts of Miller's book The petitioners: The story of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Negro.
mssMiller
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Manuscripts
The collection consists chiefly of letters, with some documents and manuscripts (including 29 volumes of notebooks and diaries) related to the lives and family affairs of Raphael and Eliza Pumpelly.
mssPumpelly papers