Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections

- A winter's day in West Lake Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Parks--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Boathouses--California--Los Angeles;
- A daytime view of Westlake Park, looking out across the lake. In the foreground, visitors stroll or bicycle along the road, and several small boats are out on the lake. There is a small gazebo on the nearer shore, and a larger boathouse on the...
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Los Angeles Police Academy, unique combat range
- Police shooting ranges--California--Los Angeles; Police training--California--Los Angeles;
- High-angle view of the firing range at Los Angeles Police Academy in Elysian Park, with officers firing at targets.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- The Pigeon Farm, near Elysian Park, Los Angeles, Cal.
- Pigeon farming--California--Los Angeles; Aviculture--California--Los Angeles;
- View of the Los Angeles Pigeon Farm, overlooking the Los Angeles River and surrounded by fields. Several pigeon cotes can be seen, with hundreds of pigeons perched on top of them.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Signal Hill, Long Beach, Calif.
- Oil fields--California--Signal Hill; Oil wells--California--Signal Hill; Dwellings--California--Signal Hill;
- A view looking out over Signal Hill, showing the many oil derricks that dot the landscape. In the foreground are several cottages, some with small gardens.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Producing oil wells on famous Signal Hill, Long Beach, Calif.
- Oil fields--California--Signal Hill; Oil wells--California--Signal Hill;
- A view of oil derricks stretching into the distance on Signal Hill. In the foreground are industrial buildings, possibly oil refineries.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Mount St. Mary's College
- Catholic universities and colleges--California--Los Angeles; College buildings--California--Los Angeles;
- A view of Mount St. Mary's College, with the chapel labeled in the center, the faculty hall on the right, and residence hall on the left.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- El Paso de Los Angeles "The Pathway of the Angels", Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California
- Marketplaces--California--Los Angeles; Historic districts--California--Los Angeles;
- A view looking down Olvera Street at a row of merchants selling colorful items such as sombreros and blankets.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Ocean Front at beginning of fire, Sept. 3, 1912, Ocean Park, Cal.
- Fires--California--Santa Monica; Pedestrian areas--California--Santa Monica;
- View of Ocean Front Walk during the fire of September 3, 1912; some pedestrians watch the fire while others leave the area.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- The Los Angeles Settlement House : dedicated to the Americanization of our alien population
- Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Public service organizations--California--Los Angeles; Community service--California--Los Angeles; Charitable organizations--California--Los Angeles;...
- A printed bifold pamphlet describing the services and accomplishments of the Los Angeles Settlement House. The pamphlet also mentions a fundraising campaign organized by the Rotary Club of Los Angeles: a solicitation for paid memberships to support...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Brownson House Brochure]
- Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Public service organizations--California--Los Angeles; Community service--California--Los Angeles; Charitable organizations--California--Los Angeles;
- A printed bifold pamphlet explaining and promoting the mission and work of the Brownson Settlement House in Los Angeles.
- Catholicism in L.A.
- Welfare Planning in Los Angeles
- Community welfare councils--History--California--Los Angeles; Social history--California--Los Angeles;
- A 6-page typewritten narrative on the history of the Welfare Planning Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles, later renamed the Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region. The history begins with the first charity founded in Los Angeles in 1854 and...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- Catholic Welfare Bureau of Los Angeles and San Diego
- Charitable organizations--California; Catholic Action--California; Social justice--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--California; Social welfare organizations--California; Religious groups--California;
- An organizational chart for the Catholic Welfare Bureau of Los Angeles and San Diego, including offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach, Pasadena, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, and Ventura, and detailing the organizational structure...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Memo from Mary Stanton to George Wyman regarding the History of Social Welfare in Los Angeles, July 17, 1962]
- Federations, Financial (Social service)--History--California--Los Angeles; Community welfare councils--History--California--Los Angeles; Social history--California--Los Angeles; Public service organizations--California--Los Angeles;
- A 3-page, typewritten memo from Mary Stanton to George Wyman identifying and correcting perceived innacuracies in the contents of the History section of a 1962 orientation booklet for the Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region. She notes...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- Panel - Social Welfare in Los Angeles, 1900-1924
- Catholic action--California--Los Angeles; Social justice--Religious aspects--Catholic Church; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Settlement houses--Social aspects--California--Los Angeles; Public service organizations--California--Los...
- A typewritten copy of a meeting agenda, possibly composed by Margaret Workman, including a speech on the history of social settlements, especially Brownson Settlement House, in Los Angeles between 1900-1924. The agenda first introduces three...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Mary J. Workman letter to Donald McDonald, February 23, 1950]
- Church and social problems--Catholic Church; Social advocacy--Religious aspects--Catholic Church; Catholic press; Social justice;
- A carbon copy of a typewritten letter, criticizing the usually smug, negative tone of Catholic periodicals of the time, commending an article written by McDonald in the Catholic newspaper, Commonweal, and calling for social reconstruction based on...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Photograph album with 24 black and white photographs created by Mary Julia Workman]
- Children--California--Los Angeles; School children--California--Los Angeles;
- Photo album created by Mary Julia Workman with 24 black and white photographs. Photographs are of children possibly from Brownson House or Mary Julia Workman's public school class.
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Memo extolling the work of Brownson Settlement House, November 22, 1919]
- Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Immigrants--Cultural assimilation--California--Los Angeles; Immigrant families--Cultural assimilation--California--Los Angeles; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Catholic...
- A typewritten memo extolling the work of Brownson Settlement House by summarizing the collective, positive feelings of past residents shared through letters and stories. Also iterates Brownson House's widespread reputation as a friendly support for...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Bishop John Cantwell letter to Mary J. Workman, 1917 September 22]
- Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles;
- A letter from Bishop John J. Cantwell dated September 28, 1917, shortly after he was appointed as Bishop, typed on letterhead of the Office of the Archbishop in response to Workman's letter dated Sept 20, 1917.
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Memo praising the reading habits of children at Brownson Settlement House, November 29, 1919]
- Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Libraries and immigrants--California--Los Angeles; Mexican American children--Books and reading--California--Los Angeles; Catholic action--California--Los Angeles; Charitable...
- A memo, typewritten, describing and praising the resident children at the Brownson Settlement House Library and their choices of reading material. Also extols the influence of the library and librarian on shaping the dreams of Mexican immigrant...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Henry I. Dockweiler letter to Lieutenant Edward V. Dockweiler, 1938 September 23]
- Governors--California--Election; Political campaigns--California;
- A carbon copy of a typewritten letter from Henry Isidore Dockweiler to his brother, Edward V. Dockweiler, written in reply to an earlier letter, sent on September 20, 1938. The letter discusses the results of the recent Democratic primary election...
- Catholicism in L.A.