Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections

A California Highway
Beaches--California--United States Highway 101; Roads--California--United States Highway 101
A view looking down the road at a stretch of coastline, with a rock face on the inland (left) side, and sandy beach along the shore. A train travels on tracks running alongside the highway.
Changing Face of Southern California

Plat of the Rancho Rincon de la Brea, 1858
Ranches--California; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Henry Hancock was a prominent Los Angeles lawyer and surveyor. He worked as Los Angeles City Surveyor and United States Deputy Surveyor in the 1850s. Hancock surveyed most of the large ranches between Monterey and San Diego in California.
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Plat of the Rancho Tujunga, December 1858
Ranches--California; Mountains--California; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Henry Hancock was a prominent Los Angeles lawyer and surveyor. He worked as Los Angeles City Surveyor and United States Deputy Surveyor in the 1850s. Hancock surveyed most of the large ranches between Monterey and San Diego in California.
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Plat of the Rancho Las Cienegas, September 1858
Ranches--California; Surveying--California--Los Angeles County--19th century; Surveying--California--History; California--Maps
Henry Hancock was a prominent Los Angeles lawyer and surveyor. He worked as Los Angeles City Surveyor and United States Deputy Surveyor in the 1850s. Hancock surveyed most of the large ranches between Monterey and San Diego in California.
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection

Agreement of March 29, 1920
United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Bien, Morris; Robertson, Howard; Vroman, James P.; Burnell, Charles S.; Eberhard, Ray C.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

Notice of appeal from J. D. Black
Land use; Legislation--United States; Big Pine Creek (Calif.); Real property--Purchasing--United States; Stockholders; Big Pine Water Association; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water...
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
J. D. Black Papers

Letter from Hiram W. Johnson to J. D. Black
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Immigration; Letters; Johnson, Hiram W.; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
J. D. Black Papers

Agreement of March 9, 1921 and letter from Phil D. Swing to J. D. Black
United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Los Angeles (Calif.) Board of Public Service Commissioners; Contracts; Bien, Morris; Robertson, Howard; Vroman, James P.; Stephens, Jess E.; Anderson, F. G.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water...
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

United States Navy Landing, Long Beach, California
Harbors--California--Long Beach; Oil wells--California--Long Beach;
A view along the waterfront, showing a row of boats tied up at the docks. On the right is a covered structure where crowds of onlookers wait for the sailors to disembark. The oil wells on Signal Hill are visible in the distance.
Changing Face of Southern California

Union air terminal, Burbank, Calif.
Airports--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County); Runways (Aeronautics)--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County); Airplanes
A view looking over the airfield toward the main building of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, a white building with a red tile roof. In the foreground, attendants in white uniforms load supplies onto the plane, which has "The Mainline" and...
Changing Face of Southern California

Tony Coehlo speech at Loyola Marymount University commencement
Commencement ceremonies; College trustees--California--Los Angeles; Legislators--United States; Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
Loyola Marymount University Historical Photograph Collection

MECHA members in Sunken Garden
Mexican American students; Student organizations; College students; Gardens; College campuses--California--Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount University Historical Photograph Collection

Los Angeles in 1853
Cities and towns--19th century; City blocks--19th century; Plazas--19th century; Los Angeles, Calif.--History--19th century
Black-and-white drawing of Los Angeles in 1853; a few clustered buildings with mountains visible in the background.
Loyola Marymount University Historical Photograph Collection

MECHA members outside of La Causa Youth Center
Mexican American students; Student organizations; College students
Left to right: David Luna (Loyola Student), unknown, Victor Garcia (La Causa Project Director), and Antonio Jimenez (Loyola Student and La Causa Student Director).
Loyola Marymount University Historical Photograph Collection

Council of Catholic Women
National Council of Catholic Women (Los Angeles, Calif.); Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (Los Angeles, Calif.); National Catholic Welfare Conference; Catholic Church--California--Los Angeles--Charities;
A 44-page notebook containing typed, numbered lists of notes on the National Council of Catholic Women. These lists include the reasons for establishing the Council, a timeline of the Council's development, the social issues important to the...
Catholicism in L.A.

Veterans Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif.
Hospitals--California--Los Angeles; Veterans' hospitals--California--Los Angeles;
A photograph of the veterans Hospital near Westwood in Los Angeles, California. The photograph shows a collection of four, five-storey brick buildings, one of which has a neoclassical-style entry with columns.
Changing Face of Southern California

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