Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections

- Resolution of October 14, 1924, Department of Public Service, City of Los Angeles
- Resolutions; Los Angeles (Calif.) Board of Public Service Commissioners; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Los Angeles Aqueduct (Calif.); 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
- Problems of 1925
- Eberhard, George H.; Geo. H. Eberhard Company; California Retail Hardware and Implement Association; Taxation; Stock exchanges.; Stocks; Industries; Labor; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
- J. D. Black Papers
- [Brownson house sympathy resolution over the death of William H. Workman, 1918 February 21]
- Workman, Mary J. (Mary Julia), 1871-1964; Workman, William H., 1839-1918; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Records and correspondence; Whipple, Lucille M.; Bernard, Rosa I.; Vollmer, Katherine L.; Devin, Mary Teresa; Desmond, Nora Louise;...
- Resolution dated February 21, 1918 signed by the directors of the Brownson House Settlement Association recording their "sentiments of profound sympathy" for their "beloved" association president, Mary J. Workman, over the death of her father,...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Photograph album with 24 black and white photographs created by Mary Julia Workman]
- Workman, Mary Julia, 1871-1964; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
- 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.
- [Memorandum between the Brownson House and the Director of Catholic Charities, 1919 November 30]
- Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.); Catholic Church--Diocese of Monterey and Los Angeles (Calif.)--Charities;
- Memorandum between the Directors of the Brownson House and the Director of Catholic Charities regarding personnel and operations at the Brownson House. The memorandum is typed on plain paper and dated Nov 30, 1919.
- Catholicism in L.A.
- References: reparation law in New York
- Reparations; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
- J. D. Black Papers
- [Photograph of Brownson House workers group photo, July 13, 1915, 30 of 60 workers]
- Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
- Black and white photograph showing 30 of the 60 Brownson House workers, taken on July 13, 1915.
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Panelists on "Social Welfare in Los Angeles" at Mount St. Mary's College]
- Mount St. Mary's College (Los Angeles, Calif.); Workman, Mary Julia, 1871-1964; Stoddart, Bessie; Berres, Dora; Ryland, Edwin P.; Marshall, Thomas C.; Marshall, Mrs. Thomas C.; McManus, Elizabeth;
- Black and white photograph of two men and five women standing on a set of steps at Mount St. Mary's College. Typewritten on the reverse of the photo is, "Mount St. Mary's College, February 19, 1947. Front Row, Left to Right: Bessie Stoddart, Mary...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Brownson House group photograph including many students]
- Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
- Black and white photograph of thirty-two adults and students outside at Brownson House in Los Angeles, California.
- Catholicism in L.A.
- Brownson House Picnic, July 16, 1919, Anaheim Landing
- Workman, Mary Julia, 1871-1964; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
- Black and white photograph of family picnic at Brownson House with Mary Julia Workman with eight children. The group stands outdoors on the beach, with a pier visible in the background.
- Catholicism in L.A.
- Brownson House Picnic, July 16, 1919, Anaheim Landing
- Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.); Workman, Mary Julia, 1871-1964;
- Black and white photograph of eight school children and a dog with Mary Julia Workman and an unidentified man standing outdoors at the beach, taken at the Brownson House picnic at Anaheim Landing in 1919.
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Photograph of a young woman at Delphina Villa]
- Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
- Black and white photograph of a young woman, possibly one of Mary Julia Workman's students, standing on a porch at Delphina Villa, April 20, 1919. An American flag hangs behind her. Written on the back of the photograph is, "This is me," and in a...
- Catholicism in L.A.
- [Photograph of Mrs. Beauchamp standing at Brownson House]
- Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.); Beauchamp, Mrs.;
- Black and white photograph of a woman standing under an awning at Brownson House. Written on the reverse of the photo is "Mrs. Beauchamp, Brownson House, 711 Jackson Street, May 1908."
- Catholicism in L.A.
- Letter from Big Pine Property Owners Association to State Senator J. M. Inman
- Reparations; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Big Pine Property Owners Association; Inman, J. M.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
- Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) was established to represent the property interests of Big Pine residents, and the organization held its first meeting on December 8, 1924. A. G. Barmore, editor and owner of the Big Pine Citizen, served...
- J. D. Black Papers
- Headquarters building, Automobile Club of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
- Automobiles--Societies, etc.--California--Los Angeles; Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles;
- An exterior view of the headquarters building of the Automobile Club of Southern California in Los Angeles, located at the corner of Adams and Figueroa Streets. The building is located on a busy intersection, with a rectangular traffic signal in...
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Letter from Big Pine Reparations Association to Senator J. M. Inman
- Reparations; Legislation--California; Big Pine Reparations Association; Del Valle, Reginaldo F. (Reginaldo Francisco), 1854-1938; Inman, J. M.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
- After a reparations bill of California was passed in April 1925, the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) formed the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA) on July 29, 1925 to establish reparations claims against the City of Los Angeles...
- J. D. Black Papers
- Cooper's Camp, Tent City at Topanga Canyon, Calif.
- Bungalows--California--Topanga; Beaches--California--Topanga; Seaside architecture--California--Topanga;
- A view of Cooper's Camp, a tent city along the beach. The Topanga Beach Store can be seen in the lower right corner.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- Boulevard thru Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California
- Tunnels--California--Los Angeles; Roads--California--Los Angeles;
- A view looking out from one tunnel and through another two tunnels on Figueroa Street. On either side of the road are landscaped grounds with trees.
- Changing Face of Southern California
- [Memo extolling the work of Brownson Settlement House, November 22, 1919]
- Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
- 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 J. Cantwell letter to Mary Julia Workman, 1918 March 11]
- Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.); Workman, Mary Julia, 1871-1964; Cantwell, John Joseph, 1874-1947; Sisters of the Holy Family (San Francisco, Calif.);
- A typewritten letter on letterhead from the Diocese of Monterey and Los Angeles, from Bishop John J. Cantwell to Mary J. Workman, dated March 11, 1918. The Bishop mentions that he will be bringing two Sisters of the Holy Family from San Francisco...
- Catholicism in L.A.