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Collectively preserving, archiving, and sharing the history and culture of the Los Angeles region Member Directory Search Find an archive by searching the L.A. as Subject Directory Portal-- a centralized dynamic space where over 250 L.A. as Subject members promote, share, and bring awareness to the archives that document L.A. and Southern California history. The Directory Portal also connects the public to the individuals and organizations caring for these collections in order to preserve the diverse stories and cultural heritage of Los Angeles through primary source material. Member Directory Search Keyword Search Search Submit News The end of year L.A. as Subject newsletter, Beyond the Bazaar, Volume 3, is now online. This year, the 170th anniversary of California’s becoming the 31st state in the union, the California State Library is collecting and sharing 170 original stories that describe who—and what—California… Read more Here are 10 ways to get involved with the 15th Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, going all virtual, all day on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Follow the links listed below to get started.Contribute to… Read more This year’s Virtual Archives Bazaar will include an online History Keepers exhibit featuring items from member collections. We are asking members to submit items from their collections to be included… Read more A group of 11 local high school students have become the first graduates of the Lanterman Historical Museum Foundation’s Virtual History Internship Program. The program, which was conducted remotely,… Read more Become a MemberJoin the region's archival community! Archive members can post information and collections, promote news and events, and much more. Sign up today, it's free!Join Now Get Research HelpNeed help with your research about Los Angeles and Southern California? Submit your question to be connected to the network of L.A. as Subject member subject experts and archivists.Submit Your Research Question Lawrence Lipton s book “The Holy Barbarians” was a celebration and canonization of the “Venice West” scene. It also became the biggest hit of his career, around which he revolved on for much of his life. There was a time that Los Angeles powered a lively Hispanic vaudeville scene, and its legacy still lives on in many performers today. Traditional Mexican dances (aka baile folklórico) are the forte of the Pacifico Dance Company, and they’ve helped train hundreds, performing in venues around the country and the world. The Chicano Moratorium and the death of Rubén Salazar continue to reverberate today as communities of color speak out against police brutality and discrimination, and as journalists are once again targeted, attacked and undermined by government... In the face of overwhelming harassment and persecution of homosexuals during the 1950s, a certain plucky queer magazine based in downtown Los Angeles was steadfast in its political mission to elevate gay and lesbian Americans. The L.A. Pride Parade and Festival in West Hollywood is a fixture of Los Angeles life, but 50 years ago, it was at the center of a heated battle between the authorities and the LGBT community’s wish to be publicly gay.  From the outside, it s not much to look at, but this small home in East Hollywood was a warm home for an unusual family — a place of refuge for dozens of young, displaced members of the LBGTQ community. Floyd’s death, made that much more horrific with his pleas of “I can’t breathe,  has again triggered demands for police reform and an end to racism — the same cry that occurred almost 30 years ago when King survived a brutal videotaped beating... “Our nation has come a long way, and we still have a long way to go,” said Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray, pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church of Los Angeles during the 1992 Uprising.

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