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Peggy Hamilton Adams was a costume and fashion designer, editor of the Los Angeles Times rotogravure fashion page (1921-34) and a host for local radio programs (1929-33) that dealt with fashion concerns of the modern woman. The nitrate negative images in this collection document Hamilton’s career as a fashion editor, socialite and official hostess for Los Angeles County (1931-1932). Most of the images show her modeling high fashion clothing for her Los Angeles Times fotogravure feature “Fashions” from about 1927 to through 1933. Many of the photographs are by film studio photographers and feature clothing by film industry costume designers. …

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The UCLA Library has a robust collection of Aldine press imprints. The collection, numbering approximately 1500 titles, includes the imprints of the press of the Venetian scholar-printer Aldo Manuzio (1449 or 1450-1515), his son Paolo Manuzio (1512-1574), his grandson Aldo Manuzio the Younger (1547-1597), as well as those of associates and imitators. Our digital collection includes one exemplar. For more information, see https://guides.library.ucla.edu/c.php?g=180922&p=1187196.

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This collection includes a promotional photograph and poster for United Airlines' unveiling of the "Mainliner" aircraft. Alexander Klemin was born in London, May 15, 1888; BS, London Univ, 1907; immigrated to the US, 1914; MS, MIT, 1915; became a US citizen while head of the Aeronautics Dept. at MIT, 1917; Officer-in-charge of the Research Dept, Army Air Service, at McCook Field, Dayton, OH during WWI; head, Guggenheim School of Aeronautics at NYU College of Engineering, 1925-45; author of Textbook of aeronautical engineering, If you want to fly, Simplified aerodynamics, and Airplane stress analysis; technical editor, Aviation magazine, 1915-1917; member, Royal …

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Maud Allan (1883-1956) was a interpretive dancer. She made her performing debut in Vienna (1903) and was best known for her solo performance in The vision of Salome (1908). She toured India (1913), Southeast Asia (1913 and 1923), South America (1919-1920), and the U.S. The collection contains manuscripts, photographs, postcard albums, books, ephemera, and a scrapbook related to Allan's life and career.

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This collection includes architectural renderings of developments proposed between 1924-1925 by the Allied Architects Association of Los Angeles Records, an architectural firm founded in 1921 to design Los Angeles-area buildings paid for by the proceeds of public tax money. Notable members included Octavius Morgan, Reginald Johnson, Edwin Bergstrom, David C. Allison, Myron Hunt, Elmer Grey, Sumner Hunt, and Sumner Spaulding. Some of its major projects include downtown's Hall of Justice, the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, and the Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center.

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Papers of Daniel Ammen (1820-1898), a former U.S. Navy Commander (during the Civil War), Chief of the Bureau of Navigation (post-war), and an author on international shipping and ship canals. This digital collection includes a photograph of U.S. Major General Cadwalader and an original document noting Ammen's commission as Naval Commander in 1863.

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Collection consists of personal and business papers of Ryichir Arai and his son, Yoneo Arai. Ryichir Arai's correspondence between 1876 and 1881 relates to his work as a founder of the silk export trade between the United States and Japan. His personal letters to his brother and adoptive father span the years 1881-95. The collection also includes Yoneo Arai's business correspondence, stock inventory, financial records, and personal correspondence to family and friends. 7 boxes contain photographs, and additional photos are dispersed throughout the collection. Photographs include family portraits, panoramic photos of Japan (1870s-1880s), and photos of various civic events and …

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Armenian manuscripts, gifted to the UCLA Library in 1968 by Dr. Caro Owen Minasian of Isfahan, Iran. The collection includes manuscripts of ecclesiastical character such as gospels, psalters, menologia, and ritual books, as well as theological and philosophical works, medical treatises, and anthologies of poetry.

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Arthur B. Spingarn (1878-1971) was a lawyer and civil rights activist who advocated throughout his career for racial justice in the United States and an end to discrimination against African Americans. He chaired an early form of the legal committee for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and eventually chaired the organization from 1940-1965. He also compiled a significant personal collection of books and ephemera concerning the African-American experience in the United States. His papers include correspondence between the lawyer and civil rights activist and his friends and favorite authors, along with book reviews collected by …

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Adelbert Bartlett was a commercial photographer based in Santa Monica, California, and the director of the Near East Relief Fund in Los Angeles. The collection contains photographs, clippings, correspondence, and stories relating to Bartlett's life as a commercial photographer.

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