Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Phone: (310) 338-5710
- Email: Special.Collections@lmu.edu
- Website: http://library.lmu.edu/
William H. Hannon Library’s Department of Archives and Special Collections acquires, preserves, makes available, and promotes rare and unique research materials of enduring historical and cultural value in support of Loyola Marymount University’s mission to provide a transformative academic experience. We seek to enhance learning and scholarship at the University and worldwide through our diverse collections, services, and collaborative programs. The William H. Hannon Library digitizes materials from the Department of Archives and Special Collections and makes them available via its online Digital Collections (http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu)
Collections at this institution
Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection
The Hurley-Wright Surveyors Map Collection contains surveyors' field books, plat maps and other maps from Southern California counties, spanning the years from 1855 to 1968. The collection has very high research and historical value as the holdings contain maps recording the ownership of Californio ranchos from 1858 on and their subsequent divisions and development; old downtown Los Angeles; and creations of counties in Southern California. Of particular interest for the history of water in Los Angeles, maps, directly and indirectly, address the infrastructure of water.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
79 Items
Ichikawa Family Papers
The Ichikawas were a Japanese American family living in Los Angeles for most of the 20th century. The digital collections feature two scrapbooks documenting their incarceration during the 1940s at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, an American concentration camp in Wyoming.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
2 Items
Inclusive History and Images Project (IHIP)
The Inclusive History and Images Project (IHIP), an important component of LMU’s ongoing university-wide anti-racism initiative, seeks to address important gaps in understanding our own institutional history by gathering stories and images from alumni and the greater LMU community to tell the full and inclusive LMU story.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
55 Items
Islamic Art and Architecture Postcards
The Islamic Art and Architecture Postcards Collection presents selected postcards from the Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection. It features postcards of architecture and monuments from the Muslim world, including Algiers, Cairo, Cordoba, Damascus, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Tangier, and Tunis. The postcards have been selected to support teaching and research of the Art History course: Arts of Islam.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
148 Items
J. D. Black Papers
The J.D. Black Papers document the legacy of Owens Valley life-long residents. These digitized selections richly illustrate aspects of the famed Water Wars between the City of Los Angeles and the people of that valley in the 1920s, the defining moment in the modern history of the valley. Of particular value are the records of the reparations organizations of Big Pine active during the Owens Valley Water Wars of the 1920s and the photographs documenting life in the mining towns of California's eastern Sierras and western Nevada.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
842 Items
Jesuit Rare Book and Manuscript Collection
The Jesuit Rare Book and Manuscript Collection, 1540-1800, contains selections of early printed books and manuscripts by and about the Jesuits from the rare book holdings of the Library’s Department of Archives & Special Collections. These works illuminate the religious and academic foundations of the Society of Jesus, their missionary work, and their intellectual and creative engagement with the Scientific Revolution. Items selected for digitization will include unique manuscripts and printed works designated as significant texts due to artifactual considerations such as provenance, annotations or contemporary bindings, in addition to their content.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
8 Items
Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection
The Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection consists of devotional objects collected from the Piepers' many travels.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
69 Items
John August Swanson Collection
The John August Swanson (1938-2021) Collection highlights his vast range of artwork, from production to completion.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
748 Items
John W. Boyle Film Stills and Photograph Collection
The John W. Boyle Film Stills and Photograph Collection consists of film stills and photographs from movies John W. Boyle (1891-1959), an American cinematographer, shot in the 1910s and 1920s. Boyle began shooting films by 1915 and worked closely with director J. Gordon Edwards and consequently with such actresses as Theda Bara, whose favorite director was Edwards. This collection also features Silent Era stars Albert Roscoe, William Farnum, and Louise Lovely and provides a behind-the-scenes look at moviemaking in the Silent Era, including sets, equipment, and crews.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
83 Items
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Student-run newspapers and periodicals have been a longstanding tradition in LMU’s history, showcasing the ideas, opinions, and writing skills of its students for the LMU community. Beginning in 1920, Loyola College of Los Angeles published The Cinder in the Public Eye. In 1923, the newspaper’s name changed to The Loyolan, and later to The Los Angeles Loyolan. In Spring 2015, the publication consisted of digital content in addition to a weekly print newspaper, then transitioned to being a fully digital publication during Spring 2020. It is now updated daily online at laloyolan.com.
Institution: Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library
1,316 Items
