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Title
Elks Club Annual Oratorical Contest
Alternative Title
Shades of L.A. Photo Collection;
Contributor
Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
Date Created and/or Issued
1961
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and educational use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/orderinguse.html for additional information.
The contents of this collection are restricted to personal, research, and non-commercial use. The Library cannot share the personal and/or contact information of the donors, their descendants, or associates who contributed photographs and oral histories to the collection.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction.
Marilyn White was born in Los Angeles, California at Hoover Street Hospital on October 17th, 1944 at 1:25 a.m. Her father was a custodian for the LA Unified School District and her mother worked for the United States Postal Service. Marilyn spent her entire childhood in Los Angeles. She attended UCLA and later Pepperdine on a track and field scholarship. She graduated from Pepperdine in 1967. Marilyn competed in track and field at the 1964 Olympics, placing 4th in the 100 meter dash and 2nd in the women’s relay. After graduating university she began a career as a teacher, first as a P.E. teacher and later as a kindergarten teacher. She joined the California African-American Genealogical Society in 1988 and became recording secretary.
Participants in the Annual Oratorical Contest held by the Elks Club. Ella Sarah is seated in background, center, wearing glasses.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;19 x 24 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00001467
Shades of L.A. Collection; Shades of L.A.: African American Community; Shades of L.A.: Native American Community;
S-000-091 120
CARL0005008298
http://cdm16703.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/80660
Subject
Elks (Fraternal order)
Women--California--Los Angeles--Societies and clubs
Women--California--Los Angeles
Clubs--California--Los Angeles
Contests--California--Los Angeles
Shades of L.A. Collection photographs
Shades of L.A. Native American photographs
Shades of L.A. African American photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
Source
White, Marilyn.

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