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
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Immaculate Heart College was a private, Catholic college located on North Western Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The college offered various courses including art and religious education studies. The campus was owned and operated by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who had founded Immaculate Heart Convent and High School on their 13-acre property in 1905. Its leaders in the 1950s and 60s included Dr. Anita Marie Caspary and renowned artist Corita Kent who led a much publicized rebellion against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1969. The college closed in 1981 due to financial difficulties but the all-girl high school continues to operate on the original site. Sorority presents the young women of Delta Chi Phi of Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles. Group photo was taken in the Blossom Room of the Roosevelt Hotel, in Hollywood. Gloria Ricci is seated in the front row, 3rd from left. Photo dated: Spring, 1953.
Roosevelt Hotel (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) Immaculate Heart College (Los Angeles, Calif.) Young women--California--Los Angeles Universities and colleges--California--Los Angeles Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Shades of L.A. photographs
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