Amalgamated Clothing Workers and Textile Workers Union, (ACTWU) Los Angeles Collection, 1950s-1970s.
Files and photographs from the ACTWU Los Angeles office, documenting internal relations, union events, and organizing initiatives. Donated by Miriam Ludwig.

Asociacion de Vendedores Ambulantes (Street Vendors Association) Records, 1986-1995
This collection contains materials created or collected by the Asociacion de Vendedores Ambulantes [A.V.A.] also known as the Street Vendors Association, an organization, which mobilized the street vendors fight to legalize street vending in Los Angeles. It includes significant Spanish language materials.

Charlotta A. Bass Collection, 1924-1977.
Papers of the longtime editor and publisher of the California Eagle, the oldest African American newspaper in Los Angeles, and vice-presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket, 1952. The Library also has the Eagle, 1914-1950 on microfilm.

Blacklisted Teachers in Los Angeles
Clipping Collection, 1967-1982
Miscellaneous clippings concerning the Blacklisting of Teachers.
Dorothy Doyle Collection (Interviews), 1986
Radio interview program on the Blacklisting of Los Angeles                Teachers.
Frances Robman Eisenberg Papers, 1928-1995
Part of the larger Blacklisted Teachers in Los Angeles Collections, the Frances Robman Eisenberg Papers contain the personal papers of
Eisenberg, a blacklisted Los Angeles teacher. The collection contains
materials relating to Eisenberg's teaching and tutoring career, and
involvement with the US-China Peoples Friendship Association (USCPFA) and other political and social issues, as well as material relating directly to the blacklist.
Thomas Fagan Collection (Interviews), 1989-1990 
Audio cassettes and documents from interviews with Blacklisted Teachers by Thomas Fagan.
Greg Goldin Collection (Interviews), 1977  
Audio cassettes of interviews with people connected with the             McCarthy Era Blacklisting of Los Angeles area teachers.
Abraham Minkus Papers, 1945-1983 
Part of the larger Blacklisted Teachers in Los Angeles Collections, the Abraham Minkus Papers contain the materials created or collected by Minkus, a blacklisted Los Angeles teacher. The collection contains
materials relating to Minkus' dismissal and subsequent lawsuits, as well as information on the cases of other blacklisted L.A. teachers.
Florence Muriel Sloat Papers, 1959-1991 
Part of the larger Blacklisted Teachers in Los Angeles Collections, the Florence Muriel Sloat Papers contain the personal papers of Sloat, a blacklisted Los Angeles teacher, including materials relating to Sloat's suit against the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
Ellen Chase Verdries Collection (Interviews/Paper),   1992-1996 
Oral history interviews with three blacklisted teachers and Ph.D.
Dissertation using this material.
Jean Benson Wilkinson Papers, 1953-1955 
Papers of Jean Benson Wilkinson, a blacklisted Los Angeles teacher. One folder.

Black Panther Collection, 1960s-1970s.
Flyers, articles, ephemera documenting the Panthers in Los Angeles (and Oakland, CA.). The collection is complemented by the Library's run of the organization's newspaper The Black Panther.

Charles Bratt Papers, 1933-1952.
Papers of Charles Bratt and Clarence Johnson, both employees of the World War II Era United States Employment Services (USES), part of War Manpower Commission. The documents deal with the work of the Committee on Fair Employment Practices (Executive Order 9346) to prevent discrimination based on race, creed, color, or national origin. Special attention is drawn to discrimination within Unions. Also included is material on the internment of Japanese Americans during the war.

California CIO Council Union Research and Information Services Collection, 1940s-1950s.
Research files on collective bargaining, the Taft-Hartley Act, and specific unions maintained by the the research office of the state CIO and based in the Los Angeles CIO building. (See also the James Daugherty Collection).

California Democratic Council (CDC) Records, 1947-1988.  
The collection contains records from the California Democratic Council (CDC), a statewide organization linking independent Democratic Clubs with the Democratic Party structure. The CDC organized conventions, ran issues conferences, endorsed candidates, and participated in other activities. Materials range from 1947 to 1988 but the bulk of the materials are from the 1960s and 1970s.

California Eagle Photograph Collection, late 1800s -1950s.
The California Eagle is the oldest African American newspaper in Los Angeles, established in 1879 by John T. Neimore. Charlotta Spears Bass became the paper's editor in 1912 (See also the Charlotta A. Bass Collection). After her retirement in 1951, the paper went through several hands and finally folded in 1975. Many of the photographs in this collection are of Mrs. Bass and her personal and political activities.

Citizens Committee to Preserve American Freedoms (CCPAF) Collection, 1947-1950s.
Papers of a Los Angeles organization formed to support people called before the Congressional House Un-American Activities Committee and before state and local committees investigating political associations, especially the Communist Party, in the post-World War II era. CCPAF director, Frank Wilkinson, subsequently helped to form and lead the National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Civil Rights Congress, Los Angeles Chapter Collection, 1946-1956. Local records of a post-World War II national organization concerned with defense of the rights of labor and people of color.

Communities for Accountable Reinvestment Collection, 1989-1994.
Correspondence and reports of a coalition of Los Angeles community organizations committed to advocacy for responsible and equitable banking practices in the Los Angeles area; includes data on bank practices in Los Angeles neighborhoods and documents from the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Authority.