- California Historical Society
Subcollections
Collection Description
The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 23,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.
TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY COLLECTION (1860-1960). The 17,000 photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.
LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COLLECTION (1888-1960). The 5,000 photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping.
CITE AS: Creator. Title. Date. From the California Historical Society Digital Archive. Digitally reproduced by the University of Southern California Digital Archive. Available: URL. Access date.
EXAMPLE CITE AS: (photographer) Pierce, C.C. An aerial view of Santa Barbara from the bay, California, ca.1910. From the California Historical Society Digital Archive. Digitally reproduced by the University of Southern California Digital Archive. Available: http://digarc.usc.edu. Accessed July 15, 2004.
PHYSICAL LOCATION: The California Historical Society's collection is part of the Regional History Collection of the Archival Research Center, University of Southern California.
CONTACT: Dace Taube, Regional History Curator, Archival Research Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182; (213) 743-2117 / (213) 743-1778; taube@usc.edu / slac@usc.edu.
Title:
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Alternate Title:
[short] California Historical Society
Record ID:
chs-m15009
Names & Dates
Created:
1860/1960
Publisher:
[host] University of Southern California. Libraries
Subject
Topic:
Architecture -- United States -- California -- Los Angeles , Transportation -- United States -- California -- Los Angeles , Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Commerce , Trade shows -- United States -- California -- Los Angeles , Fairs -- United States -- California , Missions, Spanish , Indians of North America , Cities and towns , Roads , Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Coverage:
1860/1960
Place:
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA
Relationships
Contains:
[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[collection] Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
Physical
Type:
images
collections
Format:
photographic prints
negatives
transparencies
ca.23,000 photographs : photonegatives, photoprints, transparencies, b&w
photographs
Access
Rights:
California Historical Society
Identifiers
Record ID:
chs-m15009
Source:
[call no] CHS-1 thru CHS-43,900