The L.A. history blog, The Daily Mirror, covered the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, which makes its USC debut on Saturday, October 25 in the Davidson Center. The USC Libraries host L.A. as Subject, an association of nearly 300 historical collections and archives that organizes the annual event.
Larry Harnisch writes, "Anyone who has researched Los Angeles history knows that the material is spread all over the city and not always in the most logical spot."
Noting that the bazaar brings such materials into one location for L.A. history buffs, he added, "The list of exhibitors shows the amazing diversity of the city's many archives and libraries....Consider these groups, which will...be taking part: Boyle Heights Historical Society; Chinese Historical Society of Southern California; Filipino-American Library; Japanese American National Museum; LA84 Foundation--Sports Library; Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum; One National Gay and Lesbian Archives; Orange Empire Railway Museum; Society of California Archivists and the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive."
Harnisch's Daily Mirror plumbs the archives of city newspapers dating back 100 years, featuring news stories, movie advertisements, celebrity photos, and watershed events from L.A. history.
For more information about L.A. as Subject and the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, visit the organization's Web page or join the archives bazaar's Facebook group.
A photograph of Billie Holiday from the Walter Gordon Photo Collection at the USC Libraries