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FFYS 1000: Writing LA

First Year Seminar

Welcome!

This course guide is to help you completed your assignment for FFYS 1000 for Fall 2019.

Consider these resources to help you get started:

Background Information

News In Los Angeles


Library Databases:

Local Newspapers:

Department of Archives & Special Collections

The Department of Archives and Special Collections curates a number of Los Angeles themed special collections.  The following collections may be of interest to you.  These all contain collections that highlight aspects of Los Angeles:



Center for the Study of Los Angeles

Center for the Study of Los Angeles (CSLA) Research Collections emphasize papers of Los Angeles public officials, Los Angeles real estate and industrial developers, reformers and reform movements principally in late twentieth-century Los Angeles, and prominent Roman Catholic families in Los Angeles. Learn more about our CSLA Collections

Examples:

                        

 

Postcards

With over one million postcards, we house one of the largest publicly accessible postcard collections in the United States. LMU’s postcard collections are comprised of thematic cards and view cards from all over the world. Learn more about our Postcard Collections.

Examples:

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Real Estate Records & Blueprints