Monthly Archives: March 2009
Call for Proposals: 2009-2010 Los Angeles History Research Group
From the Los Angeles History Research group: The Los Angeles History Research (LAHR) group invites proposals for its 2009-2010 seminar season. Since 1991, the LAHR group has provided a stimulating environment for scholars of Los Angeles history to discuss works … Continue reading
“Searching for Tamsen Donner” by Gabrielle Burton, reviewed in the L.A. Times by William Deverell
A new book about the Donner party, Searching for Tamsen Donner, by Gabrielle Burton, was reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, March 22, 2009, by William Deverell, director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West and professor of … Continue reading
“Whither the News in the Golden State?,” Asks Denise Spooner, of H-California
Denise Spooner <jmds1997@gte.net>, co-editor of H-California, the H-Net group dedicated to California history and culture, sent around for posting this email about the state of newspapers in California. She invites input. Date: March 10, 2009 3:49:23 PM PDT Subject: Whither … Continue reading
Pirkle Jones, Calif. Photographer, dies: “I did the talking through the photographs.”
Pirkle Jones, photographer of California and its mid and late 20th century history, has died at age 95. From the Los Angeles Times’ obituary: Pirkle Jones, a California photographer admired for his stirring images of migrant workers, endangered landscapes and … Continue reading
“Journeys in the Land of Sunshine: The Natural History of Early Los Angeles” – Lecture at the LA Main Library, April 5
The Los Angeles City Historical Society & the History Department, Los Angeles Public Library present the annual Marie Northrop Lecture, on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 2:00pm, at the Mark Taper Auditorium of the Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 630 … Continue reading
“Living the Legacy/Lessons Learned: A Dialogue with Black Panthers, Brown Berets and Community Activists” – at the Calif. African American Museum, Mar. 21
On Mar. 21, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., the California African American Museum will present a program entitled, “Living the Legacy/ Lessons Learned: A Dialogue with Black Panthers, Brown Berets and Community Activists.” From the CAAM website: The Black Panther Party … Continue reading
New articles at the California Journal of Politics and Policy
From the Berkeley Electronic Press: The Berkeley Electronic Press is pleased to announce the following new articles recently published in California Journal of Politics and Policy, with a special focus on Proposition 8 and the California Supreme Court review of … Continue reading
“Linking Western Heritage and Environmental Justice: Parks Planning and Activisim in the San Fernando Valley, 1965-1995” – Autry Western History Workshop, Mar 24
The next meeting of the Autry Western History Workshop will take place on Tuesday, March 24th. The presenter will be Laura Barraclough from Kalamazoo College, discussing her paper, “Linking Western Heritage and Environmental Justice: Parks Planning and Activisim in the … Continue reading
“The First to Cry Down Injustice?: Western Jews and Japanese Removal During WWII” – Goldsmith Foundation Lecture Mar. 22 at the Autry
This year’s Goldsmith Foundation Lecture on Violence and Justice in the West, by Prof. Ellen Eisenberg of Willamette University, will take place on Sunday, March 22, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at the Autry National Center (Griffith Park). The lecture is … Continue reading
“Edward R. Roybal and the Politics of Multiracialism” – the 2009 Whitsett Lecture, April 2 at CSU-Northridge
The 2009 Whitsett Lecture at California State University, Northridge is scheduled for 7:30PM on Thursday, April 2, in Sierra Hall 451, on the CSUN campus. This year’s speaker will be George Sanchez from USC, and his lecture is entitled “Edward … Continue reading
Two Op-Eds about Calif. Politics in the LAT, on changing demographics and chances for a constitutional convention
I don’t how unusual it is in these days when national headlines seem to dominate once the state’s crisis is momentarily resolved, but today’s L.A. Times (Mar. 5, 2009) had two interesting op-eds about California politics. One of them, by … Continue reading
Haynes Foundation Lecture at the Huntington, Mar. 30: William Deverell speaks about the Kathy Fiscus Tragedy
From the Huntington Library’s calendar of events for March: The Haynes Foundation Lecture Little Girl Lost: The Kathy Fiscus Tragedy March 30, Mon., 7:30 p.m. In the spring of 1949, a little girl fell into a well while playing near … Continue reading
Applications being accepted for Haynes Research Stipends until April 1
The Historical Society of Southern California has announced the application guidelines for the society’s small grants program for summer 2009. The grants, known as Haynes Research Stipends, are designed to support scholars who have short-term financial needs while they research … Continue reading
