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Chamber of Commerce - Arcadia Board of Trade and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce

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Chamber of Commerce. Minutes of Arcadia Board of Trade and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. April 1914 to December 1926. 1 ledger
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Chamber of Commerce. Minutes of Arcadia Board of Trade and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. April 1914 to December 1926. 1 ledger
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Chamber of Commerce - Arcadia Board of Trade and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 80
Shelf Number
Shelf B6
Item ID
386AF
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Subject Files
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Community Recreation Center Proposal (1971)

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1. Arcadia Civic Center Master Plan. 2. "Build an auditorium for Arcadia." Sponsor to enter Jog-A-Walk-A-Torium, photocopy. 3. Description of photo #1366. 4. Description of photo #1367. 5. Description of photo #1368. 6. Description of photo #1369. 7. Description of photo #1370. 8. Large pos…
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1. Arcadia Civic Center Master Plan.
2. "Build an auditorium for Arcadia." Sponsor to enter Jog-A-Walk-A-Torium, photocopy.
3. Description of photo #1366.
4. Description of photo #1367.
5. Description of photo #1368.
6. Description of photo #1369.
7. Description of photo #1370.
8. Large postcard showing architects' rendering of Community Recreation Center and Arcadia Police Facility relative to a "Yes" vote February 29, 1972.
9. Brochure relative to the passage of Proposition A for a bond issue to build the Community Center and the new Police Facility, February 29, 1972.
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Community Recreation Center Proposal (1971)
Item ID
72AF
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Subject Files
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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.

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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. Fact Book & Buyers’ Guide. Alternate Title: Arcadia Business Directory. Miscellaneous extra issues. SEE: Arcadia Vertical File – Directories (for full set)
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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. Fact Book & Buyers’ Guide. Alternate Title: Arcadia Business Directory. Miscellaneous extra issues. SEE: Arcadia Vertical File – Directories (for full set)
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Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 52
Shelf Number
Shelf C2
Item ID
363AF
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Subject Files
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Regional Recreation Center at Arcadia, California (Arcadia County Park)

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1. Regional Recreation Center at Arcadia, California (Arcadia County Park) Specifications, Blueprints
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1. Regional Recreation Center at Arcadia, California (Arcadia County Park) Specifications, Blueprints
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Regional Recreation Center at Arcadia, California (Arcadia County Park)
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 37
Shelf Number
Shelf B4
Item ID
346AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Chamber of Commerce

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1. "It's good to do business." Chamber of Commerce brochure, 1973-1974. 2. "Chamber Services." Chamber of Commerce brochure, no date. 3. "Arcadia Chamber of Commerce provides." Chamber of Commerce publication, no date. 4. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Annual Report, 1973. 5. Arcadia Chamber of C…
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1. "It's good to do business." Chamber of Commerce brochure, 1973-1974.
2. "Chamber Services." Chamber of Commerce brochure, no date.
3. "Arcadia Chamber of Commerce provides." Chamber of Commerce publication, no date.
4. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Annual Report, 1973.
5. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Annual Report, 1974.
6. "Business-consumer relations code." Chamber of Commerce, October 1970.
7. "Sierra Madre, Arcadia Chamber." News clip, January 17, 1974.
8. "Chamber of Commerce keeps city on map." Arcadia Tribune, September 15, 1977.
9. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce city contract, June 30, 1978. 12 pages.
10. "Upcoming Chamber programs." Letter to Chamber members, June 1978.
11. "Chamber owes its beginning to the enterprise of women." Arcadia Tribune, September 21, 1978, page A-1.
12. Constitution and by-laws of the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, 1955.
13. "Arcadians travel by train for Chamber event." Arcadia Tribune, April 5, 1979.
14. "Chamber's Jim Clarke - a man on the run." Arcadia Tribune, April 29, 1979, page A-1.
15. Copy of official incorporation papers certified by California Secretary of State, July 16, 1934.
16. "Arcadia Chamber of Commerce." Brochure listing services, 1981.
17. "City and Chamber" by Clint Lyons. Arcadia Highlander, March 1984, page 1.
18. " 'Kel' keeps a bright outlook as executive vice president (Kelvin Mason)." Arcadia Highlander, March 26, 1986, page 16.
19. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce invitation to 80th Annual Installation of Officers Dinner, Saturday, March 26, 1994.
20. "Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors." Highlander, March 26, 1986.
21. Memo to the Mayor and City Council and Arcadia Redevelopment Agency from Don Penman on Agreement for Services with the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. Dated July 1, 2003. Attachments include the Chamber of Commerce Performance Report - FY 2002-2003, Scope of Services Projection Report - FY 2003-2004, Budget 2003-2004, Agreement for Services, FY 2003-2004, Services Provided by the Chamber of Commerce for the City, FY 2001-2002.
22. Letter announcing that the Arcadia and Monrovia Chambers of Commerce have formed a partnership with Core Media Group to have their newsletters published and expanded as a marketing and advertising tool for Chamber members' businesses or services. January 9, 2004.
23. Minutes of Arcadia Board of Trade and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, April 1914 to December 1926. 1 ledger. Filed in Arcadia History Box #80.
24. Invitation and reservation card to celebration of 40th anniversary of the dedication of the Chamber of Commerce building. Building was dedicated in 1965.
25. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce (75th Year Diamond Jubilee) program from installation of officers and citizen of the year award (Mickey Segal and Lee Segal), April 17, 2009.
26. Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Commemorative Chamber History 75th Anniversary, 1934-2009. Diamond Jubilee. Contains history of the Chamber of Commerce, pictures and memories from some former Chamber presidents, complete list of Chamber presidents from 1914-2009.
27. Diamond Jubilee: Chamber celebrates 75 years. With unveiling of a historical marker near the entrance of the post modern building and famous game show host Wink Martindale. The Weekly Star, an edition of the Arcadia Tribune, July 23, 2009; p. 1, 2, 6.
28. Fasching's Car Wash named Chamber/Historical Society "Business Icon," Arcadia Weekly, p. 6, April 11, 2013. George Fasching will receive the coveted Arcadia Business Icon tribute. Fasching's opened in 1977.
29. Taste of Arcadia ticket, September 23, 2013.
30. Iconic "Arcadia" signs that hung over Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia in the first half of the 20th century will return on the face of th new bridge being built to carry the Gold Line light rail train over Santa Anita Avenue. February 9, 2014 from www.arcadiasbest.com.
31. Taste of Arcadia and Business Showcase at the Taste program. September 2014.
32. Taste of Arcadia and Business Showcase at the Taste, September 22, 2014.
33. Former palace guard Andrew Gregson is new Arcadia Chamber president. Arcadia Weekly, p. 19, April 2, 2015.
34. San Gabriel Valley Digest, December 1929. See page 6 article "Arcadia, the home of the happy" by Nellie C. Pickard, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
35. Two articles - 35A. James Helms Jr. elected president of Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. Jim Clarke, owner of Clarke Directory Publications, Inc. was elected as vice president and president-elect.Carol Libby and Roy Long honored as Citizens of the Year. Arcadia Tribune, March 26, 1978. 35B. Chamber plays 'Day' campaign, mentions Chamber President Robert F. Williams, Dick Day of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Dick McKenzie and Jim Clark (alternately spelled Jim Clarke) of the Arcadia Directory Company. Arcadia Tribune, June 11, 1969.
36. Arcadia: a taste of history looms, Arcadia Weekly, August 30, 2018. History of the Chamber of Commerce Taste of Arcadia event, which began nearly 40 years ago to help raise money for the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association to build their float. The event was known as the Wine Shed Mixer.
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Chamber of Commerce
Item ID
46AF
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Subject Files
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Chamber of Commerce.

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Chamber of Commerce. Business Hotline. June 1992 – Dec. 1997.
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Chamber of Commerce. Business Hotline. June 1992 – Dec. 1997.
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Chamber of Commerce.
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 60A
Shelf Number
Shelf C4
Item ID
372AF
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Subject Files
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Chamber of Commerce.

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Chamber of Commerce. Business Hotline. Jan. 1998 – April 2000. Chamber of Commerce. News and Views. May 2000 – Dec 2004/Jan 2005
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Chamber of Commerce. Business Hotline. Jan. 1998 – April 2000. Chamber of Commerce. News and Views. May 2000 – Dec 2004/Jan 2005
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Chamber of Commerce.
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 60B
Shelf Number
Shelf C4
Item ID
373AF
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Subject Files
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Chamber of Commerce.

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Chamber of Commerce. News Bulletin. 1970 – May 1988.
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Chamber of Commerce. News Bulletin. 1970 – May 1988.
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Chamber of Commerce.
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 60C
Shelf Number
Shelf C4
Item ID
374AF
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Subject Files
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Chamber of Commerce.

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Chamber of Commerce. News & Views. January 2005-
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Chamber of Commerce. News & Views. January 2005-
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Chamber of Commerce.
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 60D
Shelf Number
Shelf C4
Item ID
375AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Chamber of Commerce-News and Views

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NO TABLE OF CONTENTS. Current Year Only. Formerly Business Hotline. Previous years filed in Arcadia History Box #60A & B.
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NO TABLE OF CONTENTS. Current Year Only. Formerly Business Hotline. Previous years filed in Arcadia History Box #60A & B.
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Chamber of Commerce-News and Views
Item ID
47AF
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Subject Files
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Chamber of Commerce-News Bulletin

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Filed in Arcadia History Box #60C 1. 1970 2. 1971 3. 1972 4. 1973 5. 1974 6. 1975 7. 1976 8. 1977 9. January 1978 10. February 1978 11. March 1978 12. June 1978 13. August 1978 14. January 1979 15. February 1979 16. March 1979 17. November 1978 18. April 1979 19. May 1979 20. June 1979 21. July 19…
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Filed in Arcadia History Box #60C
1. 1970
2. 1971
3. 1972
4. 1973
5. 1974
6. 1975
7. 1976
8. 1977
9. January 1978
10. February 1978
11. March 1978
12. June 1978
13. August 1978
14. January 1979
15. February 1979
16. March 1979
17. November 1978
18. April 1979
19. May 1979
20. June 1979
21. July 1979
22. August 1979
23. September 1979
24. October 1979
25. November 1979
26. December 1979
27. January 1980
28. February 1980
29. March 1980
30. April 1980
31. May 1980
32. June 1980
33. July 1980
34. September 1980
35. October 1980
36. November 1980
37. December 1980
38. January 1981
39. February 1981
40. March 1981
41. March #2 1981 (probably April)
42. May 1981
43. June 1981
44. July 1981
45. August 1981
46. September 1981
47. October 1981
48. November 1981
49. December 1981
50. January 1982
51. March 1982
52. April 1982
53. May 1982
54. June 1982
55. July 1982
56. August 1982
57. September 1982
58. October 1984
59. May 1988
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Chamber of Commerce-News Bulletin
Item ID
48AF
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Arcadia Performing Arts Center (Auditorium)

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1. Program. Arcadia Unified School District presents: Student Showcase, October 18-20, 2012 at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Includes history of the building project, floor plan, and information about inaugural concert with Paul Anka. 2. Ribbon cutting ceremony and program, October 18, 20…
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1. Program. Arcadia Unified School District presents: Student Showcase, October 18-20, 2012 at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Includes history of the building project, floor plan, and information about inaugural concert with Paul Anka.
2. Ribbon cutting ceremony and program, October 18, 2012, for the Arcadia Performing Arts Center at Arcadia High School, including floor plan. (2 copies). With invitation.
3. List of inaugural events at the new Arcadia Performing Arts Center. Email dated October 3, 2012.
4. What happened to auditorium money? A history of fundraising efforts over the years from 1977 to current, for building a performing arts center auditorium. Advocates of it were Charles Gilb, Gloria Horstman, Joe Sargis, Gary Kovacic, George Fasching, Craig Lucas, John Murphy, Mickey Segal. Arcadia Weekly, January 26, 2012.
5. Invitation to the inaugural concert and benefit at the Performing Arts Center, on the campus of Arcadia High School, 180 Campus Drive, October 27, 2012. Two copies.
6. Program from The Drowsy Chaperone, the first musical by the Arcadia High School Theatre Department to be presented at the new Performing Arts Center, March 21-23, 2013. Director Steven Volpe.
7. Program from The Man Who Came to Dinner, November 14-16, 2013.
8. Poster of 4 musical acts performing in 2014: Air Supply, America, Susan Egan, The Temptations.
9. Program and postcard advertisement for "Alice in Wonderland, November 20-22, 2014.
10. Arcadia Stage Presents "Curtains." Director Steven Volpe, Musical Director Dr. Stephen Pu. March 20-22, 2014.
11. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation 2014-2015 Season brochure.
12. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation 2015-2016 Season brochure.
13. A) Arcadia Performing Arts Center 2015 season poster Three Dog Night, Four Tops, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Dick Fox's Doo Wop Extravaganza. B) 2015-2016 season poster Abbamania and Night Fever, Herb Albert & Lani Hall, Hiroshima, Daniel Ho.
14. Arcadia Stage presents Thoroughly Modern Millie, a musical. March 17-28, 2016. Program and postcard.
15. Arcadia Stage Theatre Company presents Charlie and the Chocolate Factory program. November 15, 2018-November 17, 2018. Produced by Steven Volpe, directed by Whitney Labarge, Musical Director Stephen Pu.
16. Maki Hsieh is honored 22nd District's Woman of the Year, by May S. Ruiz, Arcadia Weekly, May 15, 2019.
17. Double sided poster for concerts 1. American in the Valley: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash, June 22, 2019. 2. Makoto Taiko "Momentum 20th Anniversary Concert," June 8, 2019 and June 9, 2019, featuring Shoji Kameda, Koji Nakamura, Rachel Radich, Kozue Matsumoto.
18.Identification tag for Arcadia Lunar New Year Festival, 2019 (Chinese holiday). 2019 Team. Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation.
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Arcadia Performing Arts Center (Auditorium)
Item ID
300AF
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Subject Files
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Man O’ War. Ordnance Training Center. Camp Santa Anita. Arcadia, California

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1. Man O’ War. Ordnance Training Center. Camp Santa Anita. Arcadia, California. Vol. 1, No. 1, December 25, 1942 – Vol. 2, No. 22, May 19, 1944. Bound, Complete
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1. Man O’ War. Ordnance Training Center. Camp Santa Anita. Arcadia, California. Vol. 1, No. 1, December 25, 1942 – Vol. 2, No. 22, May 19, 1944. Bound, Complete
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Man O’ War. Ordnance Training Center. Camp Santa Anita. Arcadia, California
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 39
Shelf Number
Shelf B5
Item ID
348AF
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Subject Files
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Man O’ War. Ordnance Training Center. Camp Santa Anita. Arcadia, California

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1. Man O’ War. Ordnance Training Center. Camp Santa Anita. Arcadia, California. Miscellaneous loose issues.
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1. Man O’ War. Ordnance Training Center. Camp Santa Anita. Arcadia, California. Miscellaneous loose issues.
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Man O’ War. Ordnance Training Center. Camp Santa Anita. Arcadia, California
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 39A
Shelf Number
Shelf B5
Item ID
349AF
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Subject Files
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American Association of University Women (AAUW)Arcadia Branch Collection

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American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Arcadia Branch Collection, 1950-2000s. The Arcadia branch of AAUW was founded in 1950 and disbanded in 2016. Second of three boxes. Subject Files: AAUW Pamphlets AAUW Related Articles Branch Audits Branch Awards Budgets Correspondence Festive Fair Fu…
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American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Arcadia Branch Collection, 1950-2000s. The Arcadia branch of AAUW was founded in 1950 and disbanded in 2016. Second of three boxes. Subject Files: AAUW Pamphlets AAUW Related Articles Branch Audits Branch Awards Budgets Correspondence Festive Fair Fundraisers Historian Reports International Federation of University Women Los Angeles District Los Angeles Olympics: EFP Fundraising Project Meeting Sites Membership Membership Surveys Minutes (3 files) Museum Site President’s File (2 files) President’s Mailing Press Releases 1992-2016 Programs Public Policy Social Issues State Conventions Stationery & Printing (letterhead) Taxes Tech Trek 2001-2016 Treasurer’s Reports Tri-District Conference United Nations Woman of Achievement Women’s Work/Women’s Worth
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW)Arcadia Branch Collection
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 110B
Shelf Number
Shelf H25
Item ID
421AF
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Subject Files
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American Association of University Women (AAUW) - Arcadia Branch Collection

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This box is missing as of early 2023 (this note written on 4/12/2023). American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Arcadia Branch Collection, 1950-2000s. The Arcadia branch of AAUW was founded in 1950 and disbanded in 2016. Subject Files: 1. Slides, November 1967, Festive Fair Christmas Event …
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This box is missing as of early 2023 (this note written on 4/12/2023). American Association of University Women (AAUW)-Arcadia Branch Collection, 1950-2000s. The Arcadia branch of AAUW was founded in 1950 and disbanded in 2016. Subject Files: 1. Slides, November 1967, Festive Fair Christmas Event at Santa Anita Park 2. Slides, March 1983, Math & Science Career Conference 3. “Power of One Vote” poster, November 3, 1987, AAUW Voter Education Campaign 4. Proclamations from the City of Arcadia a. AAUW Action for Equity Week, March 11, 1980 b. Women’s History Week, February 23, 1982 c. AAUW Week, February 19, 1982 d. AAUW Week, March 9, 1983 e. AAUW Week, March 18, 1984 f. AAUW March 6, 1988 5. Award to the AAUW Arcadia Branch in appreciation for outstanding fundraising in per capita giving for 1980-1981, Given June 22, 1981. 6. Scrapbook of the AAUW-Arcadia Branch, 1967-1968, President Marjorie Thomas (Mrs. Frank Thomas). Includes pictures and news clippings. 7. Sharon Shuster audio cassette tape “Radical thoughts/outrageous acts.” Copyright 1992, 27 minutes. 8. AAUW Arcadia Branch rubber stamp
Subjects
American Association of University Women (AAUW) - Arcadia Branch Collection
Physical Description
Third of three boxes.
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 110C
Shelf Number
Shelf H11
Item ID
422AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Arcadia (City) History (2011-2020)

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1. City of Arcadia Sales Tax Update, Q2 2011. Third quarter receipts for second quarter sales (April-June 2011). 2. 2011 City of Arcadia Silver Circle Volunteer and Commisioner Recognition Dinner program. April 14, 2011. 3. 2013 City of Arcadia Silver Circle Volunteer and Commisioners Dinner invita…
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1. City of Arcadia Sales Tax Update, Q2 2011. Third quarter receipts for second quarter sales (April-June 2011).
2. 2011 City of Arcadia Silver Circle Volunteer and Commisioner Recognition Dinner program. April 14, 2011.
3. 2013 City of Arcadia Silver Circle Volunteer and Commisioners Dinner invitation and program. April 15, 2013. Theme: Murder and mayhem at the speakeasy.
4. 2014 Annual Silver Circle Volunteer and Commissioners Recognition Dinner. With list of Arcadia boards and commission members and Silver Circle Volunteers.
5. Silver Circle Volunteer and Commissioners Dinner with theme "Gatsby Gala," invitation and program, with names of city board and commission members and silver circle volunteers. April 15, 2015.
6. Silver Circle Volunteer and Commissioners Dinner 2017.
7. Looking back on 2019 in Arcadia, by Galen Patterson.A review of the 10 biggest news items in Arcadia in 2019, including the investigations into dozens of race horse deaths at Santa Anita Park and passing Measure A (3/4 percent increase in sales tax). Retrieved from ArcadiaWeekly.com on December 28, 2019.
8. History of Officials 1903-2020. Prepared by the Office of the City Clerk.
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Arcadia (City) History (2011-2020)
Item ID
298AF
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Subject Files
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Recreation

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Items 21-33, 35-53, 55-62 moved to basement Box 122 on August 28, 2014. Item 68 moved to Basement Box 122 on June 21, 2021. 1. Arcadia Recreation Brochure for 1964 summer program. 2. Arcadia Recreation Brochure for 1964 summer camping program. 3. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure for progra…
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Items 21-33, 35-53, 55-62 moved to basement Box 122 on August 28, 2014. Item 68 moved to Basement Box 122 on June 21, 2021.
1. Arcadia Recreation Brochure for 1964 summer program.
2. Arcadia Recreation Brochure for 1964 summer camping program.
3. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure for programs September 1964 through June 1965.
4. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure for 1966 summer program.
5. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure for 1966 summer camping program.
6. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure for 1966 Christmas vacation activities.
7. Arcadia Recreation Department sheet for spring vacation activities April 9, 1966.
8. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure of programs September 1966 through June 1967.
9. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure for 1968 summer program.
10. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure for 1969 summer program.
11. Recreation Department offers variety of activities. News Post February 11, 1969.
12. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure for programs September 1976 through June 1977.
13. First Avenue site seen for recreation. Arcadia Tribune September 10, 1978.
14. Arcadia Recreation Department brochure for 1994-1995 school year program.
15. Santa Anita Little League for the 1965 season.
16. Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department brochure for 2002 summer program.
17. Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department brochure for 2001-2002 school year program.
18. Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department flyer on the 2001-2002 school year free supervised playgrounds at Arcadia elementary schools.
19. Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department and Arcadia Unified School District flyer on the 2001-2002 school year free supervised youth centers at the Arcadia middle schools.
20. Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department brochure for the 2002-2003 school year program.
21.-33. Moved to Basement Box 122.
34. Postcard advertisement for Third Annual Battle of the Boards and Bands sponsored by Stix Rideshop and the City of Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department. July 29, 2006.
35.-53. Moved to basement Box 122.
54. Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course Grand Re-Opening Ceremony invitation. July 24, 2009. Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course located at 620 E. Live Oak Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006.
55.-62. Moved to Basement Box 122
63. City of Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department "Thanksgiving Recipes" booklet, Turkey Trot Fun Run/Walk, November 21, 2004.
64. Arcadia boys elected to play in Los Angeles Sports Arena for a pre-game show on the Los Angeles Lakers basketball court. Jerry Collins will coach Dave Stephens, Jim Greenway, Gene Dold, Bill Manning, Rickie Marsee, Mike Larkin, Rich Muihead, Carty Mills, Gary Kovacic, and Jim Murphy. Dennis Lojeski will coach Bill Kollas, Steve Summerall, Kurt Greenwald, Steve Cordova, Randy Nichols, Steve Mack, Rich Cash, Mike Roth, Curt Buxton, Russell Childrey. Arcadia Tribune, December 8, 1963.
66. Dreaming of a White Christmas: families don their winter clothes for Arcadia Snow Festival held at Arcadia Community Center. The Weekly Star (Thursday supplement to the Pasadena Star News), December 8, 2013.
67. Recreation and Community Services Department Guide, c. June 2014.
68. Contents were moved to Basement Box 122 on June 21, 2021.
69. City of Arcadia Recreation, Library and Museum Activities brochure The Peacock Buzz. December 2019-March 2020, March 2020-June 2020. Sept-Dec 2021, January-March 2022, March-June 2022, June-August 2022.
70. Postcard with QR Code to the Peacock Buzz Fall, September-December 2022. Starting with Fall 2022, Peacock Buzz was not mailed to residents due to printing costs.
71. City of Arcadia Recreation, Library and Museum Activities brochure The Peacock Buzz. June-August 2023, September-December 2023, December 2023-March 2024.
72. City of Arcadia brochure for 2022 free summer concert and movie series.
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Recreation
Item ID
188AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Santa Anita Entertainment Center

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1. City of Arcadia Notice of Public Scoping Meeting for an environmental impact report held August 9, 1995. 2. Single sheet mailed "To the Concerned Citizen" by an unknown source. August 1995. 3. Agenda for Santa Anita Entertainment Center Public Hearing and Scoping Meeting August 9, 1995. 4. C…
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1. City of Arcadia Notice of Public Scoping Meeting for an environmental impact report held August 9, 1995.
2. Single sheet mailed "To the Concerned Citizen" by an unknown source. August 1995.
3. Agenda for Santa Anita Entertainment Center Public Hearing and Scoping Meeting August 9, 1995.
4. Comment/Question card for Santa Anita Entertainment Complex Scoping Meeting.
5. "Neighbors for Arcadia" notice of meeting October 30, 1995; minutes of meeting August 14, 1995; and minutes of meeting September 18, 1995.
6. Brochure from Santa Anita Realty Enterprises, Inc. setting forth plans for Santa Anita's Arts and Entertainment Center. October 1995.
7. Santa Anita Arts and Entertainment Center "SAEC" Questions and Answers. Updated and distributed by SAEC in November 1995.
8. Arcadia Community Newsletter, November 1995. "Winner's Circle" - regarding Santa Anita Entertainment Center. original copy
9. same, acid free copy
10. Memo dated 3/30/95 from City Manager to City of Arcadia Staff regarding information about Santa Anita Race Track development application.
11. Officials Withdraw Plan for Complex at Racetrack. LA Times May 1, 1996
12. Postcard showing proposed Santa Anita Arts & Entertainment Center 1996.
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Santa Anita Entertainment Center
Item ID
197AF
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Subject Files
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Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese

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1. Horses replaced by houses at Santa Anita. Arcadia Tribune March 26, 1942. 2. Evacuation base rising at track. Arcadia Tribune March 26, 1942. 3. Santa Anita Race Track now converted. Arcadia Tribune April 8, 1942. 4. The above view of the 40 acre parking lot. news clip, n.d. circa 19…
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1. Horses replaced by houses at Santa Anita. Arcadia Tribune March 26, 1942.
2. Evacuation base rising at track. Arcadia Tribune March 26, 1942.
3. Santa Anita Race Track now converted. Arcadia Tribune April 8, 1942.
4. The above view of the 40 acre parking lot. news clip, n.d. circa 1942.
5. Santa Anita Race Track opens its gates as temporary assembly. news clip, n.d. circa 1942.
6. Huntington Drive closing denied. Arcadia Tribune April 2, 1942.
7. We Wish to bring to your attention. Handwritten letter to the War Department to correct sewage problem at Center and its reply.
8. Birthright of Barbed Wire. re: book by that title.
9. Barricade lifted on Huntington. Arcadia Tribune October 29, 1942.
10. Nisei question. Los Angeles Times April 2, 1967.
11. Nisei evacuation brides. Los Angeles Times May 17, 1967.
12. They're off and running. Los Angeles Times December 26, 1974.
13. Another example of emergency wartime. History of the Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, p.13
14. She gets a diploma at 86. Los Angeles Times June 18, 1976.
15. Dismal memories rekindled - Fashion Park: WWII campsite. Arcadia Tribune, June 2, 1974, p. A1.
16. Camp Santa Anita. San Gabriel Valley Tribune. April 17, 1977.
17. Information sheet giving data on Center newspaper and location of Center records.
18. Famed track has infamous past. Arcadia Tribune. March 26, 1978.
19. Selected bibliography of Japanese Relocation on the West Coast WWII 1942-1945, made at the time of display of National Archives photos in April of 1979.
20. Santa Anita Pacemaker. Photocopy of part of the front page of newspaper for the Center. June 9, 1942.
21. Study of relocation centers for Japanese during WWII completed by Raymond Okamura in 1980. (30 page report sent to Arcadia Public Library December 14, 1981 in response to query by P. McAdam.)
22. Pacific Citizen December 19-26, 1980. Maps and descriptions of the 14 Assembly Centers in California during WWII.
23. Photos on display. Highlander newsclip with photo. April 11, 1979.
24. News release March 9, 1979 about exhibit at Arcadia Public Library.
25. Constitution drawn up by evacuees shortly after establishment of Center. San Gabriel Valley Tribune April 17, 1977.
26. Copy of Executive Order 9066 from CFR Title 3, The President 1938-1943 Compilation.
27. Reparations awaken painful recollections. Los Angeles Times, part IX, p.1 August 18, 1988
28. "The decision to evacuate the Japanese from the West Coast." Greenfield, Kent Roberts, COMMMAND DECISIONS, chapter 4.
29. "The relocation of the Japanese." Bean, Walton. CALIFORNIA: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY, 2nd ed. p. 430-438.
30. "Wartime problems." Rolle, Andrew F. CALIFORNIA: A HISTORY. 3rd ed, p.521-524.
31. Fifty years ago, racing went to war, too. THE RACING TIMES, p. 1. December 7, 1991.
32. Best bet: American Friends Service Committee found drawer of documents. Los Angeles Times May 9, 1993.
33. Friends Journal (Quaker Thought and Life Today) November 1992.
34. An Interrupted Heritage. Book review of STUBBORN TWIG by Laura Kessler. Three generations in the life of a Japanese American family. Los Angeles Times January 9, 1994, p.4.
35. Folder of copies of photos of life at the Camp; description of photos provided by National Archives (includes photographer's name and date.)
36. Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry. Copy of poster regarding evacuation.
37. "Internment of Japanese Americans." Documents from the National Archives produced by the Education Branch.
38. Photo of plaque at Santa Anita Park recognizing the Park's use as an Assembly Center for the Japanese during WWII. Taken August 2002.
39. Stitches in time, Quilt tells story of 'Life behind Barbed Wire'. Michi Murayama of Alhambra made a full-size memory quilt documenting the experience of her and her families' incarceration in the Santa Anita Assembly Hall and the Jerome Location Center in Arkansas. Pasadena Star News June 30, 2001, p. D1.
40. Photcopies and descriptions of photographs taken by Clem Albers at the Santa Anita Assembly Center, 1942. From the War Relocation Authority, Midland Savings Bldg., Denver, Colorado.
41. Correspondence from Bronslaw Kielbasa to Arcadia Public Library dated September 1, 1998 with "Report on Civilian Detention Camp Tuna Canyon, Tujunga, California, May 28, 1942." (Declassified information from the General Records of State Department.)
42. Postcard about a book signing at Vroman's in Pasadena for "The Evacuation Diary of Hatsuye Egami" by Claire Gorfinkel. (Tulare Assembly Center, California)
43. Rising Sons, Remembering America's forgotten wartime casualties - Prisoners of race by Jana J. Monji. Pasadena Weekly, February 13, 2003, p.14.
44. Racing plant will shelter enemy aliens - stables being turned into quarters for evacuees. The Pasadena Post, March 23, 1942.
45. Army closes highway near evacuee camp - portion of Huntington Drive barricaded indefinitely. The Pasadena Post, May 15, 1942.
46. "Santa Anita Track Opens Gates as Temporary Assembly Station for Japanese." News clipping of large photograph with caption. Accompanying story not available. No date. Circa 1942.
47. "Santa Anita gates open to 1000 Japs: evacuees from San Pedro and Long Beach find well-prepared plant for assembly," Los Angeles Times, April 4, 1942.
48. "Charges filed against Japs: Santa Anita internees accused of violating reception center rules, " Los Angeles Times, June 25, 1942.
49. "Behind the line with Dick Hyland," column with biography of Michael Henry Fidelis Mahoney, who for the last four months has been the assistant personnel relations officer at the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese. Los Angeles Times, June 30, 1942.
50. "Health peril meeting set: Arcadia seeks action on sewage condition at Santa Anita Jap Camp," Los Angeles Times, July 13, 1942.
51. "Jap evacuation work criticized: Leland Ford calls it social experiment and hits lack of guards, " Los Angeles Times, July 19, 1942.
52. "Japanese to start moving from Santa Anita Wednesday," Los Angeles Times, August 22, 1942.
53. "Thousand Japanese to leave Santa Anita over week-end," Los Angeles Times, September 19, 1942.
54. "More Japs leave Arcadia: transfer of 500 to Arkansas cuts camp population under 8000," Los Angeles Times, September 26, 1942.
55. "Army will move 5000 Japs by end of week," Los Angeles Times, April 1, 1942.
56. "Aliens jam Santa Anita: thousand Japanese moved from harbor by trains and autos," Los Angeles Times, April 6, 1942.
57. "Bay City Japs en route here: evacuees to bring total at Santa Anita to 3150; many await transfer," Los Angeles Times, April 7, 1942.
58. "Center gets 1246 Japs from south: contingent arriving on four special trains swells population at Santa Anita to 4353," Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1942.
59. "More awaiting Santa Anita trip: Downey and Lawndale Japanese must be evacuated by Tuesday," Los Angeles Times, April 11, 1942.
60. "Japs leave Downey and Lawndale tomorrow: army officials will move 2500 by auto and bus to Santa Anita," Los Angeles Times, April 12, 1942.
61. "More Japanese leaving today: Downey and Lawndale exodus scheduled to be completed tomorrow," Los Angeles Times, April 13, 1942.
62. "Japs in two more city areas ordered out: April 29 set as deadline, number told to leave Los Angeles since Saturday now 5000," Los Angeles Times, April 20, 1942.
63. "New Japanese exodus from coast ordered: latest evacuation decree will affect nearly 13,000 , including 5950 in southland area," Los Angeles Times, April 22, 1942.
64. "Japs to get final orders: instruction for mass evacuation May 1 will be given over week-end," Los Angeles Times, April 23, 1942.
65. "Japs register for removals: hundreds line up at two control stations under Army's orders," Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1942.
66. "New batch of Japanese ouster orders announced: thousands more to depart for Santa Anita and Tulare Reception Centers next Thursday," Los Angeles Times, May 1, 1942.
67. "Army orders removal of 2100 more Japanese: heads of families in two sections of city must register tomorrow and Tuesday," Los Angeles Times, May 3, 1942.
68. "Downtown Japs register: two churches utilized for signing of 2100 more for evacuation," Los Angeles Times, May 5, 1942.
69. "Japs will go to Pomona Fairgrounds camp: more aliens told to move, new evacuation orders will take half of Nipponese from coast," Los Angeles Times, May 6, 1942.
70. "Population of Santa Anita Japanese Center now 13,000: another contingent arrives as settlement at Pomona prepares to receive first group of evacuees tomorrow," Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1942.
71. "Army moves 793 from Little Tokyo: Japs centered at Santa Anita with second batch of 548 sent directly to Manzanar," Los Angeles Times, May 9, 1942.
72. "Japs gambling charges filed: complaints against 10 arrested in raid on Santa Anita issued," Los Angeles Times, May 26, 1942.
73. "Santa Anita Center officials defended: noted citizens familiar with conditions deny Japanese evacuees are kept underfed," Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1942.
74. Letters to The Times -- Feeding of Japanese, by Mrs. C.B.S., Arcadia. Los Angeles Times, June 3, 1942.
75. "Santa Anita Japs end sit-down: work on project resumed by 800," Los Angeles Times, June 18, 1942.
76. "Japanese-Chinese wedding deferred: girl didn't want mate to live at Santa Anita," Los Angeles Times, July 11, 1942.
77. "American-born Jap wants to enter war poster contest," Los Angeles Times, July 12, 1942.
78. "Wipe-out of Santa Anita Race Track assessment refused: appeal to board says Turf Club put out of business by Federal use of plant as Jap Assembly Center," Los Angeles Times, July 25, 1942.
79. "Santa Anita liquor smuggling plot charged as four booked: two stewards, chef and cook accused of scheme to take in whisky for sale to Japanese," Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1942.
80. "Troops quell Jap riot of 2000 at Santa Anita," Los Angeles Times, August 8, 1942.
81. "Fire sweeps roof at Santa Anita: blaze controlled by Jap-manned force," Los Angeles Times, August 25, 1942.
82. "Santa Anita Japs will be moved: three thousand will leave for Colorado Relocation Center," Los Angeles Times, September 15, 1942.
83. "Rigid Manzanar control sought: Leland Ford warns 'Socialistic experiment' will cause more trouble," Los Angeles Times, December 11, 1942.
84. "Remembering Pearl Harbor--differently," Los Angeles Times, April 4, 1972.
85. "L.A. Then and Now: Racetrack had part in dark chapter of history," by Alison Bell, Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2009, p. A44.
86. Bacon Sakatani: Valley man shares internment experience. The Weekly Star, October 14, 2010. Although Sakatani's family was sent to Pomona Fairgrounds temporarily, then to Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming, Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia is mentioned.
87. Application for registration of historical landmark # 934, the temporary detention camps for Japanese Americans, in the counties of Fresno, Inyo, Los Angeles, Merced, Monterey, Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Yuba. May 13, 1980.
88. Plaque at Santa Anita Goes Unnoticed. A plaque dedicated to the Japanese Americans who were "processed" at Santa Anita Park was erected in May, with little fanfare. Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 22, December 13, 2001.
89. Executive Order 9066 was signed 75 years ago today. The other date of infamy. by Stephanie K. Baer, Pasadena Star News, February 19, 2017. Retrieved from Pasadenastarnews.com on February 21, 2017.
90. Internees reunite: Japanese-Americans detained at Santa Anita Park before being shipped to camps share photos, memories and friendship at 75th anniversary event in Little Tokyo. Pasadena Star News, April 16, 2017.
91. Transcription of interview with Mrs. Murayama, October 1998. She spoke of her incarceration at Santa Anita Assembly Center, living in horse stables and army-type barracks. Oral history. See PDF in K: drive.
92. Documentary to Share Citizens' Stories, Memories. Pasadena Star News, March 6, 2023. Effort to document Japanese American encampments at the Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia, the Fairplex in Pomona and ten other temporary California detention centers. Three detainees now in their nineties (Bacon Sakatani, Mike Hatchimonji and Ted Hamachi) share their memories with writer Sharon Yamato, photojournalist Stan Honda and historian Brian Niiya. The goal of the project, is to create a website that compares how sites look today with how they looked in 1942, as well as how the public can find the centers.
Subjects
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
193AF
Collection
Subject Files
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