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Camp Santa Anita (U.S. Army Ordnance Center)

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Contents
1. "Santa Anita Ordnance troops reviewed." News clip, circa 1942-1943? 2. "Camp Santa Anita houses Polish refugees." Arcadia Bulletin, November 8, 1943. 3. "Army camp needs told." Arcadia Tribune, October 29, 1942. 4. "Arcadia camp 'showplace'." News clip, January 21, 1943. 5. "G.I. Santa Anit…
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1. "Santa Anita Ordnance troops reviewed." News clip, circa 1942-1943?
2. "Camp Santa Anita houses Polish refugees." Arcadia Bulletin, November 8, 1943.
3. "Army camp needs told." Arcadia Tribune, October 29, 1942.
4. "Arcadia camp 'showplace'." News clip, January 21, 1943.
5. "G.I. Santa Anita." Westways, December 1943, p. 12-13.
6. Four issues of Man O' War, publication of the camp from 1943 and 1944. See also bound volume of this in Arcadia archives.
7. "Veterans visit their old camp." Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1967, Part II-S.
8. Notes taken from interview with William Dillon, Captain in the 14th Field Artillery Observation Battalion, once assigned to Camp Santa Anita. August 27, 1980.
9. "Camp Santa Anita remembered: during WWII it was the Great Arms Place." Los Angeles Times, December 25, 1981, Part III, page 1 by Shav Glick.
10. "Dear Joe." Handbook for soldiers stationed at Camp Santa Anita.
11. "Santa Anita goes to war." Source and date unknown.
12. "Colonia Santa Rosa." Copy of Spanish brochure regarding Polish refugees at Camp Santa Anita. Also includes correspondence regarding refugees.
13. Letter from Bronislaw Keilbasa to the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, April 2, 1995. It requests information on Polish refugees that stayed near Arcadia during World War II. Enclosed was an article, "Wartime living - happiness in California," dated November 15, 1942.
14. Copies of documents regarding Polish refugees at Camp Santa Anita, courtesy of Bronislaw Kielbasa. 35 pages.
15. Letter to Mrs. Pat Corpe Krig from Jane Breiseth dated July 16, 1999, with information about Annadorf and Camp Santa Anita. (cc: Mary Beth Hayes) Three attachments: (1) Listing of soldiers who worked at Annadorf while stationed at Camp Santa Anita, people interested in Annadorf , and sources for further research. (2) copies of photos of Annadorf and Art Monaco receiving Legion of Merit at Camp Santa Anita. (3) Information on Camp Santa Anita copied from the United States Army in World War II: The Technical Service: The Ordnance Department Planning Munitions for War. 11 pages total.
16. Letter from Mary Beth Hayes to Jane Breiseth dated September 15, 1999, thanking Ms. Breiseth for information about Annadorf.
17. Letter from Mary Beth Hayes to Phillip C. Kellison requesting information on the images Mr. Kellison might have of Camp Santa Anita. Referred to by Researcher Jane Breiseth. September 15, 1999.
18. All bets were off. Shav Glick , a longtime Times sportswriter, recalls when he served at the Camp Santa Anita Army training camp during World War II. Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2003, p. D1.
19. Santa Rosa Colony: story of a Polish War-Refugee Camp, in Mexico. English translation of document #12 above.
20a. Annadorf: a German town in the San Gabriels. Part 1 of 3. Published by Wrightwood Historical Society, December 7, 2001. Printed from Internet Website http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/WrightwoodHistorical/ on December 30, 2005.
20b. Annadorf: a German town in the San Gabriels. Part 2 of 3. Published by Wrightwood Historical Society, January 4, 2002. Printed from Internet Website http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/WrightwoodHistorical/ on December 30, 2005.
20c. Annadorf: a German town in the San Gabriels. Part 3 of 3. Published by Wrightwood Historical Society, February 1, 2002. Printed from Internet Website http://www.wrightwoodcalif.com/WrightwoodHistorical/ on December 30, 2005.
21. Down the home stretch at Santa Anita: the week the race track became a camp for Polish refugee children, October 1943. By Joyce Young-Kelly. Submitted to Professor Charles Roberts, Department of History, California State University, Sacramento. With cover letter from Joyce Kelly to librarian Yvonne Ng.
22."Santa Anita Park to be Nazi Camp: German Prisoners of War Will be Kept at Former Race Track Plant." Los Angeles Times, February 19, 1944.
23. "Santa Anita transformed: former Jap Assembly Center fast becoming army training hub." Los Angeles Times, December 14, 1942.
24. "Lee Side o' L.A. by Lee Shippey. A journalist's description of Camp Santa Anita." Los Angeles Times, April 28, 1943.
25. "Nation's armed might show attracts 50,000: 'Times'-Army Ordnance in action display at Exposition Park also will be open today." Los Angeles Times, September 12, 1943.
26. "Santa Anita will house 2000 Nazis: Army confirms plan for Prison Camp. " Los Angeles Times, March 9, 1944.
27. "Santa Anita Park ready in month." Los Angeles Times, September 20, 1944.
28. Wartime living: happiness in California. 727 Poles discovered happiness at the barracks of Camp Santa Anita. Polish refugees, 350 children who were wards of Poland's Government in Exile, stayed for six days on their way to Mexico City. Time Magazine, November 15, 1943.
29. Editor of U.S. Army camp paper Man O' War of Santa Anita, California Army Ordnance Training Center will be the editor of Toykyo Express, a new newspaper for the Pacific theater. Time Magazine, June 5, 1944.
Subjects
Camp Santa Anita (U.S. Army Ordnance Center)
Item ID
42AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Biographic sketch of Roberta "Bobbie" Street, a car hop at Carpenter's Santa Anita Cafe.

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Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 5 (See basement box 112.)
Newspaper
The Journal
Date
February 8, 1950
Pages
p. 5 (See basement box 112.)
Subjects
Street, Roberta "Bobbie"
Item ID
29834AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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U.S. Army personnel looking through periodicals in front of wagering windows at Santa Anita Race Track during years it was used as Camp Santa Anita, a U.S. Army Ordnance training camp.

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Date
c.1943

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Date
c.1943
Subjects
Camp Santa Anita (U.S. Army Ordnance Center)
Physical Description
7x10 b&w
ID
1096
Collection
Photographs
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Gruen Associates International-National Architects, planners and engineers for Fashion Park give details on the two-level mall.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Fashion Park
Item ID
1532AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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U.S. Army Balloon School (Ross Field) in Arcadia. View is to the north with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background. In the foreground are Army vehicles lined in a row. Buildings are visible behind the vehicles.

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Date
c.1917-1918

  1 image

Date
c.1917-1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
68x11 1/2 b&w self- framed
ID
1341
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1936
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 4, 1936
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
La Rue, Alice
Item ID
5196AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School

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Contents
1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. Vol. 1 #1 August 3, 1918 – Vol. 1 #29 February 15, 1919 (Bound) 2. Official Souvenir & Program Balloon School Circus and the Final Edition of The Arcadian Observer, February 22, 1919.
Contents
1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. Vol. 1 #1 August 3, 1918 – Vol. 1 #29 February 15, 1919 (Bound)
2. Official Souvenir & Program Balloon School Circus and the Final Edition of The Arcadian Observer, February 22, 1919.
Subjects
The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 40
Shelf Number
Shelf B5
Item ID
350AF
Collection
Subject Files
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The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School

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Contents
1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. (Miscellaneous single issues) Supplement to The Arcadian Observer, September 1918, was gift from Sierra Madre Public Library on March 17, 2004.
Contents
1. The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School at Arcadia, California. (Miscellaneous single issues) Supplement to The Arcadian Observer, September 1918, was gift from Sierra Madre Public Library on March 17, 2004.
Subjects
The Arcadian Observer. Official paper of the United States Army Balloon School
Location
History Room
Box Number
Box 41
Shelf Number
Shelf B5
Item ID
351AF
Collection
Subject Files
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A platoon of U.S. Army Ordnance soldiers is seen drilling on a wet day at Camp Santa Anita. The barracks, that just a few months earlier had been housing for the Japanese evacuees, is seen in background.

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Date
1943

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Date
1943
Subjects
Camp Santa Anita (U.S. Army Ordnance Center)
Physical Description
8x9 b&w
ID
1134
Collection
Photographs
Images
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Two Japanese women watch as army man works on jeep engine at Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese.

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Date
April 1942

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Date
April 1942
Subjects
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese-Security measures
Santa Anita Park-1942-1945
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
662
Collection
Photographs
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Mary Tillman, mother of former NFL player Pat Tillman, shares her grief and her book "Boots on the Ground by Dusk" at Arcadia Public Library. Pat Tillman was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in action in Afghanistan.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Public Library - programs
Authors
Books
Tillman, Mary
Item ID
31433AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1965
Pages
p. 11
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
December 23, 1965
Pages
p. 11
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
La Rue, Leo Leonard
Hild, Minna
Gillepsie, Anne M.
Monsour, Jeffrey Paul
Item ID
20546AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
April 20, 1918
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Journal
Date
April 20, 1918
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City employees - Gierlich, H. S.
Item ID
3842AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army staff sergeant Salvatore Giunta visits Arcadia High School to talk about his experiences in Afghanistan. He is the first living person to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 21, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Giunta, Salvatore
United States veterans
Item ID
33958AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Page 4 of The Arcadian Observer, Official Publication of the United States Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California. September 1918 Supplement. Featuring description of U.S. Army Balloon School grounds and photographs of Post Headquarters, Capt. W.H. Carruthers, A.S.S.C; U.S.A., and Major J.A. Baumann, A.S.S.C.; U.S.A. Negative and print were made for the grant funded Local History Digital Resources Project 2006-2007. A digital image of this photograph is file name: caarpl_112 on LHDRP 2006-2007 Disc 9 of 14. See black box labeled Arcadia History Room Media Box.

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Date
September 1918

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Date
September 1918
Subjects
Balloon School
Baumann, J. A.
Carruthers, W. H.
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1858
Collection
Photographs
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Arcadia woman Mirai Nagasu makes history--becoming first U.S. Woman to land a triple axel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 15, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 15, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Athletes
Figure skating
Ice skaters
Nagasu, Mirai
Olympic Games-2018 Winter Olympics
Sports Figures
Item ID
35277AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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George Fasching, candidate for City Council discusses his views on current events. Biographical details included.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
February 24, 1980
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Council - Elections - 1980
Fasching, George
Item ID
1073AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Resigns as City Engineer

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 28, 1955
Pages
p. 1
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 28, 1955
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
City employees - Rogers, Ray
Item ID
3855AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two photographs mounted with one sign on each side. Top photo shows 6 balloons with officers at Ross Field. Sign on left reads:"U.S. Army Balloon School, Arcadia, California". Sign on right reads "Established June 11, 1918."

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Date
unknown

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Date
unknown
Subjects
Balloon School
Physical Description
8x10 b&w
ID
1275
Collection
Photographs
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Decorated vet to celebrate 100th birthday. U.S. Air Force vetean Edward Lopez was a fighter pilot in both World War II and the Korean War. Born in Los Angeles and living in Arcadia for more than 50 years, he is one of the last living members of the Air Force's 365th Fighter-Bomber Group known as The Hell Hawks, a reserve fighter squadron in the U.S. Marine Corps. See hard copy in VF People.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 15, 2023
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Centenarians
Lopez, Edward J.
Collection
Newspaper Index
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