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Burnell, George Edwin

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1. Copy of photo of George Edwin Burnell, circa 1885. 2. Basic data on Burnell Estate, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. Typed on William F. Salisbury letterhead. 3. "George Edwin Burnell: scholar, lecturer and interpretive philosopher of Los Angeles, California." Advance Bio-Bulletin, no date, r…
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1. Copy of photo of George Edwin Burnell, circa 1885.
2. Basic data on Burnell Estate, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. Typed on William F. Salisbury letterhead.
3. "George Edwin Burnell: scholar, lecturer and interpretive philosopher of Los Angeles, California." Advance Bio-Bulletin, no date, reprint.
4. "George E. Burnell." National Cyclopedia of American Biography, no date.
5. "George Edwin Burnell." News clip, no date. Possibly related to #12.
6. Copy of wedding photograph of Mary Georgene Forgey and Chester Ferrell Salisbury. Forgey was granddaughter of George E. Burnell. Wedding site was the living room of the Burnell Mansion, 290 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia. July 1941.
7. Enlarged copy of wedding photograph of Mary Georgene Forgey and Chester Farrell Salisbury, no date.
8. Grounds of Burnell Estate. Drawn from memory by W.F. Salisbury, June 1988.
9. "Storied Arcadia mansion razed." The Tribune, February 18, 1962, page 23.
10. "Attractive suburban home of George Edwin Burnell." Los Angeles Daily Times, January 1, 1916, page 128.
11. Diagram of the Burnell estate, no date.
12. "Prominent Angelinos." Los Angeles Examiner, no date, page I9, reprint.
13. Photo of George Edwin Burnell, no date.
14. Publisher's announcement, 1902.
15. Article on Burnell. Notables of the West, Volume I, 1913.
16. "George Edwin Burnell as man and teacher." Originally in Christian, October 2, 1902, by H.A. Burch.
17. List of stenographic reports by George Edwin Burnell. 46 page published by the Burnell Foundation, 1982.
18. "George Burnell, noted religious instructor dies." Los Angeles Times, 1948.
19. "The noble kingdom of heaven." Lecture 150 by G.E. Burnell, September 1925. Small leatherbound book with gilt edges.
20. "The convert." Lecture 166 by G.E. Burnell, no date. Small black book.
21. Copies of 5 letters written by George Edwin Burnell to his wife in June 1915.
22. Copies of photos with descriptions of Burnell Estate.
23. Legal description and list of improvements to Burnell Estate.
24. Correspondence from William F. Salisbury to City Clerk, June Alford, regarding the Burnell Family and Estate, May 4, 1989.
25. Obituary for Mrs. George Edwin Burnell.
26. Copies of stock certificates owned by George Edwin Burnell. California Irrigated Farms Company and San Joaquin Farms Company.
27. Copy of title for Burnell Estate.
28. Copy of invitation to 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Edwin Burnell, 1941.
29. "Wedding announcement - Mrs. Chester Ferrell Salisbury." Pasadena Post, July 6, 1941.
30. "Wedding announcement - Mrs. Chester Ferrell Salisbury." Arcadia Tribune, July 10, 1941.
31. Funeral services at Burnell Estate for George Edwin Burnell; deceased October 24, 1948.
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Burnell, George Edwin
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City Employees (Watts, George)

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1. "Watts quits after he is asked to step down." News clip, undated. 2. Open letter to all residents of Arcadia from nine former mayors of the City of Arcadia regarding George Watts termination, May 22, 1992. 3. "City manager search could take months." Arcadia Tribune, May 24, 1992. 4. "Mayors'…
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1. "Watts quits after he is asked to step down." News clip, undated.
2. Open letter to all residents of Arcadia from nine former mayors of the City of Arcadia regarding George Watts termination, May 22, 1992.
3. "City manager search could take months." Arcadia Tribune, May 24, 1992.
4. "Mayors' letter sheds light on removal of the city manager." Sierra Madre News, June 11, 1992.
5. City of Arcadia invitation to "Goodbye George Party", June 14, 1992.
6. "Its name belies goings-on." Pasadena Star News, June 14, 1992, column by editor Charles Cherniss.
7. "Mailbag" letters to the editor regarding termination of George Watts. Arcadia Tribune, June 14, 1992.
8. "Former mayors denounce watts' ouster." Arcadia Tribune, June 14, 1992.
9. Letter from Dick Young to citizens who responded to the open letter from the nine former mayors, June 15, 1992.
10. "Four councilmen defend action." Sierra Madre News, June 18, 1992.
11. "Dispute over ex-City Manager grows." Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley section, June 21, 1992.
12. "Council joins Watts resignation debate." Arcadia Tribune, June 21, 1992.
13. "mailbag" letters to the editor entitled, "Voter Outrage" from Scott Downie. Arcadia Tribune, June 21, 1992.
14. Letters to the editor. Arcadia Tribune, June 21, 1992.
15. Letters to the editor. Pasadena Star News, June 29, 1992.
16. Open letter to the Citizens of Arcadia from Mayor George Fasching and Councilmen Joseph Ciraulo, Dennis Lojeski, and Robert Margett, July 10, 1992.
17. Same as #16 with envelope addressed to Alis and Roger Horning.
18. Letters to the Pasadena Star News, August 4, 1992.
19. Arcadia Political Newsletter, February 26, 1993.
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City Employees (Watts, George)
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Schools - Private

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1. Montessori School gains acceptance. Monrovia News-Post November 10, 1970. 2. Arcadia Parent Participation Nursery School. Brochure from school, n.d. 3. Maranantha: happiest Arcadia success story. news clip December 21, 1972. 4. The Moore Kiddieland Nursery School. Brochure from school, …
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1. Montessori School gains acceptance. Monrovia News-Post November 10, 1970.
2. Arcadia Parent Participation Nursery School. Brochure from school, n.d.
3. Maranantha: happiest Arcadia success story. news clip December 21, 1972.
4. The Moore Kiddieland Nursery School. Brochure from school, n.d.
5. The Ethel Barnhart School. Brochure from school, n.d.
6. Barnhart School introduces new principal. San Gabriel Valley TV News September 25, 1973.
7. Lie detector school attracts the world's seekers of truth. Arcadia Tribune October 6, 1977.
8. Arcadia Chinese School and Cultural Center. Handbook for 1988-1989.
9. Arcadia Christian School. Brochure from school. received May 1978.
10. Carden of the Foothills yearbook 1977-78.
11. The Carden curriculum. brochure from school 1978.
12. Learning's a joy (regarding Mae Carden, founder of Carden Schools). Orange Coast Daily Pilot June 24, 1974.
13. The Barnhart School. brochure from school, received June 1978.
14. Arcadia has excellent private schools, as well as public schools. Arcadia Tribune June 1, 1978.
15. Typewritten list of 20 private schools serving Arcadia. Prepared by Kathy Meacham, Childrens' Librarian 1981.
16. Carden of the Foothills. Article from the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce News Bulletin October 1981 describing the school.
17. Arcadia Friends Church Pre-School handbook. Booklet describing school and program. received September 1981.
18. Arcadia Christian School. Information about school received September 1981.
19. Church of the Good Shepherd Nursery School. Information about school received September 1981.
20. Creative Academy of Learning. Brochure from school received September 1981.
21. The Barnhart School. Brochure from school received September 1981.
22. Playtime School. Brochure from school received September 1981.
23. Sunset Preschool. Brochure from school received September 1981.
24. Holly Oaks Christian Pre-School. Information sheet from school received September 1981.
25. Child Development Center (Arcadia Presbyterian Church) Parent Handbook received September 1981.
26. Pasadena City College Parent Participation Program. Two brochures regarding their programs received September 1981.
27. Arcadia Montessori School. Information sheets from school received September 1981.
28. B'nai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool. Brochure from school received September 1981.
29. The Anoakia School. Brochure received September 1981.
30. Anoakia School. Registration and tuition schedule. 1981.
31. School for pet owners up a tree. Arcadia Tribune November 17, 1977.
32. Anita Oaks School (formerly Anoakia School of Arcadia) flyer for summer enrichment session 1991.
33. The Ethel Barnhart Day School booklet. Received August 11, 1970.
34. Barnhart School is well-rounded. Pasadena Star News May 10, 1970.
35. New name given to school (Ethel Barnhart School). Pasadena Star News September 3, 1969.
36. Program and flyer on the Chinese Culture School of Los Angeles exhibition of Chinese traditional instruments and concert at the Arcadia Public Library. June/July 1999.
37. Flyer about the Chinese Culture School of Los Angeles located in Arcadia and established in 1976 by Arcadia resident Professor Wen-hsiung Yen. February 26, 2000.
38. Program and flyer for the 2001 Chinese Art and Culture Festival celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chinese Culture School of Los Angeles. December 8, 2001.
39. Program for the 2003 Chinese Art and Culture Festival. November 15, 2003.
40. Chinese school in Arcadia helps maintain cultural ties. Article about Arcadia Chinese School, by Marina Milligan, Arcadia Tribune, May 7, 1989, p. A-1. See related series of 5 articles about 'new' Chinese population in Arcadia, in VF "Population."
41. Advertisement for Anoakia Junior College and Flintridge School for Girls, 701 W. Foothill Blvd, Arcadia, CA. Los Angeles Times, August 30, 1942.
42. Advertisement for Anoakia Flintridge School for Girls. 701 W. Foothill Blvd., Arcadia, CA. Winifred Howland Johnson, Principal. Description of school. Los Angeles Times, August 29, 1943.
43. Newspaper ad for Moore Ranch School, 1625 S. Second Avenue, Arcadia, California. "For smaller retarded boys." Mary Roberts Moore. Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1933.
44. Newspaper ad for Mrs. Mary Roberts Moore, a suburban home for problem children at 1623 S. Second Avenue, Arcadia, California. Los Angeles Times, August 25, 1929.
45. Newspaper ad for Camp Arcadia, Moore Country School in Arcadia, California. Christian Science Monitor, April 29, 1937.
46. By gads! This is history: Arcadia Christian School celebrates 70 years, by Michelle H. Lee, Mountain Views News, September 5, 2015.
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Schools - Private
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227AF
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Japanese

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1. "Japanese buying Liberty Bonds." Arcadia Tribune, May 4, 1918. 2. Former students receive honorary degrees. World War II order delayed academic progress for two Japanese-American Citrus College students, Toshio Asano and Masako Mukai Kusumoto. Toshio Asano, 91, of Monrovia is pictured. He was a…
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1. "Japanese buying Liberty Bonds." Arcadia Tribune, May 4, 1918.
2. Former students receive honorary degrees. World War II order delayed academic progress for two Japanese-American Citrus College students, Toshio Asano and Masako Mukai Kusumoto. Toshio Asano, 91, of Monrovia is pictured. He was a graduate of Monrovia High School a.k.a. Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte MAD High School in 1941.
3. Yosh Kuromiya, a graduate of Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School in 1941 was "the boy who never belonged," a feature article by Susie Ling, Arcadia Weekly, January 5, 2017. Kuromiya was evacuated to Pomona Fairgrounds and then to Heart Mountain concentration camp in Wyoming during World War II.
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Japanese
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132AF
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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.
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Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Item ID
193AF
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Children's Department Collection

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Summer Reading Club Scrapbook 1967-1979, in a burgundy binder. Contains procedures, photos, flyers, brochures, performers, bookworm. Blue scrapbook-clippings c. 1933-1994 Proposal for improvements Children's Services, submitted by E. Swedstedt, September 1975.
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Summer Reading Club Scrapbook 1967-1979, in a burgundy binder. Contains procedures, photos, flyers, brochures, performers, bookworm.
Blue scrapbook-clippings c. 1933-1994
Proposal for improvements Children's Services, submitted by E. Swedstedt, September 1975.
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Arcadia Public Library-Children's Department
Arcadia Public Library-Children's Services
Summer Reading Club
Summer Reading Program
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One manila box
Location
Basement
Box Number
134A
Shelf Number
H25
Item ID
501AF
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Arcadia First! A Coalition for Sensible Growth

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1."Make your voice heard" mailed to residents calling for attendance at the November 16, 2005 City Council meeting. 2. "The devil is in the details: the fine print. What is the racetrack's developer hiding from Arcadia?" mailed to residents discussing differences in what the developer Caruso Affili…
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1."Make your voice heard" mailed to residents calling for attendance at the November 16, 2005 City Council meeting.
2. "The devil is in the details: the fine print. What is the racetrack's developer hiding from Arcadia?" mailed to residents discussing differences in what the developer Caruso Affiliated promises and Arcadia's reality if The Shops at Santa Anita are built.
3. Introduction to Arcadia First!, key concerns of the organization, and vision statement. Printed from the World Wide Web, February 23, 2006, URL: http://www.arcadiafirst.org
4. Letter from Arcadia First! sent to Arcadia residents, dated June 20, 2005. Regarding race track development proposal. Signed by Rouben Jardemian, Ann Durgerian, Efrain Cabrera. Includes Chinese translation, vision statement, key concerns of the group, and a response form.
5. Information/membership packet for Arcadia First! Includes clipping "Racetrack mall concerns Arcadia First! group" from Arcadia Weekly, April 13, 2006; press release "Arcadians sound off on concerns over racetrack development" by Bernetta K. Reade, March 2, 2005; Letter to Mayor John Wuo and City Council regarding "Racetrack development-breaking the cycle of failure" and attachments, January 23, 2006.
6. "Arcadia Voter Turnout Success" mailer from Arcadia First!
7. "Guest [sic] What? A New Proposal-Same Problems!" mailer from Arcadia First!
8. Urgent Response Needed: make your voice heard on the race track project. Call for residents to attend public hearing November 28, 2006.
9. Letter to residents signed by Willie Xue and Sonia B. Williams. Calls for comments on the Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report (RDEIR) on the "Shops at Santa Anita" project. With enclosures A) Comments form letter and B) Shops at Santa Anita Regional Mall Proposal Revised Draft Environmental Report Outstanding Questions, December 1, 2006.
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Arcadia First! A Coalition for Sensible Growth
Item ID
277AF
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Arcadia Public Library Building Blueprints First & Wheeler

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Library Building Blueprints, First Avenue and Wheeler St. Proposed and approved alteration and addition. C.A. Taylor, Architect. Blueprints c. 1940s. C.R. Hoskins, Architect. Sketches, 5-29-1945. Harold Nicolais, Architect. undated approved blueprints.
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Library Building Blueprints, First Avenue and Wheeler St. Proposed and approved alteration and addition. C.A. Taylor, Architect. Blueprints c. 1940s. C.R. Hoskins, Architect. Sketches, 5-29-1945. Harold Nicolais, Architect. undated approved blueprints.
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Arcadia Public Library Building Blueprints First & Wheeler
Location
Basement
Box Number
Box 012
Shelf Number
Shelf H14
Item ID
444AF
Collection
Subject Files
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Shops at Santa Anita (The) (Not built)- See also Caruso Affiliated and Arcadia First! for the "Mall War"

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1. "The Shops at Santa Anita"aren't right for Arcadia. Mailed to residents in February, 2006 by Westfield Santa Anita in opposition to new mall. Photos in the flyer are not of Arcadia Fire Department or Arcadia Police Department. 2. "Date Night at The Grove," invitation from Caruso Affiliated, Apri…
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1. "The Shops at Santa Anita"aren't right for Arcadia. Mailed to residents in February, 2006 by Westfield Santa Anita in opposition to new mall. Photos in the flyer are not of Arcadia Fire Department or Arcadia Police Department.
2. "Date Night at The Grove," invitation from Caruso Affiliated, April 2006.
3. "Stop The Shops at Santa Anita" and billboards, wall signs, animated signs, mailer paid for by Santa Anita Shoppingtown, L.P.
4. "Public Scoping Meeting: the Shops at Santa Anita Park-Revised Project," June 13, 2006.
5. Grand opening and open house of the office of The Shops at Santa Anita and Caruso Affiliated. May 2006.
6. "Caruso Project Faces Key Test on Wednesday." San Marino Tribune, April 5, 2007.
7. Caruso Affiliated newsletter "Speaking Santa Anita, an update on The Shops at Santa Anita" sent to residents. December 2006. Arcadia firefighters support the shops. Planning Commission hears from Arcadians such as Ruth Dunlop. Supporter spotlight on Nancy Chan.
Subjects
Shops at Santa Anita (The) - See also Caruso Affiliated and Arcadia First! for the "Mall War"
Item ID
280AF
Collection
Subject Files
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