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Proposal for two schools on land set aside in Rancho Santa Anita

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1946 p. 1 (Rancho Santa Anita School); March 23, 1950 p. 13 (first school)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1946 p. 1 (Rancho Santa Anita School); March 23, 1950 p. 13 (first school)

Subjects: Schools - History - 1880s-1950

Item ID: 4222AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Students at Arcadia Grammar School, where present First Avenue Middle School is now. Built in 1907, this building replaced the packing shed school provided earlier by E.J. Baldwin. This school was located at the southwest corner of First Avenue and California Street. No identification of teachers or students.

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Date: Feb. 1911

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Date: Feb. 1911

Subjects: Schools-History-1880s-1950

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 563

Collection: Photographs

Images

View east of the front of Santa Anita School, probably shortly after its opening, as shrubbery is small. This school was located at 1900 S. Santa Anita Avenue from about the late 1940s until June 1981. Santa Anita School was built on the site of the second school building built by the City, a two-room red brick building, built in 1913 to house grades 1 and 2. In 1982, Arcadia Christian School moved into this location.

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Date: c.1948

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Date: c.1948

Subjects: Schools-History-1880s-1950; Santa Anita School

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 572

Collection: Photographs

Images

Photo of drawing of first school building erected on site of present First Avenue Junior High School.

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Date: c.1903

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Date: c.1903

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 713

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia's first school building built expressly for a school; a two room building. There are about fifty youngsters standing on stairs leading to front door. Sign over door reads Arcadia. It was on site of present First Avenue School and the address was 1170 S. First Avenue.

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Date: c.1908

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Date: c.1908

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 8x10 b&w

ID: 564

Collection: Photographs

Images

Arcadia (City) History (1940-1950)

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Contents: 1. "The first year." Arcadia Bulletin, circa 1940. Article delineating progress in Arcadia. 2. "Arcadia has famous track -- and a lot more." Daily News, December 4, 1946. Article by Leslie Claypool describes city in a lengthy report. 3. "Controversy on location (of City Hall) raged for more tha…

Contents: 1. "The first year." Arcadia Bulletin, circa 1940. Article delineating progress in Arcadia.; 2. "Arcadia has famous track -- and a lot more." Daily News, December 4, 1946. Article by Leslie Claypool describes city in a lengthy report.; 3. "Controversy on location (of City Hall) raged for more than five years." Daily News Post, January 30, 1962. News photo and caption of City Hall built in 1948.; 4. "One of the coldest nights in Southern California History." Los Angeles Herald Examiner, August 7, 1977. News photo and caption of 1949 weather milestone.; 5. "Great years for Arcadia." Arcadia Tribune, January 1, 1948. Summary of 1947.; 6. "Historic Santa Anita Tract deed delivered to County." Los Angeles Times, March 27, 1947, page 5.; 7. "Something must be done." Arcadia Tribune, May 14, 1942. Article by Hal Roach describing great need for top sewer system.; 8. "Chamber of Commerce group hears fine program." Arcadia Tribune, April 19, 1942. Summary of problems facing Arcadia as of April 1942.; 9. "Nixon got early political start in Valley." Daily News Post, January 16, 1969. Interviews with people who remembered Nixon started career here.; 10. Copy of #9.; 11. "Literature on defense lines at library." Arcadia Tribune, April 2, 1942.; 12. "Sewers or Cesspools." Four page fact book published by "pro" group regarding bond election of May 8, 1945.; 13. Copies of programs given at Arcadia Christian Reform Church during war time. Includes program of V.E. Day Service.; 14. "V .... ---" Mail; 15. Speech given to the Arcadia Historical Society on July 21, 1955 on the history of Arcadia from 1936 to 1955. Given by F. Wesley Davies of the Chandler Syndicate, which purchased 1300 acres (approximately 47%) of Arcadia in 1936.; 16. "Santa Anita's Flood Control Project Starts: completion of $33,000 job set before rain season." Pasadena Post, September 13, 1941. "County Plans to Strengthen Canyon Walls: work will start soon on improvements above Arcadia." Pasadena Post, August 24, 1941.; 17. "Arcadia Council Slashes Tax Rate Two Cents." Pasadena Post, August 8, 1941.; 18. "Developing Arcadia: Harry Chandler (with photo). Publisher of the Los Angeles Times, head of the Rancho Santa Anita developments in Arcadia. It is the Chandler group behind Arcadia's enormous building boom. And the boom is just starting." Monrovia Journal, January 4, no year given. And excerpt of a story about Elias J. Lucky Baldwin's employee Fisher, a young Black boy, who Baldwin convinced to move out west to work at his livery stable in San Francisco, after having been enslaved to a Mr. Butler.; 19. Rising price of land astounds Arcadia (land near City Hall Civic Center on Huntington Drive that is occupied by a National Guard Armory), Los Angeles Times, June 12, 1986.

Subjects: Arcadia (City) History (1940-1950)

Item ID: 118AF

Collection: Subject Files

Arcadia (City) History (1950-1960)

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Contents: 1. "Facts for voters of Arcadia." Published by League of Women Voters, 1957. 2. "Thumbnail sketch of City of Arcadia." Chamber of Commerce, March 1957, three pages. 3. "A report to the people of the City of Arcadia." City profile prepared by the City of Arcadia, Fall 1957, twenty-seven pages. Si…

Contents: 1. "Facts for voters of Arcadia." Published by League of Women Voters, 1957.; 2. "Thumbnail sketch of City of Arcadia." Chamber of Commerce, March 1957, three pages.; 3. "A report to the people of the City of Arcadia." City profile prepared by the City of Arcadia, Fall 1957, twenty-seven pages. Six blue copies.; 4. "City passes 40,000 population mark." Arcadia Tribune, May 7, 1959.; 5. "Vaccine series starts (polio immunization)." Arcadia Tribune, January 23, 1956.

Subjects: Arcadia (City) History (1950-1960)

Item ID: 119AF

Collection: Subject Files

Photo of front page of school newspaper called the Cub vol.2no.7.

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Date: November 15, 1935

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Date: November 15, 1935

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 710

Collection: Photographs

Images

Photo of first page of Graduation Issue of The Cub, first Arcadia School newspaper.

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Date: January 23, 1947

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Date: January 23, 1947

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 711

Collection: Photographs

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Bronze plaque commemorating site of Arcadia's first school built in 1903. Plaque is located at 30 N. Santa Anita Ave.

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Date: 1979

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Date: 1979

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 4x5 color

ID: 1229

Collection: Photographs

Images

Photo of first diploma issued by Arcadia school. It was made out to first graduate, Ellison Leake and signed by George Ethel Wayne, Principal.

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Date: June 3, 1905

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Date: June 3, 1905

Subjects: Schools-History-1880's-1950

Physical Description: 3x5 b&w

ID: 712

Collection: Photographs

Images

Schools - History (1951-1990)

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Contents: 1. The Cub. Booklet given to members of the graduating class of First Avenue School in 1956 from the print shop students. 2. Arcadia enrollment next fall set at 3800. Los Angeles Times April 2, 1951. 3. Board hears of impact on school housing needs of new construction. news clip, n.d. (circa…

Contents: 1. The Cub. Booklet given to members of the graduating class of First Avenue School in 1956 from the print shop students.; 2. Arcadia enrollment next fall set at 3800. Los Angeles Times April 2, 1951.; 3. Board hears of impact on school housing needs of new construction. news clip, n.d. (circa 1951-52).; 4. Boom is consistent for schools. Arcadia Tribune August 16, 1973.; 5. Arcadia Unified School District Newsletter, Fall 1981.; 6. AUSD Newsletter, October 1983.; 7. AUSD Information Data Sheet, February 1984.; 8. "March in Arcadia Schools" 1986.; 9. AUSD Newsletter , February 1986.; 10. AUSD. A Report to the Community. June 1986.; 11. AUSD Newsletter, October 1987.; 12. AUSD Newsletter, November 1987.; 13. AUSD. A Report to the Community. June 1987.; 14. AUSD Newsletter April 1988.; 15. AUSD Newsletter May 1988.; 16. AUSD A Report to the Community. June 1988.; 17. AUSD Newsletter, September 1988.; 18. AUSD Newsletter, November 1988.; 19. AUSD Information Sheet. January 1989.; 20. AUSD Newsletter, February 1989.; 21. AUSD Information Sheet, May 1989.; 22. AUSD A Report to the Community. Summer 1990.; 23. AUSD. Enrollment/Attendance report for the ninth school month - Item ILC.3. dated June 11, 1990.; 24. AUSD. Arcadia High School English Curriculum - Grades 10/11 - Item IIA.1. dated June 25, 1990.; 25. AUSD. Instructional Technology Plan. Item II.A.3. dated June 25, 1990.

Subjects: Schools - History (1951-1990)

Item ID: 224AF

Collection: Subject Files

Schools - History (1991-2000)

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Contents: 1. AUSD Newsletter, February 1991. 2. AUSD Information Sheet, May 1991. 3. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Summer 1991. 4. "Choice": a Fatal Attraction for the 1990's? Information sheet sent by Terry Towner, Superintendent, AUSD, February 1992. 5. AUSD Information Sheet, March 1992. 6. A…

Contents: 1. AUSD Newsletter, February 1991.; 2. AUSD Information Sheet, May 1991.; 3. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Summer 1991.; 4. "Choice": a Fatal Attraction for the 1990's? Information sheet sent by Terry Towner, Superintendent, AUSD, February 1992.; 5. AUSD Information Sheet, March 1992.; 6. AUSD letter from C. Earl Davis, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services to area parents re School Bond Issue dated July 6, 1992.; 7. Impact of the passage of Proposition 174 on the Arcadia Unified School District and resolution of the District Governing Board opposing passage of Proposition 174: the Voucher Initiative from Mary B. Dougherty, President. n.d. circa 1992.; 8. AUSD Information sheet - Bond Issue Narrowly Defeated. dated October 1992.; 9. Information letter from Terrence Towner, Superintendent, AUSD to parents regarding the 1992-93 school year.; 10. AUSD Newsletter, December 1992.; 11. AUSD Newsletter, February 1993.; 12. Voters face decisions on education, leadership. Los Angeles Times April 18, 1993.; 13. AUSD Newsletter, June 1993.; 14. AUSD announcement of classified openings - Day-Care Assistant. dated July 29, 1993.; 15. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Summer 1993.; 16. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Summer 1995.; 17. Schools give community a High School. Los Angeles Times March 28, 1993.; 18. Announcement re: AUSD Home Page on the World Wide Web. March 1996.; 19. Profile of AUSD. AUSD Homepage. March 4, 1996.; 20. AUSD letter to parents for the 1993-94 school year with addresses, phone numbers, and a construction work schedule.; 21. AUSD newsletter to parents for the 1994-95 school year.; 22. Arcadia Festival of Bands calendar of events, 1994.; 23. School system lures diverse group to Southwest Arcadia. Los Angeles Times, San Gabriel Valley View. January 23, 1991. p. E3.; 24. Flyer welcoming students to Arcadia High School Library after school. This was in response to the Arcadia Public Library closing on Fridays. March 1998.

Subjects: Schools - History (1991-2000)

Item ID: 225AF

Collection: Subject Files

Schools-History-2001-2020

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Contents: 1. 2002 school enrollment close to projection. Arcadia Unified School District has enrolled 9,637 students this year, within three students of the figure projected. Arcadia Weekly, September 26-October 2, 2002, p. 14. 2. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Winter 2001. 3. AUSD pamphlet "Your Pu…

Contents: 1. 2002 school enrollment close to projection. Arcadia Unified School District has enrolled 9,637 students this year, within three students of the figure projected. Arcadia Weekly, September 26-October 2, 2002, p. 14.; 2. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Winter 2001.; 3. AUSD pamphlet "Your Public Schools 2001-2002 Highlights."; 4. AUSD. A Report to the Community. Winter 2004; 5. AUSD "Neighborhood Schools Update" by Mimi Hennessy. Discusses need to improve and upgrade schools and placing a local school bond measure on the ballot. Circa Summer 2006.; 6. Measure I Citizens' Oversight Committee. 2006-2007 Annual Report to the Arcadia Unified School District Governing Board. Shows projects in progress since passage of Measure I in November 2006. Bond expenditure update.; 7. AUSD Report to the Community, Fall 2007.; 8. Arcadia Unified School District-School News and Views newsletter. July 2009.; 9. Measure I, Facilities Bond Program, Groundbreaking Ceremony, April 2, 2009. Including invitation and Measure I Citizens' Oversight Committee 2007-2008 Annual Report, bond expenditure update on improvements to Arcadia schools.; 10. AUSD School News and Views, January 2010, with stories about Business Week naming Arcadia "The Best Place to Raise Kids," groundbreaking for the new joint use gym at Dana Middle School, and Sharon Sandoval named Outstanding School Counselor of the Year.; 11. AUSD adopts "Common Core," by Shel Segal. Arcadia Weekly, April 3, 2014.; 12. District Delights! Official Newsletter for Arcadia Unified School District. March 2014 (Medal of Honor recipient Salvatore Giunta visits AHS). May 2014 (Superintendent Dr. Joel Shawn announces retirement).

Subjects: Schools-History-2001-2020

Item ID: 267AF

Collection: Subject Files

Schools-History-2021-2030

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Contents: 1. Arcadia Unified named the best school district in Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles area and 4th best in California. Mountain View News, September 30, 2023.

Contents: 1. Arcadia Unified named the best school district in Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles area and 4th best in California. Mountain View News, September 30, 2023.

Subjects: Schools-History-2021-2030

Item ID: 511AF

Collection: Subject Files

Maps (1880s-1949)

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Contents: 1. Arcadia, California, 1923. 2. Arcadia, November 1927. 3. Map of Sierra Madre and vicinity, 1937. 4. Map of the City of Arcadia, California, 1937. (precincts). Published by Arcadia Daily Tribune for Arcadia Chamber of Commerce. 5. City of Arcadia showing former names of streets, 1937. Former stre…

Contents: 1. Arcadia, California, 1923.; 2. Arcadia, November 1927.; 3. Map of Sierra Madre and vicinity, 1937.; 4. Map of the City of Arcadia, California, 1937. (precincts). Published by Arcadia Daily Tribune for Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.; 5. City of Arcadia showing former names of streets, 1937. Former street names.; 6. Zoning map of the City of Arcadia, 1940. (Missing as of 4-28-2011); 7. Arcadia. Given anonymously.; 8. Arcadia. Given by Mrs. Oscar Staquist.; 9. Map showing location of Eaton's Santa Anita.; 10. Arcadia, California, 1923.; 11. E.J. Baldwin's Santa Anita Colony.; 12. "Historic map of Arcadia." News clip, 1967.; 13. Map of part of Santa Anita Tract, 1910.; 14. Birds eye view of Arcadia and Santa Anita tract, 1887.; 15. Map of Arcadia, the city of homes, 1947.; 16. Map of Arcadia, 1887.; 17. Map of the Santa Anita Rancho, undated.; 18. Location of map of U.S. Balloon School, August 1918.; 19. Tract #2409 - D.S. Unruh. C.E., August 29, 1912. Detailed engineer's drawing important as it shows railroads.; 20. Gillespie's Guide, 1934. Pocket map book of Los Angeles and vicinity, 71 pages.; 21. Map of a part of Santa Anita Tract, 1886. H.J. Stevenson, surveyor. Acquired through Huntington Library, April 1, 1979.; 22. Hand-drawn map of business district at Huntington Drive and First Avenue, circa 1930.; 23. Portions of Los Angeles County, October 16, 1912. Copied from the Southern Pacific Railroad brochure loaned by Sid Platford.; 24. Map of Arcadia - Santa Anita tract, 1887. Acquired through Huntington Library.; 25. Map of the town of BALDWIN in the Santa Anita Tract. Acquired through Huntington Library.; 26. Pocket atlas of Los Angeles City and County - showing Arcadia, 1942.; 27. Rand McNally, 1924 Detailed Auto Trail Maps of California, Los Angeles and vicinity and San Francisco and vicinity. Compliments of Hellman Bank (6th and Main, Los Angeles).; 28. Map of Arcadia, the city of homes. Issued by Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, circa 1941-1945. It states the "operation of the track has been suspended for the duration of the war."