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Strike against pay cuts sign,  Paul J. Goldener United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 645 Collection

The Urban Archives, part of Special Collections & Archives, collects materials that document the history of Los Angeles, and includes the records of many labor unions, guilds, and affiliated labor organizations that have operated within Los Angeles since the early 20th century. Many of these collections include records documenting labor strikes, or work stoppages ....

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On a serving platter, the Djedjad-Imer ready for the dinner table, Recipes of all nations, TX725.A1 R43 1935

Special Collections & Archives’ Culinary Collection holds just under 700 cookbooks. In order to take a closer look at some of these unique holdings I selected a few recipes to recreate using my favorite ingredient—Honey. Honey is one of the oldest known sweets in the world. The nectar from the honey bee takes on the flavor of the flowering plants nearby and taste can vary depending on the plant.

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Remnants of Resistance

In October 2023, Queer Studies faculty who hosted episodes in the limited podcast series Remnants of Resistance gathered for a live panel discussion about their experiences working on the project. During the discussion, Heidi Schumacher, Colleen Tripp, Marie Cartier, Sid Hansen, Xochitl Alvizo, Omar Gonzalez, and Stefanie Drew....

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Bobtown street sign

In 1887, after Reconstruction, a black man named Robert Creecy purchased a parcel of Canebrake Plantation land in Louisiana from Florestan Waggenspauch. Creecy sold half the parcel to another buyer, while retaining ownership of the remaining land. In 1898, Creecy's son-in-law, a 25-year-old black man with indigenous ancestry named Robert Celestin, purchased the half parcel of land back...

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