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Seaver Center for Western History Research


Natural History Museum of Los Angeles exterior

Address

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057

Contact

Betty Uyeda

Phone

(213) 763-3359

Email

buyeda@nhm.org

Website

Seaver Center for Western History Research

Tagged As

Type of Organization
Library, Museum, Research Center

Languages
English, German

Time Periods
Post-Wende (1990-Present), Revolution|Republic (1918-1933), Romantic (1815-1871), World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1933-1945)

Seaver Center for Western History Research

Archives/Collections

Description

Maps; photographs; World War II materials, with some Nazi ephemera; immigrants including Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Studios. A Numismatic collection includes a significant amount of German World War I money, including notgeld inflation/emergency bills.

Catalog System

Materials are not cataloged; some materials have finding aids online; no materials are digitized.

Some finding aids are in the Online Archive of California.

Exhibited

Yes

Outreach

None

Facilities

On-Site Technology

Yes

Workspaces

Yes

Open to the Public

Yes

Public Hours

Wednesday - Thursday: 10AM - 12PM, 1PM - 4PM

Research Hours

Same as Public Hours

Access Procedures

Collection may be used by appointments only on Mondays and Thursdays.

Seaver Center for Western History Research


Natural History Museum of Los Angeles exterior

Address

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057

Contact

Betty Uyeda

Phone

(213) 763-3359

Email

buyeda@nhm.org

Website

Seaver Center for Western History Research

Tagged As

Type of Organization
Library, Museum, Research Center

Languages
English, German

Time Periods
Post-Wende (1990-Present), Revolution|Republic (1918-1933), Romantic (1815-1871), World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1933-1945)

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Last Updated: 06/28/2024