Black-and-white photography

This series contains research notes, correspondence, finaincial documents, photographs, photographic slides, and promotional materials related to Zakian's curatorial work for the Agnes Pelton: A Poet of Nature Exhibition which was on show at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum in the Spring of 1996.

This resource contains the collection of Nan and Elmer Carlson, long-time residents of Malibou Lake Mountain Club. The collection focuses on the history of the club and its surrounding region, the Santa Monica Mountains. Materials include bulletins, newspaper clippings, official club publications, reports, memorabilia, maps, and photographs, as well as Nan's notes and research on various topics of club history.

Inez Lauer, the creator of this album, lived in Los Angeles and Oxnard, and spent time at their family cabin at Malibou Lake. This photo album depicts her life during the 1940s and 1950s and contains images of her family and friends, various trips around California and other areas of the United States, and various family residences in Southern California.

From 1941 to 1946, the Ward family served as caretakers of the Crags Country Club, a private club for wealthy Angelenos located in the Santa Monica Mountains. This digital collection features photography of the Ward family living and working on the Crags ranch, as well as images of Hunt House and Las Virgenes School, and behind-the-scenes images of several movies, which were frequently filmed on location at the ranch.

The collection consists of photographs and negatives taken by Hanson A. Williams, Jr. between 1946 and 1954. Images are primarily of the George Pepperdine College campus and photos taken while Williams was a private in the US Army during the Korean War, between 1950 and 1952.