Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History

Scope and Contents One book length biography of Frank Marion Chapman by his daughter, Grace Chapman McCarn. Also, 2 biographical essays: one mimeographed typed essay was written by Charles C. Chapman, Frank's brother, and the other handwritten essays was written by Joyce Marion Chapman, Frank's granddaughter. Grace Chapman McCarn had a daughter, Mary McCarn Campbell, Mary McCarn Campbell died in 1983 in Seal Beach. Wayne Campbell, son of Mary McCarn Campbell, married Aileen and they had a daughter, Annika...

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The papers of Charles C. Chapman include files he personally kept and organized and a few items such as his academic robe, some photographs and some citrus fruit labels that his family deposited at a later date. Charles C. Chapman's papers include his files pertaining to his long association with Chapman College, speeches he gave on over 400 occasions, copius notes by topic for his autobiography, pamphlets and news articles of interest to him, and personal and business papers.

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This collection consists of theatre and music programs for a number of performances that took place in and around Los Angeles from 1940 to 1959.

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This collection contains materials pertaining to the life and career of violinist Henri Temianka (1906 - 1992).

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Photographs of the Charles Clarke Chapman family and formal portraits of Charles Chapman.

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Personal scrapbooks of Charles C. Chapman of mostly newspaper clippings on topics of interest to him--politics, religion, family, Chapman College and the citrus industry and cover Southern California cities such as Los Angeles and Fullerton where he resided. The 10th and final scrapbook was assembled following his death on April 6, 1944 and consists of obituaries and condolences.

Abstract The Bruce Brown scrapbook contains primarilty newspapers articles that include histories of First Christian Church of Fullerton, South Park Christian Church, Los Angeles, Charles C. Chapman, Freemasonry, Ku Klux Klan in Los Angeles, women's rights, etc. There is a little primary material, in the form of a letter, a Spokane Base Ball Club season pass, and church event flyers and notices. There is also some commentary on post-its by previous owners of the scrapbook, remarking on the content...

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This collection consists of 39 pamphlets, two mission programs, three books, 15 bookplates, 12 blanks forms of corresponence, and two newspaper article clippings written or printed by Rev. Francis J. Weber.