The collection is divided into six categories: Charlotta Bass;
General; Individuals; Labor; Social Causes; and Society. Most of
the photographs were taken for the California Eagle. The
collection dates from the late 1800s to the late 1950s. The
later photographs were used under Loren Miller. Many of the
earlier photographs are of Charlotta Bass and in that series.
Other earlier photographs can be found in the Society category
The California Eagle, the oldest African American newspaper in
Los Angeles traces its origins to 1879, when John J. Neimore, a
Texan, started the paper. It was first known as The Owl, later
to become the Eagle, and when Charlotta Spears Bass took over,
the California Eagle. Copyright has not been assigned to the
Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research.
Researchers may make single copies of any portion of the
collection, but publication from the collection will be allowed
only with the express written permission of the Library's
director. It is not necessary to obtain