Repository Listing

Los Angeles Public Library

Central Library

http://www.lapl.org/

Contact Information:

Central Library – History and Genealogy Dept.

Reference Services

630 W. Fifth Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 228-7400 Telephone

(213) 228-7409 Fax

Obituary lookup policy:

LAPL does not do obituary lookups. They have a list of paid researchers who will do lookups upon request.

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Email: history@lapl.org

Update Date:

2-Apr-2003

SCORP Reference:

258

Self-addressed stamped envelope – not applicable

Genealogical Holdings and other Notes:

Most of LAPL's genealogical resources are all located at the Central Library. The library's impressive collection of genealogical resources is listed at http://www.lapl.org/central/history.html. The History and Genealogy Department has numerous microfilm readers and printers. Microfilms are not accessible to patrons. Films are requested by completing a form, and films are retrieved by library staff.

The catalog is online at http://www.lapl.org

LAPL has an online index of obituaries that appeared in the LA Times. The index includes celebrities, “rich and famous” notable individuals -- and librarians -- and can be found at http://pubindex.lapl.org/pages/rip.htm

An online index of the library's holdings of city directories can be found at http://pubindex.lapl.org/pages/directories.htm

The library also has an online index of family genealogies that are available at the LAPL. Click on the "databases" link at the LAPL.org website

Newspaper Holdings

Southern California Region Newspaper Holdings Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura Counties	Community, Town Or Locale Served by Publication	Locator Code	Start Month of Holding	Start Year of Holding	End Month of Holding	End Year of Holding	Format H=Hardcopy M=Microfilm F=Fiche O=Other
Acorn	Agoura		11	1992	Curr	Curr	H
Angeles Mesa News Advertiser Press	Angeles Mesa		01	1978	12	1987	M
Angeles Mesa News Advertiser-Press	Angeles Mesa		08	1975	01	1978	M
Angeles Mesa Wave	Angeles Mesa		01	1978	12	1987	M
Argonaut	Marina Del Rey		11	1995	Curr	Curr	H
Banning Herald	Banning		09	1983	11	1894	H
Beach Reporter	Redondo Beach		03	1992	Curr	Curr	H
Beverly Hills Independent	Beverly Hills			1967		1975	M
Brentwood-Westwood Hills Press	Westwood			1971		1998	M
Brentwood-Westwood Press	Brentwood		01	1986	12	1996	M
Bulletin	Los Angeles		11	1999	Curr	Curr	H
Bulletin News	Lincoln Heights		01	1969	02	1972	M
Bunker Hills News Weekly	Bunker Hills			1976		1977	H
Burbank Independent	Burbank		08	1955	12	1955	H
California Eagle	Los Angeles		01	1914	12	1964	H
California Staats Zeitung	Los Angeles			1985	Curr	Curr	H
Californiai Magyarsag / California Hungarians	Los Angeles		10	1989	Curr	Curr	H
Central Avenue News	Los Angeles		11	1910	05	1911	M
Central News	Los Angeles		01	1971	11	1972	M
Central News-Wave	Los Angeles		11	1972	12	1972	M
Central News-Wave	Hawthorne		08	1981	04	1983	M
Central News-Wave	Los Angeles		10	1983	12	1987	M
Central News-Wave	Los Angeles		10	1983	12	1987	M
Citizen-News	Hollywood		06	1944	11	1968	M
Civic Center News	Los Angeles		09	1972	11	1981	M
Civic Center Newsource (selective index)	Los Angeles		08	1991	11	1999	H
Culver City Evening Star News	Culver City		01	1977	06	1977	M
Culver City Independent	Culver City		01	1967	01	1977	M
Daily Breeze	Torrance		Prev6	Prev	Curr	Curr	H
Daily Commerce	Los Angeles		12	1985	Curr	Curr	M
Daily Los Angeles Herald	Los Angeles		01	1878	10	1884	M
Daily News (Valley)	Van Nuys		03	1981	Curr	Curr	M
Daily San Diego Union	San Diego		03	1871	07	1873	M
Daily Wilmington Journal	Wilmington		07	1925	09	1927	M
Eagle Rock Advertiser	Eagle Rock		05	1928	12	1945	M
Eagle Rock Press Advertiser	Eagle Rock		01	1946	05	1947	M
Eagle Rock Report and Sentinel	Eagle Rock		09	1925	05	1930	M
Eagle Rock Reporter	Eagle Rock		01	1925	08	1925	M
Eagle Rock Sentinel	Eagle Rock		03	1910	12	1919	M
Eagle Rock Sentinel	Eagle Rock		01	1923	12	1923	M
Eagle Rock Star	Eagle Rock		08	1977	02	1978	M
Eastside Journal	Los Angeles		03	1935	04	1948	M
Eastside Journal	Los Angeles		01	1971	12	1971	M
Eastside Journal	Los Angeles		02	1975	12	1977	M
Eastside Sun	Los Angeles		08	1989	08	1994	H
Eastside Sun	Los Angeles		08	1994	03	1999	H
El Sereno Star	Los Angeles		01	1965	12	1967	M
El Sereno Star	Los Angeles		01	1969	06	1981	M
Florence Messenger	Florence		11	1976	04	1982	M
Glendale - Los Angeles Ledger	Glendale		07	1978	12	1986	M
Griffith Park News	Griffith Park		06	1932	02	1933	M
Griffith Park News	Griffith Park		06	1932	02	1933	M
Griffith Park News	Griffith Park		01	1948	06	1965	M
Griffith Park News	Griffith Park		01	1948	06	1965	M
Han'guk Ilbo, Rosuenjelsu / Korea Times	Los Angeles		01	1970	Curr	Curr	M
Highland Park Herald	Highland Park		03	1906	08	1907	M
Highland Park Herald	Highland Park		04	1912	10	1924	M
Highland Park Mid-week Herald	Highland Park		09	1923	10	1924	M
Highland Park Mid-week News Herald	Highland Park		10	1924	11	1928	M
Highland Park News-Herald	Highland Park		10	1924	10	1956	M
Highland Park News-Herald	Highland Park		01	1969	02	1972	M
Highland Park News-Herald & Journal	Highland Park		10	1956	06	1981	M
Holly Leaves	Hollywood		07	1918	12	1924	M
Hollywood Citizen	Hollywood		04	1911	09	1921	M
Hollywood Citizen	Hollywood		04	1911	09	1921	M
Hollywood Citizen News	Hollywood		12	1968	04	1970	M
Hollywood Citizen News	Hollywood		12	1968	04	1970	M
Hollywood Citizen-News	Hollywood		11	1931	05	1935	M
Hollywood Citizen-News	Hollywood		09	1935	06	1944	M
Hollywood Daily Citizen	Hollywood		10	1921	10	1931	M
Hollywood Independent	Hollywood		01	1968	12	1986	M
Hollywood Independent	Hollywood		03	2001	Curr	Curr	H
Illustrated Daily News	Los Angeles		09	1923	08	1927	M
Illustrated Daily News	Los Angeles		01	1930	10	1936	M
Inglewood Hawthorne Wave	Inglewood		03	1976	07	1981	M
Inglewood Wave	Inglewood		10	1972	08	1974	M
Inglewood Wave	Inglewood		08	1981	12	1987	M
L. A. Weekly	Los Angeles		12	1978	Curr	Curr	M
La Opinion	Los Angeles		09	1926	Curr	Curr	M
Ladera-Westchester Observer	Westchester		11	1972	01	1977	M
Ladera-Westchester Observer and News Advertiser	Ladera		01	1977	06	1977	M
Larchmont Chronicle	Larchmont		01	1991	Curr	Curr	H
Lincoln Heights Bulletin	Lincoln Heights		02	1925	08	1928	M
Lincoln Heights Bulletin-News	Lincoln Heights		08	1928	12	1967	M
Lincoln Heights Bulletin-News	Lincoln Heights		02	1972	06	1981	M
Lincoln Heights District Bulletin	Lincoln Heights		09	1919	09	1920	M
Los Angeles Central News-Wave	Hawthorne		10	1983	12	1987	M
Los Angeles City News	Los Angeles			1951		1965	M
Los Angeles Daily Herald	Los Angeles		10	1873	11	1876	M
Los Angeles Daily Journal	Los Angeles			1980	Curr	Curr	M
Los Angeles Daily News (not the Valley)	Los Angeles		01	1869	12	1871	M
Los Angeles Daily News (not the Valley)	Los Angeles		11	1936	12	1954	M
Los Angeles Daily Star	Los Angeles		06	1870	09	1871	M
Los Angeles Daily Star	Los Angeles		10	1871	05	1879	M
Los Angeles Daily Star	Los Angeles		01	1876	06	1878	H
Los Angeles Daily Times	Los Angeles		12	1881	10	1886	M
Los Angeles Daily Tribune	Los Angeles		05	1912	03	1914	M
Los Angeles Downtown News	Los Angeles		12	1981	Curr	Curr	M
Los Angeles Evening and Sunday Herald Examiner	Los Angeles		01	1962	05	1977	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		01	1874	03	1875	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		03	1877	08	1881	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		12	1887	12	1888	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		12	1889	03	1897	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		03	1897	08	1897	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		09	1897	12	1899	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		03	1900	08	1901	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		05	1916	02	1919	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		03	1919	08	1928	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		08	1928	09	1930	M
Los Angeles Evening Express	Los Angeles		09	1930	12	1931	M
Los Angeles Evening Herald	Los Angeles		11	1911	12	1931	M
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express	Los Angeles		12	1931	10	1950	M
Los Angeles Evening Herald Express	Los Angeles		10	1950	01	1962	M
Los Angeles Evening News	Los Angeles		10	1905	12	1907	M
Los Angeles Evening Post-Record	Los Angeles		05	1934	01	1936	M
Los Angeles Examiner	Los Angeles		12	1903	01	1962	M
Los Angeles Express	Los Angeles		08	1901	08	1904	M
Los Angeles Express	Los Angeles		01	1905	05	1916	M
Los Angeles Free Press	Los Angeles			1964		1965	H
Los Angeles Free Press	Los Angeles			1967	04	1978	M
Los Angeles Herald	Los Angeles		01	1893	03	1900	M
Los Angeles Herald Dispatch	Los Angeles		12	1988	Curr	Curr	H
Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News	Los Angeles		09	1923	08	1927	M
Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News	Los Angeles		01	1930	10	1936	M
Los Angeles Independent	Los Angeles		04	1957	06	1977	M
Los Angeles Independent	Los Angeles		07	2000	10	2001	H
Los Angeles Jewish Times	Los Angeles		Prev6	Prev	Curr	Curr	H
Los Angeles Metropolitan News-Enterprise	Los Angeles		Prev6	Prev	Curr	Curr	H
Los Angeles Mirror	Los Angeles		10	1948	12	1954	M
Los Angeles Mirror	Los Angeles		08	1960	01	1962	M
Los Angeles Mirror and Daily News	Los Angeles		12	1954	08	1955	M
Los Angeles Mirror News	Los Angeles		08	1955	07	1960	M
Los Angeles Morning Tribune	Los Angeles		05	1916	12	1917	M
Los Angeles Municipal News	Los Angeles		04	1912	04	1913	M
Los Angeles New Times	Los Angeles		08	1996	Curr	Curr	H
Los Angeles News	Los Angeles		04	1940	03	1941	M
Los Angeles News Advocate	Los Angeles		10	1970		1972	H
Los Angeles Post Record	Los Angeles		11	1933	05	1934	M
Los Angeles Reader	Los Angeles			1993	08	1996	H
Los Angeles Record	Los Angeles		05	1896	10	1907	M
Los Angeles Record	Los Angeles		10	1907	06	1909	M
Los Angeles Record	Los Angeles		06	1909	12	1910	M
Los Angeles Record	Los Angeles		07	1911	02	1912	M
Los Angeles Record	Los Angeles		02	1912	05	1913	M
Los Angeles Record	Los Angeles		10	1926	12	1931	M
Los Angeles Record	Los Angeles		12	1931	11	1933	M
Los Angeles Record	Los Angeles			1913		1926	M
Los Angeles Sentinel	Los Angeles		07	1946	Curr	Curr	M
Los Angeles Southeast Wave-Star	Los Angeles		01	1968	04	1982	M
Los Angeles Southside Journal	Los Angeles		01	1971	06	1972	M
Los Angeles Southside Journal and the Southeast Topics	Los Angeles		01	1968	12	1970	M
Los Angeles Southside Journal Wave	Los Angeles		07	1972	04	1982	M
Los Angeles Southwest News	Los Angeles		01	1971	08	1972	M
Los Angeles Southwest News Wave	Los Angeles		09	1972	04	1982	M
Los Angeles Southwest News Wave	Los Angeles		10	1983	12	1987	M
Los Angeles Southwest Topics-Wave	Los Angeles		03	1961	04	1987	M
Los Angeles Southwest Wave	Los Angeles		01	1930	12	1939	M
Los Angeles Southwest Wave	Los Angeles		12	1939	10	1941	M
Los Angeles Southwest Wave	Los Angeles		08	1940	09	1941	M
Los Angeles Southwest Wave	Los Angeles		04	1941	08	1941	M
Los Angeles Southwestern Sun	Los Angeles		01	1968	11	1972	M
Los Angeles Southwestern Sun Wave	Los Angeles		11	1972	04	1982	M
Los Angeles Southwestern Sun Wave	Los Angeles		10	1983	12	1987	M
Los Angeles Star	Los Angeles		01	1855	12	1857	M
Los Angeles Star	Los Angeles		01	1861	10	1864	M
Los Angeles Star	Los Angeles		05	1868	09	1870	M
Los Angeles Times	Los Angeles			1886	Curr	Curr	M
Los Angeles Times Obituary Index	Los Angeles
Los Angeles Tribune	Los Angeles		12	1886	01	1887	M
Los Angeles Tribune	Los Angeles		01	1887	12	1890	M
Los Angeles Tribune	Los Angeles		07	1911	05	1912	M
Los Angeles Tribune	Los Angeles		03	1914	05	1916	M
Los Angeles Tribune News Advertiser - Press	Los Angeles		08	1975	01	1978	M
Los Angeles Tribune News Wave	Los Angeles		01	1978	04	1982	M
Los Angeles Tribune News Wave	Los Angeles		10	1983	12	1987	M
Los Angeles View	Los Angeles		10	1995	08	1996	H
Los Angeles Village View	Los Angeles		02	1994	10	1996	H
Los Angeles Watts Times	Watts		09	1999	Curr	Curr	H
Los Feliz News	Los Feliz			1944		1948	M
Malibu News	Malibu		01	1967	06	1971	M
Malibu News	Malibu			1976		1976	M
Malibu-Topanga News	Malibu		06	1971	06	1976	M
Marina News	Marina Del Rey			1971		1971	M
Miracle Mile Press	Los Angeles		04	1949	12	1952	M
Miracle Mile Press	Los Angeles		02	1954	12	1965	M
Montrose - Los Angeles Ledger	Montrose			1978		1981	M
Northeast Community News	Los Angeles			1937		1937	M
Northeast Community Press	Highland Park		05	1932	06	1933	M
Northeast News-Herald	Highland Park		10	1929	04	1932	M
Northeast News-Herald	Los Angeles		10	1934	01	1938	M
Northeast Star-Review	Los Angeles		01	1965	12	1967	M
Northeast Star-Review	Los Angeles		01	1969	06	1981	M
Northwest Leader	Los Angeles		01	1951	12	1965	M
Orange County Register	Orange County		05	1985	Curr	Curr	M
Palisades News	Palisades			1971		1971	M
Palisades-Malibu News	Malibu		12	1976	06	1977	M
Palos Verdes Peninsula News and Rolling Hills Herald	Palos Verdes		Prev6	Prev	Curr	Curr	H
Parkside Journal	Los Angeles		01	1951	12	1965	M
Pasadena Star-News	Pasadena		Prev6	Prev	Curr	Curr	H
Press Telegram	Long Beach		Prev6	Prev	Curr	Curr	H
Reader	Los Angeles			1978		1985	M
Reader	Los Angeles			1985		1993	H
Record of the Verdugo Hills	Tujunga		09	1921	09	1922	H
San Diego Union	San Diego		10	1868	09	1872	H
San Diego Union	San Diego		07	1873	12	1888	H
San Diego Union	San Diego		08	1889	10	1897	M
San Diego Union	San Diego		10	1922	02	1992	M
San Diego Union - Tribune	San Diego		02	1992	Curr	Curr	M
San Diego Union and Daily Bee	San Diego		01	1889	08	1889	M
San Diego Union and Daily Bee	San Diego		10	1897	10	1922	M
San Pedro Daily News	San Pedro		01	1906	06	1906	H
San Pedro Daily Pilot	San Pedro		10	1913	06	1915	M
San Pedro Daily Pilot	San Pedro		01	1916	06	1917	M
San Pedro Daily Pilot	San Pedro		04	1920	12	1927	M
San Pedro News-Pilot	San Pedro		06	1928	07	1929	M
San Pedro News-Pilot	San Pedro		02	1930	12	1965	M
San Pedro News-Pilot	San Pedro		12	1965	03	1998	M
San Pedro Pilot	San Pedro		01	1910	10	1913	M
Santa Ana Register	Santa Ana		01	1982	05	1985	M
Santa Monica Outlook	Santa Monica		09	1992	03	1998	M
Santa Monica Weekly Papers	Santa Monica		10	1959	04	1960	M
Silver Lake Press	Silver Lake		04	2002	Curr	Curr	H
South End Bee	Los Angeles		11	1976	04	1982	M
South Pasadena Journal	South Pasadena		01	1965	12	1967	M
South Pasadena Journal	South Pasadena		01	1969	06	1981	M
Topanga Messenger	Topanga		04	1986	Curr	Curr	H
Tribune News Advertiser Press	Los Angeles		08	1975	01	1978	M
Tribune News Wave	Los Angeles		01	1978	04	1982	M
Tribune News Wave	Los Angeles		10	1983	12	1987	M
Twenty-Nine Palms Desert Trail	Twenty Nine Palms		04	1935	04	1936	H
Valley News	Van Nuys		09	1977	01	1981	M
Valley News	Van Nuys		01	1981	02	1981	M
Valley News and Green Sheet	Van Nuys		03	1976	09	1977	M
Valley Times	Van Nuys		10	1955	09	1960	M
Valley Times	Van Nuys		12	1963	01	1970	M
Valley Times	North Hollywood			1955		1960	M
Valley Times	North Hollywood			1963		1970	M
Valley Times Today	North Hollywood		09	1960	12	1963	M
Valley Times Today	Van Nuys		09	1960	12	1963	M
Van Nuys News	Van Nuys			1916		1941	M
Van Nuys News and Green Sheet	Van Nuys		06	1971	03	1976	M
Van Nuys News and the Van Nuys Call	Van Nuys		11	1911	03	1916	M
Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet	Van Nuys		09	1941	06	1944	M
Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet	Van Nuys		06	1944	06	1971	M
Venice Daily Vanguard	Venice		01	1911	03	1916	M
Venice Evening Vanguard	Venice		04	1916	11	1919	M
Venice Evening Vanguard	Venice		11	1919	09	1922	M
Venice Evening Vanguard	Venice		02	1923	07	1932	M
Venice Evening Vanguard	Venice		08	1932	10	1933	M
Venice Evening Vanguard	Venice		10	1933	02	1944	M
Venice Evening Vanguard	Venice		04	1945	08	1969	M
Venice Evening Vanguard and Herald	Venice		07	1922	02	1923	M
Venice Evening Vanguard Including Venice-Marina News	Venice		01	1977	01	1978	M
Venice-Marina News	Venice		03	1976	01	1977	M
Venice-Marina News	Venice		10	1988	Curr	Curr	M
Venice-Marina News and Vanguard	Venice		07	1978	09	1988	M
West Los Angeles Independent	Santa Monica		01	1967	03	1976	M
West Los Angeles Independent	Brentwood		12	1971	06	1977	M
West Los Angeles Independent	West Los Angeles			1936		1957
Westchester Wave	Westchester		11	1983	12	1987	M
Westchester-Ladera Observer	Ladera		11	1972	01	1977	M
Westchester-Ladera Observer and News-Advertiser	Westchester		01	1977	06	1977	M
Westwood Hills News	Westwood Hills		06	1927	05	1935	M
Westwood Hills Press	Westwood Hills		01	1967	12	1971	M
Westwood Hills Press	Westwood			1967		1971	M