Cemeteries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Gold Line, bulk: 2005-2010
Series — Box 2, Folder: 2, 7, 12-16
Scope and Contents
Cemetery reports, grave marker inscriptions, preservation policy statement, deed, artifact catalog, CD reports, photographs, other materials.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2005-2010
Letters and Correspondence, bulk: 2005-2010
Sub-Series — Box 2, Folder: 17-20, 25-26
Scope and Contents
Contains mail and email documents between CHSSC members, MTA members, archeologists, and community members.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2005-2010
Maps and Blueprints, 2005
Series — Box 2, Folder: 11, 25
Scope and Contents
Contains blueprints of Evergreen Cemetery and maps.
Dates:
2005
Meetings, bulk: 2005-2010
Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
All documents pertaining to meetings regarding the Metro Goldline Eastside Extension Project.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2005-2010
Newspapers and Articles, bulk: 2005-2010
Series — Box 2, Folder: 3, 25-26
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings and articles regarding the Metro Goldline, Evergreen Cemetery, the Los Angeles County Crematorium, the Metro Redline, and the historical preservation of the Shrine.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2005-2010
Reports, bulk: 2005-2010
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
Both hard documents and CD materials with technical reports, summary reports, and artifact reports.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 2005-2010
Susan G. Dickson Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2022-M-2-Dickson
Abstract
In 2005, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unearthed a Potters Cemetery when widening the street during construction of the Gold light rail line in East Los Angeles. This portion of the cemetery contained 118 graves. One fourth of the gravesites were determined to be Chinese. This collection contains MTA community meeting materials, newspaper articles, photographs, video, and emails which reveal the discussion within the Chinese community about the...
Dates:
1995 - 2010; Majority of material found within 2005-2007