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  1. Barrow's cancer journey scrapbook, 2001 - Scrapbook

    These documents are complied during the time when Julie Barrow was battling cancer. A black three ring binder with a white card with two colored drawings of hummingbirds with some printed text written in cursive on the bottom that reads "hummingbirds / Richard Shorty 2000 / Yukon" with an envelope in the front (2017.8.72.196A-B). Documents include tab dividers: E-Mail, Other and Day of Thanks; email correspondences, cards, letters, newslette...

    Record Type: Archive

  2. Binder of JoAnn Semones' memorablia, 1951-2001 - Archive

    A blue plastic binder with three metal rings inside. These documents were complied throughout JoAnn Semones' life from her 5th birthday to her work as an Ombudsman for the California Department of Aging. Documents include: programs, pamphlets, certificates, school report cards, graduation commencement programs, two envelopes with letters unopened, newsletters as editor (JoAnn, and her sister Vicky) for San Fernando Valley State College (2017.8.40...

    Record Type: Archive

  3. Documents related to research on E.D. Patrick, 1947-2008 - Archive

    The documents within this collection were complied and used to conduct research on E.D. Patrick by JoAnn Semones due to her experiences as a child aboard the E.D. Patrick at age 3 & 6. Items in collection include: Photographs, newsletters, email and letter correspondence, a telegram from Mr. George Semones to his wife, copies of newspaper clippings, a magazine article by JoAnn Semones (2017.008.011.023), thank you cards from various people who bo...

    Record Type: Archive

  4. Documents related to stories and articles written by JoAnn Semones, 2001-2016 - Archive

    These documents were complied and used as stories and articles written by JoAnn Semones. Items in collection includes newsletter articles including one from La Peninsula, magazine articles, life stories about her dad, her family's dog, a listing of published works of JoAnn Semones, and other stories and articles written by JoAnn Semones.

    Record Type: Archive

  5. Documents related to stories on the E.D. Patrick, 1943-2010 - Archive

    The documents within this collection were complied and used to conduct research and stories of the E.D. Patrick by JoAnn Semones due to her experiences as a child aboard the E.D. Patrick at age 3 & 6. Items in collection include: Copies of stories and articles written by JoAnn Semones, copies of photographs including two photos from Semones and Barrow's time aboard the E.D. Patrick in Aug. 2003 (located in separate photo album- 2017.008.013), pas...

    Record Type: Archive

  6. "Going Coastal" scrapbook album given as a gift when JoAnn Semones left EPA, 1992-2001 - Scrapbook

    A brown and white plastic scrapbook with a front and back cover of seashells, and light/ dark green, and dark blue rocks spread out of a field of beach sand. Documents in scrapbook album include: co-workers and collegues wishing both JoAnn and Julie their best wishes, cards, postcards, email correspondence, pamphlets, Julie and JoAnn's EPA business cards, remarks by Vicky Semones for Going Coastal Reception (2017.8.58.85A-B), a Certificate of App...

    Record Type: Archive

  7. James Monroe High School Yearbook, 1963 - Yearbook

    James Monroe High School Yearbook, 1963. This yearbook was commemorate all of the graduates from James Monroe High School in 1963. Includes pictures of students, and staff as well as photos of JoAnn Semones (p. 42, 56, 71-72), and Vicky Semones (p. 71 and 88), and written words of thanks from fellow staff and students to JoAnn Semones. White thin hardcover book in plastic with small blue boxes in the front with white big text in red border backgr...

    Record Type: Archive

    James Monroe High School Yearbook, 1963
  8. JoAnn Semones clippings scrapbook #1, 1960-1968 - Scrapbook

    JoAnn Semones clippings scrapbook #1, 1960-1968. Wire spiral binding scrapbook with a front cover of a painting of people on a small boat floating on the ocean near a small island with a blue sky and a tree fading in the background. Includes: clippings; high school awards; letter correspondence; Robert Kennedy clippings; postcards. Also includes: Little Californians magazine clippings, May-June 1964 (2017.8.39); Model Yacht Regatta Certificat...

    Record Type: Archive

    JoAnn Semones clippings scrapbook #1, 1960-1968
  9. JoAnn Semones' collection of other slides - Transparency, Slide

    A collection of slides from JoAnn Semones of her time in Enid, Oklahoma, her first communion and her time in Resada, California. Includes a typed guide for each set of slides, and negatives. Each slide is located at the bottom of the yellow Kodak Ready Mount boxes. They are separate by sections: Enid, Oklahoma, 1952/1953 (E-1 to E-3), First Communion, 1953/1954 (C-1 to C-19), and Resada, California, 1956/1960 (R-1 to R-10).

    Record Type: Photo

  10. JoAnn Semones' Family Slides from Japan - Transparency, Slide

    JoAnn Semones' Family Slides from Japan, 1949-1950. A collection of family slides from JoAnn Semones during her time in Japan in a grey metallic Kodaslide Compartment File box (2017.008.136). Includes a typed guide for each set of slides, and negatives. Slides are labeled and separated into sections: Daddy's Arrival (J-1 to J-20), Street Scenes and Korea (J-21 to J-53) and Our Arrival, 1949/1950 (J-54 to J-227).

    Record Type: Photo

  11. Little Californians magazine clippings, May-June 1964 - Ad, Magazine

    Little Californians magazine clippings, May-June 1964. A series of modeling magazine ads of young girls. Each ad has a description and prices of outfits that are modeled by a young JoAnn Semones. Also includes duplicate pages of clippings, drafts of clippings, and a newspaper clipping with an image of three women as well as three children including a very young Vicky Semones. Located on the first page of JoAnn Semones clippings #1 scrapbook (...

    Record Type: Archive

    Little Californians magazine clippings, May-June 1964
  12. Negatives from Tokyo, Japan and Korea - Negative, Roll Film

    A set of film strip negatives taken in areas of Tokyo, Japan and Korea. Includes a typed guide stating each of the set of negatives. They are located in two yellow Kodak Ready Mounts boxes with one set of negatives is above a set of slides (2017.008.026.004). Negatives are currently wrapped in plastic and labeled with a post-it note on the plastic.

    Record Type: Photo

  13. Pigeon Point Light Station 135th Anniversary Photos, November 17, 2007 - Photograph, Color

    Pigeon Point Light Station 135th Anniversary Photos, November 17, 2007. A rewrittable CD with photo files of color photographs of Pigeon Point Lighthouse 135th Anniversary, the grand opening of the Interpretive Center and JoAnn Semones' book signing of her book "Shipwrecks, Scalawags & Scavengers". Includes a printed note from Vicky Semones and her partner to JoAnn Semones and Julie Barrow in the inside portion of the case.

    Record Type: Photo

    Pigeon Point Light Station 135th Anniversary Photos, November 17, 2007
  14. Recordings of Captain George W. Semones, USAF, 1949 - Disc, Compact

    Recordings of Captain George W. Semones, USAF, 1949. One CD-R in a black sleeve. Includes several recordings to both Grace Semones and her children, JoAnn & Vicky from two records (both sides) made from a recording machine on the third floor of the PX in Tokyo, Japan done on May 15, 1949 & June 12, 1949. CD also comes with a cassette tape with same recordings as the CD, and several transcribed pages of the recordings. Dimensions: 4.625 x 4.5

    Record Type: Archive

  15. Recordings of Captain George W. Semones, USAF, 1949 - Tape, Magnetic

    Recordings of Captain George W. Semones, USAF, 1949. One cassette tape in a clear case. Written in blue ink at the top middle of the tape, the text reads "DADDY / JAPAN- 1949". Includes several recordings to both Grace Semones and her children, JoAnn & Vicky from two records (both sides) made from a recording machine on the third floor of the PX in Tokyo, Japan done on May 15, 1949 & June 12, 1949. Tape comes with a CD with the same recordin...

    Record Type: Archive

  16. San Fernando Valley State College Open Campus Newsletters, Volume 2 No.1-No.5, 1969 - Newsletter

    San Fernando Valley State College Open Campus Newsletters, Volume 2 No.1-No.5, 1969. Four published college campus newsletters (February 17, 1969 (42.2.1); March 24,1969 (42.2.2); May 5, 1969 (42.2.3); May 28, 1969 (42.2.4) with excerpts and sections written by JoAnn and Vicky Semones. Located towards the back of the JoAnn Semones clippings #1 scrapbook (2017.8.42.1).

    Record Type: Archive

    San Fernando Valley State College Open Campus Newsletters, Volume 2 No.1-No.5, 1969
  17. San Fernando Valley Sun Proofs and Photos, 1969-1970 - Photograph, Black-and-White

    San Fernando Valley Sun Proofs and Photos, 1969-1970. Four contact proof sheets and a series of photographs taken by JoAnn Semones during her time as a reporter for the San Fernando Valley Sun. Also includes negatives for some prints taken by JoAnn Semones.

    Record Type: Photo

    San Fernando Valley Sun Proofs and Photos, 1969-1970
  18. The Knight's Scroll, Winter 1958- Spring 1960 - Yearbook

    The Knight's Scroll, Winter 1958- Spring 1960. These yearbooks commemorate all of the graduates from Northridge Junior High School. Includes photos, news of students and staff, dedication from parents, written notes from students to JoAnn Semones. Yearbook (43.2.2) has some ink written underneath the photos identifying most of the students by first name, favorite teachers, and staff. Six stapled paper yearbooks corresponding to JoAnn and Vicky Se...

    Record Type: Archive

    The Knight's Scroll, Winter 1958- Spring 1960
  19. Troopships and Passenger Liners from A (Admiral C.F. Hughes) to Z (United States) - Jaffee, Walter

    The Troopships and Passenger Liners from A (Admiral C.F. Hughes) to Z (United States) by Walter Jaffee, 2012. White book with gold letter with a white cover of a gold eagle pin with blue stars surrounding it on each side. Includes an autograph by the author, a story by JoAnn Semones' 1st voyage on the E.D. Patrick on pg. 80 of book as well as a bookmark, and a newsletter with her story, and information of troopships and passenger liners from A to...

    Record Type: Library

    The Troopships and Passenger Liners from A (Admiral C.F. Hughes) to Z (Unit

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