Department of Archives and Special Collections
University Archives
The Archives of Loyola Marymount University begin with records of Los Angeles’ first institution of higher learning, St. Vincent’s College, and continue through early Marymount School to present day Loyola Marymount University.
Manuscript Collections
Loyola Marymount University’s Department of Archives and Special Collections houses manuscript collections of value for Los Angeles history and politics, motion picture and television history, the Civil War, the performing arts, and literature. Types of collections and materials include personal papers, motion picture and television scripts, maps, and photographs.
Jesuit Collection
Loyola Marymount University’s Department of Archives and Special Collections houses over 12,000 rare books. The strengths of our premiere book collections include first editions of important English and American literature, works by and about Thomas More and his world, Catholic authors, and materials once owned by early Southern California families.
Art class outdoors at Marymount College: In 1923, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary first established an all-girls school in Los Angeles. Marymount School moved to a new campus on Sunset Boulevard in Westwood and opened a two-year junior college in 1933. In 1948 the school became Marymount College of Los Angeles and …
Sisters at Loyola Summer School: Loyola University of Los Angeles.
Holy card of María de Jesús Sacramentado Venegas.