THE JOHN RANDOLPH HAYNES AND DORA HAYNES FOUNDATION

2010 DOCTORAL DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP AWARDS

At its April 2010 meeting, the Foundation's Board of Trustees selected the following dissertations for receipt of fellowships in the amount of $20,000 each:

The Orange County Great Park: Narratives, Mythmaking, and an Imagined Future of Southern California, Julka Almquist, University of California, Irvine

Payday Lending in Los Angeles: Networks, Instititions, and Culture, Anthony Alvarez, University of California, Los Angeles

Impacts of Task Trade on Wage Inequality in Los Angeles: Panel Data Analysis using Matched Firm-Worker Data , Abigail Cooke, University of California, Los Angeles

Transnationalizing Gangs in the Americas: Expertise, Advocacy, and the Politics of Policymaking, Connie McGuire, University of California, Irvine

How New Multiethnic Contexts are Changing Second Generation Assimilation Patterns, Anthony Ocampo, University of California, Los Angeles

African American Migration to California’s Inland Empire: A Springboard to Social Mobility, Deirdre Pfeiffer, University of California, Los Angeles

Working the Streets: An Ethnographic Study of Fruit Vendors in Los Angeles, Rocio Rosales, University of California, Los Angeles

Engineering the Desert: American Expansion and Global Expertise in the Colorado Desert, 1847-1920, Eric Steiger, University of California, Irvine

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THE JOHN RANDOLPH HAYNES AND DORA HAYNES FOUNDATION

2010 ARCHIVAL GRANTS

At its February 2010 meeting, the Foundation's Board of Trustees awarded $20,000 to each of the following Archival Grants:

"The Mulholland Family Papers - Part II of the Catherine Mulholland Collection," , Dr. Susan Curzon, California State University, Northridge

"Glass to Access: Expanding New Historical Research on Los Angeles and the West Phase II", Dr. William Estrada, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

"Planning and Assessment for the Tom Bradley Special Collection" , Mr. Gary E. Strong, University of California, Los Angeles

"Mid-Century Aerial Photographs of Greater Los Angeles", Ms. Anne Connor, Library Foundation of Los Angeles

"Relocation and Enhanced Access: Greene and Greene Archives", Ms. Ann Scheid, University of Southern California

"Documenting the Geography of an Orthodox Jewish Religious Enclave in Los Angeles", Martin Krieger, University of Southern California

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THE JOHN RANDOLPH HAYNES AND DORA HAYNES FOUNDATION

2010 FACULTY FELLOWSHIP AWARDS

"Running Away From Out-Of-Home Care: The Role of Case and Community Levels in California", Hansung Kim, California State University, Fullerton

"Ten years after Prop 227: An Examination of Cognitive Development in Bilingual, Latino Children from Los Angeles", Tomoe Kanaya, Claremont McKenna College

"Veteran's Court in Southern California: A New Approach to Problems of Veterans in the Criminal Justice System" , Stacy Burns, Loyola Marymount University

"The Disproportionate Burden of Diabetes in East Los Angeles: Using Social Science to Identify Neighborhood Variations", Andrew Curtis, University of Southern California

"Interlocking Boards of Trustees Among Anti-Poverty Nonprofits", Nicole Esparza, University of Southern California

"Documenting the Geography of an Orthodox Jewish Religious Enclave in Los Angeles", Martin Krieger, University of Southern California

"Black Immigrant Economic Competition in Southern California: Is It Real? Is It Sizable? Is It Surmountable?", Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California

"The Dawn of the Jet Age and Re-thinking LAX", Vanessa Schwartz, University of Southern California

"Assessing Special District Governance in Southern California", Jefferey Sellers, University of Southern California

"The School-based Engagement of Low Income and Working Class Parents in Los Angeles County", Veronica Terriquez, University of Southern California

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Here are the due dates for the remaineder of 2009 and all of 2010 for the following proposals: Major Research Grants-August 21 and October 29, 2009 and March 24, May 7, August 31 and October 28, 2010; Faculty Fellowships-December 3, 2009 and December 3, 2010; Archival Grants-January 8, 2010; and Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships-February 11, 2010.

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At its February 2009 meeting, the Foundation's Board of Trustees awarded $25,000 to each of the following Archival Grants:

Archiving the Herald Examiner Photographs, Dr. Carolyn Wagner, Library Foundation of Los Angeles

Preservation and archiving of the Catherine Mulholland Collection, Mr. Robert Marshall, California State University, Northridge

Concluding the Dr. Walter Lindley Scrapbook Preservation Project, Dr. Carrie Marsh, Claremont University Consortium

Cataloging Photographic Collections Online to Expand New Research on the History of Los Angeles, Dr. William Estrada, Natural History Museum

The Bunche Center for African American Studies Archival and Digitization Project at UCLA, Dr. Darnell Hunt, UCLA

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At its February 2009 meeting, the Board of Trustees awarded fellowships of $12,000 each for the following faculty projects:  

The Future of Convenience Voting in California, R. Michael Alvarez, California Institute of Technology

Redistricting by Citizen Task Force: An Analysis of the Impact on Ventura County, Gregory Freeland, California Lutheran University

Legal Definitions of Immaturity Related to Competency to Stand Trial for Juvenile Offenders, Nancy Ryba, California State University, Fullerton

Analyze the Los Angeles Fire Department's Use of Communication Technologies as a Means to Alert the Public About Local Emergencies, Mark Latonero, California State University, Fullerton

Community-based Coalitions and Social Change:  The History of Homeless Advocacy in Long Beach, California, Christine L. Jocoy, California State University, Long Beach

Negotiating Identities:  Indigenous Mexican Youth and Achievement in Los Angeles Schools, William Perez, Claremont Graduate University

Religion and Social Justice in the City, David Yoo, Claremont McKenna College

New Approaches to Persistent Social Problems: The Expansion of Problem-Solving Courts in the Los Angeles and Southern California Region, Stacy Lee Burns, Loyola Marymount University

On-going Study of the Neighborhood Council System in Los Angeles, Victoria Basolo, University of California, Irvine

Gentrification and Enviromental Regulation: The Case of the California Coastal Act, Matthew E. Kahn, University of California, Los Angeles

Connecting Affordable Housing and Green Neighborhoods in Los Angeles:  How Organizations Link Issues in the Public Arena, Nina Eliasoph, University of Southern California

The Role of Ethnic Communities, Residential Location, and Self Employment in the Labor Market Success of First and Second Generation Immigrants, Gary Dean Painter, University of Southern California

Democracy by Design:  The Institutionalization of Neighborhood Participation Networks in Los Angeles, Christopher Weare, University of Southern California

Regional Equity and the Industrial Cities of Los Angeles County, Rebecca Overmyer-Velazquez, Whittier College

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At its April 2009 meeting, the Foundation's Board of Trustees selected the following dissertations for receipt of fellowships in the amount of $20,000 each:

A Room in the Jungle: The Residential Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, Terressa Benz, University of California, Irvine

The Presentation of Self in Everyday (Transit) Life: An Ethnographic Study of Los Angeles Bus Culture, Camille Fink, University of California, Los Angeles

On the Cosmopolitan Frontier: Jews and their Social Networks in Nineteenth-Century Los Angeles, Karen S. Wilson, University of California, Los Angeles

The Effects of Residential Segregation on Voting Behavior, Ryan Enos, University of California, Los Angeles

Strategies to Improve Rail Track Capacity Use in the Los Angeles Area, Pavankumar Murali, University of Southern California

On the Move and in the Moment: Community Formation, Identity, Politics, and Opportunity in South Central Los Angeles, 1945-Present, Abigail Rosas, University of Southern California

Biodiversity and the Diverse City Wildlife Conservation and Socio-cultural Diversity in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Region, Mona Seymour, University of Southern California

Downtown Democracy: The Role of Civic Participation in the Redevelopment of Central Los Angeles, 1994-2009, Nicholas M. Dahmann, University of Southern California

Social Democracy? The Contradictions of Left-Liberalism in New Deal-era Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, David P. Levitus, University of Southern California

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The Huntington Library hosted the 2009 Haynes Foundation Lecture in California Studies, which was presented on March 30, 2009 at 7:30 pm at the Friend’s Hall at the Huntington by Professor Bill Deverell who examined the facts and implications of the remarkable level of national media attention devoted to the unsuccessful effort mounted to rescue a little girl, Kathy Fiscus, from a well in San Marino in 1949.  Dr. Deverell has examined the “micro-history” behind the event, including interviews with many of the participants. 

Dr. Deverell was introduced by Dr. Peter C. Mancall, a USC professor and Director of the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute.  Both Drs. Deverell and Mancall made favorable mention of the Haynes Foundation.  The event was arranged by Dr. Robert C. Richie, the Director of Research, and Dr. David Zeiberg, the Director of the Library.  Attendance was free and there were over 250 attendees.  The presentation was very well received with many follow-up questions and comments after the presentation. 

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The excellent LA reference book, Los Angeles: Structure of a City Government, published by the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles, funded by the Haynes Foundation and written by Raphael J. Sonenshein, Ph.D., is now available on-line here

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Here are the due dates for the remaineder of 2008 and all of 2009 for the following proposals: Major Research Grants-August 28 and October 24, 2008 and March 12, May 14, August 21 and October 29, 2009; Faculty Fellowships-December 10, 2008 and December 3, 2009; Archival Grants-January 8, 2009; and Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships-February 4, 2009.

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LA City Council members Jan Hahn and Tom LaBonge recently submitted a motion regarding a research report titled "Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities," which was prepared by the City Project and funded by the Haynes Foundation. The motion notes that the report is "a valuable tool for policy makers" and requests that the Bureau of Engineering work with The City Project to display the results of the study by City Council District.

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LA City Council members Jan Hahn and Tom LaBonge recently submitted a motion regarding a research report titled "Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities," which was prepared by the City Project and funded by the Haynes Foundation. The motion notes that the report is "a valuable tool for policy makers" and requests that the Bureau of Engineering work with The City Project to display the results of the study by City Council District.

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Everything about L.A. city government--from who fixes potholes to how people run for City Council--can be found in the new edition of Los Angeles: Structure of a City Government, published by the League of Women Voters at www.lwvlosangeles.org/files/Structure_of_a_City.pdf Written by Dr. Raphael J. Sonenshein of California State University, Fullerton, and recently appointed Executive Director of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Review Commission, the publication is an entirely new and expanded version of a book first published by the League in 1964 and most recently updated in 1986. The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation funded the book. Dr. Sonenshein's edition adds a new chapter to the long and valued history of the League's published guides to the government of Los Angeles. With his invaluable experience as Executive Director of the City of Los Angeles Appointed Charter Reform Commission, his book aptly serves as an introduction to this new governing document for the 21st century. Los Angeles: Structure of a City Government includes sections on departments, commissions and agencies that did not exist prior to the passage of the 2000 charter. Other features of the 208-page book include a newly revised city organizational chart, a recommended reading list, website resources, and an index. Weaving the history of Los Angeles' civic infrastructure throughout, it serves as an invaluable educational resource for people of all ages.

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To further its objective of disseminating the knowledge gained through "research, discovery, instruction and education," the Foundation will be posting at its web site a 3-4 page executive summary of the findings of all major research grants, archival grants, faculty fellowships and doctoral dissertation fellowships completed in the future. In addition, the Foundation is willing to post a link to the grantee's entire final report.

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The Haynes Foundation is helping to suppport an exciting conference:"Rocket Science and Region: The rise, fall, and rise of the aerospace industry in Southern California." The connference is set for August 3 and 4 at the Huntington Library. Registration required. For more information, see the reference to "Conferences" in the "Program" section.

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