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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Daughters of the American Revolution Don Jose de Ortega Chapter
Collection
Creator:
Daughters of the American Revolution, Don Jose de Ortega
Chapter
Identifier/Call Number: URB.DAR-JO
Extent:
25.92 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1970-2009
Abstract: The
Daughters of
the American Revolution Don Jose de Ortega Chapter Collection
documents community
engagement and social networks of a subset of Los Angeles women in the last quarter of the
20th century. The Don Jose de Ortega Chapter is part of the national lineage-based
membership organization Daughters of the American Revolution. Scrapbooks and newsletters
document the Chapter's local historical preservation efforts, philanthropic work, and
aspects of San Fernando Valley social life.
Language of Material: English
The Daughters of the American Revolution, Don Jose de Ortega Chapter is based in Canoga
Park, California. It is a member of the National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution, a membership organization that admits descendants of those that aided the
American Revolution in some form. The Chapter was founded on October 9, 1970 at the Andres
Pico Adobe in Mission Hills. It was named for Don Jose (Francisco) de Ortega, an ancestor of
member Marcia Havens Stowers. Ortega, born in 1734, was a Spanish soldier who played a role
in establishing mission sites and the Santa Barbara presidio.
The Chapter is involved in community service through donations to educational
organizations, literacy promotion, historic preservation, and supporting programs for
veterans and their families. In addition to charity work for veteran causes, the chapter
also pursues patriotic projects, including an annual Flag Day Luncheon Celebration, a U.S.
Flag Committee that assists local businesses and establishments with replacing damaged
American flags, and programs to increase local school participation in Constitution Week
activities. The Chapter actively engages with history through field trips to local
historical sites and an active genealogy group conducting lineage research.
The
Daughters of the American Revolution Don Jose de Ortega Chapter
Collection
is primarily comprised of newsletters and scrapbooks that document
Chapter monthly business meetings and activities through press clippings, photographs, and
ephemera. Activities include genealogical research, scholarship awards for San Fernando
Valley students pursuing medical and education fields, historic preservation, conservation
activities, and patriotic projects. Materials are arranged alphabetically by type, and then
chronologically within type.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Cathey Sinai. 10/26/2017.
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Mallory Furnier, 2018
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Albums (Books)
Ephemera
Documents
Photographs
Scrapbooks