If you are researching any imaginable subject concerning Los Angeles and wish to know what archives hold materials of greatest interest to you, then you cannot afford to miss the "First Annual Los Angeles Archives Bazaar" at the Huntington Library, Saturday 4 November, 2006. 10 am to 4 pm.

Co-sponsored by the LA as Subject Archives Forum, the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, and the Los Angeles History Research Group, this major event will feature "booths" representing more than 40 archives in the Los Angeles region, specializing in materials relating to Los Angeles and covering the full range of subjects, from the arts and culture, to communities, economics, and politics. Researchers will be able to browse a wide array of subject matter, talk to archivists about their holdings, and make appointments right there, to visit and research in the many archives represented.

Advisers will also be available to introduce researchers to more than 200 archives that are members of the LA as Subject Archives Forum, which maintains an active online directory of archives. Throughout the event, a series of speakers will also discuss the holdings of their archives, which range from the very large to less-visible, but infinitely valuable, community-based archives scattered throughout the Los Angeles metropolis.

Parking and admission to the Bazaar is absolutely free and no registration is required (Admission to the Huntington Gardens is not included). Light lunch and refreshments will be provided free of charge.

Please visit the LA as Subject Archives Forum to learn more about the 200+ member archives and for more information about this event: http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/lasubject/forum.html