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University Archives

Malibu Historical Collection

Churches of Christ Heritage Collection

Film and Television Archives

Rare Books Collection

Preserving the History of South Los Angeles

This initiative, made possible in part with support from California Humanities, is designed to collect, preserve, and make available oral histories drawn from members of the South Los Angeles community.

Death in Cambodia, Life in America Podcast Collection

Pepperdine Libraries has partnered with Dorothy Chow, the creator of the Death in Cambodia, Life in America Podcast, to preserve podcast episodes and related materials. The materials are one of the largest audio collections about the Khmer Rouge or Cambodian Genocide ever created. The podcast centers around Dorothy's father, Robert Chau's, experience living through and eventually escaping the Khmer Rouge, going on to become a successful entrepreneur in the donut industry in California. 

Marion Thompson Wright Collection

Marion Thompson Wright was an African American scholar in the fields of history, sociology, and education. She was the first African American to receive a doctorate from Columbia University. The Marion Thompson Wright Papers contain materials related to several areas of Wright's life.

John Mazza Historic Surfboard Collection

Pepperdine Libraries has partnered with Dorothy Chow, the creator of the Death in Cambodia, Life in America Podcast, to preserve podcast episodes and related materials. The materials are one of the largest audio collections about the Khmer Rouge or Cambodian Genocide ever created. The podcast centers around Dorothy's father, Robert Chau's, experience living through and eventually escaping the Khmer Rouge, going on to become a successful entrepreneur in the donut industry in California. 

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