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LA COVID-19 Community Archive

LA COVID-19 Community Archive

The Los Angeles COVID-19 Community Archive documents the lives of Angelenos during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Its scope encompasses text and images of various kinds, including photographs, artwork, poetry, letters, journal entries, essays, and social media posts. This archive shows the methods people devised for combating the illness, the ensuing economic downturn, and the political upheaval that marked this time.