Public and Private Institutional Development, 1850-1980
Religion and Spirituality, 1850-1980 (see ethnic/cultural contexts)
Social Clubs and Organizations, 1850-1980 (see ethnic/cultural contexts)
Private Recreational Facilities, 1880-1980
Education, 1876-1980 (also see ethnic/cultural contexts)
Public and Private Health and Medicine, 1850-1980
(see Guidelines for Evaluating Resources Associated with Significant Persons in Los Angeles and ethnic/cultural contexts)
- Healthcare and Medicine and Ethnic/Cultural Associations (see ethnic/cultural contexts)
Government Infrastructure and Services
- Federal Infrastructure, Programs, and Services
- U.S. Post Offices in California, 1900-1941 (National Register Thematic Nomination Form)
- U.S.P.S. Nationwide Historic Context Study: Postal Facilities Constructed or Occupied Between 1940 and 1971
- WPA, 1935-1943
- Municipal Infrastructure, Programs and Services
- Post WWII Branch City Halls and Administrative Centers, 1957-1970
- Municipal Water and Power, 1902-1980
- Street Lights and the Bureau of Street Lighting, 1900-1980
- Post WWII Fire Stations, 1947-1963
- Municipal Parks, Recreation, Recreation, and Leisure, 1886-1978
- Los Angeles Branch Library System, 1913-1930 (National Register Thematic Nomination Form)
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Historic Highway Bridges of California (National Multiple Property Documentation Form)
- Telephone History and Development, 1881-1974
- Military Institutions and Activities, 1850-1980 (also see ethnic/cultural contexts)
- World War II and the American Home Front, 1939-1945 (National Historic Landmarks Theme Study)
Cultural Development and Institutions, 1850-1980
(see Guidelines for Evaluating Resources Associated with Significant Persons in Los Angeles and ethnic/cultural contexts)
- Performing Arts, 1870-1980
- Visual Arts, 1888-1980
- Literature, Writers and Residency in L.A., 1929-1980
- Public Art, 1900-1980
- Folk Art, 1850-1980
- Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments in California (National Register Thematic Nomination Form)
