Volunteer With SurveyLA

The Office of Historic Resources is seeking qualified SurveyLA volunteers, specifically those with experience in academic writing, history, architectural history, architectural photography and historic preservation, as well as Angelinos with extensive knowledge about different communities. If you are interested in contributing information about potential historic resources and districts in your neighborhood, also see the Participate and MyHistoricLA pages of this website.

Our current volunteer needs include:

Research - Use your research skills to uncover and record information to help professional survey teams identify and assess significant properties and historic districts.   

Draft Historic Context - Contribute to the Citywide Historic Context Statement, a narrative document that discusses Los Angeles' development from its founding through 1980. Themes within the context statement include architecture as well as social, cultural and ethnic history.

Neighborhood Coordinator - Head up a neighborhood effort or work independently to gather information about the history of your community and specific places that should be included in the field surveys.

Photography - Using your digital photography skills, help provide visual interest survey data.

Speakers Bureau - Join the Speakers Bureau to help spread the word about SurveyLA throughout Los Angeles. Recruitment and training take place once a year.

To find out more about these opportunities contact Janet Hansen in the Office of Historic Resources at (213) 978-1191 or e-mail: Janet.Hansen@lacity.org.

To apply to volunteer with SurveyLA, complete the form below then submit by mail, fax or email to:

Janet Hansen
Office of Historic Resources, Department of City Planning
200 N. Spring Street, Room 620, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Fax: (213) 978-0017
Janet.Hansen@lacity.org